nurse‚ or an LPN is the “bottom feeder” in the care setting. The general public has been led to believe that there is a large difference between the RN and the LPN and the care they provide. There is little or no truth to this. I feel as though people have gotten the wrong information about nurses‚ and the jobs they do. Both The Registered Nurse (RN) and the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) play vital role in the Medical Field and shouldn’t be looked down upon regardless of which title they achieve
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SPECIALTY TRACK: INFORMATICS Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 500: Foundational Concepts and Application INTRODUCTION Clinical Informatics Registered Nurse (CI RN): “the application of informatics and information technology to deliver healthcare services” (AMIA‚ 2015). An Informatics Nurse is an advanced practice nurse who: Must be an RN Understands clinical workflows ROLES Support Evidence Based Practice (EBP) Introduce new knowledge into nursing practice Support patient safety Demonstrate
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profession. Whether it be an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) that takes only two years‚ a Diploma in Nursing that takes anywhere from two to three years or a Bachelors Degree in Nursing (BSN) that takes four years‚ a nurse can choose any of these options to enter the field and obtain their Registered Nurses license (RN). As the complications of patient care continues to rise and the skills needed for a higher quality of care become more important‚ the Institute of Medicine’s report states that “nurses
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Fatigue associated with congestive heart failure: use of Levine’s Conservation Model Karen Moore Schaefer RN DNSc‚ and Mary Jean Shober Potylycki RN BSN Reaction: Fatigue simply defined as imbalance between energy demands to supply available. It is usually perceived as a pervasive personal problem that accompanies most illnesses. Knowing this thought‚ it is very important to consider verbal and non-verbal cues that signify that the patient is experiencing fatigue. As a nurse‚ it is our role
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with a single step”. My short- term goal is to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in nursing by May‚ 2015. I have broken down that short-term goal into a smaller target to hit to obtain my initial short-term goal. The smaller target is to work towards my BSN one term at a time. When one thinks of doing something for simply eight weeks‚ it seems more realistic. Long-term goals are the “big picture” of what you want to do with your life in the distant future. They are usually at least several years away
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nursing but still needed to work full time. To her gain‚ her employer had recently partnered up with a university offering online and traditional courses. Eventually‚ the online fast track RN-BSN was her option of choice. It took her 18 months to obtain her BSN from the University of Phoenix. After completing her BSN‚ awaiting her was a promotion for a supervisor position on the telemetry unit. She accepted the position and remained in this positon for seven years. During that time‚ she also served in
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References: Blais RN EdD‚ K. K.‚ Hayes RN PhD‚ J. S.‚ Kozier RN‚ MN‚ B.‚ & Erb RN BSN‚ G. (2007). Chapter 21. In Professional Nursing Practice Concepts and Perspectives (5 th ed.‚ p. 382). Upper Saddler River‚ New Jersey: Julie Levin Alesander. Culturall Competence. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.culturaldiversity
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prepared for. When one decides to go to school to become a nurse there is a commitment to giving compassionate care‚ an oath taken upon graduation‚ regardless of the area of nursing they choose to work in. Nurses graduating with an AND or BSN sit and take the NCLEX examination. The test is designed so that regardless of which degree you obtained you either pass or fail‚ either you are competent or you aren’t. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing states‚ “ Research has shown that
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the Institute of Medicine; Institute of Medicine [IOM ]‚ 2011‚ p. 163). IOM recognizes studies that show a correlation between BSN prepared nurses and better patient outcomes. The committee strongly supports advanced education and recommends a goal of increasing the percentage of BSN prepared nurses to 80% by 2020. The report further calls for more advanced practice RNs‚ more qualified nursing instructors‚ and more nurse researchers educated at the doctorate level. The report stresses the “need
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preventing disease and assisting in early detection of deviations from the plan of care. Teaching and promoting positive response to treatments. Extending compassion in times of need to the sick and dying patient. The differences lie in how the BSN is expected to use their education in critical thinking situations‚ communicating at a higher level with patients‚ families and colleagues. The purpose of this paper is to briefly explain the foundation of the different nursing programs. Define the
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