Ethos is about the credibility of the writer and it's sources. In my document about the controversy with requiring all nurses to carry and minimum degree of bachelors, I used three references that spoke from either first handed experience or related to the career path as a whole.
One source was a nurse who practiced with his associates degree and decided to go back to college to get a bachelors. He was actually on the opposing end of my arguement, but I found his website (the Mighty Nurse) to be very helpful for my paper. I used a direct comment that stated we should worry more about our education and patient care than how or where we display our credentials. If you have noticed, most nurse badges say RN and that could be the same ID for a nurse holding either an associates or bachelors degree.
A second source was from Healthleaders Media where a writer used many working nurse from pretisge hospitals to explain the importance of gaining a bachelors degree.
The third source was from Monster.com. A career builder and job finder that briefly but very detailed, explained the importance of a higher education and the path of advancement it could lead.
That's actually smart that you used an employment site as a source for information on the topic. Did you take a look at the requirements of nursing jobs and compare it to the skills and knowledge of RNs with an associates degree and those with bachelors degrees entering the field?
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