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AORN believes there should be one level for entry into nursing practice. AORN believes the minimal preparation for future entry into the practice of nursing should be the baccalaureate degree.

Original approved by the House of Delegates, St. Louis, March 1979
Reaffirmed by the Board of Directors: April 1995
Reaffirmed by the Board of Directors:June 1999
Reaffirmed by the Board of Directors: April 2005
Reaffirmed by the Board of Directors: Jan 2009
Sunset review: April 2015