Written by Ted Clifford, Asheville Watchdog.
Mission Hospital will no longer require nurses to have a four-year Bachelor of Science Nursing degree or obtain one within five years of being hired. Instead, nurses will be required only to have a two-year Associate Degree in Nursing.
“Our commitment to nursing excellence remains unchanged,” Ruth Kain, Mission Hospital’s chief nursing officer, wrote this week in an email to staff. “This update recognized the strong clinical preparation, experience, and skill that ADN-prepared nurses bring to patient care.”…