P. Manuel et L. Sorensen, CHANGING TRENDS IN HEALTH-CARE - IMPLICATIONS FOR BACCALAUREATE EDUCATION, PRACTICE AND EMPLOYMENT, The Journal of nursing education, 34(6), 1995, pp. 248-253
The authors surveyed 96 hospitals and agencies in Massachusetts to det
ermine: 1) the effect of the changes in health care delivery on RN uti
lization, particularly baccalaureate nurses, and 2) to identify educat
ional changes necessary to prepare baccalaureate nursing graduates for
employment and practice in the future. An analysis of the results of
the survey of the 50 nurse executives who responded to the study ident
ifies the projected needs and requirements of the service sector for d
elivering nursing care, and translates them into suggestions for revis
ions of the baccalaureate curriculum.