Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills

of practice, Texas Board of Nursing (BON) Rules and Regulations and Position Statements will be applied. As a nurse leader, there needs to be a clear understanding in each of the types of scenarios due to a potential for these types of situations to arise. The first case scenario is a newly hired RN is being oriented to a step-down unit by an assigned preceptor. The nurse is asked by the preceptor to document the physical assessment findings as the preceptor performs the assessment of the…

Lori Interrante, R.N. 710 9th Ave, Apt. 5C • New York, NY, 10019 • (646) 749-0722• Lori7720@gmail.com Career Objective My goal is to obtain a position as a registered nurse, that will allow me to further develop excellent patient care skills and my clinical knowledge. Professional Experience REGISTERED NURSE, June of 2014 – Present BELLEVUE HOSPITAL, EMERGENCY ROOM. – New York, NY Selected Contributions: • Responsible for implementing the policies and procedures in the emergency unit. •…

into the responsibilities this will entail, the skills one must have to succeed, plus other important aspects such as working conditions, salary, and the future of the job; however, just as important is to carefully seek out the University Of Texas Pan-American (UTPA) which will best prepare one for this profession. The tasks and responsibilities of a physical therapist include Patient Assessment: “physical therapist must perform an initial assessment of a patient’s illness or trauma in…

Successful nurses must absolutely be critical thinkers and trained observers with unparalleled problem solving skills. Although these qualities are not inherent in all, does not necessarily indicate that one will not be an excellent nurse. Before graduating from a nursing school program, there is a standard level of competency that must be understood and practiced. This paper will briefly describe and explain the purpose of Differentiated Essential Competencies (DECs), discuss how these…

will have a specific DRA level and will be able to read their level’s books. The levels go from A1-80. Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System • TELPAS is administered as an online assessment with multiple choice questions that the students do individually. On rare occasions, a student can gain permission to take the test on paper instead of the computer; the TEA Student Assessment Division must first approve the paper-based test based on the student’s needs. • This is a formal…

the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology by completing the Texas School Technology and Readiness (STaR) chart. The most recent Texas Campus STaR Chart (2014) indicates that, on average, classroom teachers ranked themselves at the developing level for most STaR proficiencies rather than the expected advanced or target levels. A needs analysis survey indicated that time is the most significant barrier to website development, however most teachers also admitted to a lack of knowledge and skills as…

requirements. The SPCAA grantee background check consist of: (a) A name-based on criminal history check: The department of Public Safety (DPS) conducts a comparative search between a person’s name and the DPS database of crimes committed in the state of Texas. (b)…

socially, professionally, and academically” (Sanford, n.d.). Self-assessment is important for individual nurse to grow. The aim of this essay is to use the “Nurse Manager Skills Inventory.” In which I will identify my strengths and weaknesses in the following areas: Personal and professional accountability; Career planning; Personal journey disciplines; Reflective practice reference behaviors. Also discuss how I will use my leadership skill in advocating for change in my workplace. Finally,…

payment made to support a student’s education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement. True scholarship is reflected in both the breadth and depth of knowledge an individual has in a particular subject area. The actual topic area is irrelevant; the accomplished scholar will be able to demonstrate how the previous set of skills were used to promote a clearer understanding of the issues under scrutiny As in other disciplines such as psychology scholarship has been defined as a…

Introduction Pre-assessments, diagnostic assessments, formative assessments, and summative assessments all have their own place in the classroom. They provide teachers with data that informs curriculums, instruction and ultimately additional assessment. The many assessments that teachers use to guide their practices are assessed using a variety of methods. When giving students a performance based assessment, the appropriate grading style is a rubric. Arter and McTighe (2001) suggest “the best…