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This paper discusses some statistics from The American Association of Colleges of Nursing on nurses who have pursued degrees in nursing after their associate's degree. The writer also looks at studies that show that having a majority of nurses with higher levels of education lowers the mortality rate in hospital systems. The paper expands on how nurses who continue to graduate programs can benefit not only hospitals but entire communities.

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"The American Association of Colleges of Nursing states that only 43% of nurses in the American health care system have baccalaureate, masters or doctoral degrees ("AACN", 2005, sec. 1). Furthermore, of the nurses that have obtained an associate's degree in nursing, only 16% attempt to continue with their education past the associate's level. This poses significant issues in health care because studies have indicated that in hospital systems where the majority of nurses are trained with higher levels of education there is a "lower mortality and failure to rescue rate" than in hospitals in which nurses have only obtained the minimal education requirements."

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