disease from progressing further and prevent acute care episodes. A study spanning twenty-one University Healthsystem Consortium hospitals found that nurses with baccalaureate degrees or higher their patients “had lower congestive heart failure mortality, decubitus ulcers, failure to rescue, and postoperative deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism and shorter length of stay” (Rosseter, 2012, page number is needed for a direct quote). A nurse must be able to determine what a normal base line
Words: 944 - Pages: 4
Associates Versus Bachelors Prepared Nurses Heidi Oppenheimer Grand Canyon University For the past decade or so the debate between the efficacy of bachelors prepared nurses, diploma nurses, and associates prepared nurses has been a hot top topic. In general, there doesn’t appear to be a difference in skill set, but with at least two years of continued training and education for a bachelor’s degree, there must be some difference. As with all nursing studies, patient care and safety must be
Words: 953 - Pages: 4
Educational Preparation Kiyanna Mitchell Grand Canyon University NRS-430V (NRS-430V-0504) Professional Dynamics June 07, 2015 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
Words: 818 - Pages: 4
Competencies of Associate and Baccalaureate Nursing Education Jessica Key Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V August 16, 2014 Competencies of Associate and Baccalaureate Nursing Education The differences in competencies between associate-degree nurses and baccalaureate-degree nurses can be looked at many different ways. These can include statistics, patient experiences and correlating hospital scores or by evidence based articles researching the differences in how the diverse education levels
Words: 1145 - Pages: 5
professionals, peer-reviewed articles, and credible websites that pertain to each of my SMART goals. The SMART goal topics that I have chosen are to improve upon my communication skills and to decrease the length of stay of clients with congested heart failure. Communication is a major component in delivering optimal care to our clients; as well as providing a cohesive and organized workplace. There are benefits to both the hospital and the client in decreasing length of stay; from decreasing stress
Words: 1236 - Pages: 5
Running head: Beliefs About Nursing Beliefs About Nursing Amanda Gregory-Mast, RN Nursing 312 Professional Nursing Concepts Beliefs About Nursing Nursing is an extraordinary profession. Florence Nightingale defined nursing as "the act of utilizing the environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery”. Nightingale considered a clean, well-ventilated, and quiet environment essential for recovery. She raised the status of nursing through education. Nurses were no longer untrained
Words: 848 - Pages: 4
Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm Steven Z. Beard Grand Canyon University: HLT-310V(HLT-310V-O102) Spirituality in Health Care July 7, 2013 Healing hospitals and their relationship to spirituality Healing hospitals require more than just patient care, they require love and compassion with not only a patient but there family as well. A healing physical environment starts with caring for the patients but is also affected by how healthcare
Words: 998 - Pages: 4
Abstract "Personality has been defined as an individual's characteristic patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior, together with the psychological mechanisms--hidden or not--behind those patterns.” (Funder, D. C. (2001). The personality puzzle. (2nd Ed.) New York: Norton). Relationship between Personality Types and Health Almost every day we describe and assess the personalities of the people around us. In my daily job, as a massage therapist, I meet people
Words: 1574 - Pages: 7
useless as it does nothing to improve skill. However, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Fact Sheet, hospitals with a higher percentage of RNs with baccalaureate or higher degrees had lower congestive heart failure mortality, decubitus ulcers, failure to rescue, and postoperative deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism and shorter length of stay. (AACN, 2013). Arguing with facts such as these leaves room open to debate why obtaining a higher level of education is imperative
Words: 1019 - Pages: 5
1 Chapter 11: Transmembrane Transport of ions and Small Molecules 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 Membranes are both barriers and conduits for various materials 2 Pure phospholipid bilayers show differential permeability to molecules, therefore integral membrane proteins “transport proteins” regulate movements 3 Movement from high to low concentration does not require energy, it is “downhill” vs low to high “uphill” Uphill requires ATP hydrolysis via ATP pumps Example:
Words: 1027 - Pages: 5
