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2125004343 · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

An ongoing issue in nursing has been the minimum appropriate entry-level requirements to practice as a registered nurse and what programs are qualified to educate professional nurses for the RN degree.

As a result numerous motions and suggestions have been made regarding RN degree. Which of the following is not a part of these contributing factors? a. 1965 American Nurses Association (ANA) House of Delegates (HOD) motion to worktoward a baccalaureate as the foundation for professional nursing practice
b. 1985 ANA HOD agreed to urge state nursing associations to establish the BS degree asthe minimum for RNs
c. Two-year associate degree and three-year diploma schools can grant a RN degree
d. Only four-year baccalaureate degree school can grant viable RN degrees

Question 2

As part of each nurse's evaluation, the nurse manager requires them to complete a self-assessment by rating their skill level on a Likert scale. The scale ranges from 1 (no experience) to 5 (proficient).

The manager's assessment tool is an example of which of the following? a. Review of the literature c. Focus group or interview
b. Survey or questionnaire d. Advisory board

momtoalll · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
A number of factors have contributed to the ongoing discussion of what constitutes the minimum
appropriate requirements for the degree of registered nurse. In 1965 American Nurses Association
(ANA) House of Delegates (HOD) moved to work toward a baccalaureate as the foundation for
professional nursing practice, and in 1985 ANA HOD agreed to urge state nursing associations to
establish the BS degree as the minimum for RNs. However, today the BS degree is still not a
mandatory requirement (only recommended) for the degree of registered nurse, and two-year
associated degree schools and three-year diploma schools provide viable RN degrees.

Answer to Question 2

B
Surveys or questionnaires are used when individuals might be polled with a Likert scale rating of how
the participants rated a question on a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being no experience and 5 being proficient.