Enrolled Nurses To BN Transition Study

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In Australia Registered nurses are primarily obtained from recently graduated university who has successfully finished a three years of education in the bachelor of nursing. New graduates student nurse are very significant to the healthcare sector. The transition from new graduate to registered nurse is challenging which requires support from the entire medical team. The aim of this paper is to explore the transition from student nurse to registered nurse. The paper will focus on the theme skills transition into practice and other issues during the transition.

A great initial post for this week's discussion. I agree with you it is not acceptable for the RN to ignore the comments. We as nurses have to always make sure our patient's are safe and their needs and wants are met. According to our textbook LPN to RN Transitions, ethics are concerned with determining a right act from a wrong act (Harrington & Terry, 2013, p. 409).

Transitioning from an licensed practical nurse to a registered nurse is of the hardest things I have ever done. Twelve years ago I took my boards and became a licensed practical nurse. Going to school to become an LPN was difficult, but I was not a mother and I did not work full time as I do now. Getting to know the students I attend school with has made me realize that each student’s role transition is different, with unique outlooks and emotional roller coasters. In the following paragraphs I will preview licensed practical nurse to registered nurse role comparisons, my change in

A number of emotions were felt during this experience, in regards to transitioning from a student nurse to the registered nurse role. Primarily, the transition in role from student nurse to registered nurse was similar to any clinical experience I have had at Midlands Technical College. I was placed in a medical-surgical rotation. I felt slighted that not only were we required to complete a data tool but we also participated in the teamwork model demonstrated in prior semesters. Personally, I did not feel a transition during this particular clinical experience.

The new graduate nurses (NGN) are faced with various issues and challenges especially in their first year of nursing practice. The period of transition from a student to a graduate nurse is a demanding period that is filled with new experiences and there are several concerns and factors that can affect the transition process. The research into the issues has recommended some strategies that can be utilised to ease the transition process from being a student to a professional practicing nurse. Exhaustion, reality shock and time management are some of the factors and issues that the new graduate might encounter during their first year in their career.

In my current role as a nurse educator I feel the desire to pursue my dream of obtaining a master’s degree, specializing in nursing education. It has been 27 years since I have sat in the student chair in a classroom; therefore, I anticipate a number of challenges and barriers to overcome. In this paper I will present and describe three challenges that I expect to be faced with over the next two years. I will also discuss the strategies I plan to use to address these challenges.

The beginning of a new graduate nurses career rarely begins easily, there seems to be a distinct disconnect between the fantasy of what it means to be a nurse and the reality of bedside nursing. Nursing school seems to feed into this disconnection, in that it does not prepare the new graduate registered nurse (NGRN) for their professional practice. What nursing school does is give the NGRN the basics, a peak into what is to come. The NGRN has to find out for themselves what the true meaning of being a nurse is and if it fits their preconceived ideas.

Perfetto, L. M. (2015). Facilitating educational advancement of RNs to the baccalaureate: What are they telling us?. Nursing Education Perspectives (National League For Nursing), 36(1), 34-41. doi:10.5480/13-1161.1

When it comes to intravenous medications the Enrolled Nurse works within the Enrolled Nurse’s Standards. Currently not all Enrolled Nurses can administer intravenous medications. Only Enrolled Nurses that have successfully completed intravenous unit of study “Administer and monitor intravenous medication (IV) in the nursing environment” HLTEN519C can administer IV medications (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA), 2015). Without this unit of study an Enrolled Nurse’s registration will show this through no notation on their registration. Scope of practice is that in which all Nurses are educated, competent to perform and permitted by law (NMBA, 2015). For a person to hold an endorsement for medication, the person in question has to be qualified through education, and have an understanding of their own obligations in relation to being endorsed to administer medications (Drugs and Poisons Act 1996, p 26). If an Enrolled nurse without the notation was to administer IV medications they would then be working

Working with culturally diverse patients with a mental health disorder will present a number of obstacles such as communication, values, beliefs and attitudes towards one another. Values, beliefs and attitudes are the standards which the patient will judge themselves and those of the people around them such as the multi disciplinary team including the Enrolled Nurse (Koutoukidis et al, 2013, p 143). When working with a culturally diverse patient the Enrolled Nurse may be at risk of prejudice and/or stereotyping due to caring for previous patients and personal beliefs, it is important to remember that each patient will have different views, values, beliefs and attitude towards others. To work effectively with the cultural diverse patient the

Active learning requires students to participate in class, to work with class materials, and to collaborate with each other. Students are not only required to listen and memorize information, but they are required to demonstrate a process, analyze an argument, or apply a concept to a real-world situation. This paper will focus on a BSN nursing program that is struggling to keep its accreditation. A new curriculum in advance medical-surgical nursing that challenges the critical thinking abilities of the fourth year nursing students will be added. This curriculum will include four topics and one activity based on Bloom’s Taxonomy that would elevate student thinking to evaluation and creating of the cognitive domain. The activity chosen

I once heard someone say, “Find something you love to do and you’ll always be successful.” If you want to be in a field where you are continually learning, nursing would be the top pick. This paper will reflect the journey I have taken from Registered Nurse (RN) to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with the incorporation of my learning objectives from my clinical course.

The research process consisted of a 15 item survey with both pre-filled answer banks and also open ended questions. The sample was compiled of nurses from different units at a single Magnet® hospital located in Southern California. The purpose of this survey was to find out what factors contribute to a nurse pursing their baccalaureate degree and factors that prevent a nurse from doing so when they are employed by a Magnet® hospital. The research design consisted of both quantitative methods and qualitative methods. The qualitative data was collected online through a survey conducted on Survey Monkey. The quantitative data collected was from a survey asking nurses to put in their own words why they chose or didn’t choose to get a baccalaureate

I am striving to achieve professionalism and growth in roles and values while going through the bachelor’s degree in nursing program. I plan on taking each class one at a time, try to do my best, and gain the knowledge needed to grow in the nursing profession. By October 2010, I should obtain my bachelor’s degree in nursing, which will provide new opportunities, such as management, and educator positions. A bachelor’s degree in nursing will provide the opportunity to further my education to a master’s degree level.