Clinical instruction for the baccalaureate degree nursing programs is best delivered by faculty who are clinically current and either recently or actively working in a direct care setting.  The exclusion of BSN prepared nurses to serve in this role severely limits the quantity and often quality of available clinical faculty.  The number of graduate degree prepared faculty to deliver bed-side clinical instruction is low as these individuals are often not in direct care roles.  The restrictive nature of excluding outstanding nurses holding a BSN from delivering clinical instruction is hindering nursing education.  The need to incorporate well-qualified BSN nurses in clinical instruction is critical to providing rich clinical experiences and ensuring an adequate number of graduates to address the nursing shortage.