As rapidly changing health care system is requiring nurses to advance their educations to meet the complexity of patient care. According to the article “Working to meet the challenge: More nurses with BSNs” (2015), the Institute of Medicine’s Future of Nursing Report came out in 2010 which promoted the advance and continued education for nurses. The report focused on “increasing the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate degree to 80 percent by 2020” (para. 3). Since then, many hospitals prefer new nurse hires with Baccalaureate of Science of Nursing (BSN) degree or required the nurses with the associate nursing degree to complete their BSN in particular time frame. BSN also required if a nurse wants to advance their post-graduate education.
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7). However, Texas Board of Nursing placed competencies to guide nurses their role in their practice and differentiate scope of nursing between Association Degree of Nursing and Baccalaureate Degree of Nursing (Texas Board of Nursing, 2011). As a member of a nursing profession, all nurses must adhere to the nurse’s legal scope of practice by following laws, policies, and procedures, as well as, undertake the responsibilities and accountability of their practice. In the Role I, the member of the profession, there are four competencies including, nurse’s legal scope of practice, responsibilities, and accountability of practice, leadership activities, and continuous competence in lifelong learning (Texas Board of Nursing, 2011). The nurses, who hold the baccalaureate level nursing degree, “demonstrate all the competencies (knowledge, clinical judgments, and behaviors) of the preceding levels of education, but with greater depth and breadth of application and synthesis” (Texas Board of Nursing, 2011, p. 9). The baccalaureate level trained nurses utilize research findings and evidence-based resources in their …show more content…
Through reflective journal BLOG (background, lesson learned, opinions, growth), I learned that the importance of spiritual therapies has a positive impact on mental and physical health. I was knowingly and unknowingly utilizing some of the therapies, such as touch, active listening, imagery, talking about pets, and personal life story to alleviate pain and anxiety as well as promote a sense of calmness to deal with illness. Coordinating care around patients’ own values and needs improve patient satisfaction and
7). However, Texas Board of Nursing placed competencies to guide nurses their role in their practice and differentiate scope of nursing between Association Degree of Nursing and Baccalaureate Degree of Nursing (Texas Board of Nursing, 2011). As a member of a nursing profession, all nurses must adhere to the nurse’s legal scope of practice by following laws, policies, and procedures, as well as, undertake the responsibilities and accountability of their practice. In the Role I, the member of the profession, there are four competencies including, nurse’s legal scope of practice, responsibilities, and accountability of practice, leadership activities, and continuous competence in lifelong learning (Texas Board of Nursing, 2011). The nurses, who hold the baccalaureate level nursing degree, “demonstrate all the competencies (knowledge, clinical judgments, and behaviors) of the preceding levels of education, but with greater depth and breadth of application and synthesis” (Texas Board of Nursing, 2011, p. 9). The baccalaureate level trained nurses utilize research findings and evidence-based resources in their …show more content…
Through reflective journal BLOG (background, lesson learned, opinions, growth), I learned that the importance of spiritual therapies has a positive impact on mental and physical health. I was knowingly and unknowingly utilizing some of the therapies, such as touch, active listening, imagery, talking about pets, and personal life story to alleviate pain and anxiety as well as promote a sense of calmness to deal with illness. Coordinating care around patients’ own values and needs improve patient satisfaction and