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Chapter 02: Pathways of Nursing Education
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A faculty member explains to students that one concern of the American Nurses Association’s
1965 position statement designating the baccalaureate degree (BSN) as the educational entry
point for nursing is that
a. diploma programs remain the most popular educational program for nurses.
b. it is difficult to monitor other programs for congruency with BSN programs.
c. multiple educational paths create confusion for the public and the profession.
d. some states are creating different licensure exams for different pathways.
ANS: C
The existence of multiple entry paths for nursing education is confusing both to the public and
to aspiring nursing students, who may have difficulty understanding and comprehending the
differences and what they mean.
Diploma programs have declined sharply in number, with only 47 programs remaining in the
United States in 2013.
The ANA does not monitor different programs to evaluate congruency with BSN programs.
States are not creating different licensure examinations for graduates of different programs.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: 22
TOP: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: NCLEX Client Needs:
N/A
2. A hospital-based nursing administrator is responsible for the diploma nursing program
affiliated with that hospital. In deciding to keep the program open, the administrator develops
changes that address a major historical concern with this type of program. In doing so, the
administrator would most likely
a. arrange for faculty from the local college to teach science courses.
b. limit the hours students are expected to work in the hospital.
c. lower the tuition rate and apply for increased federal student grants.
d. require nursing faculty to be doctorally prepared to remain on staff.
ANS: B
Diploma students were traditionally expected to staff the hospital with which their program
was affiliated, often to the detriment of their educational experiences. This exploitation was
described in several important studies of nursing education.
Traditional diploma programs do not offer college credit, no matter who teaches the courses.
Diploma programs were expensive to operate and expensive to students, and this had a part in
their decreasing numbers. Federal funding (through a variety of means) is available for
individual students, and although it is administered by institutions, it is not granted to the
institution itself.
Requiring doctorally prepared faculty would not address an historic concern with diploma
education.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply TOP: Integrated Process:
Teaching/Learning MSC: NCLEX Client Needs: N/A
3. In analyzing trends within the profession that are correlated to the rise in baccalaureate
nursing (BSN) programs, the nurse historian would outline that
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a. degree inflation is contributing to the demand for BSN programs.
b. increased social status and pay correspond to education at the college level.
c. men in nursing demand an increase in BSN programs compared with other
programs.
d. the rise in doctorally prepared nurses corresponds to an increase in BSN programs.
ANS: D
BSN programs were often hampered by the lack of faculty prepared to teach at the collegiate
level, which led to a reluctance of colleges and universities to establish BSN programs.
Doctoral programs have been preparing nurse scholars and researchers, who have contributed
to nursing’s scientific backbone. The rise in these programs can be seen as a parallel
development with the rise in BSN programs.
The proliferation of advanced degrees in nursing is not the result of degree inflation; rather, it
is a response to the increased sophistication and complexity of the health care environment
today.
Although nurses today do enjoy better pay and improved social status than in the past, this
trend is not strongly correlated to the rise in BSN programs.
Men in nursing are not a driving force for the increase in BSN programs.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze TOP: Integrated Process:
Teaching/Learning MSC: NCLEX Client Needs: N/A
4. A member of a state board of nursing explains to senior nursing students that liberal arts,
communication, and health care policy are all appropriate subjects for study in a BSN
program because
a. a broad range of knowledge is important to work with educated consumers.
b. as nurses they will care for patients from increasingly diverse backgrounds.
c. physicians rely on the nursing staff to educate their patients on such issues.
d. they are prepared to assume entry-level leadership positions in various settings.
ANS: D
BSN-prepared nurses are able to function as generalists and as entry-level leaders in a
multitude of settings, leading to the need for inclusion of topics other than nursing care in
their education.
Consumers are more educated today than before, but this is not germane to the inclusion of
these topics in nursing education.
Diversity is increasing, but this is not related to the need for education in liberal arts and
health care policy.
These topics are not taught so that nurses can teach their patients.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: 24
TOP: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: NCLEX Client Needs:
N/A
5. A nursing dean in a baccalaureate nursing (BSN) program wishes to create a program that
meets the needs of multiple and diverse students, responds to current trends, and increases
enrollment. What modification to the existing program would best meet this goal?
a. Allow RNs to validate community health nursing through volunteer work.
b. Bring faculty and classes to major hospitals employing non-BSN nurses.
c. Create seamless entry points and tracts for RN and second-degree students.
d. Find alternative times and days for classroom and clinical experiences.
