...American Heart Association Joemary Kallarackal Grand Canyon University: NRS-430 V November 5, 2011 [pic] [pic] American Heart Association: The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Our Vision: Our vision is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. That single purpose drives all we do. The need for our work is beyond question. Our Mission: Smoke free public places, more walk able and bikable streets, roads and parks, better nutrition and high-quality physical education in our schools, adequate, affordable and available health care for all. Membership Requirements and Criteria: National Science Officers and board members, committee members, Council officers, subcommittee members, At-Large members of Council Leadership Committees and journal editors are required to be members at the Premium Professional or at the Premium Professional Plus membership level. Student/trainee and Early Career members holding committee positions are required to be members at the Student Trainee/Early Career Level(.2) Membership is not required of peer reviewers, writing group members and ad hoc task force members with expertise outside of the Association. (3) Members currently serving on science committees, as identified on the following list, should renew their membership in the Premium Professional or at the Premium Professional Plus tier for...
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...NRS 430-V Week 2 DQ 1: How does knowledge of the foundations and history of nursing provide a context in which to understand current practice? Identify at least three trends in nursing practice from the "Nursing Timeline of Historical Events" media piece. How have these trends influenced your perspective of nursing practice? For someone to understand nursing today, one must understand its history and foundations of its practice. From the beginning of nursing history nurses have cared for the sick, wounded, desolate and poor. This continues in todays practice as well. The nurses of our past laid that foundation and history for us current practitioners’ to continue. Because of the beginning trends of nursing, schools of nursing were founded and then came licensure, etc. Thus, we follow those past foundations as set forth by our nursing founders in our current practice. From the Nursing Timeline of Historical events I have identified three trends of practice that have directly influenced my perspective of nursing practice. First, ‘Prior to 1800’ during this time it was recognized that the need for caregivers was profound. Because of this, what we call nursing today was established and in it’s true beginnings. Without this vital recognition, or founding of a ‘calling’, nursing would not have developed further. Secondly, The Crimean War directly influenced ‘modern’ nursing. Without the hard work of past outstanding nursing figures, such as Florence Nightingale, nursing would...
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...Review Starting Step III opioids for moderate to severe pain in cancer patients: Dose titration: A systematic review Palliative Medicine 25(5) 424–430 ! The Author(s) 2010 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0269216310386280 pmj.sagepub.com ˚ Pal Klepstad Pain and Palliation Research Group, Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway; Department of Intensive Care, St Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway Stein Kaasa Pain and Palliation Research Group, Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway; Department of Palliative Care, St Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway Petter C Borchgrevink Pain and Palliation Research Group, Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway; Center for Pain and Complex Disorders, St. Olav University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway Abstract The European Association for Palliative Care recommendation for starting morphine for cancer pain is dose titration with immediate release (IR) oral morphine given every 4 h with additionally doses for breakthrough pain. As part of a EU 6th framework programme to revise the guidelines we review the evidence regarding starting treatment and dose ...
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...The Difference in competencies between Nurses prepared at the Associate Degree level versus the Baccalaureate Degree level. Frances Frederick-Whiteman Grand Canyon University NRS-430V-0500 January 31, 2016 As one progresses through life, they are given many opportunities to become distinguished among others. This opportunity is given to all, but only few will uptake them, and even fewer are able to see through with the opportunity at hand. This situation in itself can be used to identify the differences in competences between nurses prepared at the associate-degree level versus the baccalaureate degree level. When receiving an education in nursing care, you are taught guideline procedures to handle a situation at hand. However, while practicing nursing care, you may need to deviate from the educational process taught to handle the situation. For example, during your educational process, you may have been taught to handle a fallen patient in a certain manner. However, because of the many complications that the patient may have, you may have to alter the way in which you must handle the patient. Students and educational administrators involved in nursing education are responsible for providing appropriate development and use of nursing knowledge. Nurses can receive...
