Date of Award
12-2010
Degree Type
Dissertation-Restricted
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Program
Educational Administration
Department
Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Foundations
Major Professor
Perry, Andre
Second Advisor
Wilson, Billie Ann
Third Advisor
Cropley, Lorelei
Fourth Advisor
Del Favero, Marietta
Abstract
An associate degree in nursing is obtained in the community college setting and is designed to be completed in 2 years of full-time study. Approximately 70% of practicing registered nurses (RNs) are educated at the associate degree or diploma (vocational training) level with only 15% moving on to achieve a degree past the associate level. The purpose of this phenomenological research is to study the lived experiences of registered nurses who obtained an associate degree in nursing and, while working in a health care setting, returned to school to attain a baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN). Data gathered during individual interviews will provide documentation of the benefits of attaining a BSN as well as identifying barriers that associate degree RNs must overcome to pursue a BSN education.
Recommended Citation
Adorno, Marie, "A Phenomenological Study to Describe the Pursuit of a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing by Associate Degree Registered Nurses" (2010). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 105.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/105
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