Associate-Degree versus the Baccalaureate-Degree Level in Nursing The nursing profession has multiple entry levels which are diploma, Associate (ADN) degree and Baccalaureate (BSN) degree (Lane & Kohlenberg, 2010). Historically, The Bachelor of Science in nursing degree was established in 1909, whereas the Associate degree was established in 1958 (Hood & Leddy, 2006). BSN students are required to attend 4 years of college education, mostly given at colleges or universities, and on the other hand ADN students
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Comparison of Competencies ADN vs. BSN xxx xxx Grand Canyon University NRS 430V January 18, 2012 Comparison of Competencies ADN vs. BSN What is the difference between a Registered Nurse with an ADN (Associates Degree) and one with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)? The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and many others believe that education has a significant impact on the knowledge and competencies of a nurse (American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN], 2011)
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& Leddy, 2003). ADN graduates practice within the guidelines of eight core components and competencies identified by the National Council of Associate Degree Nursing Competencies Task Force. These core components are: professional behaviors, communication, assessment, clinical decision making, caring interventions, teaching and learning, collaboration, and managing care. These core components help with clinical decision making, continuity of care, leadership, and patient education. In order to
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Associate Versus Baccalaureate Degree Prepared Nurse The American Association of Nursing (AACN) defines nursing as “the protection, promotion, and organization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations”. (American Nurses Association;) Nurses receive education in the United States by completing a baccalaureate degree (BSN), associate
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additional formal education, a BSN, is to strengthen the platform from which nurses make better decisions, plans, and evaluations of patient outcomes. In order to do that, enhanced knowledge is required.” (Hood & Leddy, 2006, para. 1) Baccalaureate prepared nurses are trained and prepared to practice in all health care settings which not only include inpatient care but also outpatient care, public health, mental health and critical care areas. Because health care is moving into a direction of
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environment where the health care population is becoming more diverse and complex that it demands a nurse to have an advance education degree to practice. However, despite the recommendation by the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice to increase the percent of baccalaureate degree program to at least two-thirds by 2010, 37% of the workforce and 60% of new grads were associates-degree (ADN) prepared nurses as of 2000 (Graf, 2006). The reasons are ADN programs are shorter and less
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bedside care, delegation and supervision to unlicensed assistive personnel, and patient education. Passing the NCLEX-RN examination does not guarantee that all graduate entry-level nurses are prepared to practice nursing in hospitals. This examination does not differentiate between an associate degree program and baccalaureate program. The focus in this paper will be between the difference in education between the associate degree in nursing (ADN) and the baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN)
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Educational Preparation ADN vs BSN According to the American Association of College of Nursing (AACN) Fact Sheet: The Impact of Education on Nursing Education, education has a significant impact on the knowledge and competencies of the nurse clinician, as it does for all health care provider. This paper will discuss the differences in competencies between nurses prepared at the associate-degree level and baccalaureate-degree level. In 1952, the associate degree in nursing program (ADN), was designed by
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Competent Nurses - ADN Versus BSN Qualified ISAAC GEORGE GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY Professional Dynamics NRS-430V Monica Kidder April 07, 2013 A Competent Nurse, an ADN or BSN. Nursing as a profession is vast, multifaceted, yet independent. Even though the nurse may work independently, he or she works in collaboration, collectively with a host of professionals from various departments, families, and the community as a whole. The main goal being to educate, and equip for better overall health
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Why a BSN is the future over ADN Jeffrey Parker Grand Canyon University NRS-430V-O104 August 31, 2013 Associate -Degree Versus the Baccalaureate - degree level in nursing My theory is that the more education a nurse has the better he/she can be at their job of taking care of patient as a whole and on a complex level. To obtain a Nursing Degree one can start at the LVN or go all the way to a PHD in nursing. This paper will focus on the abilities or competencies of a prepared Associate Degree
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