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...METROLOGIA - STUDIA DZIENNE | PROSZĘ PODAĆ NR GRUPY: | | KrDZZI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | B | Imię | Nazwisko | Temat ćwiczenia zgodny z wykazem tematów: | 1. | PONIŻEJ PROSZĘ PODAĆ TERMIN ZAJĘĆ: | | | | Absorpcjometria – odrobienie ćwiczeń. | | | | Piotr | Kaluga | | PN | WT | SR | CZ | PT | GODZ: | | | | | ILOŚĆ STRON W SPRAWOZDANIU: | | UWAGA !!! Wypełniamy tylko białe pola. W punkcie 1, proszę zakreślić odpowiednie pola i podać godzinę w której odbywają się zajęcia, zgodnie z planem zajęć. | | 1. Wstęp teoretyczny. Pomiary absorpcji promieniowania wykonuje się najczęściej w stosunku do roztworu porównawczego (odnośnika), którego skład powinien być zbliżony do składu próbki i który znajduje się w identycznych kuwetach, promieniowanie odbite i rozproszone (Ir) w obu przypadkach jest jednakowe i może być pominięte. Roztwór odnośnika w warunkach pomiaru nie absorbuje promieniowania, gdyż nie zawiera substancji oznaczanej i można przyjąć, że natężenie wiązki promieniowania przechodzącej przez roztwór odnośnika jest równe natężeniu wiązki padającej na roztwór badanej próbki. Stosunek natężenia promieniowania przechodzącego przez próbkę (It) do natężenia promieniowania padającego na próbkę (Ia) (równego natężeniu promieniowania przechodzącego przez odnośnik), nazywamy transmitancją lub przepuszczalnością i oznaczamy: najczęściej wyrażamy w procentach Może ona przybierać wartości od 0% do 100%. Natężenie promieniowania...
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...Education Preparation Eunsook Kim Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V June 14. 2015 Education Preparation Nursing still lies in the middle of evolution. When we look back from the foundation of nursing, this powerful waves move continuously from a small nursing skills class several decades ago up to the philosophy’s degree in nursing practice today. Since nursing is the holistic care of a human being, as caregivers, we must continue to invest time and effort into providing more advanced nursing to our holistic beings for their better health. According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), nurses must be 80 % baccalaureate prepared RN workforce by 2020 (AACN Face Sheet, 2015). Therefore, nurses must endeavor to achieve the Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN) for more competencies in their lifetime working field. Needless to say, patients will receive highly qualified care based upon enhanced education. Thus, BSN education preparation should be differentiate in order to meet these expectations. Different Competencies between the Associate-Degree Versus the Baccalaureate Degree Level The enlightened preceding nurses through many experimental years have developed many characteristics for a professional nursing. Currently educated nurses utilize their competencies that acquired from school in many different clinical setting environments. Compare to Associated degree level (ADN) focused on learning basic clinical skills within two...
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...DIFFERENCES IN COMPETENCIES BETWEEN NURSES AT THE ASSOCIATE-DEGREE LEVEL VERSES THE BACCALAUREATE-DEGREE LEVEL Debbie Stepp Grand Canyon University: NRS 430 February 3, 2013 DIFFERENCES IN COMPETENCIES BETWEEN NURSES AT THE ASSOCIATE-DEGREE LEVEL VERSES THE BACCALAUREATE – DEGREE LEVEL The health and care of our patient is our number one focus as nurses. As the demands increase, and with the changing health care system today, we are needing a more highly qualified, educated, and diverse nurse. We all want to live in optimal health and take the best care of our patient. Our role, as nurse’s deal with their physical, emotional, intellectual, and social aspects of the care of the patient. With the fast changing health care system, we are needing a more educated nursing staff and here are some facts on that. The baccalaureate nursing practice incorporates the roles of assessing, critical thinking, communicating, providing care, teaching and leading, as noted by the Grand Canyon University of Nursing Philosophy. The professional approach includes the values of autonomy, altruism, human dignity, integrity, and social justice with unconditional regard for people. Nursing practice includes health promotion, disease preventions, early detection of health deviations, prompt and adequate treatment of the human response to acute and chronic illness, and compassionate care for those experiencing death. The Future of Nursing is called to increase the number of baccalaureate-prepared...
