Case Study: Evolving Practice Of Nursing And Patient Care Delivery Models
Evolving Practice of Nursing and Patient Care Delivery Models
Amanda Decker
Grand Canyon University
NRS 440-V Trends and Issues in Health Care
December 5, 2014
Nursing is a career that presents those in it with many opportunities. There are a variety of nurses and the field in which they choose to practice is just as varied. There are oncology nurses, school nurses, home health nurses, trauma nurses and nurse practitioners. They work in clinics, hospitals, schools, prisons, mental health hospitals, community health centers and even in law offices. The possibilities available to a nurse are endless. With the advancement of your degree the doors that open are even greater. Nurse practitioners can be found in hospitals, in the …show more content…
The Health Resources and Service Administration is the primary source of funding for nursing education and their cap for funding available to advanced education for nurses has been lifted. The Nurse Faculty Loan Program enables schools to offer loans to masters or doctorate level nursing students interested in becoming teachers and that funding has grown as well. The Nursing Student Loan & Nursing Workforce Diversity programs both help to ease the nursing shortage by enabling students from disadvantaged backgrounds to receive more financial help to aid them in nursing school. “These resources include access to long-term, low-interest loans and partial loan cancellation for nurses who choose to work in parts of the country where there 's a shortage of health care professionals” (Wakefield, …show more content…
One is an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner practicing in the hospital setting, one is an RN that is working in the hospital and currently enrolled in an NP program, and one is a Patient Care Manager that is working towards a Masters in Nursing. Among all of these nurses the one thing they can all agree on is that nursing is evolving. The role of the nurse is no longer to carry out the doctor’s orders and do as they are told. The burdens on nurses to be critical thinkers and have their finger on the pulse of the situation is high. Nurses are at the forefront of how healthcare is delivered and are essentially the “eyes and the ears” of the system. Most of us chose the profession of nursing in the hope that what we do can make a difference. Having an expansion on our ability to do just that, through the opportunities that the demand on the health system will present, is definitely exciting. Nursing has and will remain the backbone of the healthcare field. Nurses are highly trusted by their patients which presents a unique opportunity for teaching. Nurses who choose to continue their education to the graduate or doctorate level expands on the impact that can be delivered. Healthcare is moving beyond the hospital and is headed towards health promotion and prevention. This is where the NMHC’s will be able to expand on their reach. In Arizona, Nurse Practitioners can
Amanda Decker
Grand Canyon University
NRS 440-V Trends and Issues in Health Care
December 5, 2014
Nursing is a career that presents those in it with many opportunities. There are a variety of nurses and the field in which they choose to practice is just as varied. There are oncology nurses, school nurses, home health nurses, trauma nurses and nurse practitioners. They work in clinics, hospitals, schools, prisons, mental health hospitals, community health centers and even in law offices. The possibilities available to a nurse are endless. With the advancement of your degree the doors that open are even greater. Nurse practitioners can be found in hospitals, in the …show more content…
The Health Resources and Service Administration is the primary source of funding for nursing education and their cap for funding available to advanced education for nurses has been lifted. The Nurse Faculty Loan Program enables schools to offer loans to masters or doctorate level nursing students interested in becoming teachers and that funding has grown as well. The Nursing Student Loan & Nursing Workforce Diversity programs both help to ease the nursing shortage by enabling students from disadvantaged backgrounds to receive more financial help to aid them in nursing school. “These resources include access to long-term, low-interest loans and partial loan cancellation for nurses who choose to work in parts of the country where there 's a shortage of health care professionals” (Wakefield, …show more content…
One is an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner practicing in the hospital setting, one is an RN that is working in the hospital and currently enrolled in an NP program, and one is a Patient Care Manager that is working towards a Masters in Nursing. Among all of these nurses the one thing they can all agree on is that nursing is evolving. The role of the nurse is no longer to carry out the doctor’s orders and do as they are told. The burdens on nurses to be critical thinkers and have their finger on the pulse of the situation is high. Nurses are at the forefront of how healthcare is delivered and are essentially the “eyes and the ears” of the system. Most of us chose the profession of nursing in the hope that what we do can make a difference. Having an expansion on our ability to do just that, through the opportunities that the demand on the health system will present, is definitely exciting. Nursing has and will remain the backbone of the healthcare field. Nurses are highly trusted by their patients which presents a unique opportunity for teaching. Nurses who choose to continue their education to the graduate or doctorate level expands on the impact that can be delivered. Healthcare is moving beyond the hospital and is headed towards health promotion and prevention. This is where the NMHC’s will be able to expand on their reach. In Arizona, Nurse Practitioners can