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AORN Position Statement
Statement on Entry into Practice
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.
Submitted: 3/1979
Adopted: 3/5/1979, House of Delegates, St Louis
Reaffirmed: 4/1995, 6/1999, 4/2005
Sunset review: 6/2010