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Title: Difference in Competences between Nurses prepared at Associate Level vs Baccalaureate Level Nursing
Name: LaToya Boyce
Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V-0503
Feb 21,2015
A nurse is described as a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick and infirm. My paper will focus on the differences between an Associate Degree Nurse (ADN) and a Baccalaureate Degree Nurse (BSN). I will explain the differences in the education, approaches, and the roles of each.
Associate Degree Nursing Obtaining this particular degree requires two years to complete usually at a community college and the passing of the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX). This test is known to test your knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for safe and effective practice at the entry-level of nursing. Associate Degree Nursing focuses on the nursing fundamentals, basics of nursing, care planning, and everyday nursing skills. It is said that Dr. Mildred Montage (Nurse Educator) introduced the two year ADN program some fifty years ago due to a nursing shortage. This program was known to be patient centered not disease center. Montage (1952).
Baccalaureate Degree Nursing This particular degree requires four years to complete and the passing of the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX). According to Friberg (2011) Baccalaureate nursing was founded after the war. Baccalaureate Degree Nursing focuses on critical thinking, leadership skills, case management, and health promotion. They also have the ability to practice across varies inpatient and outpatient services. Treatment of physical and social sciences, research, nursing management, public and community health are more extensive.
Although both have the same core curriculum the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) believes that education plays a big part when it comes to knowledge and competences of nurse clinicians, and healthcare providers. Obtaining your (BSN)
Name: LaToya Boyce
Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V-0503
Feb 21,2015
A nurse is described as a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick and infirm. My paper will focus on the differences between an Associate Degree Nurse (ADN) and a Baccalaureate Degree Nurse (BSN). I will explain the differences in the education, approaches, and the roles of each.
Associate Degree Nursing Obtaining this particular degree requires two years to complete usually at a community college and the passing of the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX). This test is known to test your knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for safe and effective practice at the entry-level of nursing. Associate Degree Nursing focuses on the nursing fundamentals, basics of nursing, care planning, and everyday nursing skills. It is said that Dr. Mildred Montage (Nurse Educator) introduced the two year ADN program some fifty years ago due to a nursing shortage. This program was known to be patient centered not disease center. Montage (1952).
Baccalaureate Degree Nursing This particular degree requires four years to complete and the passing of the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX). According to Friberg (2011) Baccalaureate nursing was founded after the war. Baccalaureate Degree Nursing focuses on critical thinking, leadership skills, case management, and health promotion. They also have the ability to practice across varies inpatient and outpatient services. Treatment of physical and social sciences, research, nursing management, public and community health are more extensive.
Although both have the same core curriculum the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) believes that education plays a big part when it comes to knowledge and competences of nurse clinicians, and healthcare providers. Obtaining your (BSN)