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ANS: C
A large group of diploma and associate degree (ADN) nurses could benefit from seamless
entry points and BSN tracts designed especially for them. Another group of potential
BSN-prepared nurses consists of individuals changing careers after completing degrees in
other fields. Programs to address the needs of these students have proliferated. RN-BSN and
accelerated nursing programs that are seamless and easy to navigate would go far in helping
nursing meet the goal of the National Advisory Council for Nursing Education that at least
two thirds of the nursing workforce hold a BSN or higher degree. Programs that offer
specialized tracts for RNs and second-degree students would also help ease the nursing
shortage because they are typically shorter in duration.
Although the inclusion of community health nursing was an early differentiator between
diploma and BSN programs, BSN programs have expanded well beyond this, and coursework
for the BSN is more varied and complex than just simply adding a course in community
health nursing.
Bringing faculty and classes to major hospitals might make it more convenient for non-BSN
nurses to complete their degrees, but the logistics would be difficult, and enrollment might be
small. This also only capitalizes on the non-BSN nurse working in hospitals and does not
address the needs of second-degree students or those employed in other settings.
Alternative days and times for classroom and clinical experiences may help those who are
juggling family or work commitments but would not address current trends in nursing or
specifically meet the needs of students with diverse educational backgrounds.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Synthesize TOP: Nursing Process:
Planning MSC: NCLEX Client Needs: N/A
6. An advanced-degree nurse working in a hospital is responsible for evaluating and
synthesizing new knowledge and applying it to the population with whom he or she works.
Other nurses recognize that this nurse probably has which degree?
a. Doctor of nursing practice (DNP)
b. Doctor of nursing science (DNSc)
c. Doctor of philosophy (PhD)
d. Nursing doctorate (ND)
ANS: A
The clinical practice doctorate in nursing is the DNP. This degree would prepare the nurse to
translate and apply knowledge to the clinical setting rather than be responsible for generating
new knowledge.
The DNSc (or DNS) degree is a research-focused degree culminating in preparing and
defending the student’s dissertation.
The PhD is another degree awarded to nurses completing a research-focused doctoral level
program. The holder of this degree must also prepare and defend a dissertation based on
original research.
The ND degree, originally intended for research utilization, has lost favor, with only four
schools granting it in 2004. With the advent of the DNP program, ND programs made the
transition to the DNP model.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember REF: 28
TOP: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: NCLEX Client Needs:
N/A
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Chapter 02: Pathways of Nursing Education
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A faculty member explains to students that one concern of the American Nurses Association’s
1965 position statement designating the baccalaureate degree (BSN) as the educational entry
point for nursing is that
a. diploma programs remain the most popular educational program for nurses.
b. it is difficult to monitor other programs for congruency with BSN programs.
c. multiple educational paths create confusion for the public and the profession.
d. some states are creating different licensure exams for different pathways.
ANS: C
The existence of multiple entry paths for nursing education is confusing both to the public and
to aspiring nursing students, who may have difficulty understanding and comprehending the
differences and what they mean.
Diploma programs have declined sharply in number, with only 47 programs remaining in the
United States in 2013.
The ANA does not monitor different programs to evaluate congruency with BSN programs.
States are not creating different licensure examinations for graduates of different programs.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: 22
TOP: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: NCLEX Client Needs:
N/A
2. A hospital-based nursing administrator is responsible for the diploma nursing program
affiliated with that hospital. In deciding to keep the program open, the administrator develops
changes that address a major historical concern with this type of program. In doing so, the
administrator would most likely
a. arrange for faculty from the local college to teach science courses.
b. limit the hours students are expected to work in the hospital.
c. lower the tuition rate and apply for increased federal student grants.
d. require nursing faculty to be doctorally prepared to remain on staff.
ANS: B
Diploma students were traditionally expected to staff the hospital with which their program
was affiliated, often to the detriment of their educational experiences. This exploitation was
described in several important studies of nursing education.
Traditional diploma programs do not offer college credit, no matter who teaches the courses.
Diploma programs were expensive to operate and expensive to students, and this had a part in
their decreasing numbers. Federal funding (through a variety of means) is available for
individual students, and although it is administered by institutions, it is not granted to the
institution itself.
Requiring doctorally prepared faculty would not address an historic concern with diploma
education.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply TOP: Integrated Process:
Teaching/Learning MSC: NCLEX Client Needs: N/A
3. In analyzing trends within the profession that are correlated to the rise in baccalaureate
nursing (BSN) programs, the nurse historian would outline that
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a. degree inflation is contributing to the demand for BSN programs.
b. increased social status and pay correspond to education at the college level.
c. men in nursing demand an increase in BSN programs compared with other
programs.
d. the rise in doctorally prepared nurses corresponds to an increase in BSN programs.
