Educational Preparation Susila Patel Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V May 11, 2014 The differences in competencies between the Registered Nurse who is completing the ADN versus the BSN are many. In this country there are two types of Registered Nurses: the Registered Nurse who graduates from an Associate Degree program and the Registered Nurse who graduates from the Baccalaureate Degree program. Both types of RNs take the National Council Licensure Examination also known as the NCLEX-RN.
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals: The Impact of the IOM Report, Nursing a Change for the Future Dina Gibson Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V February 10, 2013 Professional Development of Nurses: The Impact of the IOM Report, Nursing a Change for the Future The health care field is always growing and changing. With this advancement in technologies, it is important for the members of the professional health care field to grow with it. According to Robert Wood Johnson (2010), “With
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Running head: THE FUTURE OF NURSING The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health Victoria G. Tapia Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V March 25, 2012 The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health On October 5, 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released its recommendations in Nursing in the United States, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.” For two years a committee named Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) worked to study facts, research
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Educational Preparation Jennifer Gonzalez Grand Canyon University NRS-430V Professional Dynamics Nursing is a complex, stressful, yet a very rewarding honest profession. In fact, in the December 2014 Gallup poll of Honesty/Ethics in Professions, nurses rated #1 as the most honest and ethical professionals. There are multiple pathways to follow to become a nurse. The two main pathways is by acquiring an associate degree (ADN) or a baccalaureate degree (BSN) in Nursing. But regardless of what
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Professional Dynamics Grand Canyon University NRS-430V September 08, 2012 Professional Dynamics Associate trained nurses came about out of necessity due to a nursing shortage after the end of World War II. Nurses were leaving the profession causing a dramatic shortage. In order to alleviate this problem, a proposal to initiate a two year nursing program was proposed by Milford Montag in 1952. The intent of the ADN was to fill the nursing shortage with a nurse who was technically
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(Creasia, 2011). In 1958 diploma graduates made up almost the complete workforce of registered nurses. In 1963 86% of nurses were from diploma programs, after which started to decline. In 1909 the first baccalaureate program was founded at the University of Minnesota. The length of the BSN program was a 5 year program which consisted of 2 years general education and the remaining 3 years of nursing until the mid
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Colleges of Nursing (AACN) notes multiple research studies linking fewer medication errors, lower mortality rates and more positive patient outcomes to nursing education received at the baccalaureate level (2014). BSN programs also help teach the leadership needed for nursing supervision and prepare their nurses for graduate studies. Critical thinking competency is key to the future of the nursing profession as the nurse's role is becoming increasingly complex. Due to the changing nature of patient
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Difference in Nursing Degrees Melissa Rintz Grand Canyon University NRS 430V September 1, 2013 Nursing today has many different levels of degrees. Nurses have choices in the types of nursing schools they can attend. Nurses can obtain their degree through diploma programs that are based out of hospitals, through local community colleges, or through universities. Now in healthcare evidence based research supports that patients receive higher level of quality care with fewer adverse outcomes
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Jennifer Debreceni, RN Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430V April 24, 2016 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The Institute of Medicine (IOM) in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) released a report in 2010, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health”. This report was released in conjunction with the healthcare bill known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA). With the signing
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Differences in Competency Between ADN and BSN Nurses Katie Rha Grand Canyon University August 5, 2011 The debate over minimum education requirements for nurses has been going on for decades and there still seems to be no general agreement. As health care shifts from hospital-centered, inpatient care to more primary and preventive care throughout the community. The health system requires registered nurses who not only can practice both within and beyond hospitals but can function with
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