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...EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION Valsa Mathai Grand canyon University: NRS 430 11/ 23/ 2014 Competencies between Associate degree level Nurse and Baccalaureate level Nurse Licensed health care professional who is skilled in promoting and maintaining health and practices can be independently or under the supervision of a physician, surgeon or dentist is called a Nurse. And Nursing is a health care profession providing physical and emotional care to sick and disabled and promoting health in all individuals through activities. It can be research, health education or patient care. (Merriam Webster dictionary, 2014). From 1993, American organization Nurse executors divided nursing in to two categories that is Associate Degree Nursing and Bacularate degree Nursing.Both has to take the licensure exam, bedside patient care including Aassessments, Venipuncture, administering medications, starting intravenous infusion , health teaching and assisting doctors in surgical procedures .Most of the hospital the pay is same for RN and BSN . But some hospitals they prefer BSN instead of Associate degree nurse. Associate Degree Level Nurse Diploma programs are only 2 years in length in and it consists the study of general education and clinical nursing Programs. Graduates will be able to take RN licensure examination. ADN programs prepared as bedside nurses would work under the direction and supervision of BSN. Associate degree usually focus...
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...Differences in Competencies between Nurses Prepared at the Associate-Degree Level versus the Baccalaureate-Degree Level in Nursing Anonymous Grand Canyon University: NRS-430 Professional Dynamics December 1, 2013 Nursing has come a long way, since the beginning of an era when ordinary people without any formal education took care of the sick and poor. Their means of taking care of patients were basic and they were mostly men. Today, nurses have formal education and are registered and hold degrees in all aspect of the medical field. Nurses hold degrees from Associate Degree level to bachelors of Science Degree and even higher – masters and doctoral Degrees. A Registered nurse is defined according to Webester’s dictionary as “a graduate nurse who is licensed by a state authority after qualifying for registration” (merriam-webster, 2013) There are three ways to becoming a registered nurse. Firstly, one can study at a hospital for a total of three years and earn a diploma, secondly, one can study at a junior college for two years and gain knowledge in the sciences and receive an Associate-Degree, and thirdly, one can attend a four-Year College where he/she can obtain Baccalaureate-Degree. At the end of the study program the NCLEX-RN examination board is written to be qualified to be a registered nurse (moore, 2009). There are differences in the education and curriculum between the two programs, the associate-degree trained nurse and the baccalaureate...
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...Running ahead: Differences in Competencies between Nurses Prepared at the Associate Degree Level Versus the Baccalaureate Degree Level 1 Associates Degree Nursing Education vs. Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Education: Differences in Clinical Practice Suja Kuruvilla Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V Professor Lorraine Hoover September 2, 2012 Health care is a field that is changing dramatically. Many practicing nurses have various degrees in nursing like Associate Degree, Diploma, Baccalaureate and Master’s degree. Due to the varying levels of education and training, differences exist between the nurses prepared with an Associate degree (ADN) when compared to those nurses who have trained in a Baccalaureate degree (BSN). Though nurses getting these degrees have their differences in preparation, nurses earning these degrees have adequate theoretical and clinical learning experiences. The license qualifying examination for many states- National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) - does not differentiate between ADN and BSN degree prepared nurses and allows nurses with both degrees to take the licensing examination after completion of the degree regardless of the educational background of the applicant. The differences in competencies between nurses prepared with an ADN compared to those prepared with a BSN include the quality of training and duration...
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...How Do the Competencies Differ Between the Associate and Baccalaureate Prepared Nurse? Sarah Lutrick Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430 V Michael Jones January 8, 2014 Nursing is one of the few professions that allows for three entry levels for certification in their field. Associates, Diploma and Baccalaureate prepared nurses all take the same NCLEX exam to obtain licensure. This has been an area of controversy since the 1950s when nursing visionary, Mildred Montag, introduced the two year Associates Degree program for Nurse Technicians in an effort to alleviate the overwhelming shortage of professional nurses following World War II. This has caused confusion to the public as well as other members of healthcare team. While the pass rates for the NCLEX RN licensing exams are comparable, there has been a push for all nurses entering the field of professional nursing as a registered nurse to obtain baccalaureate degrees. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) remarked in a position statement that the professional nurses’ education must contain advanced knowledge of disease processes, nursing theories and evidence based scientific research ("The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice," 2008, p. 8-10). “With sharp declines in inpatient visits and briefer patient stays increasingly becoming the norm, shifting more health care delivery to outpatient settings, the skills of the BSN nurse are essential...
