Competency Differences of Associate and BSN Nurses Rhonda Dilks Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics September 18‚ 2010 Competency Differences of Associate and BSN Nurses There are three educational pathways for registered nurses. One is a two year community college program‚ earning a student an associate degree in nursing (ADN)‚ a three year diploma program offered by hospitals and a four year university or college program‚ earning the student a bachelor’s of science degree
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would make a wonderful nurse. That made me take the steps to this career path of RN. Specific Purpose: Choosing to be a nurse is a great decision. Many nurses who complete RN to BSN or MSN degree programs already know about the great advantages‚ incredible career opportunities and vast possibilities of being a nurse. There are certainly more than 101 reasons why nursing is a fabulous profession. Here are a few: Nursing is a time-honored profession
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I am responding to your available Registered Nurse position‚ and I would like to express my interest in pursuing my nursing career in your facility. Please consider this letter and my enclosed résumé as my application for this position; these documents outline my professional experience and personal attributes. I am eager to utilize my clinical and leadership skills towards assisting your company achieve its patient satisfaction goals‚ while ensuring procedural compliance and safe‚ quality patient
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teaching a kid how to clear in badminton or helping a friend integrate an expression for calculus. Despite my affinity for teaching‚ it fails to fully incorporate my interests in the sciences and their applications. Being a nurse practitioner would. As a nurse practitioner‚ I would be able to teach others more than just the basics of biology or how to do stoichiometry in chemistry. Instead‚ I would pass on my more applicable knowledge of health promotion and disease prevention‚ thus educating patients
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Nursing is a challenge and demanding career but I am a confident in embarking on this career. I became eager to pursue a career in Nursing because I am able to interact with people whilst helping and caring for them‚ becoming a Nurse will allow me to achieve my dream. A nurse needs to be compassionate‚ reliable and trustworthy because you develop relationships with patients quickly. I have these skills required and want to make a difference in people lives by helping them through challenging times
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Enhancing nurse education through technological advances is a growing trend of nursing programs today. As the complexity and amount of information that nurses are required to comprehend‚ support has grown for integrated curriculum approaches that include instruction with the innovative use of technology. A new litany of teaching and learning methods has arrived to include internet clinical instruction‚ online discussion boards‚ and research opportunities for both students and faculty. Programs
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in the workplace‚ differences in opinion and way of doing things sometimes ruffle working relationship. After several‚ not so pleasant encounters and brushes with one co-worker (nurse educator)‚ I learned that for peace sake‚ it is best to keep out of her way and stay in my lane. On one occasion‚ I overheard a new nurse orientee requesting that her exam date be moved to the following day because of a family emergency.
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a. Nursing students have a scope of practice specified in the Nurse Practice Act (NPA) of the State of Nevada. We are required to provide treatment to our patient based these scope practice. Practicing any activity out of our scope is a violation of law. Some of our scope of practice includes “nursing student … shall identify himself or herself by his or her appropriate title‚” “a nursing student may‚ as an apprentice nurse‚ perform those tasks which the nursing student has successfully demonstrated
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According to Provision 2 of Code of Ethics for Nurses (2015)‚ “the nurse’s primary commitment is to the patient‚ whether an individual‚ family‚ group‚ community‚ or population‚” (Brown‚ Lachman‚ & Swanson‚ 2015‚ p. 269). An interpretation of this provision is that the nurse cares for‚ and is committed to‚ patient and family. Provision 2 also explains that the patient’s family should be allowed and encouraged to participate in the care of their loved one (Brown‚ Lachman‚ & Swanson‚ 2015). I am reminded
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Mental health nurses are continuously subject to physical and verbal violence‚ as part of their daily work routine. Studies indicate that mental health nurses face the highest risk of violent attacks by patients (Shiao et al‚ 2010). Workplace violence can cause job stress and lower life satisfaction due to the constant stresses of their workplace. Life satisfaction is described as how a person gauge their life as a whole rather from present feelings and emotions (Diener 1985) Nurses experience a variety
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