Journal Paper This reflective paper provides a synthesis of my RN-BSN journey. This journal paper comprises five sections: before RN-BSN program‚ two-year goals‚ lifelong learning‚ novice to expert‚ as well as perceptions and long-range goals. My self- image‚ goals‚ practices‚ and philosophies prior to and as a result of RN-BSN program are also described. Before RN-BSN Program Prior to the RN-BSN program‚ I was more task oriented and focused on clinical skills proficiency. I believed
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Running head: EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY My Educational Journey at Saint Joseph’s College Professor Nursing 300: Professional Transitions Unit 1 part 1 December 12‚ 2011 EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY My Educational Journey at Saint Joseph’s College Professional Transitions is the first of many classes that I will experience during my journey of obtaining my Bachelors degree in Nursing at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. Personally I have many reasons for
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nursing education was all in pursuit of a greater cause in helping others and Bellevue College’s RN-BSN program is somewhere I believe to continue it. Before realizing this pursuit‚ I had my own predicament to face‚ something I believe to be a curse and a gift. After doing so I sought out to volunteer at a nearby hospital to learn more what I was chasing for. One experience that has shaped me as a person is my specific learning disability. This disability was diagnosed to me when I was a child in early
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registered nurse (RN) is defined as a highly trained and skilled professional who cares for those that are sick (Quan‚ 2006). They are educated and trained to care for those that have chronic and acute illness‚ they are also taught to help those with wellness issues. They use these learned skills along with their compassion to provide care to those in need. There are two very common types of nursing degrees earned: associates degree nurse (ADN) and baccalaureate degree nurse (BSN). Both degrees enable
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Competency Differences Between RNs Prepared at ADN Versus BSN Level Grand Canyon: Professional Dynamics NRS-430V January 4‚ 2013 Competency Differences Between RNs Prepared at ADN Versus BSN Level Nursing education in the United States offers many levels of competency falling under the licensed title of registered nurse (RN). These levels offered in a continuum‚ begin with nursing as a vocation in the form of licensed practical/vocational
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specialized nurses are needed. Expected to wear new hats‚ nurses must attain a higher level of education if we are to adequately rise to new challenges and fill the new rolls of our profession. ADN vs BSN: What’s in the alphabet soup Established in the U.S. in 1909‚ baccalaureate programs provided a comprehensive education for anyone whom desired to become a nurse professional. Generally this education pathway consisted of fives years of formal education‚ with three years providing a concentration
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Running head: MINIMUM EDUCATION FOR NURSES: ADN VS. BSN MINIMUM EDUCATION FOR NURSES: ADN VS. BSN Minimum Education for Nurses: ADN vs. BSN The debate over the minimum required education for nurses has been one that has gone on for much time now. There are many reasons that one would argue for one degree or the other‚ however‚ ADN programs across the country have been the primary source of education for the majority of nurses for some time now. Many argue that a bachelor’s degree should be
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Article Review: Increasing RN-BSN Enrollments: Facilitating Articulation through Curriculum Reform Karl Jennette Transitions in Professional Nursing Increasing RN-BSN Enrollments: Facilitating Articulation through Curriculum Reform Introduction There is a significant need to increase the BSN enrollment as the majority of new nurse enrollment is at the associate degree in nursing level (Spencer‚ 2008‚ 312). It will be discussed‚ based on the article; Increasing RN-BSN Enrollments: Facilitating
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This writer’s final professional goal for the RN-BSN practicum is to analyzed the benefits of life-long learning in the world of pediatrics‚ this will meet the program’s objective 4.6 which integrate the client’s health care perspectives and decisions in the planning of treatment options and care. The pediatric unit is located on the 3rd floor of Coral Springs Medical Center (CSMC)‚ this writer will discuss with Perla Bueno‚ RN‚ BSN‚ and MSN the benefits of life - long learning in the world
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Motivating an ADN to Obtain a BSN Introduction What motivates an ADN to pursue higher education? As Janine Spencer RN‚ PhD‚ states in her article published in The Journal Continuing Education of Nursing‚ "Expanding opportunities‚ raising potentials‚ and providing an “edge” have been prevailing themes in several studies that investigated the motivation of RNs to receive their BSN." (2008) The need for nurses is growing and nursing schools across the country are struggling to expand their enrollment
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