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The purpose of this study was to determine registered nurses' professional values upon entrance into an online RN to BSN Program utilizing the Nurses Professional Value Scale-Revised instrument which is based on the American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics for Nurses. The American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics for Nurses is known as the standard for ethical behavior and is applicable to all nurses regardless of practice area. A quantitative survey descriptive correlational design was implemented with a convenience sample. A Qualtrics®'s link was electronically sent to subjects' university e-mail addresses to anonymously participate. Statistical analyses utilized was descriptive and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient. Registered nurses returning to complete an on-line Baccalaureate educational program have a moderate to high professional value orientation. Screening students on entrance and exit of the program may identify maturation of the internalization of the nursing code of ethics since the RN has advanced academically.

A collaborative effort between community health faculty in an upper division nursing program and nurses from a nearby agricultural health and research center resulted in an educational program focused on occupational health and safety issues in the agricultural industry. The 3 hour class was presented each semester between 1997 and 1999 to RN students enrolled in a community health organization class. In addition to information about the health and safety hazards in agriculture, the nursing students learned about the center's research projects and clinical services available to the farming community. A follow up survey was mailed to the nursing students to evaluate the effectiveness and relevance of the occupational health program by identifying the proportion of the nurses' caseloads spent on occupational health problems, and whether the information and materials presented in the class were relevant to practice. Results showed that even though the surveyed nurses were employed in ABOUT THE AUTHORS Ms. Hodge is Nurse Librarian, Ms.

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