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Do external degree programs really work?

C B Lenburg1

  • 1Creative Learning and Assessment Systems, Slingerlands, New York.

Nursing Outlook
|September 1, 1990
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Nurses educated through external degree programs can achieve professional functioning. A five-year study of Regents College graduates confirms the efficacy of noncampus-based nursing education for professionalization.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Professional Socialization
  • Higher Education

Background:

  • Traditional nursing education often occurs in campus-based settings.
  • Questions exist regarding the professional socialization of nurses educated through noncampus-based programs.
  • The efficacy of external degree programs in preparing nurses for professional practice is under examination.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if nurses educated in noncampus-based programs can attain professional functioning.
  • To assess the potential for professionalization through self-directed, external degree nursing programs.
  • To evaluate the outcomes of graduates from an established external degree nursing program.

Main Methods:

  • A longitudinal study was conducted over five years.

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  • The study focused on graduates of the Regents College external degree program.
  • Data collection likely involved assessing professional competencies and socialization outcomes.

    • Main Results:

    • Graduates of the Regents College external degree program demonstrated professional-level functioning.
    • The study suggests that external degree programs can successfully professionalize nurses.
    • Evidence supports the viability of noncampus-based nursing education.

    Conclusions:

    • Nurses prepared through external degree programs can be effectively educated and resocialized to function at a professional level.
    • Self-directed, external degree programs are a viable pathway for nursing professionalization.
    • The findings support the acceptance and integration of nurses from diverse educational backgrounds.