Nurse Role Transition

Role Transition to BSN A well-educated nurse is a major benefit for their patients and the healthcare facility that employs them. The importance of a baccalaureate of nursing degree comes with a greater knowledge and understanding of patient care, leadership, teamwork, technology and evidence-based practice which all contributes to better patient outcomes (Trossman, 2012). A baccalaureate of nursing degree also prepares the nurse for more opportunities, quality of care, and abilities in overall practice of nursing.
Opportunities
There are many opportunities that become available once a registered nurse achieves a baccalaureate degree in nursing. This education opens up the pathway to further their education in advanced practice such as a Master’s Degree or Nurse Practitioner which can also lead to increased earnings (Spetz & Bates, 2013, p. 1873). Career advancement, particularly in management, is made possible by obtaining a baccalaureate degree in nursing, due to most facilities making that a requirement. This also puts the nurse at a potentially greater advantage over a nurse who does not have the baccalaureate degree.
Quality of Care With the ever-increasing comorbidities of most patients, nurses need to have the educational background to provide quality of care. Nurses with a baccalaureate degree obtain a better understanding of
With achieving a baccalaureate degree in nursing, this education better prepares the nurse to excel in all of these areas. Nurses should pursue a continuing path of education to better care for the rapidly changing population of patient care and technology for positive patient outcomes. The BSN education will also make a difference in how I practice nursing because I feel like I can really make a difference in a patient’s life as well as within the unit I work