Associate Degree Nursing Education: Challenging Premonitions With Resourcefulness

摘要

The demise of associate degree nursing education is greatly exaggerated. Most nurses enter nursing through associate degree programs. However, external forces‐including changes in the structure of healthcare delivery models, changes in practice settings, and the public' demand for decreased healthcare cost‐are forcing associate degree nursing educators to provide a different type of product. The authors offer strategies for educators to meet the challenge of equipping associate degree nursing students with the skills needed for the 21 st cent