Different Degree in Nursing Competencies: ADN vs. BSN Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V Professional Dynamics Nursing is a wonderful‚ rewarding profession to enter‚ and it must be chosen for all the right reasons. Today many nurses are faced with a difficult decision to return to college. For those of us who wish to continue to advance our nursing career; we continue to need the educational assistance that is necessary to advance our nursing skills. With nursing there are so many paths
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Differences in Competency between Associate degree Prepared Nurses versus Baccalaureate Prepared Nurses A BSN represent a Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing‚ while an ADN is an Associate’s Degree in Nursing. Both degrees will qualify a person to take the same licensing exam NCLEX. There are several differences in the competency levels of these two-degree programs. BSN program is a four-year degree‚ which is knowledge‚ theory and research based and the emphasis is on the entire picture of the field
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Differentiated Competencies: ADN vs. BSN The nursing profession continues to argue whether a nurse who holds a BSN is desirable to the Associates-Degree-prepared nurse. This has been a topic of debate since 1965‚ when the American Nurses Association published an opinion paper advocating for the baccalaureate degree to be the minimal standard for entry-level nurses. While some say that the level of education isn’t relevant once you orient a nurse to a certain setting‚ others disagree and assert
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Colleges of Nursing‚ research conducted has linked a decrease in medication errors‚ lowered mortality rates‚ and a decrease in post-operative complications‚ as well as a shorter length of hospital stay‚ along with better patient outcomes‚ with the BSN prepared nurse‚ therefore correlating education to better patient outcomes. There are multiple factors responsible for the increase in the intricacy of today’s health care environment. Nurses interact differently with other health care providers.
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Competency Differences Between ADN and BSN Prepared Nurses April 11‚ 2014 Competency Differences Between ADN and BSN Prepared Nurses The difference in competencies between nurses prepared at an associate degree level versus a nurse prepared at the baccalaureate degree level has been a debated controversy since the 1960’s and steadily growing in the United States over the past decade. While both levels of degrees will permit a nursing student to take the NCLEX exam‚ there are differences
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NRS 430V CLC Group Project Agreement Grading Criteria CLC Course Information |Course Name/Section Number: |NRS-430V-0105 PROFESSIONAL DYNAMICS | |Instructor’s Name: |JUNE HELBIG | |Start Date of the Course: |04/15/13 | CLC Member Contact
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Running head: EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY My Educational Journey at Saint Joseph’s College Professor Nursing 300: Professional Transitions Unit 1 part 1 December 12‚ 2011 EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY My Educational Journey at Saint Joseph’s College Professional Transitions is the first of many classes that I will experience during my journey of obtaining my Bachelors degree in Nursing at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. Personally I have many reasons for
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practice nursing using professional autonomy based on knowledge. In a study lead by Dr. Linda Aiken‚ findings confirmed that there is a strong link between RN education level and patient outcomes and that for every 10% increase in the proportion of BSN nurses on the hospital staff there was an association with a 4% decrease in the risk of death (American Association of College of Nursing‚ 2012‚ pg.2). Strong nurses must use critical thinking skills to foresee and anticipate a patient trending down
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Competency Differences between ADN and BSN Prepared Nurses Linda Jewell Grand Canyon University Competency Differences between ADN and BSN Prepared Nurses Merriam-Webster defines nurse as: “a person who cares for the sick or infirm; specifically: a licensed health-care professional who practices independently or is supervised by a physician‚ surgeon‚ or dentist and who is skilled in promoting and maintaining health”. This definition gives no differentiation between the nurse educated
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2008). Of the three most popular ways to become a registered nurse‚ a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree has been recognized as the best training for nurses in the current complex healthcare system. A baccalaureate prepared nurse possesses additional skills in critical thinking‚ leadership‚ case management‚ health promotion and can function extremely well across all healthcare settings. A BSN is a four year degree covering all clinical areas of nursing as well as professional nursing‚ areas
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