title: Preparing nursing students for enhanced roles in primary care: The current state of prelicensure and RN-to-BSN education.
abstract: With the current emphasis on including registered nurses (RNs) on the primary care teams, it is essential that nursing programs prepare students for employment in these settings.
  
  
  
  This study explored the current state of prelicensure and RN-to-Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) online education regarding the implementation of primary care content in the curricula.
  
  
  
  A sample of 1,409 schools and/or colleges from across the United States was invited to participate in an online survey. About 529 surveys were returned for an overall response rate of 37.5%. Summative content analysis was used to analyze survey data.
  
  
  
  Although most respondents have implemented some primary care content, some found it challenging and others have demurred from incorporating primary care content altogether.
  
  
  
  Nursing leaders and faculty in academia must collaborate with clinical partners to design and expand didactic and clinical learning experiences that emphasize primary care content in the prelicensure and RN-to-BSN education.
authors.affiliation: Seattle University, College of Nursing, Seattle, WA. Electronic address: wojnard@seattleu.edu.
authors.forename: Danuta M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Wojnar
authors.affiliation: Seattle University, College of Nursing, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Ellen Marie
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Whelan
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D059017:Primary Care Nursing; D013338:Students, Nursing; D014481:United States
keywords: Prelicensure nursing education; Primary and ambulatory care nursing; Teaching primary care content in nursing education