pediatrics to name a few. However, there are opportunities for nurses in management, working with lawyers with legal cases, working for a police department doing forensic nursing, telecommuting, quality assurance or working for an insurance company. With all of these opportunities comes the need for further education.
Many hospitals are pushing for nursing with an associate degree to obtain at least 80% of nurses obtain bachelor’s degree by 2020 (Brooks, 2011). Some hospitalizations even have a stipulation upon hire that nurses must enroll in a bachelor’s of nursing program within six months of hire, this is known from my own experience. This is forcing nurses that have an associate’s degree in nursing to go back to school for a bachelor’s …show more content…
. As the nursing profession moves forward in the future there will be more educational requirements for up-to-date technology as well as more progressive ways to diagnose and treat disease processes. Is it possible to get so much education for such things while in school or will this be a dedicated requirements for those going to specific fields of medicine.
Supporting nurses to the fullest extent of their education and training is essential for the growth of nursing. Nurses should be partners of doctor’s and they should work together to solve problems that arise with their patient which would lead to overall better care. Physicians need to be able to trust the nurse’s education and training and feel confident that they can provide as much insight to a potential problem as a doctor. Speaking from experience there is nothing worse than a doctor who is belittling and doesn’t look at you with respect for the knowledge and training that you have …show more content…
Specifically for those entering into the workforce or considering starting education in the nursing field. Data searches would include things like patient/nurse ratio which differ from state to state and in some circumstances county to county, how much education one needs, what the base salaries are, continuing educations etc. The three organizations responsible for nursing workforce data systems are:
• The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
• The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
• The Forum of State Nursing Workforce Center
Each of these organizations services nursing by maintain the standards of nursing for each state and maintaining the level of nursing information that has been set by minimum data sets (MDS) (Centers, 2016).
Conclusion:
There is no doubt that the nursing profession has come a very long way. From the days where women were providing nursing care out of their own homes to the nursing profession that has developed
Many hospitals are pushing for nursing with an associate degree to obtain at least 80% of nurses obtain bachelor’s degree by 2020 (Brooks, 2011). Some hospitalizations even have a stipulation upon hire that nurses must enroll in a bachelor’s of nursing program within six months of hire, this is known from my own experience. This is forcing nurses that have an associate’s degree in nursing to go back to school for a bachelor’s …show more content…
. As the nursing profession moves forward in the future there will be more educational requirements for up-to-date technology as well as more progressive ways to diagnose and treat disease processes. Is it possible to get so much education for such things while in school or will this be a dedicated requirements for those going to specific fields of medicine.
Supporting nurses to the fullest extent of their education and training is essential for the growth of nursing. Nurses should be partners of doctor’s and they should work together to solve problems that arise with their patient which would lead to overall better care. Physicians need to be able to trust the nurse’s education and training and feel confident that they can provide as much insight to a potential problem as a doctor. Speaking from experience there is nothing worse than a doctor who is belittling and doesn’t look at you with respect for the knowledge and training that you have …show more content…
Specifically for those entering into the workforce or considering starting education in the nursing field. Data searches would include things like patient/nurse ratio which differ from state to state and in some circumstances county to county, how much education one needs, what the base salaries are, continuing educations etc. The three organizations responsible for nursing workforce data systems are:
• The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
• The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
• The Forum of State Nursing Workforce Center
Each of these organizations services nursing by maintain the standards of nursing for each state and maintaining the level of nursing information that has been set by minimum data sets (MDS) (Centers, 2016).
Conclusion:
There is no doubt that the nursing profession has come a very long way. From the days where women were providing nursing care out of their own homes to the nursing profession that has developed