Differentiated Essential Competencies Case Study
Differentiated Essential Competencies: Application to Nursing Roles
Kimberly Ely
Lamar University
NURS 4321 Nursing Theories & Online Education
Differentiated Essential Competencies: Application to Nursing Roles There are many hats that a nurse can wear, learning every day and the type of degree you have helps determine your scope of practice and the competencies that you should have. In the case scenario where the ADN nurse and the transport tech are engaging in a social conversation not paying attention to the patient they are transferring which causes the patient to fall and suffer a fractured left femur. We will discuss the difference of and ADN vs BSN nurse using the Differentiated Essential Competencies (DECs) and the steps the nurse should take next.
Background In January of 2000 the Board of Nurse Examiners requested the Advisory Committee of Education to review and revise the then competency document so that the nursing schools of Texas can go by one document it was finalized in 2002. This would be called the Differentiated Entry Level Competencies it is for all nurses including LVN, Diploma, ADN and BSN. (Texas Board of Nursing, p vi). In 2008 the Texas Board of Nurses requested that the document be reexamined they came up with a new document that they passed around to hospitals, long term care …show more content…
The ADN nurse did not follow protocols that are made by evidence based practice. The BSN nurse would have the knowledge of different evidence based practices to promote the safety and well being of the patient through their education. Both nurses should file incident reports to notify upper management of the incident because legally and ethically they are required to by the Texas Nurse Practice Act. In the end practicing as a nurse you have to be a patient safety
Kimberly Ely
Lamar University
NURS 4321 Nursing Theories & Online Education
Differentiated Essential Competencies: Application to Nursing Roles There are many hats that a nurse can wear, learning every day and the type of degree you have helps determine your scope of practice and the competencies that you should have. In the case scenario where the ADN nurse and the transport tech are engaging in a social conversation not paying attention to the patient they are transferring which causes the patient to fall and suffer a fractured left femur. We will discuss the difference of and ADN vs BSN nurse using the Differentiated Essential Competencies (DECs) and the steps the nurse should take next.
Background In January of 2000 the Board of Nurse Examiners requested the Advisory Committee of Education to review and revise the then competency document so that the nursing schools of Texas can go by one document it was finalized in 2002. This would be called the Differentiated Entry Level Competencies it is for all nurses including LVN, Diploma, ADN and BSN. (Texas Board of Nursing, p vi). In 2008 the Texas Board of Nurses requested that the document be reexamined they came up with a new document that they passed around to hospitals, long term care …show more content…
The ADN nurse did not follow protocols that are made by evidence based practice. The BSN nurse would have the knowledge of different evidence based practices to promote the safety and well being of the patient through their education. Both nurses should file incident reports to notify upper management of the incident because legally and ethically they are required to by the Texas Nurse Practice Act. In the end practicing as a nurse you have to be a patient safety