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Education for professional nursing practice: looking backward into the future.

Martha A Nelson1

  • 1School of Arts and Sciences, Dominican University of California, CA, USA. nelson@dominican.edu

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing
|June 13, 2002
PubMed
Summary

The 1965 nursing education debate resurfaces today, highlighting persistent social and political pressures. Examining past challenges offers insights for a more educated nursing profession.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Professional Practice Standards

Background:

  • The 1965 American Nurses Association (ANA) position paper advocated for baccalaureate degrees for entry into professional nursing.
  • This initiated a long-standing and divisive debate within the nursing profession regarding educational requirements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the historical "entry into practice" debate from an educational perspective.
  • To identify parallels between the social and political pressures of 1965 and contemporary challenges in nursing education.
  • To offer insights from nursing education's past 37 years to guide future direction.

Main Methods:

  • Historical analysis of the nursing "entry into practice" debate.
  • Comparative examination of social and political pressures in 1965 and the present day.

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  • Review of nursing education trends over the past 37 years.

    • Main Results:

    • Significant similarities exist in the social and political pressures influencing nursing education in 1965 and today.
    • The "entry into practice" debate has persisted, causing division within the profession.
    • Historical reflection provides valuable insights for navigating current educational challenges.

    Conclusions:

    • It is time to move beyond the outdated "entry into practice" debate.
    • The focus should shift towards developing a more highly educated nursing profession.
    • Addressing contemporary pressures requires learning from the history of nursing education.