without a question a step in the right direction as the children of today will be the leaders of tomorrow. To make certain that schools and educators are providing the best education in every school‚ standardized testing was introduced to serve as a method of assessment. Many critics however see standardized testing as a tool that causes more harm than good. Their reasoning is that educators are focus on teaching what will be on the test rather than on material that will enhance critical thinking and
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Nursing Competencies GCU Nursing Competencies The first school of nursing in the United States was the Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing‚ founded in 1873. The Bellevue offered a Baccalaureate degree in Nursing with principles of nursing established by Florence Nightingale. In later years‚ the Associate-degree in nursing was formed by Mildred Montag‚ to help with the nursing shortages in WWII. “In the mid 1900’s an Associate-degree level nurse was thought of as a “technical nurse”
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of why suspension occurs will be offered and the experience of those affected by the process of suspension will be examined which will look at stress; in particular within nursing‚ bullying and harassment and look at how whistleblowers are treated. Much of the literature relating to suspension and discipline within nursing is found in the USA where suspension is a form of discipline that occurs after an investigation and hearing has concluded. This is of limited relevance as in the UK a nurse
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equality in the education system‚ and more specifically‚ within standardized testing. Standardized testing is a set metric used to measure the academic ability of all students who take the test. However‚ as is illuminated in the case of Lara and Roy‚ this kind of metric only reveals a small piece of information about some students’ academic achievement. Lara’s creativity and Roy’s social skills were invisible to eyes of the standardized tests‚ and as a result‚ they were penalized for‚ not their own
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students have two things on their minds- summer and‚ sadly‚ standardized tests. Annually‚ around one million students take the ACT and SAT- even if they do not plan on attending college. Although the SAT and ACT are required‚ recently some colleges are saying they are not looking at the tests scores as much as they are looking at everything else. The tests should not be able to determine the student’s academic abilities. Standardized testing should be abolished because a lot of money is wasted
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This essay will reflect on my personal and professional development during my first year on the nursing diploma programme. I will do this by discussing my experience with the five essential skills clusters which include care‚ compassion and communication‚ medicine management and nutrition and fluid management. I will relate the five skills by showing an understanding of a recognised model of reflection. Reflection‚ is a way of analysing past incidents to promote learning and improve safety‚ in the
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simply seek out second careers in jobs that offer increase job security. The term “baby boomers” implies individual’s age‚ Generation X Generations Y. Since nursing is a field that has maintained stability throughout economic hardship. substantials stable many people have been drawn to the profession Therefore making the nursing profession diverse not only on the basis of ethnicity and gender but also based on age. The term generational diviersity came about in This issue is important
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The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Nursing I am going to discuss the book I read‚ Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves. I am going to talk about the history‚ definitions‚ and major concepts of emotional intelligence. I am going to discuss functions in nursing and how emotional intelligence is applicable. I am going to talk about how I will use emotional intelligence in my own practice and my personal growth after reading the book. History and Concepts of Emotional
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Argument against Standardized Tests Standardized testing is one of the most controversial and highly debated topics in the United States today. These tests are commonly used to measure the students’ academic achievements and act as yardstick for teachers’ effectiveness in academic delivery. A typical student sits for at least “112 compulsory standardized tests between pre-kindergarten classes and 12th grade” (Layton). Proponents of standardized testing believe that the practice provides accurate
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The Nefarious Standardized Testing Michelle Obama once said‚ “If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test‚ I would not be here. I guarantee you that.” Standardized testing began a long time ago in China. It was a basic form to determine the eligibility for positions in the government of the ruling class. A standardized test is an analysis that is overseen and scored in a scheduled manner. In 2001 President George W. Bush passed the ‘No Child Left Behind’ education
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