Higher Education and Nurses
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, HIGHER EDUCATION AND NURSES 2
Higher Education and Nurses
According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), there is a
national voice to be heard concerning the academic levels of nursing staff that has a significant
impact on both competencies and knowledge of the nurse clinician" (Aiken, Sloan, Griffiths,
2017). Nurses who have acquired a BSN come to the field well-prepared and skilled to meet
today's patient demands while they have developed their abilities in practice across many
inpatient and outpatient settings. The AACN encourages employers to foster and promote
practice environments with a highly skilled nursing force to embrace lifelong learning as some
offer incentives to those who attend higher education (Aiken, Sloan, Griffiths, 2017).
Impact on Organization
The healthcare facility that I work in has noticed a decrease in patients' death and safety
records with the advancements of training and educating the nursing workforce. However, there
is still progressed to be made, and now that the facility focuses on only hiring higher educated
nurses in the field, there are those who have worked at the facility who has the minimum degree
or diploma earned (Aiken, Sloan, Griffiths, 2017). Therefore, if the facility will promote nurses
and provide them with better incentives, they would be more encouraged to attend higher
education. Having an undereducated nursing staff not only jeopardizes the care, quality, and
safety of patients, but it also places nurses and the facility at risk for lawsuits. In recent years, the
facility has seen a growth spurt in educated nurses entering the field, but the stressors exist on
those already in the field who are not as educated. Decision-makers have planned a workforce
that enforces and promotes quality education, but the scarce resources and the healthcare reform
is affecting the outcomes. The facility seeks to increase an educated workforce by 2021 to hire