title: Five years later: are accelerated, second-degree program graduates still in the workforce?
abstract: This retrospective study explores the work activities of graduates from an accelerated, second-degree BSN program. There is documented growth in the number of accelerated, second-degree programs and the number of graduates from these programs. However, there are no published studies of whether or not these graduates are members of the workforce 5 years following graduation. This retrospective study found that the majority of the graduates are employed in nursing, and a large percentage have earned or are pursuing advanced degrees in nursing.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University at Buffalo, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA. Deborah.Raines.PhD@gmail.com
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Raines
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors