expectancies. As the needs and care environments become more complex, nursing care will need to deliver a high-quality of care to meet the challenging demands of the near future. In order to meet this demand, an increasing number of community colleges are expanding programs for the associates degree in nursing. Major Universities have also been required to increase the size for the baccalaureate degree in nursing program. Hopeful nursing students have a choice to enroll in the associate program versus
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SCHOOL OF THE PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING BY HARSHAL THOMAS, BSN, RN HOUSTON, TEXAS March 3, 2014 DeMonica Junious, PhD, RN, CNE INTRODUCTION This paper is a systematic presentation of nursing theories based on literature review. The purpose of this paper is to describe how nursing theories are applied in administrative practice. It will help to generate further nursing knowledge. Nursing theory can help patients, managers and other healthcare professionals
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The Impact on Nursing of the 2010 IOM on the Future of Nursing. In 2008 ,the Robert wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) lunched a 2years initiative to to respond to assess and transform the nursing profession. The IOM appointed the committee on the RWJF ,initiative on the future of nursing at IOM. The IOM report is a recent development on the landscape of nursing, it include “The future of nursing ,leading change ,advancing health” which was released in October
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Promoting Leadership This assessment requires that you consider and provide evidence of your learning and personal development as well as the application of this in practice. The following document provides you with a clear structure by which to achieve this. 1. Outline the implementation of your personal action plan for improving your leadership capabilities I currently work as the Clinical Team Lead in a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit for an NHS Foundation Trust. Working in restrictive
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Issues Affecting Nurse Retention and Nursing Leadership in the United States Today Registered nurses (RNs) make up the largest group of healthcare professionals in the United States today (Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2015). While the nursing profession is listed among the top occupations exhibiting job growth, nursing shortages have escalated, causing significant problems for the industry (Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2015). Nurse turnover and nurse
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September 22, 2013 Educational Preparation For many years I have been asking myself and many peers, from different areas of backgrounds, education and areas of practice. “Is there a difference in having a Bachelor Degree in Nursing (BSN) versus an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) when it comes to taking care of patients and employment?” I received a variety types of answers. Some of the answers were that there is more theory with Bachelors, they get paid more, helps with going into management
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three pillars include servant leadership, entrepreneurial spirit, and innovation. Servant Leadership describes a leadership style that focuses on serving the needs of the team, client or community rather than the needs of the leader. “Characteristics of servant leaders include but are not limited to listening, empathy, awareness, persuasion, foresight, stewardship, and commitment to the growth of people” (Campbell & Rudisill, p. 27). As a registered nurse and nursing supervisor it is imperative I
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baccalaureates degree associated to hands on nursing care and approaches to decision-making. Nursing Education National Council of State Boards of Nursing and The Forum of State Nursing Workforce Center has performed a study which presented 61 percentage of RNs working in the United States have obtained a BSN degree. Such high number displays a move towards an extremely high educated nursing workforce. 1988 a study was published in Research in Nursing and Health displayed that RNs with baccalaureates
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eighteen years. She has held different positions while employed at the hospital. She stated that she first worked as a nurse manager in the med surge unit and ten years ago became the Infection Prevention Coordinator. She states that she has been in nursing for over thirty-five years; she got her BSN and then worked for her Master’s in Health Education. She stated that she wanted the position of Infection Prevention Coordinator to help the community as well as the hospital from communicable disease.
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July 13, 2014 Nursing Competencies: Associate Degree Vs. Bachelor of Science Degree Numerous educational paths are available to a person wishing to become a Registered Nurse; these include a diploma in nursing, an Associates degree in nursing and a Bachelors degree in nursing. Although the diploma in nursing is almost nonexistent, it was once popular because it only required a two-year course of study and was hospital-based. While the ADN degree also takes two years to complete, it is
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