A master's degree in nursing differs from a generic nursing degree in what way? A master's degree ...

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A master's nursing program requires a level of specialization to be selectededucation, admin-istration, or a specific clinical area. A nurse can be an educator without having a master's degree; however, a master's degree is preferred for educators in schools of nursing. A generic degree in nursing prepares the student to become a basic practitioner and allows the student to be eligible to take NCLEX upon successful graduation from a diploma, associate degree, or baccalaureate nursing program.

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The graduate of a baccalaureate program is prepared to provide health promotion and health res-toration care for individuals, families, and groups in a variety of institutional and community set-tings. The practical nurse would not be prepared to care for varying individuals in different set-tings. The diploma programs educate nurses in the hospital setting, with the end result being that the nurse will continue to work in the hospital upon graduation. Associate prepared nurses gen-erally continue onto a higher degree upon graduation. These nurses are not as prepared as bacca-laureate nurses to care for the variety of individuals in different settings.

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It is possible to earn ADN, BSN, master's, and doctoral degrees in web-based or web-enhanced formats via online education programs. A BSN completion program is a baccalaureate program designed for students who already possess either a diploma or an associate degree in nursing and hold a current license to practice as a nurse . The career ladder concept focuses on the articulation of educational programs to permit advanced placement without loss of credit or repetition. The university-without-walls programs provide students the opportunity to obtain credit for life and professional experiences and previously acquired college-equivalent knowledge and skills to work toward a baccalaureate degree.

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Hospital-based nursing programs provide extensive clinical experience in the respective hospital, so student nurses are well prepared to function at the hospital where the school is located. The diploma program may include general education subjects such as biology and physical and social sciences in addition to nursing theory and practice. Usually, the nursing courses completed can-not be transferred to an educational institution for advanced degrees. However, this is in a process of change. Many diploma programs have become degree-granting institutions. Graduates of diploma programs are prepared to function as beginning practitioners in acute, intermediate, long-term, and ambulatory health care facilities. The diploma program does not prepare students to practice or obtain courses in advanced areas of nursing as part of their basic education pro-gram.