Therefore, associate degree nursing educators continue to be committed to provide educational programs that produce the nurses necessary to meet the demands of the nursing shortage. Associate degree programs provide a sound foundation for the delivery of safe client care in the current complex health care delivery system. The programs are a reasonable investment of time and money for the student, allowing for licensure and employment in two years from the time of admission to the nursing program.
Evidence of this can be seen by: the number of students who seek associate degrees in nursing; the strong passage rate on the NCLEX-RN exam by associate degree nursing graduates, which exceeds or equals that of other graduates; and the success of the associate degree graduates in nursing practice. N-OADN, Partnerships between education and practice should be expanded to develop creative extern, intern, and residency programs, for students, graduates, and nurses in practice.
Lifelong learning to promote continued competence and enhanced knowledge should continue to be emphasized in associate degree nursing programs. Associate degree nursing educators should also continue to be involved in recruitment efforts. Several national initiatives have already made great strides in promoting the image of the registered nurse. The collaborations among all program types, as well as between education, practice, and the public, are producing the most effective recruitment endeavors.
Implementing recruitment activities at the local level remains vital, including age groups from elementary schools to adults, with emphasis on minority populations. The future of nursing has been the subject of many groups over the past fifty years. In recent years, these groups have attempted to be inclusive of the various education program types, and multiple practice groups. Unfortunately, through timing, degree of involvement, or number of participants, associate degree nursing has not enjoyed equal inclusion in many of these endeavors.
Participation involves risks, but is essential if a group or organization is to have a voice in what the future of nursing will be. For associate degree nursing, it is our responsibility to articulate the educational outcomes of our programs, and the competencies of our graduates. All efforts to define the future of nursing should center on the needs of the communities we serve.
Models of nursing practice that compliment the efficacy of associate degree nursing education must be identified or designed. Models of nursing practice should reflect the ability of the nurse to meet those identified needs.
Although there is no current consensus on the future of nursing, or future models of nursing practice, very few could disagree with the words of Dr. Mildred Montag,. The real concern of nursing, of nurse educators and nursing service administrators alike, is that practitioners of nursing be prepared and employed in a manner that promotes the nursing care of patients.
This is not a new concern, or a concern of a few, but rather of nurses generally. We can no longer fail to prepare and use nurses honestly. Elizabeth H. Role responsibilities include coordination of the program planning, teaching, counseling, and evaluation of sophomore students. Mahaffey has been a leader in curriculum development at Hinds and has served as a curriculum consultant for associate degree nursing programs.
Active in numerous professional organizations, Dr. Mahaffey is currently serving as the president of the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing. In this role, Dr. Mahaffey has served on multiple national committees and consortiums which have examined the future of nursing.
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Continue Reading View all Letters Mahaffey, PhD, RN Abstract Associate degree nursing education remains a relevant choice for students entering the nursing profession. Upon completion, students should be able to compute dosages and administer medication safely. This course provides an overview of the scientific study of human behavior. Topics include history, methodology, biopsychology, sensation, perception, learning, motivation, cognition, abnormal behavior, personality theory, social psychology, and other relevant topics.
Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate a basic knowledge of the science of psychology. Topics include the endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems as well as metabolism, nutrition, acid-base balance, and fluid and electrolyte balance.
This course is designed to further develop the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. This course is a study of human growth and development.
Emphasis is placed on major theories and perspectives as they relate to the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of development from conception to death. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of development across the life span. Emphasis includes inquiry, analysis, effective use of rhetorical strategies, thesis development, audience awareness, and revision.
Upon completion, students should be able to produce unified, coherent, well-developed essays using standard written English. Emphasis is placed on analyzing information and ideas and incorporating research findings into documented writing and research projects. Upon completion, students should be able to evaluate and synthesize information from primary and secondary sources using documentation appropriate to various disciplines.
Emphasis is placed on the concepts of cellular regulation, perfusion, infection, immunity, mobility, comfort, behaviors, health-wellness-illness, clinical decision-making, caring interventions, managing care, and safety.
Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to provide quality, individualized, entry level nursing care. This course introduces the use of critical thinking skills in the context of human conflict. Emphasis is placed on evaluating information, problem solving, approaching cross-cultural perspectives, and resolving controversies and dilemmas.
Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate orally and in writing the use of critical thinking skills in the analysis of appropriate texts. This course introduces theories about the nature and foundations of moral judgments and applications to contemporary moral issues. Emphasis is placed on moral theories such as consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics. Upon completion, students should be able to apply various ethical theories to moral issues such as abortion, capital punishment, poverty, war, terrorism, the treatment of animals, and issues arising from new technologies.
Associate Degree Nursing. Statement of Accreditation. Program Learning Outcomes. Introduce: NUR ; Reinforce: NUR ,,,,; Master: NUR ; Assess: NUR P3: Communication NLN Graduate Competency Communicate effectively and therapeutically with clients, significant support persons s and the interdisciplinary healthcare team, while maintaining confidentiality, and incorporating information technology in supporting and communicating the plan and provision of care.
Program Contact. First Semester. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. History lesson: Nursing education has evolved over the decades By Nurse. COM Nurse. Join the Wait List. Facebook Twitter Linkedin Reddit Pinterest. About the Author: Nurse. Related Posts. Vincent's in Worcester; Mercy in Springfield, and Providence in Holyoke administrators and myself met. The issue was how do you develop an associate degree program without an assisting college?
So we met with [the]President of The Elms College to query if the sisters worked out a collaborative, what kind of a relationship could they develop with the Elms College?. Would it be the Elms or the Sisters of Providence? Needless to say there was never any real follow up to it. They had cosmetology and the practical nursing program. At the time of the impetus to have a community college, Springfield Technical Institute made a transition and became Springfield Technical Community College.
And Holyoke was one of the two first community colleges in the Commonwealth. O'Leary to use name, titles and positions held. Well on Christmas Eve, anybody that is in the hospital really has to be there because in those days they would clean out the hospital as much as possible so people could go home with their families. Well we had a midnight Mass on Christmas Eve and as a person I cannot go to bed say at and get at for Mass, I have to stay right through.
So a few of us that were able, we would go around the floors and visit the sick people that were in the hospital at that time.
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