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Promoting professionalism in RN-BSN education
Author(s) -
Debra L. Wagner
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of nursing education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-4059
pISSN - 1925-4040
DOI - 10.5430/jnep.v3n5p9
Subject(s) - graduation (instrument) , curriculum , inclusion (mineral) , professional development , medical education , nursing , psychology , nurse educator , nurse education , medicine , pedagogy , social psychology , geometry , mathematics

Professional nursing practice entails more than the employment of technical skills while caring for patients. It also includes participation in professional organizations and involvement in the community. While there is evidence of the need for RN-BSN programs to provide learning activities that will promote sustained professionalism in the baccalaureate nurse, there is a paucity of literature describing such activities. This article describes the case report of one university’s use of curricular changes in the RN-BSN program through inclusion of clinical activities to enhance professional development and values. The responses of RN-BSN students to these clinical experiences demonstrate engagement and interest in both professional nursing organization and civic meetings, as well as personal satisfaction as a result of their involvement in these experiences. Nursing faculty teaching in RN-BSN programs should find these comments inspiring, and be motivated to incorporate some of these clinical activities into their curriculum to promote sustained professionalism in RN-BSN students after graduation.

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