NRS430V PROFESSIONAL DYNAMICS FEBRUARY 10, 2012 Page 1 Knowledgeable Nurses: Differences of ADN versus BSN Higher level of Nursing Education results in better patient outcomes. Although working as an ADN graduate along side nurses who have BSN degrees, I can honestly say that as far as judgment, and skills, I cannot see much difference. Not to say that there are not some
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nurses work double or triple shifts, to provide holistic nursing care. Nurses contribute major roles in the healthcare systems and as competent health care providers. Nursing is a dynamic profession and forever striving to meet the challenging needs due to constant change occurring in the profession. Nowadays, nurses generally became accountable for their own practices and they have been at the vanguard of new role development. However, nursing at times, will cross their boundaries in providing care
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Nursing is such a dynamic profession; I suspect there will be many new roles for nursing that will most likely evolve in the 21st century. One is technology advancements, we have already begun the process of assessments via satellite, online medical services, and internet based education. These advancements will more than likely continue to advance into a more technical practice. Where a physician will be able to examine a patient via internet with the assistance of a nurse and technology, this
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discuss the reviews of the literature that pertains to the problem/issue chosen by this writer. The problem/issue chosen is the current issue with staffing of hospitals, nursing homes, medical clinics and specialty clinics, and why some of those problems are occurring. In addition to current issues in staffing, the future needs of nursing staff and what is being done now, and can be done in the future to enhance the quality and quantity of practicing registered nurses. In an article published in 2004
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The media has both a positive and negative portrayal of nursing through shows like ER, scrubs and Nurse Jackie. Nurses are seen working hand in hand with doctors but unfortunately are not seen playing the actual nurses role like dressing the wound, starting iv and bedside treatment. The doctors are doing all these in the shows. Also, nurses are seen on these shows dressing in skimpy outfits that make them look unprofessional and only out to seduce the doctors or even patients at that matter. However
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but by the nursing staff and patients as well. An over fatigue nurse due to workload is reflected through her performance in rendering nursing care and by the way she approaches or treats her patients. Patients tend to be sensitive due to their present conditions; a stressed nurse can be easily recognized by the way she talks, acts and reacts. As a nursing leader in the future, I will ask my subordinates what they could contribute to make the nursing services better in spite of shortage of staff.
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A TRACER STUDY ON EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF .... BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING SEPTEMBER 2012 Introduction Background of the Study The concept of employability emerges as a crucial contributor to career success (Fugate et al., 2004). Traditionally, it is recognized as the ability to gain and maintain employment, both within and across organizations (Finn, 2000). It implies the possession of qualities and competencies that are required to enable graduates to enter and maintain employment
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Competencies between nurses at ADN vs BSN level in nursing Nurses comprise the largest profession in the health care industry. There are more than 3 million registered nurses in the United States. According to surveys, 50% of the RN workforce has a baccalaureate degree, 36.1% of nurses hold an associate degree, and 13.9% have a diploma in nursing (AACN fact sheet). The associate degree of nursing (ADN) actually began due to a shortage of nursing in the 1950’s. The ADN programs also allowed for
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look over the building (Fox 12 Mankato, 2011). There are also other problems associated with the government shutdown, items include: nurses inability to obtain licenses, inability for nurses to start work due to background checks being shutdown, and nursing students not able to sit for boards after graduation. In addition according to kare11 this shutdown has caused 22,000 state jobs to be idled, and closed 66 parks across Minnesota (Kare11 Minneapolis-St. Paul Minnesota, 2001). Also according to the
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Nurses Association (ANA) prompting the publishing of a paper focusing on their position which stated, that the baccalaureate degree should be the minimum level of education for entry into nursing practice (ANA, 1965). Taylor (2008) acknowledged that “by taking this initiative, the ANA was attempting to move nursing education away from hospital based, diploma programs of the day into colleges and universities, thus changing the education of nurses for an apprenticeship to science-based practice”. (p
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