Educational Preparation
Introduction
Nursing is the optimization, protection, and promotion of the abilities and healthy, illness prevention human treatment and care advocacy of the general population (Fitzpatrick, & McCarthy, 2014). A nurse educational level makes contrasts in the practice of nursing. This is despite the fact that the definition of nursing does not state who is supposed to provide health care based on the two programs. This is because both programs ensure that the nurses acquire the required training into the program in the provision of healthcare to the general population. Based on research and surveys conducted to illustrate the competency level in the provision of quality health care between the BSN and ADN nurses baccalaureate degree has emerged as the best. This is because the results of the research indicated that BSN is associated with the lower mortality rate, higher positive impacts and fewer errors in medical practice. Nursing is constantly evolving in the current world in different directions of the field of health care (Fitzpatrick, & McCarthy, 2014). At the start, nursing was more based on expanded educational models. In order to become a registered nurse, one goes via several stages which include general training, prerequisites, Baccalaureate degree, nursing masters, a doctoral degree. Therefore one has several considerations on the type of degree to acquire. This paper will, therefore, focus on establishing the disparities amid BSN and ADN and nurses fitness.
Competencies Dissimilarities amid BSN and ADN Nurses
There is a huge contract in competencies between ADN and BSN nurses. ADN is more preferred because the nurses are able o complete the courses within a short time period of between two to three years while those that partakes BSN consumes a minimum of four years (Finkelman, & Kenner, 2016). However despite the fact that both programs hold the capability of providing the necessary knowledge to the nurses in passing the required minimum test entry into the practice of nursing BSN holds a higher competence level than ADN. Based on the current research that has been conducted on the competence level of the two programs Baccalaureate program level has been established to be providing the nurses with much higher, advanced, creative capabilities, analytical, stronger skills of assessment, higher capability in knowledge application, workflow confidence as well as professional medical skills. This is contrary to the associate level of degree which mainly focuses on providing the nurses with technical knowledge and skills which help the nurses in providing only direct health care (Finkelman, & Kenner, 2016). The program, therefore, provides less complex and restricted nursing level because it focuses on the nursing activities that are more technical thus eradicating chances for advancement and development. The nurses who undertake BSN program are characterized by a lack of increased knowledge and skills because the program denies the capability of developing essential skills. Additionally, they nurses do not have the stronger ability in applying the acquired knowledge since the program fails in providing broader details since it is based on a shorter time program. The program fails in developing stronger skills of assessment and communication which are essential in the provision of medical care. On the other side, BSN ensures that the nurses acquire developed skills that are linked to diverse knowledge and advancement (Finkelman, & Kenner, 2016).
The ADN program fails to priorities theoretical knowledge as it is mainly based on technical skills which are purposed to ensure that the nurse students passes the board exam. This is therefore proffered because it allows individuals to be engaged in work early thus earning money within a shorter period span (Finkelman, & Kenner, 2016). BSN is based on both theoretical and technical skills this ensuring that the students have the capability to provide quality care to the health care patients. Their competence level is more recognized and therefore more institutions prefer to employ them. Patient safety is more considered by the nurses who have acquired ASN because the program helps them in incorporating all the health elements when treating the patients. On the other side, the ADN program is base on ensuring that the students acquire basic knowledge in health care provision. However, the BSN program prepares the nurses based on a broader knowledge scope at an advanced professional practice level. BSN ensures that the nurses acquire knowledge that is based on the general nursing education as well as clinical education in helping them to become more effective nurses. BSN, therefore, holds a higher level of competency because it works in ensuring that technical knowledge is linked to effectiveness (Finkelman, & Kenner, 2016).
Patient Identification Situation
For instance, the patient is admitted to the intensive care unit and is thus required to undergo a surgery immediately in order to solve the condition. The patient is however diagnosed with blood pressure issues. It is, therefore, necessary to monitor the level of blood pressure before conducting the surgery. This is to ensure that the safety and health of the patient are ensured.
The nurse is required to conduct frequent blood pressure monitoring on the patient. A nurse who has acquired BSN will be able to conduct sensory necessities in providing accurate treatment and care to the patient (Huston, 2014). This is mainly because he or she has the ability to gather information from the acquired knowledge, discriminating the information, changing knowledge analyzing it and applying it through logical reasoning. The ability to make those decisions will, therefore, differ from an ADN nurse since the lack the ability to make critical decisions. The nurse is bound to make use of a certain level of critical thoughts which will not be analyzed based on evidence or the current situation. The nurse will, therefore, fail in utilizing the different methods that are available in solving the issue because the program provides solutions that are not linked t thinking critically which is essential in health care practice. Critical thinking is essential as it helps in generating the necessary changes in the clinical a practice approaches (Huston, 2014).
Based on the situation in which the patient is in a critical condition the ADN nurse may not be able to observe the safety of the patient. This is because the acquired knowledge is more technical and therefore the nurse may consider conducting the surgery directly. The situation, however, requires consideration of other conditions. The BSN nurse will be able to utilize the acquired skills in ensuring that the patient is in a god condition. This is by incorporating clinical and technical skills in analyzing the situation in order to develop appropriate solutions (Huston, 2014). BSN nurses will apply critical reflection in making clinical decisions based on the situation of the patient. The practice will, therefore, incorporate both technological and scientific knowledge while an ADN degree nurse will utilize technical research (Huston, 2014). The ADN nurse may generate clinical errors during the treatment due to lack of strong reflection as the program does not provide the students with the ability to develop the acquired knowledge. Their decisions may, therefore, differ because a BSN diploma nurse is bound to make more effective decisions based on broad knowledge scope.
References
Finkelman, A. W., & Kenner, C. (2016). Professional nursing concepts: Competencies for quality leadership.
Fitzpatrick, J. J., & McCarthy, G. (2014). Theories guiding nursing research and practice: Making nursing knowledge development explicit.
Huston, C. J. (2014). Professional issues in nursing: Challenges & opportunities.
