COMPETENCIES BETWEEN ADN AND BSN Competencies Between Associate Degree Nursing and Bachelor Degree Nursing Socorro L. Lufsey Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics NRS 430v February 12, 2012 Competencies Between Associate Degree Nursing and Bachelor Degree Nursing This paper will touch upon the educational requirements for the profession of nursing between Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) and Bachelor Degree Nursing (BSN). It will also explore the competency differences between the ADN
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Vision for the future of nursing Currently, health care in the US has been made accessible and affordable to everyone, as evidenced by the increase in the number of patients in the health care system. The nursing profession is already facing numerous challenges to deliver good quality and safe patient care. Therefore, there is a need for growth in remodeling the nursing profession to meet the high demand of an aging population with more complex needs. The nurses have to quickly adapt to a new
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Telephone calls from patients seeking a nurse's advice have increased. Accordingly, nursing informatics must include and address the issue of providing telephone consultations to patients, whether one is a nurse on-call or a triage nurse. Nurses must also be certain that any person they are responsible for supervising understands how to address telephone consultations as well (Buppert, C., 2008). Telephone consultations can be beneficial in that minor illnesses can be addressed without an office
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care positions prefer nurses to have critical care registered nurse certification (CCRN), which I maintained until 2004, being a travel nurse affected the requirement’s for sitting or maintaining the examine and certification, one aspect of travel nursing I regret. I was difficult for me as well to choose one competency. I feel all patient-centered care, teamwork
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Associate-degree versus Baccalaureate-degree Nursing Benjamin Botengan Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS 430V Professor Luci Hanus May 30, 2015 Associate-degree versus Baccalaureate-degree Nursing In the dynamic world of health care, change is always in demand. To keep up with this, there seems to be direct correlation with quality care and a nursing workforce equipped with the proper educational levels. Higher level of nursing education, better patient outcomes. Numerous
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NRS-430V January 10, 2016 The Nursing Profession is diverse and offers individuals the opportunity to become Registered Nurses through Diploma, Associate, Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate programs. Diploma and Associate programs are two year programs that can be taken through hospital programs or community colleges. Bachelor program are four year program taught at senior colleges and universities and often is required to obtain a graduate degree in Nursing such as Masters and Doctorate degrees
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important question of, what is nursing? Nursing is more than just medicine treating a health problem. Nursing incorporates both medicine and humanity by taking care of a patient in a health sense and a mental sense. There are three degrees available to the public in order for them to become registered nurses. A Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing, also called a BSN, undergoes four years of a nursing program in university or college; whereas as in a Associate’s Degree in Nursing, also called an AND, is
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complex and multi-dimensional phenomenon that requires a nurse leader needs to have a diverse, experienced background and knows how to communicate and collaborate with other health care providers and departments (Montuori, 2010). In my opinion, nursing is a dynamic, challenging, and an evolving profession that required a nurse leader to have three important leadership attributes: transformative, culture sensitivity, and technologically savvy. First, a nurse leader needs to be a transformative leader
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Canyon University 21 June 2015 Competencies. The difference in nursing program options, diploma, ADN and BSN has been an on- going debate and discussion for years. The areas of community nursing, broader scientific research, as well as patient education and leadership skills are focused upon in the BSN program while only minimally in the Diploma or ADN curriculum. In addition, courses in the BSN nursing major focus on nursing science, communication, and decision making, all of these areas promote
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The beauty of nursing is that there are no limits to where you can go and no limits as to what you can do. The possibilities are endless. Post Graduation and Future Plans Immediately after graduating from nursing school, soon after passing the NCLEX exam and taking a mini vacation, I would like to begin my career as an active duty army nurse. I am currently in the Army Reserve; however, I am not in the ROTC program. Because I am not in the ROTC program, which may inevitably make becoming a nurse
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