Competency Outcomes: - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe results, or end products, of
planned study and experience that are focused on specific abilities required
for practice.
Contemporary Issues: - CORRECT-ANSWERSthe problems, changes, and
concerns that are current for the present time
Describe the Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Program (BSN): - CORRECT-
ANSWERS-bachelors degree
-4 year program
-basic professional practice as an RN
-course includes research, leadership, management, and statistics
-first BSN program at Yale University in 1924
-BSN usually required for admission to graduate programs
-NCLEX-RN exam
Describe the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN): - CORRECT-ANSWERS-
different areas of specialty
Nursing ed
Health care administration
advanced nurse practicioner
clinical nurse leader (CNL)
Describe an Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN): - CORRECT-
ANSWERS-consensus model for APRN regulation: Licensure, Accreditation,
Certification, and Education (LACE Report)
-outlines 4 APRN roles:
nurse anesthetist
nurse midwife
clinical nurse specialist
nurse pratitioner
Describe a clinical nurse leader: - CORRECT-ANSWERS-master's rpepared
generalist clinician (NOT APRN)
-oversees the care coordination of a distinct group of patients, evaluates
outcomes, and has the decision-making authority to change care plans when
necessary
-expertise in quality improvement and cost-effective resource utilization
Doctoral programs:
, PhD: doctor of philosophy- research
DNS: doctor of nursing science- advanced clinical nursing practice
DNP: doctor of nursing practice- advanced nurse practitioner
What are the 3 doctoral programs for nursing? - CORRECT-ANSWERS-PhD:
doctor of philosophy - research
-DNS: doctor of nursing science - advance clinical nursing practice
-DNP: doctor of nursing practice - advanced nurse practitioners
Flexible Education, Mobility, and Distance-Learning Programs - CORRECT-
ANSWERS-distance mobility program
-external degree model
-makes it possible for experienced adult learners to earn one of many
degrees
-known as "classroom without walls"
-Excelsior College: previously known as the New York Regents College:
-innovative distance mobility program
-developed under New York Board of Regents (the external degree program)
-the nursing programs enroll thousands
-University of Phoenix Online
-accelerate, fast-track, or second degree programs designed for non-nurse
with other degrees - most rapidly growing programs
-some programs reaching out to underrepresented groups such as men and
minorities
The American Association of Colleges Nursing (AACN) and other
organizations strongly support the _ program as the "entry into practice" and
the Professionalization of nursing - CORRECT-ANSWERSBSN
Educational Mobility: - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe progressive movement from
one type or level of education to another, often based on flexible, self-
directed, or advanced placement options. Examples are progression from
diploma preparation to an academic degree, such as RN to BSN or MSN; BSN
to doctoral degree; or non-nursing degree to BSN, MSN, or doctoral degree.
Educational Trends: - CORRECT-ANSWERSshifts in conditions and concerns
that emerge from and influence various aspects of society; broad changes in
the US and the world that influence the education and practice of nurses and
other providers
Performance Examinations: - CORRECT-ANSWERSStandardized evaluation
based on objective demonstration of specific required competencies; used in
conjunction with written tests of knowledge about those abilities. They may
require performance in actual or simulated situations, related to physical
psychomotor skills or the observable evidence of other skills such as critical
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