Practicum Journal Entry #1 At the conclusion of this class, I will be transitioning from an experienced adjunct educator in the clinical environment to a novice Master’s degree nurse educator. This new position will require the desire to learn new skills, values, and being able to socialize into the new work setting. Working in both the Associates and Baccalaureate programs has separate challenges, organizational environments, and student populations (Paul, 2015).…
Dr. and fellow Colleagues: For myself it has been a long road, but I can honestly said that over these past ten weeks I start to realized what does a Nurse Practitioner responsibility will be when I take over my own patient load. I gave thank you to my preceptor in this class since he spends many hours explaining what my role will be in near future. I feel scare, but I had the same feeling when I finish my first nursing education as Register Nurse. I honestly believe that I met the objectives for this class and look forward to passing my boards.…
Baccalaureate Nursing: Learned Competencies Completing advanced education programs requires the nurse to perform at a different level of competency than the prior level of education. Discussion of the second scope of the Differentiated Essential Competencies (DECs), provider of patient-centered care, will cover the general differences between the Associate Degree (ADN) and the Baccalaureate Degree (BSN) (Texas Board of Nursing, 2011). Secondly, seven student learning outcomes will be addressed along with brief examples of how each outcome was achieved. Provider of Patient Centered Care Under the second scope of the Differentiated Essential Competencies (DECs), there are eight competencies that will be covered. The first competency difference…
Discussion Forum Question B The RN to BSN course I have chosen as my curriculum proposal is “Death, Dying and Bereavement”. This class will be a 3 credit class, and will be offered in the first semester of a 4 semester program.…
Deciding to go back to school to complete the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program is a challenge for many nurses. I recognize the top two potential challenges for me are the time commitment and added expense. Similar to completing nursing school, deciding to complete the BSN program is going to be a team effort and all hands are going to need to be on deck. I am going to need support from family, friends, and coworkers in order to be successful. I am telling everyone who is close to me and cares about my future about why I am returning to school.…
Obtaining a BSN is instrumental in my development as a RN and for my career. This will help me to become more knowledgeable regarding patient care, marketable, and enhance my leadership skills. A RN with a BSN provides an associated decrease…
After pursuing my Baccalaureate degree, my mind is broadened and has opened the my door to go to the next step. In five years, I envision myself in a leading position in the education department at my hospital. My next step is to earn the Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree. The health care is continuously becoming complex, as well as the patient needs. In order to provide high-quality patient-centered care I need to keep my knowledge updated with continuing education.…
In order to maximize my ability to assist future patients, it is my dream to pursue a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree at Wilmington University. I wish to receive training at the doctoral level, as I am highly interested in enhancing my clinical knowledge and ability to practice more independently. I feel that my previous nursing education, as well as the many years of working experience obtained, has prepared me for the challenges to be encountered by a nurse at the highest level of clinical practice. The changing demands of this nation 's complex healthcare environment require the highest level of scientific knowledge and practice expertise to assure quality patient outcomes.…
This course taught me a great deal about the state of health care today and how to proceed with making changes needed for improvements. I gained the confidence needed to present myself as a professional nurse capable of taking what I learned from these courses and applying it to today’s issues and concerns.…
Thus, promoting excellence in patient care. AANN set high standards and supporting neuroscience nurse to achieve goals. I like AANN that they have a clear and specific vision of the future. They anticipate opportunities; their courses are to innovative nurses and encourage nurses to be forward thinking. They see the “big picture” and “think outside of the box” (AANN, n.d.).…
Difference in Competencies between Associates vs. Baccalaureate Nurses Tara Garofalo Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V-0191 April 6, 2014 There has been much debate over the years about the differences in competencies between Associates Degree nurses (ADN) versus Baccalaureate Degree (BSN) nurses. In this paper I will discuss my findings and also give a patient care situation in which I describe how nursing care or approaches to decision-making may differ based upon the educational preparation of the nurse BSN versus a diploma or ADN degree. Besides the difference in time, credits and money studies are showing a significant difference in ADN nursing versus BSN. “Research has shown that…
I have decided to get my bachelors of science in nursing in light of the fact that I see the quality in picking up experience as a registered nurse before going ahead to finish a masters or doctorate program in nursing. It was numerous years prior that I turned into an armed force health care specialist and first started figuring out how to take care of other service military service members not only to save their lives, but to promote and preserve quality of life. During the time I was at medic school I gazed to comprehend the vitality of taking care and helping individuals. After a few weeks at medic school, I expressed to comprehend the soundness of people, and I was instantly snared on taking a gander at wellbeing as a vital piece of life. After my mother and wife passing away because of cancer, I realized that I needed to be fundamentally included myself in the health of indivuals.…
Nursing process and critical thinking course has affected me in so many ways. I have learned so much in this course and found it very interesting. I have a very good learning experience from my instructor and classmates. The three main things that have great impact in my learning experience are the cases presented of each group in the class, applying critical thinking in nursing process, and journal.…
My defining moment was probably one of the many times I had entertained the idea of falling in love. The thought of expressing it, turned it into a whole different story. What I thought could happen, the difference I could make with a glance, a smile, with just being alive. Truthfully, I have never been the most emotional person. Being raised in a family where the only two emotions were happy and mad, I have always viewed all other emotions as a sign of weakness.…
Throughout my life I’ve been faced with a multitude of different challenges, which have through time molded me into the person I am today. Without these defining moments in my life I am certain that I would not be the same person writing this essay today. Out of all that I have experienced I find my parent’s divorce to be the most defining. It’s one of those things that you’ll remember distinctly for the rest of your life. It is definitely not the worst I’ve been through…