A group of registered nurses with associate degrees (ASN) are concerned that the minimum educational standard for licensure as a registered nurse is being raised to the bachelor's (BSN) level
After contacting the American Nurses Association, they learn they will be "grandfathered" in. Under the "grandfather clause," nurses with associate degrees will:
a. be required to complete a bridge program to earn a BSN and then be tested only on material that was not part of the ASN curriculum.
b. continue to use the title "registered nurse."
c. have 10 years to obtain a BSN or the license will be revoked.
d. use whatever title is established for associate degree nurses.
ANS: B
Correct: All ASNs licensed before the change would be "grandfathered" in, allowing them to use the title of RN.
Incorrect:
a. Once successful on the NCLEX®, a RN is not required to retest should educational levels change.
c. Only if a conditional clause were used stipulating nurses must obtain a BSN in a specific time period would this occur.
d. Only nurses graduating after the change would use the new title.
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