title: Increasing the academic level of nursing.
abstract: Nursing and midwifery education has evolved over the past few decades, leaving many in the profession - as well as education - slightly confused as to what is going on. In her ongoing column, Lyn Karstadt considers the possible impact of new standards for initial nurse education, both on nursing skills and attitudes to nursing in general.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Hertfordshire, UK.
authors.forename: Lyn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Karstadt
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D004522:Educational Status; D009721:Nurse Midwives / Q000193:education*; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom