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 both degrees continues
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your profession. Forefront Several definitions of the role of a mentor have evolved over the years, for a variety of professions (Gopee, 2011) as too have the requirements for mentors within the health profession. The current definition from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC, 2008a) states that “A mentor is a registrant who has met the outcomes (of a mentor preparation course) and who facilitates learning, supervises and assesses students in a practice setting” (NMC, 2008a). The role of a
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Introduction The case study for this essay is Mr. Douglas Murray 66 year old man who was admitted to the community hospital due to symptoms of wound infection. He lives on a farm in a rural setting with his son, daughter in law and three grandchildren. 12 years ago he was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and was commenced on oral medication for hyperglycaemia 6 years ago. However, Mr. Murray did not accept his diagnosis of diabetes well, although he has managed his condition through eating a healthy
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Explain how nursing practice affects global healthcare. Next, thinking about your practice setting, give a specific example of how evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing affects global healthcare, with a rationale. Be sure to support your rationale with an authoritative resource. Nursing practice affects global healthcare because its help expands health and attaining equity in the well-being for all people worldwide. Also, within the nursing practice understanding the different background and cultural
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Associate Degree versus Baccalaureate: The Difference in Nursing Grand Canyon University NRS-430V Professional Dynamics Associate Degree versus Baccalaureate: The Difference in Nursing There are several differences between nurse’s competencies for an associate degree program (ADN) versus a baccalaureate degree program (BSN). These nursing programs differ in terms of time for completion, financial cost and career opportunities. An ADN usually takes 24 months to finish, while the BSN program
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improvement projects. The next step in my professional goal is to become a clinical instructor. Clinical instructors are professionals that teach nursing students to apply knowledge in clinical settings (Koharchik & Jakub, 2014). A long term goal I want to pursue is becoming an neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP). NNP is an advanced nursing practice that utilizes extended and expanded skills, experience and knowledge in assessment, planning, implementation, diagnosis, and evaluation of
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PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE NURSING NUR 211 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Supplemental Learning Guide Course Objectives * Relate the minimum requirements for the course. * Illustrate the use of competencies for learning. * Formulate own needs and responsibilities relative to meeting course competencies. * Relate course/clinical assignments and evaluation * Distinguish how the major concepts (see Nursing Student Handbook) of the program are affected by the variety of
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Mentorship Competency The success of any nursing student in any program in any clinical setting is multi-faceted enhancing the complicated nature of education and the perception of competencies whether student or educator. This is an important concept to be sensitive to as the process of moving forward with the knowledge and skill-sets needs to be supported and nurtured in order to facilitate the standard of care that is safe, accountable, and competent. The expectations of students within academia
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Research Integration EBT Task 2 Western Governor’s University EBT TASK 2 2 Review and Classification of Evidence Source Type Appropriate Type of (American Academy of Pediatrics; American Academy of Family Physicians, 2004) or inappropriate Filtered Appropriate: This article
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DIFFERENCES IN COMPETENCIES BETWEEN ADN AND BSN GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY (NRS 430V-PROFESSIONAL DYNAMICS) SEPTEMBER 16, 2012 The nursing profession has come a long way and continues to change. The effects of science and technology on the health care field cannot be over emphasized. New and modern approach to providing health care to patients require nurses to continue to seek knowledge and educate themselves in order to be well equipped to provide effective &
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