Running head: DIFFERENCES OF A BACCALAUREATE AND ASSOCIATE DEGREE Comparison of competencies between Baccalaureate and Associate Degree Prepared Nurses Kim Krapf Grand Canyon University NRS 430v October 11, 2013 The big question every nursing student asks is why a baccalaureate degree? How does this make me more valuable than a nurse receiving an associate’s degree? Does this make me a better nurse and why? These questions are posed all the time and the debate between
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through a stringent of nursing educational process. There are two entry educational levels: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing (BSN), and the Associate degree of nursing, ADN, ( Lane & Kohlenberg, 2010). Completion of any of these programs allows one to take the licensing exam, National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses, NCLEX-RN. The ADN is a two year program established earlier on as a quick fix to address nursing shortage in 1958. Its focus is
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Education Differences Between ADN and BSN Sherrie Sanchez Grand Canyon University August 14, 2013 Education difference between ADN and BSN There is an increased focus in nursing to obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing prior to entering the field. Many employers are requiring that an entry level nurse have their BSN degree. Employers are seeking out magnet status. In order to obtain this elite status they must have a high ratio of advanced degree nurses with their BSN or higher. The evidence
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one should be able to use learning in order to move forward in daily practice. This paper will discuss the differences in competencies, education, and practice between Associate Degree Nurses (ADNs) and Baccalaureate Degree Nurses (BSNs). This paper will also discuss the roles that skills and clinical versus academic experience play in practice decisions made by both BSN & ADN nurses. Associate Degree Nurses In 1952 Mildred Montag designed the Associate Nursing Program as a response
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there are differences in competencies between nurses prepared at an Associate-degree versus the Baccalaureate-degree level in nursing, they are slight. As I started my nursing career as an Associate-Degree Nurse (ADN), I felt inferior to my colleagues whom possessed their Baccalaureate-degree. That inferiority faded fast, as I saw that what an ADN and BSN did in my particular specialty was just the same. There were more similarities than differences. The similarities in competencies I found were
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Tovar April 28, 2012 Educational Preparation Now that I have completed my Registered Nursing (RN) degree, and am working as a new grad nurse, I am venturing into the future with my Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. Some people ask me “why do you bother getting your BSN?” This is a question I have considered myself over the past year, and now I am back in school, I realize the benefits to further education are enormous. Nursing link website states “in today’s nursing world, more is expected
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Associate degree nurses (ADN) and diploma nurses make up the majority of nurses graduating today due to the timely and cost effective manner of obtaining their RN in approximately three years. The ADN comes out of a program adequately prepared to practice nursing safely and competently at the entry level position but they do not encompass further education and knowledge that higher degree nurses acquire. Baccalaureate prepared nurses (BSN) are prepared with similar training as the ADN and diploma nurse
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Degree Nurse (ADN), or a Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. One other choice of nursing education pathway is that of a Diploma Nurse; this degree does not have a college foundation, but one that is a hospital training based degree. All three of these degrees will allow a student to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). The NCLEX will test a graduate nurse (GN) for the minimum competency one must possess before practicing as a registered nurse. ADN programs
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The Differences Between ADN and BSN Nurses Grand Canyon University: NRS-430v 5/01/16 For those not working in the healthcare field, the profession of nursing can cause a lot of confusion. There are multiple different certifications or degrees that get lumped into many peoples’ idea of nursing. For example, there are certified nursing assistants (CNAs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), associate-level nurses (ADNs), baccalaureate-level nurses (BSNs), masters-level nurses (MSNs), doctorate
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graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. In 1951, Mildred Montag proposed the innovative idea of a 2-year Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program at the community college level to remedy the severe nursing shortage following World War II. Nursing faculty regarded ADN nurses as competent in basic nursing practice as they demonstrated the ability to pass state nursing licensing examinations. This commenced the national ADN educational movement followed by public confusion
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