COMPETENCY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADN AND BSN LEVEL OF NURSING Competency difference between ADN and BSN level of Nursing Presented to Professor Mandy Sheriff By Marlene Holmes Grand Canyon University: NRS-430-102 November 4, 2012 Competency difference between ADN and BSN level of Nursing This paper will look at the competencies between the Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN), and the Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) as it relates to the educational requirements
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for nursing. Baccalaureate nursing programs began in the 1950’s. However , these programs weren’t able to train enough new nurses to meet the needs after World War II so entry level 2 year associate degree programs where created and after a 5 year study of the competency level of these nurses they were employed as graduate nurses. ADN programs prepare more nursing graduates today than BSN and diploma programs combined. The three types of entry level nursing program have helped meet nursing shortages
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the health care setting has been moving toward prevention of illness. The primary health promotion is targeting to prevention of illness occur which significant related to health education. Nurses have to provide their full range of education and nursing practice. US population has been changed diverse and average lifetime is extending along with the development of technology. The focus of healthcare system is how to reduce the increasing health care cost and prevention of chronic illness, community
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Promotion of Health in Nursing Nursing is the major part of evolving health care system and health promotion is a most important aspect of nursing. Contemporary nursing not focus on single illness or specific group but nursing centered on education of public to improve and promote healthy living. Public health nursing established as a special nursing at this time to providing scientific knowledge to public in preventive health care (ANA evolving public health nursing focus on health promotion)
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Health Promotion in Nursing Practice Health promotion in nursing practice has become a priority with the ever changing healthcare system and the nurse’s roles and responsibilities are always changing with it. It is crucial with the passing of the Affordable Care Act that nurses promote health to their patients and community. The focus has switched from treatment of disease, illness and injury to the prevention of disease, illness and injury. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health promotion
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According to Hall and Ross-Kerr (2006) teaching is an interactive process that promotes learning. Generally, teaching and learning begin when a person identifies a need for knowing or acquiring an ability to do something. A nurse, who embodies the role of a teacher provides information that prompts the client to engage in activities that lead to desired change. Teaching is most effective when it responds to the learner’s needs (Potter, Perry, Ross-Kerry, & Wood, 2006, p. 318). In this paper I will
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Using technology to Improve Patient Safety and Quality of Nursing Care Yelitza Guzman Walden University Information Management in Nursing and Health Care Nurs-3010-7 Dr. Annita Manns May 19, 2013 Using technology to Improve Patient Safety and Quality of Nursing Care The current severe shortage of nurses and health care workers contributes to an ongoing crisis in the US health care system that has many consequences. The inadequate number of qualify personnel in the care setting has a direct
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Historical Development of Nursing Timeline Development of the nursing practice has e started as early as the 1850’s with Florence Nightingale. She was the founder of the first nursing theory. From her foundation over the years nursing has blossomed into a great career and practice to where nurses and patients both benefit from the advances in theories and practice. Theory is an essential part of the past, present and future of nursing. Timeline: (1860) Florence Nightingale: - Florence
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VARK Analysis from a Read/write perspective Grand Canyon University: NRS-429 Family Centered Health Promotion February 24th, 2013 VARK Analysis from a read/write perspective This paper will reflect a nurses learning preference of mild read/write according to the visual, aural, read/write or kinesthetic (VARK) analysis questionnaire. “VARK is a questionnaire that provides users with a profile of their learning preferences. These preferences are about the ways that they want to take-in and give-out
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than ever before (via implementing creative outreach and educational-based health programs in underserved communities). After joining the team as the only Social Worker and working in a department with staff possessing years of only nursing experience and advanced nursing education; I quickly realized my unique skills set wasn’t perceived as comparable to others within the department. Although I had years of experience and advanced education in successfully providing and coordinating public health-based
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