positive attitudes toward education learning among nurses, and allow us to entice nurses to return to school. It may also identify crucial steps to ensure the provision of quality healthcare. Keywords: nursing; attitudes; continuing education; RN-BSN; post-registration education; literature review THE PROBLEM H ealthcare is a fast paced, dynamic environment where providers of care should continually renew, update, and challenge their knowledge. ‘The complexity of medical and surgical interventions
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Educational Preparation Elizabeth Wells Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V September 6, 2014 The nursing profession is continuously changing and so are the expectations of today’s nurses. With demands for quality patient care on the rise, so will the standard that nurses advance their education. There are three different avenues in becoming a registered nurse: diploma programs and associate degree programs ranging from 2-3 years to complete, and baccalaureate degree programs taking 4 years
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Educational Preparation: The Differences in Competencies Between Nurses Prepared at the Associate-Degree Level Versus the Baccalaureate-Degree Level in Nursing Eric Bradford Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V Professional Dynamics June 16th, 2013 Educational Preparation: The Differences in Competencies Between Nurses Prepared at the Associate-Degree Level Versus the Baccalaureate-Degree Level in Nursing Throughout the United States there a two basic nursing programs one can complete
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The Differences in Competencies Between Nurses Prepared at the Associates-Degree Level vs. The Baccalaureate-Degree Level in Nursing Kimberly K Gormley Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V Professional Dynamics June 9, 2013 There has been much debate on the subject of whether nurses that graduated at the baccalaureate-degree level are better prepared than nurses educated at the associate-degree level. I was educated at the associate-degree level at a community college here in my local community
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alternatives in educational programs. Mildred Montag, the founder of the 2 year Associates degree, created this program to combat scarcity in nursing during World War II. (Creasia and Friberg, 2011, p.15). Countless research and investigation has been conducted to analyze the differences between nurses' competencies prepared at the Associate-degree level to the Baccalaureate-degree level in dealing with the outcome of patient care. Differences in Curriculum The Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) is a 2-year
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Winston-Salem State University The School of Health Sciences Division of Nursing RN-BSN Option [pic] NURSING 2312 Dynamics of Professional Nursing FACULTY: Steven K. Pierce RN, MSN, APRN, CNE Winston-Salem State University The School of Health Sciences Division of Nursing RN-BSN Option Course Number: Nursing 2312 Course Title: Dynamics of Professional Nursing Placement: Level II Credit Hours: 3 Semester
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“climbing the corporate ladder” the choice between becoming an LPN/LVN or an RN is not always easy. While an RN license provides more opportunities for promotion, an LPN/LVN license can be earned more quickly with less time needed in school. Nurses at all levels face the challenge of balancing work with school, family obligations and other external commitments, and often, these factors play a large role in determining available finances and time available for educational pursuits. For people considering a
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Educational Preparation Farida Lalani Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics (NRS-430V) 12/09/2012 The routes to become a registered nurse are: a diploma program usually offered in hospitals, an associate degree frequently offered by community colleges, and a baccalaureate degree offered at senior colleges and universities. Graduates of all the above programs take the same NCLEX-RN licensing examination. To understand the contrast in competencies between an associate degree in nursing
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EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION Name: Jayanti Badu Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V March 15,2015 Nursing education has a great impact on protection of patients and their standard of care .In order to enhance the quality of patient recovery nurses must have different level of education. This paper is focused on competences between nurses prepared at the Associate level versus baccalaureate degree level.Using a patient identification situation, The paper will also describe on differences
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many options of shifts and places of employment. The hours are very flexible and pay is determined with the amount of experience and educational background obtained. The average nursing wage for a staff Registered Nurse is $59,967-$74,476 yearly (Corporation, 2015). The Bureau of Labor Statistics says demand for registered nurses is expected to grow 26 percent between 2010 and 2020, which is a faster-than-average rate of growth for a job in the United States. An aging population and advancements in
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