education in the future? Because the competencies are very essential to spread the nursing profession and nurses are in a great pressure to achieve these goals. The IOM’s goal for the future is for most associate nurses to increase the proportions of BSN degree to 80% and double the number of doctorates in nursing in the coming future (The Future of Nursing). Only nursing profession has a wide advancement to contribute higher education program. For example, LPN (Licensed practical nurses) has to earn
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Michele Wallace NRS-430V 7/8/2013 What factors need to be considered when determining whether or not identified actions are within the domain of nursing practice? Be sure to cite current literature in your response. When in doubt it is the nurses’ responsibility to make sure that she/he is staying within their scope of practice. When I am not sure of a task that is presented to me then my main resource is to check with the state board of nursing website for the definition of a registered nurse
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Associate degree Nurse vs. Bachelor degree Nurse or Professional Nurse vs. Technical Nurse The Associate degree nurse arose from a nursing shortage. As history has show, the nursing shortage waxes and wanes with the country’s economy. According to Buerhaus, Auerbach, & Staiger, 2009, the Registered Nurse vacancy rates across the country were up while the school enrollments were down. In the following years, the shortage not only persisted but also worsened (Ulrich et al., 2010). The enrollment
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. Education Preparation: Associate Versus Bachelor degree in Nursing Heidi Alvarez Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V-0102 March 22, 2015 Education Preparation: Associate versus Bachelor’s in Nursing In 1909, the first baccalaureate nursing program was created in the United States(Creasia & Friberg, 2011, p. 25). After World War II there was a nursing shortage caused by the baby boom. In 1951, Mildred Montag created the associate degree nursing program
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THE BSN NURSE IS PREPARED FOR A BROAD ROLE Unlike graduates of diploma or associate-degree nursing programs, the nurse with a baccalaureate degree is prepared to practice in all health care settings - critical care, outpatient care, public health, and mental health. Accordingly, the BSN nurse is well-qualified to deliver care in private homes, outpatient centers, and neighborhood clinics where demand is fast expanding as hospitals focus increasingly on acute care and as health care moves beyond
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You have been asked to investigate a new procedure that physicians would like nurses to adopt in the hospital. Discuss the process you would apply to determine whether the procedure falls within the RN scope of practice and how you would go about introducing the new procedure with physicians and fellow nurses First, I would inform my direct supervisor about the request from the physician to implement a new procedure. If the request is approved by the nursing supervisor, I would further investigate
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Comparing the Competencies of BSN vs ADN C.M. Grand Canyon University August 17, 2014 Why are Baccalaureate nurses more desirable to employers than Associate degree nurses? Both BSN and ADN programs teach the fundamentals of nursing, to include health assessment, medication administration and care planning. Both must pass the NCLEX exam to qualify for entry level practice. But a BSN is a 4 year degree while and ADN is 2 years. BSN programs put more focus on the science of nursing, integrating
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Differences In Competencies between ADN and BSN NRS-430v July 14, 2013 Differences in Competencies between ADN and BSN Over the past few decades, many drastic changes occurred in U.S health care delivery. Our current healthcare trends demand nurses to take more active role in the health care decisions in hospital setting, long term care setting and in community healthcare setting. Since “nursing is based upon a body of knowledge that is always changing with new discoveries and innovation”
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Running head: COMPETENCY DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN BSN AND ADN Competency Distinctions Between Bachelor Degree Nursing and Associate Degree Nursing Grand Canyon University The purpose of this paper is to discuss education differences in profession of nursing between Associate Degree Nursing and Bachelor Degree Nursing and to compare competency between the two. Competency is an individual’s actual performance in particular situation, described how well individual integrates knowledge, attitudes
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explain the differences in the competencies between nursing degrees including the differences between the Associate Degree Nurse (ADN), and Baccalaureate Degree Nurse (BSN). The differences will be exposed with patient care situations and the different approach based on the level of nursing degree. Associate Degree Nursing There are many differences between the ADN nurse and BSN nurse, but only a few similarities. The major correlation between the two degrees is they both sit for the NCLEX-RN licensing
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