October 22, 1999

Bachelors' Degrees for Nurses

To the Editor:

Your September 24 story on nursing education omitted several points crucial to readers' fuller understanding of the requirements for registered nurses ("2 Years or 4? The Question Splits Nursing Education," September 24). First, by narrowly casting the issues as a debate between two-year and four-year programs, the story suggested there are no broader stakeholders or voices. Clearly, there are. For example, aware of the greater complexity of