my self-image, short and long terms goals, philosophies, attitudes, actions, experiences, interests, and more importantly my professional role in nursing and in society. As a new graduate with my Associate Degree in Nursing, the first feeling I experienced was fear and uncertainty about my future as a nurse. This feeling was due to my observing of how demanding this profession was during my clinical rotations. I had this strong sensation that nursing was my niche but I was afraid of failure.
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APPROACHES IN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management: Nursing Staff Ratio Yu Chen Grand Canyon University: NRS-451V Nursing Leadership and Management October 11, 2015 Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management: Nursing Staff Ratio Introduction Identifying and maintaining the appropriate number and mix of nursing staff is critical to the delivery of quality patient care (American Nurses Association, 2015). Staffing issue
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plan is a diploma nursing degree, which is a 3 year program that focuses on nursing tasks in a hospital setting. It is noted that the diploma nursing program provides the most clock hours of clinical instruction (Hood, 2010, pg. 15). The second degree plan is the associate degree in nursing; this degree focuses on a combination of didactic and clinical skills over a 2 year period. The last degree is the baccalaureate degree in nursing which is a higher level of education in nursing; this includes additional
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conducted by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, when you compare a nurse with an associate’s degree to a nurse who has a bachelorette degree, the nurse that is prepared with the bachelorette is more prepared clinically and has shown to have lower mortality rates, fewer medication errors, and more positive outcomes for patients. I have read over and compared the Grand Canyon University’s philosophy to the College of Southern Nevada’s nursing programs mission statement. It is not hard to see
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title on someone. If it said RN then I knew they were a RN and that’s all I thought I cared about. I assumed that the care and knowledge that was being provided to me would be the same across the board, unless I just got a lazy nurse. Going through nursing school first as a LPN and then as a RN has given me a broad picture at the many variances in nurses out there. I can remember times as a patient when I was a LPN and seeing the care that was being provided to me and just shocked at the overall lack
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worldwide, nursing responsibilities and patient load have intensified. Nurses are expected to care for higher acuity patients in more complex health care situations. Despite increased hardships in the work place, nurses must continually try to find ways to preserve their caring approach. Jean Watson’s caring theory can be seen as indispensable to this goal. This paper will explain the background behind the theory and take a personal approach in showing how it can be applied to every day nursing care
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Differences in Competencies between Associate Nursing-Degree Level Versus Baccalaureate Nursing-Degree Level: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Competencies Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V September 7, 2014 Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Competencies During my years working as a licensed vocational nurse I witnessed many situations where I questioned if the nurse supervisor with a higher level of education was capable and suitable to handle and help resolve patient issues and their
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Testing Propositions from Other Disciplines as They Relate to Nursing Studies using the theory’s propositions have focused on a wide variety topics and populations (Coward, 1996). As previously mentioned, mental health issues (Nygren et al., 2005), concerns about the aging (Flood, 2006), palliative care questions (Hunnibell et al., 2010), as well as the terminally ill (Enyert & Burman, 1999) have been studied extensively. Family members and caregivers, in addition to nurses, have been considered
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Leadership Philosophy NUR-300 – Developing the Baccalaureate Role Mesa State University Analysis of Leadership Style and Nursing Theory Effective leadership is key to life and success in an organization. Leadership ultimately brings success and the potential that is an organization and its people. There are a number of leadership and nursing theories that have been developed over the years, and trying to develop my own leadership philosophy is a bit overwhelming, I have thought about leaders
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BSN According to the American Association of College of Nursing (AACN) Fact Sheet: The Impact of Education on Nursing Education, education has a significant impact on the knowledge and competencies of the nurse clinician, as it does for all health care provider. This paper will discuss the differences in competencies between nurses prepared at the associate-degree level and baccalaureate-degree level. In 1952, the associate degree in nursing program (ADN), was designed by Mildred Montag as an alternative
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