Review the IOM Future of Nursing Recommendations for achieving higher levels of education and describe what professional certification and advanced degrees you want to pursue between BSN, MSN, DNP and PhD in nursing, and explain your reasons for wanting to attain the education. Discuss your timeline for accomplishing these goals.

1. Discuss the importance of nursing education as a registered nurse and discuss their options in the job market based on their educational level as a registered nurse (RN).
2. Review the IOM Future of Nursing Recommendations for achieving higher levels of education. Describe what professional certification and advanced degrees you want to pursue between BSN, MSN, DNP and PhD in nursing, and explain your reasons for wanting to attain the education. Discuss your timeline for accomplishing these goals.
3. Discuss how registered nurses with their level of education would affect the competitiveness of the current job market and their role in the future of nursing.
4. Discuss the relationship of continuing nursing education to competency, attitudes, knowledge, and the ANA Scope and Standards for Practice and Code of Ethics.
5. Discuss whether continuing nursing education should be mandatory. Provide support for your response.

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