ANS: D
BSN programs were often hampered by the lack of faculty prepared to teach at the collegiate
level, which led to a reluctance of colleges and universities to establish BSN programs.
Doctoral programs have been preparing nurse scholars and researchers, who have contributed
to nursing’s scientific backbone. The rise in these programs can be seen as a parallel
development with the rise in BSN programs.
The proliferation of advanced degrees in nursing is not the result of degree inflation; rather, it
is a response to the increased sophistication and complexity of the health care environment
today.
Although nurses today do enjoy better pay and improved social status than in the past, this
trend is not strongly correlated to the rise in BSN programs.
Men in nursing are not a driving force for the increase in BSN programs.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze TOP: Integrated Process:
Teaching/Learning MSC: NCLEX Client Needs: N/A
4. A member of a state board of nursing explains to senior nursing students that liberal arts,
communication, and health care policy are all appropriate subjects for study in a BSN
program because
a. a broad range of knowledge is important to work with educated consumers.
b. as nurses they will care for patients from increasingly diverse backgrounds.
c. physicians rely on the nursing staff to educate their patients on such issues.
d. they are prepared to assume entry-level leadership positions in various settings.
ANS: D
BSN-prepared nurses are able to function as generalists and as entry-level leaders in a
multitude of settings, leading to the need for inclusion of topics other than nursing care in
their education.
Consumers are more educated today than before, but this is not germane to the inclusion of
these topics in nursing education.
Diversity is increasing, but this is not related to the need for education in liberal arts and
health care policy.
These topics are not taught so that nurses can teach their patients.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: 24
TOP: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: NCLEX Client Needs:
N/A
5. A nursing dean in a baccalaureate nursing (BSN) program wishes to create a program that
meets the needs of multiple and diverse students, responds to current trends, and increases
enrollment. What modification to the existing program would best meet this goal?
a. Allow RNs to validate community health nursing through volunteer work.
b. Bring faculty and classes to major hospitals employing non-BSN nurses.
c. Create seamless entry points and tracts for RN and second-degree students.
d. Find alternative times and days for classroom and clinical experiences.
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ANS: C
A large group of diploma and associate degree (ADN) nurses could benefit from seamless
entry points and BSN tracts designed especially for them. Another group of potential
BSN-prepared nurses consists of individuals changing careers after completing degrees in
other fields. Programs to address the needs of these students have proliferated. RN-BSN and
accelerated nursing programs that are seamless and easy to navigate would go far in helping
nursing meet the goal of the National Advisory Council for Nursing Education that at least
two thirds of the nursing workforce hold a BSN or higher degree. Programs that offer
specialized tracts for RNs and second-degree students would also help ease the nursing
shortage because they are typically shorter in duration.
Although the inclusion of community health nursing was an early differentiator between
diploma and BSN programs, BSN programs have expanded well beyond this, and coursework
for the BSN is more varied and complex than just simply adding a course in community
health nursing.
Bringing faculty and classes to major hospitals might make it more convenient for non-BSN
nurses to complete their degrees, but the logistics would be difficult, and enrollment might be
small. This also only capitalizes on the non-BSN nurse working in hospitals and does not
address the needs of second-degree students or those employed in other settings.
Alternative days and times for classroom and clinical experiences may help those who are
juggling family or work commitments but would not address current trends in nursing or
specifically meet the needs of students with diverse educational backgrounds.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Synthesize TOP: Nursing Process:
Planning MSC: NCLEX Client Needs: N/A
6. An advanced-degree nurse working in a hospital is responsible for evaluating and
synthesizing new knowledge and applying it to the population with whom he or she works.
Other nurses recognize that this nurse probably has which degree?
a. Doctor of nursing practice (DNP)
b. Doctor of nursing science (DNSc)
c. Doctor of philosophy (PhD)
d. Nursing doctorate (ND)
ANS: A
The clinical practice doctorate in nursing is the DNP. This degree would prepare the nurse to
translate and apply knowledge to the clinical setting rather than be responsible for generating
new knowledge.
The DNSc (or DNS) degree is a research-focused degree culminating in preparing and
defending the student’s dissertation.
The PhD is another degree awarded to nurses completing a research-focused doctoral level
program. The holder of this degree must also prepare and defend a dissertation based on
original research.
The ND degree, originally intended for research utilization, has lost favor, with only four
schools granting it in 2004. With the advent of the DNP program, ND programs made the
transition to the DNP model.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember REF: 28
TOP: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: NCLEX Client Needs:
N/A
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