Running head: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR SPECIALTY INTERNSHIP Curriculum Development for Specialty Internship Joyce Ivie The University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing In partial fulfillment of the requirements of N5302 Curriculum Development and Education Sharon Judkins, RN, PhD, NEA-BC March 17, 2014 Curriculum Development for Specialty Internship Many nursing internship programs allow interns to choose a specialty, which would ultimately be the specialty they select for their careers. Both the ongoing changes in the delivery of health care and the specialized and technical nature of the dialysis setting demand that new graduates and experienced nurses who choose nephrology nursing as their specialty receive comprehensive training (Singer, 2006). Specialized programs give nurse interns maximum exposure to the field that interests them the most. Specialized education programs for nurses require extensive human and facility resources to be successful (Hall, 2006). This specialty internship program will also assist with retention of nursing staff.
4, pp. 382-386). Ms Henderson has honorary doctorial degrees from the Catholic University of America, Pace University, University of Rochester, University of Western Ontario, and Yale University. She joined Columbia as a member of the faculty and remained there until 1948 (http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/Henderson.html). She became a research associate at Yale University School of Nursing in 1953.
Newly graduates of nursing must be aware that there are some transitions that they have to undergo before they become full pledged nurses. During their initial practice, they will encounter different scenarios in the hospitals or clinics; nursing staff are ready to teach and facilitate the new graduates of the important transitions and development into a professional nurse who later on can make their own significant contributions to the working place. In this regard, the entire health care organization must have a strict orientation scheme that will stress to the newly nursing graduate about the goals and objectives of the organization. In the beginning, new nurse graduates are required to enroll into an orientation program which stresses the important strategies in building good relationships with their colleagues. By this way, all of them can get a solid support system from one another.
I note that their knowledge and experience from multiples years of nursing prepare them for position that they are now in. The staff nurse provided more direct involvement in her role on the team by educating her patients during care. The nurse educator, on the other hand, was involved with her team indirectly by educating the staff on patient care issues. The interviewees’ position on promoting quality care outcomes requires them both to be directly engaged in the plan of care for the patient’s on their respective units. Although national evidence based research effects nursing as a whole, the staff nurse believes that nursing research has greatly improved her area.
After getting your registered nurse diploma you will be able to work. Students who earn a diploma in nursing are qualified to sit for the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX-RN) and apply for licensure as a registered nurse. The NCLEX-RN exam is designed to test the knowledge, skills , and abilities essential to the safe and effective practice of nursing at entry level. Most nurses can generally find entry-level positions in a hospital or inpatient facilities.
Watson developed her theory influence by the Eastern culture, international travels, and experiences obtained from her sabbatical leaves. Caring theory, which has been developing over the years, serves as a guideline to educate nurses how to apply the theory in nursing practice. Later, Watson expanded her theory publishing her book Nursing: Human Science and Human Care to Human Caring Science: A Theory of Nursing. Watson’s job evolves “framing and naming caring science as the disciplinary foundation for nursing profession” (Watson, 2012, p. ix-xi). This theory has been used to help the new generation of nurses to view the human being as a whole with a connection between body, mind, spirit and the environment, understand transpersonal relationship, and create caring moments in nursing practice to improve patient care to obtain positive outcomes.
Professional Goals Currently I am a registered nurse with an associate degree in nursing. A goal I met some years ago, but I strive for more professionally. I have several professional goals, short term and long term, in which I hope to reach in the years to come. A short term goal I have seems simple enough, after all I achieved it once before. I was in the past a charge nurse in the intensive care unit at the hospital where I worked.
Transitioning from the role of senior nursing student to registered nurse, with new workplace expectations and professional accountability has become a reality shock for most NGN. This paper examines the importance of adequate orientation time to help facilitate the transition from NGN to the registered nurse role, and how it benefits not only the NGN but also health care organizations hiring NGN. Preparation for transitioning from NGN to competent RN should begin during the last year of nursing school. According to Hatler, Stoffers, Kelly, Redding and Carr (2011) Nursing school faculty need to develop ways to more accurately shape students expectations and skill regarding their abilities and to provide time and guidance for discussion and reflection related to the often overwhelming aspects of actually working as a nurse. Experiences in the workplace often prompt different priorities
According to White, K. R. (2014) “Nurse were the original servant leaders—at the patient’s beside and in communities- and now they are perfectly positioned to take their experience with leadership to a heightened level. In the new world order, nurses have moved from the background to the boardroom, and they have been put in the spotlight to lead transformation of quality healthcare.” (pg.27). White describes how far nursing leaders have come and play an important role on the healthcare team. In their personal experienced they understand what it takes to be a bedside nurse and a second opinion to the physicians. Nursing Leaders They spend their time in areas such as human resources, business planning, quality reporting, information management, and report writing.
According to Registered Nurse Natalie Hiner, two years active in the field, a “nurse is well educated and driven in her profession.” Holding a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and approximately two years of experience, Cara Salmon Risser feels that “nurses are successful by just completing the required coursework.” As a new Associate degree graduate, Donald Dillon cites “completion of school and entry into the workforce” as the true success of a nurse. As a collective group of novel nurses, it appears that education is the driving force of career success. The definition of success is varied with job titles and years of experience. Working alongside the Registered and Licensed Practical nurses of my unit, the Mental Health Counselors hold specific opinions of success. To Andra Keister, “a successful nurse is someone who can manage time as well as a crisis situation, demonstrating respect for the efforts of the entire team,” a fact she has come to value in the four years of her practice.