The Caring Nurse: ADN versus BSN The Caring Nurse: ADN versus BSN Caring is the heart of nursing. Most nurses have a quality about them that harbors caring. Caring is defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary as‚ “effort made to do something correctly‚ safely‚ or without causing damage‚” or “things that are done to keep someone healthy‚ safe‚ etc.” Nurses‚ whether they are an associate degree educated or baccalaureate educated‚ want to do a good job. They don’t come to work to intentionally
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My number one goal is to obtain a nursing degree and pass the NCLEX exam. Once I have obtained my degree I want to start work at an American Indian Hospital where the greatest demand for nurses is needed. I want to help meet the needs where there is a shortage of healthcare professionals. I want to work in all different areas from ICU to surgery and all the others in between. I want this so I can help out wherever I am needed to provide excellent healthcare to patients I want to continue my education
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The role of a Registered nurse (RN) is different from that of an advanced practice nurse. More so‚ my experience as an RN provided the foundation that has been helpful transitioning into a Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). When I started this graduate program‚ I was able to apply my learning into bedside care. Now I practice based on my learnings from class‚ as well as bedside experiences‚ and it has been wonderful. I am beginning to get comfortable being in the role of a
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Pursuing a career in the field of nursing can be very rewarding. Schreiber and MacDonald (2010) describe a theory that involves how a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) practices nursing to connect with patients “while keeping vigil over them” during surgery. A common misconception about being a nurse anesthetist is that very little patient to provider interaction occurs. People assume that CRNAs must not enjoy interacting with patients‚ since the patient is under general anesthesia
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The Advanced Practice Nurse will play a crucial role in advancement of the healthcare system in the United States. There are several factors affecting today’s healthcare system which will influenced the future development of the Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) role. Some of the major factors include the evolving federal and states laws‚ rapidly growing and aging population‚ increasing rates of chronic diseases in children and adults‚ and the cost of healthcare. These challenges require
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look at the role of researcher we first need to define who makes up the Advanced Practice Nurse. The Advance Practice Nurse (APN) for the purpose of this description as a researcher includes not only the 4 roles that require additional licensure: Certified Nurse Midwife‚ Certified Nurse Practitioner‚ Certified Nurse Anesthetist‚ and Clinical Nurse Specialist but also the Masters prepared Registered Nurse in the areas of leadership and education. The responsibility of all APN’s is to maintain the
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Nurses leading changeRunning head: Nurses Leading Change NURSES LEADING CHANGE LISA THOMPSON GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL DYNAMICS 430V MICHAEL JONES JULY 3‚ 2012 The Institute of Medicine report asks and answers the nation’s most important health care questions. They produced a report with recommendations for future of nursing and healthcare. It states that high-quality; patient-centered health care will require a transformation of the health care delivery system (IOM‚ October
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The aim of this assignment is to demonstrate how Peplau’s concept of the nurse-patient relationship can be used to influence an incident in practise. I have chosen to focus on the nurse-patient relationship‚ as I am in the early stages of my adult nurse training and I feel it would be beneficial to understand this relationship more accurately. The first part of this assignment defines a concept and briefly outlines the nurse-patient relationship as a concept. The second part focusses and outlines
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Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) provide care in a variety of multicultural setting. In healthcare today‚ Adult- Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioners (AGPCNP) must be aware of the various ethnic background and needs of their patients. AGPCNP are highly value in today’s society and a vital part of the interdisciplinary team. Due to the importance of the health of the patient‚ education‚ accreditation‚ certification‚ and licensure of an AGPCNP needs to be effectively aligned in order to warrant
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Differences in competences between associate degree prepared nurse versus the baccalaureate prepared nurse. Maureen N Iwuoha Grand Canyon University: September 5‚ 2014 Differences in competences between associate degree prepared nurse versus baccalaureate prepared nurse. Competency is the measured degree of performance that integrates skills‚ ability‚ judgment and knowledge as defined by the American nurses association‚ in other words competency is the ability of an individual
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