The first career we will be looking at is Midwifery. If you have no previous experience working in healthcare, you will have to do a three or four year degree course that leads to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The training covers biological sciences, applied sociology, psychology and professional practice. Study hours tend to be split equally between theory at a university and hands-on clinical practice. During the practical part of the course you will have direct contact with women and their families in hospitals, community clinics and in their homes.
The most significant differentiation between an LPN and Nursing RN is found in the requirements for entry to practice, which determines their scope of practice. A Registered Nurse (RN) provides scientific, psychological, and technological knowledge in the care of patients and families in many health care settings. Registered nurses may also earn additional credentials or degrees. A Registered Nurse can earn 2 different degrees that qualify a nurse for the title RN. The title RN ADN is awarded to the nurse who has completed a 2 year undergraduate academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, technical colleges, and bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting 2 years.
I decided to choose one of my junior staff nurse as my learner. Hana (not real name), she is qualified State registered nurse (SRN) from Private Nursing College. She has been working in our hospital for six month and her appointment has been confirmed as staff nurse in organization. Hana look familiar with the ward facilities and common procedure in ward such as receive new admission, transfer out patient, writing nursing report and assist doctor whenever needed. Hana show interest in learning and willing to be my learner for the purpose of these assignment.
Comparing Competencies of Baccalaureate Degree Nurses with Associate Degree Nurses Grand Canyon University NRS-430V Professional Dynamics Jan 26, 2015 (O507) Submitted by: Gulshan Kaur Submitted on: February 08, 2015 Education and Preparation has an important effect on nurses and how they serve a purpose in the work field. There are many differences between a nurse that has an associate degree or a baccalaureate degree. In a clinical situation, these two levels of education show differences in how the nurse approaches the scenario and the factor that critical decision-making can have in that case. Associate Degree Nurse (ADN) takes a two to three year course. In the course they are instructed on the fundamentals or basics of nursing.
Theories help us like a tool for reasoning, thinking and decision making. In practice, theories and frameworks help nurses describe, explain, and predict everyday experiences. They also assist in organizing assessment data, making diagnoses, choosing interventions, and evaluating nursing care. BSN vs ADN BSN is Bachelors of Science in Nursing and ADN is Associates Degree in Nursing. In principal, the two degrees can earn you a Registered Nurse Mark (RN) but they just differ in some aspects as follows * ADN is a two year program where BSN is four year program.
Comparison Both baccalaureate degree and associate degree in nursing play an important role in patient care but in two different ways. The associate nurses are practically very involved with patient bed side care. The associate nurses administer medications, do the treatment and very involved with discharge teaching. The baccalaureate degree nurses will go deeper in patient education and care plans. Baccalaureate degree nurse (BSN): a nurse with a four year academic degree offered from senior colleges and universities that include general education requirements along with courses that provide a broad liberal arts background in addition to clinical nursing courses (Gooding, 2005).
ADN programs are usually two year community college programs, which are more focused on learning the practical elements of nursing appropriate to provide direct care to patients and families during sickness and health restoration, mostly in acute care settings. Their knowledge is usually restricted to patient care in the hospitals and community health clinics (Moore, 2009). On the other hand, the baccalaureate-nursing program is a four-year program taught at universities that covers all the topics taught in associates and diploma nursing degrees. These students are required to take additional classes in social sciences and humanities and in nursing classes, they are taught about the importance of critical thinking and judgment, community and public health nursing, great communication as well as nursing leadership and management. Their training is related to evidence based research practice.
Details: Write a formal paper (750-1,000 words) that addresses the following: 1.Discuss the differences in competencies between nurses prepared at the associate-degree level versus the baccalaureate-degree level in nursing. 2.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). For additional help finding research on this topic, refer to the GCU Library tutorial located at in the Student Success Center. Refer to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Fact Sheet: Creating a More Highly Qualified Nursing Workforce (http://www.aacn.nche.edu/media-relations/NursingWorkforce.pdf)as a resource. Refer to the assigned readings for concepts that help support your main points.
SHOULD NURSE PRACTITIONERS PRESCRIBE CONTROLLED Should Nurse Practitioners Prescribe Controlled Substances? Nakeya Booth Central Methodist University Business Concepts AH 330 Paul Compley, Ph.D. December 13, 2009 Should Nurse Practitioners Prescribe Controlled Substances? The role of the Nurse Practitioner, also known as the advanced practice nurse, is to provide health care services to patients, families, and communities. They are specially trained to diagnose, and are able to control the common, chronic and acute heath care conditions. The practitioner can either work with the physician or choose to work alone to provide their health care services.
New Grads’ Program in Nursing Summary of the Article I chose the article, “Nurse residency program empowers new grads,” written by a Registered Nurse, Taylor Keasler, about the orientation program for new grad nurses in University of Tennessee Medical Center that she had participated on. According to Taylor, the goal of the program is to bring together the new grad nurses form different schools, with varying degrees and backgrounds into a group that will provide a solid foundation to be able to successfully incorporate knowledge and skills into the nursing field (Keasler, 2013). She elaborated the components of the program such as medical-surgical orientation guidebook, Basic Knowledge Assessment Tool (BKAT); medical-surgical,