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...Associate-degree Level VS. Baccalaureate-degree Level in Nursing Lisa L. Ramirez Grand Canyon University: NRS 430-V November 22, 2013 There are many differences in the nursing field between an undergraduate nurse, holding an associate’s degree (ADN) and a graduate nurse, holding a baccalaureate’s degree (BSN). The main focus of this paper is to identify the differences of competency in the nursing practice of nurses holding an ADN vs. a BSN degree in the roles of assessing, critical thinking, communicating, providing care, teaching, and leading. Competency is the ability to do something efficiently and successfully. Grand Canyon University (GCU) offers the BSN program and is based on the curriculum set forth by the College of Nursing. This curriculum is outlined to prepare the student to respond creatively to the continuously changing health care systems throughout the world. “Within this program, professionalism, ethical decision making, accountability, effective communication, and critical thinking are emphasized and is achieved by the application of liberal arts, science, health and nursing theories” (GCU). The Associate Degree Nursing curriculum provides knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary to integrate safety and quality into nursing care, to practice in a dynamic environment, and to meet individual needs which impact health, quality of life and achievement of potential, according to the community college of Piedmont. According to an article from...
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...Differences in Nursing Degrees Kimberly Walker Grand Canyon University NRS 430 Professional Dynamics September 30, 2012 Differences in Nursing Degrees In today’s ever changing healthcare arena, the need for more educated nurses is becoming more and more essential. The higher and often more complex health needs of today’s patient population requires nurses to have a wider more advanced knowledge as well as skill set. Nursing is more than just providing bedside care. More often than not, we as nurses are called upon to step into the role of social worker, spiritual counselors, therapist and many other titles that our patients may require of us. Nursing is taking into consideration the person as a whole and that usually means also taking care of whatever social, mental, emotional, and environmental concerns our patients may present with, in addition to their acute illness. In order for a nurse to be adequately prepared to step into all of these “roles” we need well educated nurses. When deciding to get a nursing degree, you have a choice between an associate’s degree and a baccalaureate degree. Immediately out of nursing school there may not be a whole lot of measurable difference in the two degrees. Both degree programs will adequately prepare you to be a bedside nurse. The difference between the two degrees however becomes very evident as your nursing experience grows. This paper discusses the differences between associate prepared nurses and baccalaureate prepared...
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...Running head: DIFFERENCES IN COMPETENCIES BETWEEN ADN AND BSN Differences in competencies between ADN and BSN NRS- 430 V Grand Canyon University Michael Jones December/02/2012 DIFFERENCIES IN COMPETENCIES BETWEEN ADN AND BSN Nursing professions is undergoing rapid changes and are inevitable. Nurses should be able to adapt and practice these changes in order to provide quality health care to the society. Nurses are the vital part of the evolving health care arena, since our profession is getting more complex and demanding it is our responsibly to be competent in the profession for the better outcome. As there are differences in curriculum, there are visible differences in competencies. Both programs provide essential education for the students in order to practice whereas baccalaureate program is broad base which also includes teaching in critical thinking, leadership and management (Differentiated Essential Competencies ,2010). Nurses who possess baccalaureate degree have the capability to meet the complex and unpredictable needs of the divers population even in an unstructured environment. Studies show that there are decreased rate in medication errors, death rates when patients are cared by baccalaureate degree nurses (AACN, 2011). Majority of the task and responsibilities remains same for both the associate degree nurses and baccalaureate nurses. The associate degree nurses are very proficient in bedside nursing as they acquire knowledge through hands-on...
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...Differences in competencies between nurses prepared at the associate-degree level versus the baccalaureate degree level in nursing. Grand Canyon University: NRS-430 March 9, 2014 The art of nursing arose in a primitive time when one person cared for another who was sick. The goal of nursing is to incorporate theoretical and experimental nursing from the sciences and technology. The aim to promote high quality, safe nursing care, to prevent illness and facilitate coping. To accomplish these goals, the nurse takes the role of caregiver, teacher and collaborator. As nursing grows and changes to meet the needs of society, laws have been made and “standard sets that govern the practice of the nursing profession.” (Creasia & Friberg, 2011, p. 47) A brief historical overview helps gain a better understanding of the factors influencing nursing education and how each program contributes to the new age health care institution. For example, Florence Nightingale trained to become a nurse in mid-1800s and started the first school of nursing, her beliefs about nursing hold true today. Nursing training becomes a way for a woman to obtain further education and employment that could provide independence. The institution made a pathway for nurses to pursue higher education. Back in 1965, the American Nurses Association adopted a brave state asking for bachelors the “entry point into professional nursing practice.” (Creasia & Friberg, 2011, p. 24) ...
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