Nurse with a BSN Stacey M. Kestler Grand Canyon University THE DIFFERENCE IN COMPETENCIES OF AN ADN AND A BSN 2 Abstract According to American Association of Colleges of Nursing fact sheet: Creating a More Highly Qualified Nursing Workforce, there are 2.8 million registered nurses currently active and practicing, of these 55% hold a bachelor’s degree, and by 2020 they estimate that number will increase to 80%. This is important because what will
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skills in leadership are very important and not just anyone can be a leader. It takes skill and tactic to be a good leader (Mathena, 2002). In the nursing world, there are leaders. Different nursing units require leaders. The leaders are in charge of followers. The followers of a nursing unit head are usually the nurses. The duties of a leader of a nursing unit are to ensure that the nurses under them work effectively, to be able to handle conflict if any among the people involved in their unit and
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hospital to bring them into compliance with Meaningful Use Legislation, requires the expertise of different disciplines within the hospital. For this hospital the team will consist of myself, a Clinical Nurse Specialist with a Post-Masters Nursing Informatics Certificate, Health Information Management (HIM) Specialist, in charge of medical records, and ensuring regulatory compliance, Information Technology (IT) Specialist who is knowledgeable in computer software and hardware, Physician who is a
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES E‐ISSN:2320‐3137 Review Article INTEGRATING DENTAL INFORMATICS IN PLANNING AN EFFECTIVE ORAL HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM IN INDIA - NEED OF AN HOUR Eshani Saxena*1, Pankaj Goel2 , Chandrashekar BR3, Sudheer Hongal 4 , 1. P.G Student , Dept of public health dentistry ,Peoples dental academy , Bhopal 2. HOD, dept of Public health dentistry AIIMS Bhopal 3. Dept of Public health dentistry, People’s dental academy , Bhopal 4. Reader, Dept of
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EDUCATION ENHANCES NURSING 1 The nursing workforce today consists of a wide range of educated professionals. These professionals are from all races, both male and female, young and old. Their educational background varies from, diploma, associate, baccalaureate or graduate degrees. Each nursing program has different graduation requirements, which determine the length of time to complete the program. Many factors can influence
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The “In” Credible Web: Evaluating the Credibility of MedlinePlus Cecelia Chamberlain College of Nursing Course Number: NR 500 September 2012 The “In” Credible Web: Evaluating the Credibility of MedlinePlus Accessing health information via the Web has become the “In” thing. According to a 2010 survey conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 74% of all U.S. adults are using the Internet, and of those accessing the Web 80% are looking for health information (Fox, 2011). This
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nurses performed their duties. She may never have envisioned that one day there would be different educational tracks resulting in multiple degrees and disciplines in nursing, each having their own set of criteria for excellence. Associate degree nurse (ADN) and baccalaureate degree nurse (BSN) are the two most common entry level nursing positions. An ADN can be obtained in two or three years whereas the BSN takes four years of education to complete due to additional courses. Differences between the
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Basic Principles of Data Data collection is an important activity in every sector including the health sector. The basic principles of data collection include the acquisition of public health data and its legitimate use or disclosure. The data collection programs should also involve collecting minimal personal information to be applied in the surveys. The data collection programs should use strong and effective policies to ensure that privacy and confidentiality of personal data are not infringed
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care and staff function. A committee comprised of one physician, the nurse and one staff assistant was formed to define the EMR requirements. Unfortunately, the practice did not have a budget for IT support. Luckily, the nurse had training in nursing informatics and became the internal IT consultant. After extensive research, the committee decided to invite two vendors for an onsite demonstration and finally selected one for the
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Module 6 Quiz 1. Did the EHR seem to be well aligned with SunHealth’s overall strategic plan? Explain your rationale. SunHealth wanted to implement electronic health record (HER) to improve patient safety, decrease medical errors, and help ensure the providers were using evidence base medicine. The organization also envisioned HER allowing patients to view their records through a PHR or a patient portal, the patients then would become more involved in their own health care. Ultimately
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