To “degree” or not to “degree”: Academic librarians and subject expertise

Academic Progression for Associate Degree Nursing Students: Evolution, Not Revolution.

As I fi nish my 37th year as an associate degree nurse educator, I am very proud to see associate (ADN), baccalaureate (BSN), and master’s (MSN) degree programs collaborating to ensure that the health care system has the right nurse in the right role. The last time this collaboration occurred was during the Colleagues in Caring initiative, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF, ...

The changing role of subject librarians in academic libraries

Discusses the roles that subject librarians (or ‘subject specialists’) play in contemporary UK academic libraries. Argues that subject librarians, who still form a significant grouping of senior staff in most UK academic libraries, continue to have a significant role to play in the delivery of library services and that applies to both traditional and electronic library services. Discusses the t...

Student’s Academic Transition Issues: Associate Degree to Baccalaureate Nursing

Health care requires increasing the number and quality of registered nurses to the baccalaureate level to address part of the critical nurse shortage problem and need for highly qualified professionals. Two major national initiatives examining the nursing workforce issue in the United States recommend decreasing barriers, refining academic pathways and facilitating nurses return to school for h...

Nurses' self-efficacy and academic degree advancement.

The last decade has brought about a synergy of influences for registered nurses to advance their academic preparation. Literature indicates that there is correlation between self-efficacy and goal establishment and success. The purpose of this project was to evaluate the relationship between self-efficacy and advancing academic aspirations of registered nurses. Findings indicated that there was...

Folic Acid Supplementation: to Advise or not to Advise?