Compare And Contrast Associate's Degree Vs Baccalaureate
It is a common debate amongst students applying for a nursing program, whether to pursue an associate’s degree or a baccalaureate. Whichever degree they choose to take up, graduates of both are allowed to take the NCLEX, and upon passing, become RNs.
So what difference does it really make to take up a degree in Nursing with more or less 120 units over a degree in Nursing with more or less 80 units? Numerically, the gap between the numbers of units should be an obvious difference. Mount St. Mary’s College has a three-year program for an Associate in Arts Degree in Nursing with 83 units (Appendix A), while Grand Canyon University offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree with 123 credited units (Appendix B). Logically, without trying to undermine AND, there is more weight in taking a baccalaureate degree. The course outlines also draw round the difference in subjects offered by the two degrees. The baccalaureate degree …show more content…
Based on the result, nurses with a baccalaureate degree exhibited significantly more Independence and Ego-strength competencies compared to those with an associate’s degree. Nurses with a bachelor’s degree displayed a sense of responsibility for their judgments and voiced their beliefs while being proactively responsible for their actions despite risks. Nurses with the higher degree also demonstrated more Influencing and Coaching competencies. They were able to refocus emotions and change behaviors of those around them and gear them towards increasing their responsibility of others. On the other hand, nurses with a lower level degree were coded for negative Conceptualizing because they failed to recognize relevant relationships and guide their actions according to relevant higher order principles guide their actions according to relevant higher order principles (Debeck & Mentkowski,
So what difference does it really make to take up a degree in Nursing with more or less 120 units over a degree in Nursing with more or less 80 units? Numerically, the gap between the numbers of units should be an obvious difference. Mount St. Mary’s College has a three-year program for an Associate in Arts Degree in Nursing with 83 units (Appendix A), while Grand Canyon University offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree with 123 credited units (Appendix B). Logically, without trying to undermine AND, there is more weight in taking a baccalaureate degree. The course outlines also draw round the difference in subjects offered by the two degrees. The baccalaureate degree …show more content…
Based on the result, nurses with a baccalaureate degree exhibited significantly more Independence and Ego-strength competencies compared to those with an associate’s degree. Nurses with a bachelor’s degree displayed a sense of responsibility for their judgments and voiced their beliefs while being proactively responsible for their actions despite risks. Nurses with the higher degree also demonstrated more Influencing and Coaching competencies. They were able to refocus emotions and change behaviors of those around them and gear them towards increasing their responsibility of others. On the other hand, nurses with a lower level degree were coded for negative Conceptualizing because they failed to recognize relevant relationships and guide their actions according to relevant higher order principles guide their actions according to relevant higher order principles (Debeck & Mentkowski,