Differences in Competencies Between Associate and Baccalaureate Nursing Degree Amanda T. Duggan
Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V
05/06/15
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The survey resulted in 28% of the 102 participants feeling they were competent enough to take on a leadership role. 32% of the participants felt they were comfortable to be a manager of care and 36% felt they had a professional identity as a nurse (Jones & Mbewe, 2011, p. 11). The rest of the participants did not feel adequately prepared to take on these particular roles after obtaining their associate degree in nursing.
Approach to Patient Care Based on Education
When discussing patient care, the approach may be different based on the nurse’s education. In my associate degree program we were instructed to use SBAR or ADPIE for all patients. This allowed for little deviation. SBAR stands for situation, background, abnormal findings, and recommendations. Situation included diagnosis, allergies and basic intake information. Background was the patient’s health history and psychosocial status. Examples of assessment included patient’s labs, skin turgor and Braden score. Recommendations included medications, procedures and treatments. All patients were approached by this system and all areas were filled out in detail. It was actually called an SBAR form. The only other …show more content…
The authors associated this lack of professional identity to a minimal emphasis of involvement with professional organizations, volunteer opportunities or conferences. The authors discuss the need for this type of involvement as necessary to truly identify with what being a nurse really means. This includes understanding and owning the responsibilities of being a nurse. The article states professional identity is lacking in the associate degree program because it is a more compact program and therefore the focus is more on the practical skills of nursing (Jones & Mbewe, 2011). GCU baccalaureate programs encourage volunteer work throughout all different degrees including nursing. Upon admission to the college students are encouraged to join ACNL for discounts and the opportunity to network with other professional
Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V
05/06/15
Differences in Competencies Between Associate and Baccalaureate Nursing Degree …show more content…
The survey resulted in 28% of the 102 participants feeling they were competent enough to take on a leadership role. 32% of the participants felt they were comfortable to be a manager of care and 36% felt they had a professional identity as a nurse (Jones & Mbewe, 2011, p. 11). The rest of the participants did not feel adequately prepared to take on these particular roles after obtaining their associate degree in nursing.
Approach to Patient Care Based on Education
When discussing patient care, the approach may be different based on the nurse’s education. In my associate degree program we were instructed to use SBAR or ADPIE for all patients. This allowed for little deviation. SBAR stands for situation, background, abnormal findings, and recommendations. Situation included diagnosis, allergies and basic intake information. Background was the patient’s health history and psychosocial status. Examples of assessment included patient’s labs, skin turgor and Braden score. Recommendations included medications, procedures and treatments. All patients were approached by this system and all areas were filled out in detail. It was actually called an SBAR form. The only other …show more content…
The authors associated this lack of professional identity to a minimal emphasis of involvement with professional organizations, volunteer opportunities or conferences. The authors discuss the need for this type of involvement as necessary to truly identify with what being a nurse really means. This includes understanding and owning the responsibilities of being a nurse. The article states professional identity is lacking in the associate degree program because it is a more compact program and therefore the focus is more on the practical skills of nursing (Jones & Mbewe, 2011). GCU baccalaureate programs encourage volunteer work throughout all different degrees including nursing. Upon admission to the college students are encouraged to join ACNL for discounts and the opportunity to network with other professional