The Importance of Education in Developing Nursing Science The healthcare system of today is rapidly changing. Nurses comprise the largest section of healthcare workers in the United States (Palatnik, 2016). As such a large group, they can help meet the demands of the changing healthcare system in a whole new way. Needs for advanced practice nurses are increasing daily as new positions are being created and filled by nurses and this trend is expected to continue (Bryant-Lukosius, DiCenso, Browne,
Nursing education has come a long way over the years. In fact it has been chancing and growing at an unprecedented rate since the 1980’s. Nursing education also has undergone changes to keep pace and to prepare leaders who are highly educated and technically sharp decision-makers and clinicians. Factors driving the transformations include new medical and technological advances, new health care delivery systems, and expanded roles for nurses. Nurses are the largest single group of health care professionals
How do you think your education as a RN has influenced you as a nurse or as an individual? Education for registered nurses provides significant benefits to the nursing career and therefore, it is imperative. As a registered nurse, education has influenced my practice at the hospital considerably. One of the major areas influenced by education is caring for patients. As a nurse, caring for patients is one of their primary responsibilities. Education for nurses emphasizes the need to show
The choice I made to pursue an education in nursing did not occur during childhood. In fact, I made this decision when I was 34-years-old and had two children of my own. I have never worked in a healthcare facility, so my knowledge of the nursing profession was limited to receiving care from nurses myself and being involved while my loved ones received care from nurses. For this reason, prior to this semester, I was relatively ignorant regarding how the nursing profession looks from the inside
Education and Advancement in Nursing This course has expanded my thinking on the role of the registered nurse and the distinction of obtaining a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree. The greater level of academic preparation enhances professionalism, stimulates critical thinking, and encourages a holistic approach to healing patients. Also, the capacity of the nurse extends beyond providing direct patient care to include “advocacy at the individual, local, and global levels” (Roush, 2011
Patient education plays a vital role in nursing, and as first year nursing students it is important to our career to develop skills in the process of teaching as well as developmental theories. To practice this teaching process, we conducted two interviews with a 19-year-old female currently in the early adulthood stage. Ghorbani, Soleimani, Zeinali and Davaji (2014) state that patient education has been shown to reduced anxiety of patients and improve the satisfaction of health care. Client education
Simulation in the undergraduate education of many nursing schools is gaining more and more steam. There are many needs of nursing students and their various styles of learning. Nursing educators must adapt and find ways to help students to be able to critically think. “The ability to think critically is an essential attribute for today’s nurses” (Kostovich, Poradzisz, Wood, and O’Brien, 2007, p. 225). “Simulation provides a unique modality for experiential learning and environment” (Decker, Sportsman
In addition to changes in nursing practice and education, respectively, strong leadership will be required to realize the vision of a transformed health care system. A coalition is a group of organizations that come together to gain more influence and power than the individual organizations can achieve on their own (Worc.org, 2018). Furthermore, Cary (2013) states, a coalition that is successful includes advocating the right issue, capable leadership, unity among the organization, a commitment to
health problems and its complications are becoming more complex and diverse. The unique role of health education is helping to meet this problems and can be clarified. Nurses involved into a practice that included teaching and demonstrating health care actions to patients, their families, other health care workers and the community at large. The world Health Organization deems patient education is important to person and family centered care, especially for the nurses because nurses are the patient’s
teaching and learning strategy that is used in nursing education to develop professional nursing competencies. Regarding advantages of reflective thinking, nursing students improve and develop significantly in self-awareness, lifelong learning skills, problem-solving skills, clinical judgment competency (Chelliah & Arumugan, 2012; Hatlevik, 2011; Meek, Riner, Pesut, Runshe, & Allam, 2013; Severtsen, 2011). Reflective thinking is used in nursing education because many studies strong recommend that it