This is a study outlining the differences in competencies between the nursing prepared associate degrees in Nursing versus a prepared Baccalaureate degree in nursing. In this study areas of differences in practice and reasons why it is important for associate’s degree in nursing to achieve a Baccalaureate degree will be outline. Writer will create a picture of the prepared associate degree in nursing and Baccalaureate in their different scope of practice, the positions held in the field of nursing, pay scales and job markets. Writer will explain the educational preparation background between an associate degree in nursing and the Baccalaureate. A scenario to show the differences between an associate and Baccalaureate nurse will also be explained by the writer. Writer will begin a theory of differences between an associate and Baccalaureate prepared nursing practice. Nursing as a whole started with no education requirement in the past. History of nursing gave us an understanding of how nursing started as a voluntary act and changes to a job for low class people and how Florence Nightingale helped to make is a recognized profession. Nursing was trained by hospitals a start and three years of diploma of nursing was initiated. According to (conception of nursing profession) in 1946, Congress passed a bill for nursing and in 1950, and entry level Baccalaureate in nursing program was open to high school graduated throughout the nation. Many colleges started undergraduate degree programs throughout the nation and by 1962, about 178 colleges were offering this degree program in nursing. According to Brown in 1978, the pool of Baccalaureate educated nurses essential to the creation of advanced nursing education dramatically expanded (Friberg, 2015, p.
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13). This is the history of the birth of Baccalaureate nursing programs. In 1951, a woman by the name of Mildred Montag, a nurse educator, proposed a new idea of recruiting a nurse tech in a two year associate degree program in community colleges. Between the years of 1970 to 1980, a shortage of nursing minimized because of the birth of associate program in nursing. These two programs were created as the need for nursing increases and the care for nursing practices advances in skills and critical thinking (Friberg, 2015, p. 13). The American Associate of Colleges of Nursing factsheet emphasizes on different areas and reasons why the Baccalaureate prepared nurse is more preferred in the hospitals in today’s world. Writer will list out some of these reasons and explain as follows: A Baccalaureate prepared nurse has better critical thinking skills as opposed to an associate degree nurse. One example is medication administration, a Baccalaureate prepared nurse makes less mistakes in giving wrong drugs or dosages versus an associate degree nurse. It is also mentioned that a Baccalaureate prepared nurse’s critical thinking skills in taking care of patients and providing a better care to shorten the stay in hospitals and fewer readmission versus an associate prepared nurse. Records also shows that fewer deaths occur when cared for by Baccalaureate prepared nurses versus an associate’s prepared nurse. A factsheet elaborated that higher education in nursing produces a better competency and research that connects to better outcomes. In October 2010, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation states, “An increase in one percent of nurses with a BSN is imperative as the scope of what the public needs from nurses, grows expectations surrounding quality, surrounds quality, heightens the settings where nurses are needed proliferate and become more complex” (Rosseter, "Creating a More Highly Qualified Nursing Workforce"). In May 2010 Tri-Council of Nursing presented a united view of higher education is critical to meeting the nations nursing need and delivering safe and effective patient care. Policy statement Tri-Council noted that, “Without a more educated nursing workforce, …show more content…
Better care will be practiced and decisions will be taken without waiting for a physician before taking actions in certain situations. Patients will be better educated in taking care of themselves while in the hospital and after discharge to minimize readmission and cost-effectiveness for the patient and Medicare.
References
Friberg, E. (2015). Conceptual Foundations: The Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice (Sixth ed.).
“Nursing Timeline of Historical Events.” (n.d.). Retrieved August 9, 2015, from http://lc.gcumedia.com/zwebassets/courseMaterialPages/nrs430V_timeline.php
Rosseter, R. (n.d.). American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Fact Sheet: Creating a More Highly Qualified Nursing Workforce “Creating a More Highly Qualified Nursing Workforce.” Retrieved August 9, 2015, from
13). This is the history of the birth of Baccalaureate nursing programs. In 1951, a woman by the name of Mildred Montag, a nurse educator, proposed a new idea of recruiting a nurse tech in a two year associate degree program in community colleges. Between the years of 1970 to 1980, a shortage of nursing minimized because of the birth of associate program in nursing. These two programs were created as the need for nursing increases and the care for nursing practices advances in skills and critical thinking (Friberg, 2015, p. 13). The American Associate of Colleges of Nursing factsheet emphasizes on different areas and reasons why the Baccalaureate prepared nurse is more preferred in the hospitals in today’s world. Writer will list out some of these reasons and explain as follows: A Baccalaureate prepared nurse has better critical thinking skills as opposed to an associate degree nurse. One example is medication administration, a Baccalaureate prepared nurse makes less mistakes in giving wrong drugs or dosages versus an associate degree nurse. It is also mentioned that a Baccalaureate prepared nurse’s critical thinking skills in taking care of patients and providing a better care to shorten the stay in hospitals and fewer readmission versus an associate prepared nurse. Records also shows that fewer deaths occur when cared for by Baccalaureate prepared nurses versus an associate’s prepared nurse. A factsheet elaborated that higher education in nursing produces a better competency and research that connects to better outcomes. In October 2010, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation states, “An increase in one percent of nurses with a BSN is imperative as the scope of what the public needs from nurses, grows expectations surrounding quality, surrounds quality, heightens the settings where nurses are needed proliferate and become more complex” (Rosseter, "Creating a More Highly Qualified Nursing Workforce"). In May 2010 Tri-Council of Nursing presented a united view of higher education is critical to meeting the nations nursing need and delivering safe and effective patient care. Policy statement Tri-Council noted that, “Without a more educated nursing workforce, …show more content…
Better care will be practiced and decisions will be taken without waiting for a physician before taking actions in certain situations. Patients will be better educated in taking care of themselves while in the hospital and after discharge to minimize readmission and cost-effectiveness for the patient and Medicare.
References
Friberg, E. (2015). Conceptual Foundations: The Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice (Sixth ed.).
“Nursing Timeline of Historical Events.” (n.d.). Retrieved August 9, 2015, from http://lc.gcumedia.com/zwebassets/courseMaterialPages/nrs430V_timeline.php
Rosseter, R. (n.d.). American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Fact Sheet: Creating a More Highly Qualified Nursing Workforce “Creating a More Highly Qualified Nursing Workforce.” Retrieved August 9, 2015, from