The Level of Education Directly Affects the Knowledge and Competency of the Clinical Nurse Abstract The level of education and the resulting competency levels have been an area of debate throughout the history of formalized nursing education. This is evident in the increased patient acuity and call for shorter hospitalizations. Many hospitals have taken this need a step further and are presently encouraging staff to further their education to the baccalaureate level. Clinical situations
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Difference between nurses with different level of education As nursing has become a highly competent profession, the educational opportunities for nurses have increased significantly. The hospitals and other organizations that provide health care are also competing with each other and now the demand for nurses with bachelor degree is increasing. For decades the American Nurses association and the National League for nursing have attempted to make the BSN the only educational program for RNs
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degree in nursing (ADN), because it is a faster program, 2 year program, and often more affordable. Bachelor versus Baccalaureate degree requires an increase length of study and more expensive. Both ADN versus BSN learn the some basic skills and, must sit for the NCLEX exam to be licensure. The national examination is the same for both ADN and BSN. BSN and ADN nurses must pass the NCLEX-RN exam, but not all nurses are equally prepared to practice at the same level. (“AACN”, 2012, p1). The nursing education
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Justina Van Dyne Grand canyon University NRS430V 11/30/2014 The current health care system in the United States is undergoing many and various changes, and since nursing represents the largest healthcare profession, with more than 2.8 million registered nurses (HRSA, 2013), it has become accepted that this sector will face significant transformation as well. Some of the current trends that are driving these changes in our healthcare system consist of the aging of the population, particularly
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I will bring my articles to the meeting. Being a transformational leader, I would help lead the project. I would organize my ideas, take the issues and concerns to my clinical manager and Director of Nursing after collecting data and try to seek their support and attempt to set up a meeting. Change Theory The change theory/model I would explain the use of a Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle. The cycle is a four-method management method. It is often used
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from the University of Buffalo. She underwent the rigorous training regime and managed to graduate with excellent credits. She went a step further and specialized in FPN education programs, a prudent step since the advent of specialized advanced nursing roles. After her bachelor’s degree, she sat for her national licensing examination (NCLEX-RN). To her credit she managed to answer 260 questions from the test and thus illustrating a sound knowledge on their field. Being a resident of Buffalo; the
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general education courses such as art history or economics that are required to fill in undergraduate prerequisites for any bachelor’s degree. Still, the argument in favor of RNs with BSN degrees having more education is centered on the fact that with more time in school nursing students pursuing a BSN have more time to study nursing theory and more time to apply that theory in their clinical practice requirements. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and others claim that nurses
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environment. I am going to represent an example of how I have been practicing these four carative factors on daily nursing basis. Caring Moment Watson (2006) described caring as, “acknowledged as transpersonal, involved with the one caring as well as the one being cared for, and it is mutual” (p 90). According to Watson in the caring moment, this moment can become a part of our life history for each other, and the relationship will form deeper between nurse and patient. The caring moment will initiate
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Evaluating Website Credibility Introduction The internet is the primary source individuals use when researching information including, but not limited to, medical information. The goal is to review the credibility of a website using five key criteria which are accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, and coverage (Colorado Community Colleges Online Library, 2015). For the purpose of the assignment, the website being evaluated by these five criteria is www.midwife.org which was found
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Dynamics February 9, 2014 Associate Degree vs Bachelorette Degree In the beginning nursing was regarded as women’s work and no formal training was required. In the 1800’s, Florence Nightingale began the first educational program for nurses (Wood, 2011). Throughout the years came new diseases, illness, and an ever growing need for better nursing. These changes provoked changes in nursing education and the way they were to be educated. We are at a crossroads again. Medicine is ever changing
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