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BSN-Level Nursing Education Resources


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In 2004, the AONE Board of Directors released the AONE Guiding Principles for Future Health Care Delivery, which outline the work of the nurse in the future.  The underlying framework of these guidelines is to first define the work of the future, which will then lead to an understanding of nursing’s role(s); this, in turn, will define the educational preparation needed for this future nurse.  Nursing’s work of the future will be complex and challenging, and it will require a nurse with far different skills than we expect today. 

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Given these beliefs, AONE believes that:

 

The educational preparation of the nurse of the future should be at the baccalaureate level.  This educational preparation will prepare the nurse of the future to function as an equal partner, collaborator and manager of the complex patient care journey that is envisioned by AONE.

 

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Given that the role in the future will be different, it is assumed that the baccalaureate curriculum will be re-framed.

 

The AONE Board anticipates that multiple perspectives and levels of expertise will be needed to frame the next steps in realizing this future.  It will require the collaboration and partnership of practice, education and research to identify the strategies that will move us from where we are today to a different future for both practice and education.  We stand at the opportune crossroads of creative design.   We invite our colleagues from education, practice, and research to join us at a table to create a new path.  This work cannot be done by any single entity alone.

 

This web resource is one of several initiatives being undertaken by AONE to promote the AONE Practice and Education Partnership for the Future. Other steps initiatives include:

  • Continued development and implementation of the AONE Guiding Principles
  • Open dialogue with the AONE membership about this plan
  • Invitational discussions with potential partners to identify how we can create this future together
  • Exploration of current initiatives that assist in moving this dialogue forward

Listed below are links to background information on our support for the BSN degree as the educational preparation of the nurse of the future as well as creative approaches to promoting BSN-level nursing education.  Additional resources will be posted on an ongoing basis.  Please contact AONE at aone@aha.org to nominate additional resources for this list.

 

Background Information

Creative Approaches to BSN-Level Nursing Education

The Community College Baccalaureate Association - information about community colleges granting baccalaureate degrees. 
http://www.accbd.org/

Directories of BSN Programs

 


AONE Guiding Principles for Future Care Delivery Toolkit
The AONE Patient Care Delivery Task Force has developed this toolkit with references and resources to help you utilize the AONE Guiding Principles in your own hospitals and health care institutions.  You can click on each of the Guiding Principles on the graphic, which will give you resources for that particular principle.

 

Assumptions

Guiding Principles

Practice & Education Background

Talking Points & Presentation

Position Statement

Call for Exemplars

Reference List

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