Educational Preparation – The Differences in Competencies of Registered Nurses with and Without Baccalaureate Degrees Educational Preparation – The Differences in Competencies of Registered Nurses with and Without Baccalaureate Degrees Nursing is a profession with great honor and satisfaction. Patients trust nurses in the most difficult times of their lives. Nursing avails itself many opportunities to grow and practice at several different levels. Not only is there the Licensed Practical Nurse
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Patient Care “I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore‚ there be any kindness I can show‚ or any good thing I can do to any fellow being‚ let me do it now‚ and not defer or neglect it‚ as I shall not pass this way again.” William Penn (1644-1718) There are many ways to define patient care in my own words. Doing my job to the best of my ability not only for myself but the patients that are in my care is of the utmost importance. My dedication to my work is defined by my ability
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Differences in competencies between the Associate - degree level and Baccalaureate- degree level in Nursing Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V | Nursing History‚ Theories‚ and Conceptual Model Differences in competencies between nurses prepared at the Associate degree level versus Baccalaureate degree level in nursing. In this modern age‚ Nursing is no longer limited to just bedside patient care. Nursing is now evolved into a complex‚ multispecialty‚ sophisticated and an important component
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The Differences in Competencies Between Nurses Prepared at the Associate-degree Level Versus the Baccalaureate-degree Level. Amanda J. Perez Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V-0105 NRS-430V Professional Dynamics March 10‚ 2013 The Differences in Competencies Between Nurses Prepared at the Associate-degree Level Versus the Baccalaureate-degree Level. Although both an associate-degree level and baccalaureate-degree level prepared nurses may sit for the same NCLEX-RN exam‚ “nurses prepared
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Educational Preparation juli mar Grand Canyon University NRS 430 12-18-11 Educational Preparation There are 2 common‚ but different‚ pathways to receiving a RN license. You can earn a bachelor’s degree (BSN) or an associate degree‚ (ADN). While there are similarities between the two programs‚ a BSN takes two additional years of college at a university. Both programs teach nursing skills‚ electives ‚science courses‚ and clinicals. But‚ the BSN program is a more in-depth study of nursing
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Nursing Care of a Patient Diagnosed with Pneumonia Tiara Graham Linn Benton Community College Nursing Care of a Patient Diagnosed with Pneumonia Patient Description Patient is a Caucasian 83 year old female that came into the emergency department from Wynwood assisted living facility with an increase of fatigue‚ worsening confusion and a 1 day history of a fever. Patient weighs approximately 90 pounds upon admission with a height of 64 inches. Patient has known COPD and is a former heavy
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HEAD: DIFFERENCE IN COMPETENCIES The Difference in Competencies Between Associate and Baccalaureate Degree Nurses Grand Canyon University NRS-430V Rhonda Johnston January 21‚ 2013 Difference in Competencies Between Associate and Baccalaureate Degree Nurses There is much controversy surrounding the issue of the difference in competencies between nurses educated at the Associate (ADN) and Baccalaureate (BSN) level. This paper will discuss those differences in relation
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Educational Preparation Jennifer Hansel Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V May 28‚ 2013 Educational Preparation The debate concerning the minimum education required by a Registered Nurse (RN) continues to be a hot topic throughout the years. There are multiple methods to achieve an RN degree. Many RN’s today have a two-year Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) issued by a Community College‚ or a two-year Diploma Degree issued by a hospital; however‚ there is a palpable push towards RN’s obtaining
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Applying Dorothea Orem ’s Self-Care Deficit Theory To Practice Dorothea Orem developed her self-care deficit theory of nursing under three interrelated theories known as the theory of self-care‚ theory of self-care deficit‚ and theory of nursing systems. Each of these theories explains concepts of basic conditioning factors to support her general theory. Orem’s theory suggests that all individuals have a need for self-care action on a continuous basis. When self-care can no longer be performed due
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p37-41w29_ART&SCIENCE 18/03/2011 15:20 Page 37 art & science literature review & Improving evidence-based care for patients with pyrexia Scrase W‚ Tranter S (2011) Improving evidence-based care for patients with pyrexia. Nursing Standard. 25‚ 29‚ 37-41. Date of acceptance: December 29 2010. Summary Fever or pyrexia is a common clinical condition which nurses treat regularly. Fever and hyperpyrexia are defined in this article with a physiological explanation for this adaptive response
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