title: Nursing. State bills would require nurses to earn BAs. Advocates say patient care is more complex, demands more training.
authors.forename: Terese Hudson
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Thrall
mesh_terms: D000575:American Nurses' Association; D002321:Career Choice; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D009515:New Jersey; D009518:New York; D009726:Nurses / Q000600:supply & distribution; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States