digressions in the competency of nurses with an associate-degree in nursing and a bachelor-degree in nursing might be puzzling due to the various educational pathways available to become a nurse. Understanding the history of the varied programs available aid in a better understanding of factors that influence nursing education. Nursing programs at all levels offer multiple programs that will offer a student one or more nursing credentials (Creasia, J.L. & Friberg, E., 2011). Nurse leaders have
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Assessment Heritage is as individual as a fingerprint when it comes to some cultures. Every individual has their own heritage, and this is very different between different cultures. Heritage consists of determination of one’s ethnic, religious, and cultural background (Spector, 2009). When we look at someone’s heritage, we look at traditional health methods used to maintain health, protect health, and restore health; these concepts deal with a person’s physical, mental, and spiritual beliefs. This
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literature. It is a tertiary care hospital with more than six hundred beds capacity. It provides teaching facilities to a medical college and to a nursing school. It fulfills the teaching needs of Sindh Medical College (SMC). JPMC is the eldest and the biggest health care facility in the province. Its school of nursing is also the eldest institute of nursing education in the country. At the time of migration in 1947 from India, casualties due to violence were enormous and an immense shortage of nurses
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Diversity has spread to every corner of the United States. Diversity is what enables us to grow and evolve as a society. The most interesting fact I uncovered was that communities where whites are the majority are still the norm (82.6%), but those where they dominate are gradually disappearing. According to an analysis of census data by Penn State’s Population Research Institute, the number of places where no group is a majority has more than quintupled. In my opinion our society has come a long
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Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity Leslie Strifler Grand Canyon University HLT-310V July 27, 2014 Thesis Statement With that being said, the differences and similarities of each religion’s methods of medical treatment will be discussed below, allowing the reader to better comprehend the complexities and intricacies of each different faith, with special consideration being paid to the way that each religion handles the use and practice of medical care and treatment. Abstract The worshiping
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or followed by tradition. Every individual practice and follow their own heritage based on one’s ethnic, religious and cultural background. United States being a open minded country, welcomes all immigrants and is rich with multiracial and multicultural people from various parts of the world. It is becoming more challenging to practice nursing due to the multicultural diversity and less awareness of their culture making it even harder to provide safe and appropriate patient care. Hence as Nurses
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Individual Analysis Standards of Nursing Nursing is a multi-faceted and evolving profession defined by the American Nurses Association (ANA) as, “The protection, promotion, and optimization of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human responses, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities and population” (ANA, 2010, p.1). Standards of nursing care set by the ANA include standards of care, code of ethics, and professional standards. The standards set forth
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society did not express concerns on how an education was obtained. The baccalaureate nursing program is considered to be the beginning level of professional nursing. The nursing profession is often confusing mainly because of the various entry levels into the nursing field (Creasia & Reid, 2011 p 25). The ways it can be received are from a hospital diploma program, community college or four-year university. Nursing is a wonderful and humbling profession and it is often a self-disciplined one. No
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disease prevention through health teaching EDUCATION College Name, City, State Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS * New Jersey Registered Professional Nurse * New York Registered Professional Nurse * Basic Life Support for Health Care Professionals * IV Certified PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Member – American Association of Critical Nursing OTHER EXPERIENCES Volunteer, Somerset Medical Center (Summer 2011) * Extend patient comfort care and
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argument between RNs who hold diploma, Associates or Baccalaureate degrees in the equality and competency of nursing care that is delivered to patients. Many studies have been conducted on this subject to identify if there are better patient outcomes for higher educated nurses. Originally the Associates Degree level on nursing was developed out of the demand to produce nurses in response to a nursing shortage during and following World War II, which continues to this day. It originally was proposed as
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