Differentiated Essential Competencies Case Study
Differentiated Essential Competencies Whilst being a nurse has many of the same traits independent of whether the nurse is a vocational (VN), diploma or associate degree (ADN) or a baccalaureate degree (BSN), there are many elements that differ between each different type of nurse. Depending on the patient, each nurse will be expected to be able to do different things for the patient, and there are many differentiated essential competencies that are used to elaborate on these differences. The use of a case study helps to highlight some of the differences between types and styles of nursing. In this case, a 72 year old male has arrived in the emergency department (ED) complaining of shortness of breath for the last four days. It has been getting
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In this sense, they are expected to have the ability to understand the patient’s community and population data in making decisions. As this patient is presenting with some respiratory problems and has a history of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the BSN nurse should be able to investigate common problems with lymphoma drug Rituximab in the population scale and use this in their assessment of the patient. Whilst ADN nurses are trained in comprehensive care, they will have less experience of working on a population and community scale and therefore may not be able to access this …show more content…
Both are expected to follow certain rules of conduct and to be professional with the patient. Despite this, the BSN is expected to use their greater knowledge base and access a wider variety of information in making diagnosis and care plans. They will be expected to monitor vital signs and make judgments in a managerial capacity more than ADN nurses. They will also be expected to put the patient themselves in the wider context of the community, which means accessing more information. Whilst ADN nurses are also expected to have knowledge of nursing research and protocols, BSN nurses are expected to use this more in their practice and therefore provide up-to-date care for all
In this sense, they are expected to have the ability to understand the patient’s community and population data in making decisions. As this patient is presenting with some respiratory problems and has a history of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the BSN nurse should be able to investigate common problems with lymphoma drug Rituximab in the population scale and use this in their assessment of the patient. Whilst ADN nurses are trained in comprehensive care, they will have less experience of working on a population and community scale and therefore may not be able to access this …show more content…
Both are expected to follow certain rules of conduct and to be professional with the patient. Despite this, the BSN is expected to use their greater knowledge base and access a wider variety of information in making diagnosis and care plans. They will be expected to monitor vital signs and make judgments in a managerial capacity more than ADN nurses. They will also be expected to put the patient themselves in the wider context of the community, which means accessing more information. Whilst ADN nurses are also expected to have knowledge of nursing research and protocols, BSN nurses are expected to use this more in their practice and therefore provide up-to-date care for all