...5-Why a College Education is Important to me July 17, 2013 Why a College Education is Important to Me! Is the importance of a college education for a lifetime of knowledge, a career, or a directional map of the path for your life? A college education is all of these choices and then some. My choice to gain an education is for the establishment of a professional, personal, and financial foundation. My success also depends on this decision. Success is measured differently for each individual, but for me it’s measured by the opportunities afforded through receiving an education. In today’s economy, knowledge is not something I decided to have; I found it as being something that is essential to gain. According to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics, between 1980 and 2005 “young adults with at least a bachelor’s degree consistently had higher median earnings than those with less education” (Kirstina). Obtaining knowledge through a college education is of utmost importance to me. I will be the first in my family to graduate college with degree of knowledge. Knowledge is so vast that there is no exact definition to define it. The definition of knowledge for me, is acquiring information and skills to prepare me for life’s obstacles. One of life’s greatest obstacles that knowledge renders you for, is success in a profession or trade. “The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts net job growth of almost 3 million health care jobs in the decade...
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...AWARDS EXPLAINED Foundations in Accountancy 1 2 FOUNDATIONS IN ACCOUNTANCY “The accountancy profession at every level is constantly evolving to meet the needs and demands of how businesses operate and nowhere is this more apparent than at an accounting-support level. The accounting technician of today and tomorrow needs a rigorous and flexible qualification to help them contribute to business performance and an ever-changing business landscape. ACCA’s suite of entry-level awards – Foundations in Accountancy – has been developed after consultation with all our key stakeholders, with employers and students in mind. This suite of qualifications includes a revised Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) Qualification, which will provide employers with access to competent and ethical technicians, trained to consistent standards, with built-in flexibility to allow for skills to be tailored to meet different business needs and environments. And it will offer those starting out in their accountancy career flexible and tailored routes to accounting-support roles, leading to high-performing and rewarding career options for those who progress to the ACCA Qualification.” Aude Leonetti Acting executive director – learning 3 INTRODUCTION ACCA’s entry-level suite of awards – Foundations in Accountancy – is being introduced after detailed consultation which commenced in 2008 with ACCA stakeholders, including employers, learning providers, members, students, other professional accountancy...
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...Framework for 21st Century Learning The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has developed a vision for student success in the new global economy. 21st Century Student Outcomes and Support Systems 21ST CENTURY STUDENT OUTCOMES To help practitioners integrate skills into the teaching of core academic subjects, the Partnership has developed a unified, collective vision for learning known as the Framework for 21st Century Learning. This Framework describes the skills, knowledge and expertise students must master to succeed in work and life; it is a blend of content knowledge, specific skills, expertise and literacies. Every 21st century skills implementation requires the development of core academic subject knowledge and understanding among all students. Those who can think critically and communicate effectively must build on a base of core academic subject knowledge. Within the context of core knowledge instruction, students must also learn the essential skills for success in today’s world, such as critical thinking, problem solving, communication and collaboration. When a school or district builds on this foundation, combining the entire Framework with the necessary support systems—standards, assessments, curriculum and instruction, professional development and learning environments—students are more engaged in the learning process and graduate better prepared to thrive in today’s global economy. Publication date: 12/09 177 N. Church Avenue, Suite 305 Tucson, AZ 85701 ...
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...Professional Capabilities Assignment The Professional Capabilities Framework developed by the social work reform board and owned by The College of Social Work provides a structure to support the career development of every social worker: from initial social work education, through continuing professional development, towards the role of principal social worker. The framework provides criteria for career progression and opens new career pathways that will allow experienced workers to sustain engagement with the challenges and rewards of practice. Furthermore The PCF applies to all social workers in England (including independent social workers), in all roles and settings and so it is an essential document for all. Professionalism; Professionalism is an integral part of social work it is there for essential that as a social worker I remain committed to my professional development by tracking responsibility for my conduct practice and learning regularly ( BASW Code of ethics 2013). I understand that the professional element of the role is key component of what being a social worker is about and intend to safeguard the reputation by making sure my conduct adheres at all times to the standards set out by the HCPC. I have demonstrated these attributes by undergoing a three day shadowing placement in which I was able to get to grips practically with the nature of the role, whilst simultaneously understanding the importance of maintaining a high level of professionalism...
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...based nursing practice, and providing strong leadership roles at all levels of the health care system. The nursing education encourages lifelong learning that includes seamless academic progression (Robert Wood Foundation, 2010). The nursing practice incorporates both standards of practice and professional accountability. Strong leadership focuses on safety and quality of care to realize the vision of transformed health care. (Robert Wood Foundation, 2010). All of these are equally important to produce a highly qualified nursing workforce that provides value based quality care and takes the leadership role in transforming the nursing profession. Transforming Education – The Impact of the IOM Report on Nursing Education: The current nursing workforce involves different levels of education and training like licensed vocational nurse (LVN), associate degree, diploma, and bachelor’s degree. This leads to confusion and inconsistency in care. “Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression” (Robert Wood Foundation, 2010). The purpose of the nursing education is to meet diverse cultural patient’s needs, take the leadership role in the health care system, and use evidence based knowledge to provide cost effective quality care. The nursing profession is dynamic in nature and changes with the Health Care System along with the work environment. To meet those changes, the education process for nurses...
