Entry levels into nursing practice have been the topic of discussion within the nursing profession for many years. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), the national voice for baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs, believes that education has a significant impact on the knowledge and competencies of the nurse clinician, as it does for all health care providers. The healthcare systems of today are attempting to keep up with the ever changing world of health care needs. Independent
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Quiton Chefalo Western Governors University Nursing Program 11/11/2011 Revised 11/30/2011 12/10/2011 SUBDOMAIN 724.7 - PROFESSIONAL ROLES & VALUES 2 Delegation It takes a team approach to manage patient-care. As a FNP, and a provider for this patient, she could collaborate with other experts and delegate care of the patient. The nursing supervisor for the clinic can aid the FNP to identify
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will require nurses to obtain a bachelor’s degree in 10 years. Even more hospitals and healthcare facilities seeking Magnet status seem to be encouraging Associate Degree nurses to return to school or obtain a BSN before applying for employment. Nursing is a profession that involves skills and knowledge to provide optimum level of care. ADN versus BSN has been an issue of controversy for years. The primary focus of this paper will be discussing the differences in competencies of nurses educated in
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Nursing Transformation Suzanne Heilbron Grand Canyon University 12/6/2013 There are new opportunities and programs for nurses as a result of the Affordable Care Act of 2010, which aims to increase quality, access and value of care. For this to come to fruition, the nursing scope of practice will be utilized to the fullest capacity, nursing education will include expanded skills and leadership roles will be increased from clinical setting to board rooms. With every decade, nursing has become
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Nursing is said to be the largest healthcare job in the United States with above 2.6 Million registered nurses (RN’s) working in the hospital and other different settings in the nation. Nursing programs offered by community colleges and four-year universities must meet the growing demand to replace the nearing retiring nurses. (www.aacn.nche.edu/aacn-publications/position/joint-statement) Increasing expansion of clinical knowledge and complexities of patient’s health status mandates current nurses
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The Code of Ethics is intended to be principles to guide organization’s beliefs. These basic principles are established on matters of the organization’s mission statement, quality, and social issues. This paper will review the code of ethics for nursing. This paper will include clarity of goals, identified ethical principles, and grievance procedures. The feasibility of enforcing either part of the code or the entire code will be discussed in this paper. There may be recommendations for strengthening
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Contemporary health care systems are constantly challenged to revise traditional methods of health care delivery. These challenges are multifaceted and stem from: 1. novel pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments; 2. changes in consumer demands and expectations; 3. fiscal and resource constraints; 4. changes in societal demographics in particular the ageing of society; 5. an increasing burden of chronic disease; 6. documentation of limitations in traditional health care
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nurses prepared at the associate degree level versus the baccalaureate degree level in nursing. Pioneers in nursing has been in debate for bringing up the standards in nursing. In the olden times the nursing was started as handing over a tradition to the next generation by word of the mouth. Then it became a formal training at the hospital ( hospital based) As years went by and more people are attracted to nursing profession, and the education. As nurses became plenty the leaders looked in to specializing
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As early as the 1950’s, the ongoing debate regarding nursing education in the United States has been whether a minimal entry-level requirement is needed. If graduates from an associates and baccalaureate program are similarly compatible in theoretical knowledge and clinical practice, what then are the differences? Multiple studies have been conducted on the topic of nursing education, and organizations such as the National League for Nursing (NLN) and the American Nurses Association (ANA) stand
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Abstract For many years, society has debated about the nursing degree. What are the differences? What are the similarities? As nurses we have the opportunity to choose different levels of education. Which include: associate degree, baccalaureate degree, masters’ degree and nurse practitioner. In beginning we need to understand “What is nursing” in general? As defined by the ANA: Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation
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