Bachelor Degree versus Associate Degree So, Why? The reason why this is the million dollar question is because one will not know until they are at the next level. For that reason I referred to my husband who has an advance degree in nursing. He graduated more than twenty years ago with an associate degree and went on to obtain a bachelor degree so after. He stated that when “he was in school the pending threat was that Associate Degree Nurses (ADNs) will be phased out in the future.” For that
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Evidence-based management (EBMgt or EBM) is an emerging movement to explicitly use the current, best evidence in management decision-making. Its roots are in evidence-based medicine, a quality movement to apply the scientific method to medical practice. Evidence-based management entails managerial decisions and organizational practices informed by the best available scientific evidence. Like its counterparts in medicine (e.g., Sackett, et al., 2000) and education (e.g., Thomas & Pring, 2004)
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Palliative care nursing works with individuals and families facing a life limiting illness. They will cover many areas, work at many levels and have many different responsibilities. Palliative care nurses work within the interdisciplinary team, but will often coordinate care in consultation with clients, their carers and other team members. Staff in palliative care has been found to have increased stress when mechanisms such as social support, involvement in work and decision-making, and a realistic
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the state of New Jersey; there are a number of diploma programs closing. That list had grown to include the school that I graduated from, Helene Fuld School of Nursing. It has also been reported that Mountainside Nursing School in Bloomfield, NJ closed after 117 years of operation (Read, 2009). There were less than a dozen diploma nursing schools in the state at the time. When I applied and was accepted in 2009, I was told that I would be a member of the last class graduating from this institution
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Running head: INDEPENDENT PRACTICE FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS Analysis of independent practice for Nurse Practitioners in Pennsylvania Jamie Novitski Misericordia University Analysis of the policies of independent practice for Nurse practitioners in Pennsylvania This paper will analyze the policies throughout the United States of independent nurse practitioners. The paper will include the following topics: proposed solutions, background
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Home Health Nurses’ Evaluation of Pre-Operative Teaching and Post-Operative Outcomes Ruth E. Harvath Liberty University The Journal of Nursing Education. Abstract A non-experimental, descriptive, quantitative, pilot study was conducted to explore the home health nurses’ perceptions about their patient’s pre-operative and post operative outcomes. Patient education is a major concern among healthcare providers in the surgical and home health settings. Patients’ have distinct levels
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Personal Philosophy of Nursing Auburn University School of Nursing Abstract: This paper explores the personal nursing philosophy I plan to convey in my nursing career. I believe the nature of nursing is rooted in commitment to public service and the undeniable desire to help those in need. Nursing is more than treating an illness; rather it is focused on delivering quality patient care that is individualized to the needs of each patient. My philosophy of nursing incorporates the knowledge of
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skill preparation, and clinical judgment. A BSN degree nurse has a more comprehensive knowledge base than those who have an ADN. The bachelor nursing program includes everything taught to an associate degree nurse plus more detailed studies on physical and social sciences, public and community health, humanities, nursing research, and nursing management. Nurses that obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing have a broader knowledge of disease prevention, health promotion, and risk reduction (Ellis, 2007)
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the military health care system called the Clinical Nurse Transition Program. It is a discipline specific, (clinical nursing) structured, 6 month program that is mandatory for all new graduate Army Nurse (AN) officers. Some of the goals of the program include: providing an environment for continued learning that helps the new RN graduate transition into independent clinical practice; developing clinical leadership capabilities and
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knowledge to perform many, if not all, of the aspects of the nursing profession has been established. The Baccalaureate should be viewed more as an adjunct to the personal traits that lead an individual to the nursing profession. Taking the intrinsic need to care for the immediate medical issue and adding concepts that will establish a “wholistic” approach, ensuring a longer more fulfilling outcome. At the dawn of the twentieth century the nursing profession in the modern sense was in its infancy. Schools
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