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...inception of a college education for introductory nursing, advanced degrees are now required for specialized practice and there is a push for more doctoral educated nurses. Moreover, hospitals in their effort to acquire magnet status are requiring their nurses to possess a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree to be employed. This trend is mentioned in the article –Visioning the Future of Nursing: Analysis of the IOM/RWJ Foundation Report which made recommendations for an 80 percent increase in nurses with a baccalaureate degree by 2020 ("Visioning the future of nursing," 2011). Master’s and doctoral educated nurses have specialized knowledge and skills to make not only a significant impact on the profession of nursing, but also on the discipline and science of nursing. Nurses continue to engage in research and incorporate theory into their models so that new insights can be gained from ideas which leads to improved practice and patient outcomes. In the future, I hope nursing research will gain more funding. Funding for nursing research will expand on scientific foundation of nursing used in clinical practice, help to prevent and eradicate diseases, control and stop the effects of illnesses, and enhance quality of life. Nurses today strive to practice to...
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...motivate students to develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge needed to provide an educational foundation in Information Technology To establish and maintain a positive and on-going working relationship with core academic teachers in order to integrate curriculum and instruction To provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary for a realistic understanding of the work environment, and to enhance employability skills To create a classroom environment favorable to learning and personal growth To provide students with information concerning career options in the Information Technology-Networking area To teach all content standards To provide the school’s Information Technology Academy to students, parents, teachers and community To recruit students into the Information Technology Academy and to encourage students to attain concentrator and completer status To select, organize, distribute, and maintain materials and equipment for the school’s Information Technology Academy To sponsor Skills USA,TSA, and /or FBLA student s organizations To complete, maintain, and submit Career Tech records and documentation on time To establish and maintain an Information Technology (Network Systems and Computer Services Program) Academy To establish a classroom environment favorable to learning and personal growth To motivate students to develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge needed to provide an educational foundation in Information Technology ...
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...through this process together, and developing our assessment program in relationship to the goals and values unique (and/or integral) to this institution. Additional readings are on reserve in the library, and an enormous amount of information is available on the web. *Distributed at the Program Chairs meeting on 9.9.2008 MISSION Maine College of Art delivers a demanding and enlivening education in visual art and design within an intimate learning community. We teach each student how to transform aspirations and values into a creative practice that serves as the foundation for a lifelong pursuit of personal and professional goals. VALUES o Maine College of Art’s educational philosophy is built on the premise that focused individual attention and meaningful collective inquiry produce the conditions in which students’ voices can find strength, clarity, and purpose. o Our faculty of practicing professional artists, designers, writers, and scholars are committed and passionate educators who consider their classrooms to be extensions of their creative work. o We give our students the tools they need to take risks, think critically and...
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.... Professional Dynamics: Competency differences between Associate Degree Nurses and Baccalaureate degree Nurses Antoinette Njombua Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V-0103 September 5, 2015 Competency differences between Associate Degree Nurses and Baccalaureate degree Nurses. To become a practicing nurse, graduates must first acquire the knowledge and educational blue print necessary to participate in and pass the NCLEX-RN exam. There are various educational pathways and schools for nurses to complete these requirements. There are vocational Programs, the Associate degree program, and the Baccalaureate programs. Though all are eligible to take the same NCLEX-RN exam to attain licensure for practice as registered nurses, they all practice at different levels of competencies and scopes. Although the cognitive abilities between the associate degree and the baccalaureate degree nurses are similar, the difference between these two practicing nurses is mostly related to the level of preparedness and their role functioning standards. The achievement of BSN by practicing nurses serves to enhance nursing care particularly on individuals, families and community like the ADN, but also extends their expertise to community health, leadership, research and evidence based practice. Although the differences in the abilities may not be evident in the beginning of their nursing practice, it becomes pronounced as these nurses gain experience in clinical areas. On like...
