Nursing Forum, 45(4), 218-227. doi:10.1111/j.1744-6198.2010.00194.x Rambur, B., McIntosh, B., Palumbo, M., & Reinier, K. (2005). Education as a Determinant of Career Retention and Job Satisfaction Among Registered Nurses. Journal Of Nursing Scholarship, 37(2), 185-192. doi:10.1111/j.1547-5069.2005.00031.x Rosseter, R. (2012, October 24). Fact sheet: Creating a more highly qualified workforce. Retrieved from http://www.aacn.nche.edu/media-relations/NursingWorkforce.pdf Zimmermann, D. T., Miner, D., & Zittel, B.
The focus of an ADN program is to focus on direct hands on patient care. If an ADN nurse decides to expand her education he or she must go back to school to pursue their BSN. With BSN degrees RN’s have a more direct and shorter route to attain their educational goals if they decide to expand their nursing knowledge. It offers the flexibility in education to pursue various types of nursing care degrees such as leadership roles or applying to graduate programs. BSN nurses have the ability and familiarity to use evidence based practice as their tool to make decisions which creates a broad way of problem
New knowledge is applied into practice through evidence based decision making, quality improvement processes, instituting policy changes, and providing patient and community education opportunities. With background in OB/GYN, my interest is the role of Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner. My aim involves collaborating with other healthcare professionals to provide high quality individualized care, promote health education, disease prevention, advocacy, and counseling to women in a community setting. WHNP certification is provided by the National Certification Corporation
True to the nurse I am, I possess the knowledge and skill to be an effective, self-confident mentor. Acting as a guide and facilitator of learning. My self-confidence allows for strong communication exemplifying the hard earned experience I have acquired. It also helps to avoid power struggles and dependent relationships, I can provide an empowering relationship, nurturing the mentor to a performance and level of accountability to support their confidence. I can further bring my values, talent and spirit to help shape the leaders of tomorrow.
56). Competency is an expected level of knowledge that allows the nurse to perform practice as an expected level. In order to continue to remain competent it requires a lifelong learning process. Continued reassessment of what is to be learned is required to continue to function at this level. “Key message #2” in the IOM report states nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression”("Institute of Medicine of the National Academies(IOM)," 2011, p. 163).
As healthcare changes every year, new technology is developed to foster an aging population. The 2010 IOM report had recommendations of transformation that have an impact on nursing education, nursing practice, and the nurse's role as a leader. These recommendations are essential in the future of nursing. This is an evidenced-based report that determined "nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression"(IOM, 2010). All levels of nursing should maintain continuing education towards advancement to improve the quality of care delivered to patients.
These two additional years give the BSN nurse additional liberal arts and theoretical education (Cresia & Friberg, 2011, Chapter 1). When presented with a patient issue in practice, this will give the BSN educated nurse additional reserves to pull from when making care decisions and performing assessments. The AACN states that the RN “requires critical thinking and problem solving skills; a sound foundation in a broad range of basic sciences; knowledge of behavioral, social and management sciences; and the ability to analyze and communicate
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Since the medical profession is constantly changing nurses need to receive continuing education and training. The overall objective for nurse practitioners is to concentrate on the safety, care, and continued training and education for future nursing graduates. First of all, there was the indication that nursing education needs to be customized to the latest developments in the field. This implies that trainees will have the most updated information. Furthermore, the education should not be an intermittent process.
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01202.x Mueller, C & Vogelsmeier, A (2013) Effective Delegation: Understanding Responsibility, Authority, Accountability .Journal of Nursing Regulation, 4 (3), 20-27 Retrieved from www.journalof nursingregulation.com Neumann, T (2010) Delegation- Better safe than Sorry. AAOHN Journal, 58(8), 321-322.doi:10.3928/08910162-20100728-04 Saccomano, S. J., & Pinto-Zipp, G. (2011). Registered Nurse Leadership Style and Confidence in Delegation. Journal of Nursing Management, 19(4),