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The ultimate goal of all basic nursing education is the preparation of a professional individual with a sound knowledge of biological, behavioural, physical and social sciences. This professional nurse is capable of providing care, cure, counselling and co-ordination in the area of health care in a personalised, humanised manner to a person or persons unable to cope alone. Basic nursing education prepares a generalist and, in the USA, is available through diploma, associate degree, baccalaureate and a few master’s programmes. However, the basic educational programmes do differ in the scope of the knowledge base they require and in the degree of expertise they seek to develop. Graduate nursing education is available at both the master’s and doctoral levels. Graduate education in nursing prepares the nurse for clinical specialisation, research and for functional areas of practice such as teaching and administration.
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Ward, M.J. (1982). A Study of Family Practitioners: Perceived Competencies and Some of Their Implications for Nursing Education. In: Redfern, S.J., Sisson, A.R., Walker, J.F., Walsh, P.A. (eds) Issues in Nursing Research. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06200-3_10
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