The current initiatives to improve the academic preparation of nurses have added emphasis to the presence or prediction of thousands of dollars of debt, which may influence personal decisions about returning to school. In this study, nearly 40% of survey respondents reported less than $25,000 in college debt and 23.5% reported greater than $25,000 of prior college debt. Slightly less than a third of respondents reported no plans to return to school for more education but of those who did have an educational plan, the influence of prior college debt on their plans for academic progression was significant. Debt and the influence of debt on education planning for nurses was confirmed as a concern that will impede achievement of the baccalaureate education benchmark for nurses unless steps are taken to address prior college debt and the cost of further education. Nurse executives should take nurses' debt load into account when planning academic advancement initiatives.

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解决护理教育中的成本，价值和学生债务。

当前改善护士学术准备的举措更加强调了数千美元债务的存在或预测，这可能会影响有关重返学校的个人决定。在这项研究中，将近40％的受访者表示大学债务低于$ 25,000，而23.5％的受访者先前大学债务超过$ 25,000。略少于三分之一的受访者表示没有计划重返学校接受更多的教育，但在那些有教育计划的人中，以前的大学债务对其学业计划的影响很大。债务和债务对护士的教育计划的影响被确认为一个问题，除非采取措施解决以前的大学债务和继续教育的费用，否则这将阻碍实现护士的学士学位教育基准。在计划学术进步计划时，护士高管应考虑护士的债务负担。