title: Changing nursing culture to welcome second-degree students: herding and corralling sacred cows.
abstract: Accelerated nursing programs necessitate new learning approaches that challenge stubborn sacred cows because bright second-degree students have high expectations. Myths about nursing education may hinder innovation in accelerated programs. Mezirow's theoretical model of transformational learning provides a framework for streamlining nursing education for second-degree students.
authors.affiliation: South Dakota State University College of Nursing, 2300 N. Career Ave, HSC #260, Sioux Falls, SD 57107, USA. margaret.hegge@sdstate.edu
authors.forename: Margaret J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hegge
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Hallman
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D015279:Organizational Culture; D014481:United States