In the Nurse of the Future (NOF) Agenda: Leading Change, Advancing Health, our nation's nurse leaders
identified their second recommendation as follows:
Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that
promotes seamless academic progression.
Incorporating at least 4 recent peer-reviewed references, discuss how society and the profession can better
provide opportunities to achieve "seamless academic progression" for the registered nurse. Also comment on
the individual nurse's responsibility to advance her/his education and credentials.