A SPECIAL PATHWAY FOR REGISTERED NURSES WITH BACCALAUREATE DEGREES INFIELDS OTHER THAN NURSING

In response to the need for nurses with advanced degrees, Lehman Colle ge of The City University of New York instituted a special pathway to graduate education for registered nurses with baccalaureate degrees in other disciplines. More commonly referred to as the non-BSN program, this alternative pathway has provided the opportunity for approximatel y 65 registered nurses to obtain the masters degree in nursing during the past six years. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effec tiveness of the bridge course in preparing registered nurses with bacc alaureate degrees in fields other than nursing for graduate nursing ed ucation.