title: Baccalaureate nursing education: has it delivered? A retrospective critique.
abstract: Despite political support for the baccalaureate degree as entry to practice, historical concerns over nursing education - the value of education versus service, professional versus vocational identity and theoretical versus practical knowledge - persist. The authors challenge the notion of a "two-tiered" nursing system and call for a nationwide curriculum review to help the profession adapt to the changing needs of the Canadian healthcare system.
authors: University of Alberta Nursing Instructor, University of Lethbridge Lethbridge, AB.
authors: Em M
authors: EM
authors: Pijl-Zieber
authors: Professor & Dean, School of Nursing Trinity Western University Langley, BC.
authors: Sonya
authors: S
authors: Grypma
authors: Associate Professor & Associate Dean, Global Health Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta Edmonton, AB.
authors: Sylvia
authors: S
authors: Barton
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002170:Canada; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000639:trends; D007857:Leadership; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000639:trends; D024802:Nurse's Role; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012922:Social Change