Difference According to Stanhope and Lancaster, community health nursing is defined as “nursing practice in the community, with the primary focus on the health care of individuals, families, and groups in a community with the goal to preserve, protect, and promote or maintain health” (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2002). Throughout this semester, I have had numerous opportunities to witness a community health nurse in action. Throughout my nursing career, I have had the opportunity to experience the many different
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Personal Nursing Ethics Grand Canyon University NRS-437V Personal Nursing Ethics The American Nurses Association relates as part of its Code of Ethics that “The nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with compassion and respect for the dignity, worth, and uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, personal attributes, or the nature of health problems” (ANA, 2010). Given this, all nurses should be practicing their profession equally
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Between ADN versus BSN Prepared Nurses In the United States of America nurses are allowed to practice as Registered Nurses upon completion of an Associate degree program in nursing and a passing score on the NCLEX boards. From there they have many choices for job opportunities: some of which include hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes. They practice alongside physicians prepared at the doctorate level, pharmacists prepared at the bachelors, masters, or doctorate level, and speech pathologists prepared
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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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baccalaureate-degree level in nursing. For additional help finding research on this topic, refer to the library tutorial located at in the Student Success Center. Identify a patient care situation in which you describe how nursing care or approaches to decision-making may differ based upon the educational preparation of the nurse (BSN versus a diploma or ADN degree). Introduction Nurses are prepared in two different educational backgrounds, the baccalaureate degree level of nursing and the associate-degree
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Running head: OLDER ADULTS PATIENT EDUCATION ISSUES ESSAY AND Older Adults Patient Education Issues Essay and Interview Older Adults Patient Education Issues Essay and Interview As healthcare professional, caring for the older adult as a patient is an important and sensitive matter, which requires respect and tolerance because of the generational differences that usually exist between the health professional and the patient. In this 20th century the number and proportion of older persons
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degree in nursing. The course focuses on differentiated nursing practice competencies, nursing conceptual models, professional accountability, integrating spirituality into practice, group dynamics, and critical thinking. Emphasis is also placed on writing and oral presentation skills. 3.0 None None Additional Material Textbook Conceptual Foundations: The Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice Cresaia, J., & Friberg, E. (2010). Conceptual foundations: The bridge to professional nursing practice
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presentation to introduce the new EMR system to staff on you unit. In your Presentation: 1. Discuss how access to information is important to the delivery of nursing care, specifically how the EMR system will benefit nurses in their work with Pt’s. Hello everyone. My name is John Smith. I am a RN here at the Hospital and I am the Director of Nursing Informatics. As I’m sure all of you know to be successful in the care of our Patients you have to work as an interdisciplinary team and timely COMMUNICATION
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Family Health Nursing and a Healthy Environment Family health nursing provides the “conceptual foundations of family nursing across the life span” (Garwick, 2002, p. 284). “The Family Health Nurse (FHN) concept was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe in order to provide a means to strengthen family and community-oriented health services” (West and Macduff, 2006). WHO defines family health nursing as presenting a “key contribution within a multi-disciplinary team of health
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course assignments to include not limited to: discussion questions, forums, interactive assignments, chat, course completion, evaluations and grading. Thirty years experience working actively as a registered nurse. Seven years experience working as nursing professor for several colleges such as: Seminole Community College, Valencia Communitya nd Cambridge Institute where I have taught as regular professor, hybrid
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