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...This is dependent upon level of education attained. The higher level of education a nurse acquires, the more prepared the professional is. RNs are more able to adequately assess patients, research more proficient ways of caring for their clients, and implement this evidence-based knowledge in the field more proficiently than the average graduate. It is not only an honor for the nurses to practice in their profession, but it is an obligation to diligently seek the evolution of their science. A cardiac arrest arrives to an Intensive Care Unit. The RN assigned to this patient has already received a detailed report of the patient’s condition and what has been done for him since he was picked up by the Rescue Squad. The assigned RN is about to assess this patient. What could make the difference in the way that this caregiver will evaluate and manage his healthcare? The determining factor of how the nurse will analyze and provide care for this individual is based on the level of advance training which he or she has acquired. The Associate RN is looking at the current issue, while the Baccalaureate RN is evaluating the situation as a whole. Since the inception of Nursing there have been men and women who provided care for the sick and dying. In the beginning, these caretakers were considered lowly, and nursing was a task, not a profession. Most knowledge a nurse obtained was by watching the hands-on training by a mother, military man, or local clergy and wasn’t taught by a Nursing...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Grand Canyon University October 12, 2014 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Nursing is the profession where the need of continuous education and advancing the skills to move along with the inventions of technologies and evidenced based research are imperative. Nursing is all about caring and health. The more knowledge and skills a nurse acquire the better the quality of care they provide and promote optimal health of living for the patients. The education in nurses has several steps and levels; Associate, bachelors, masters, PhD, nurse practitioner, advanced nurse, critical care nurse and many other certifications. Here we discuss the two basic levels of nursing the Associate degree in Nursing (ADN) and the Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN). ADN programs prepare technical bedside nurses for secondary care settings, such as community hospitals and long-term health care facilities. (Creasia 32). ADN is the base, the foundation of nursing education. Associate level education educate the nurse the basics of science and human body and their relevant illness and disease. It provides with the knowledge of various diseases and their treatment. Basic clinical skills like taking vital signs, listening to lung sounds and bowel sounds, checking pulses and different methods of medicating the patient are few skills that a nurse learns at an associate level. Baccalaureate level of education in nursing is advanced...
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...ability to achieve more. Returning to college in an adult oriented accelerated learning environment may be an obstacle if experience and skills developed as an adult are not used. As a professional adult, I must demonstrates my abilities learnt over my adulthood in order to actively participate in this fast past program. I heavily critiqued myself when written and oral communication skills are involved. These skills are highly valued as a professional and improvements are endless. Emails are the foundation in my occupation as well as collaborating with others in order to accomplish a task. In my past profession, I delivered several presentations but the...
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...2 My Professional Goals There are several professional goals that I want to accomplish before my career is over. My first short term goal I want to accomplish is being a staff nurse III, in my unit. A staff nurse III position is considered a nurse who is known as a nurse leader in the unit. A staff nurse III, is the resource person in the unit. They are required to keep staff up to date with new information and participate in quality improvement projects. The next step in my professional goal is to become a clinical instructor. Clinical instructors are professionals that teach nursing students to apply knowledge in clinical settings (Koharchik & Jakub, 2014). A long term goal I want to pursue is becoming an neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP). NNP is an advanced nursing practice that utilizes extended and expanded skills, experience and knowledge in assessment, planning, implementation, diagnosis, and evaluation of the care required for neonates (Freed, Dunham, Martyn, Nantais-Smith, & Moran, 2013 ). I enjoy teaching, and the professional goals that I have chosen will give me the opportunity to teach others in a health care setting. Strengths, Ethics, & Values There were a couple reasons that I decided to return to school. First, I wanted to show my son that education is very important. If he wants to have a career, he needs a college degree. I want to teach him that knowledge is key to success. Second, I have been...
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...Running head: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NURSING PHILOSOPHY The Early Development of a Professional Nursing Philosophy: The Art of Caring University of Texas at Arlington In partial fulfillment of the requirements of N3645 Professional Nursing Mary Alice Wise, RN, MSN/Ed November 16, 2013 Online RN-BSN The Early Development of a Nursing Philosophy: The Art of Caring “A philosophy is a set of beliefs about the nature of how things work and how the world should be viewed” (Chitty & Black, 2007, p. 329). Chitty & Black also state that the most vital nursing knowledge is based on person, environment, health, and nursing. These are the foundation on what the theories of nursing were built off of. My personal philosophy builds on the foundation and encompasses Virginia Henderson’s philosophy. I believe a nurse should be someone who is caring, shows compassion, advocates for the patient, shows empathy, knowledgeable, and does whatever it takes to improve patient care/outcomes. Choice of Nursing Unlike most people, when I was only five years old I already knew what I wanted as a career later on in life. My grandparents were always in and out of the hospital for various different health problems, and my parents would usually take me to visit them. I enjoyed being involved in my grandparents care and was always asking questions to the nurses’ and wanting to help with anything I was able to. My grandfather was battling cancer, and when we were...
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...synthesize knowledge for the purpose of creating new knowledge. The purpose of this paper is to determine how important developmental social networks (both academic and non-academic) and critical thinking are to new doctoral students. Weidman and Stein (2003) analyzed the effect of the social climate between students and faculty at academic departments on the overall development of professional identity among Ph.D. students. Baker and Lattuca (2003) analyzed developmental network theory and the theory of sociocultural perspectives on learning to theorize that an interdisciplinary approach of learning and socialization was the best model for promoting positive professional identity development. Visser, Visser and Schlosser (2003) examined the importance and impact of social networks in the development of critical thinking skills among students by contrasting distance learners with traditional classroom learners at the university level. Comparison of Research Questions In their studies, the authors tackle how doctoral students can best prepare for a doctoral education and how developing social relationships and networks within their chosen academic programs helps doctoral students with developing a professional academic identity. Visser et. al. (2003) analyzed the first part of that journey – the pre-doctoral program preparation period. In their study Visser et. al. (2003) scrutinize whether students at the university level are actually learning critical thinking skills and what...
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