Nursing Education

Question 0

-length from 2 to 3 years and takes place in hospital or school of nursing
-under direction of hospital or incorporated independently
-function as beginning practitioners in acute, intermediate, long-term and ambulatory health care facilities
They are awarded a certificate and are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN examination for licensure

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Diploma Graduate

Question 1

• current preparation usually begins in a community college
• program is 18-21 school calendar months in length
• the NLN recommends that this degree nursing program consist of 60 to 72 semester credits
• attracts more diverse student population
• many have baccalaureate and higher degrees in other fields
• might attend school part time basis
• eligible to take NCLEX-RM examination
• provided students motivation to further their education

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Associate Degree Graduate

Question 2

• preparation 4 to 5 years in length and emphasizes courses in the liberal arts, sciences and humanities.
• most colleges require a college entrance examination such as Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or the American College Test (ACT)
• emphasis on developing critical decision making skills, exercising independent nursing judgment and acquiring research skills
• eligible to take the NCLEX-RN examination

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Baccalaureate Graduate

Question 3

• was a nontraditional program that allowed a student to gain credit and obtain a degree from a degree-granting institution without attending face to face classes
• designed to allow individuals to obtain a degree in nursing without leaving their jobs

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External Degree Program

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• are offered at both the baccalaureate and master’s degree levels
• designed to build on previous learning to help a person with an undergraduate degree in another discipline make the transition into nursing.

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Accelerated program

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• available on either a part-time or a full-time basis
• satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT)
• recommended to take GRE exam right after finished program because the information is fresh in your mind

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Graduate school

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• program last least 18 to 24 months
• advanced clinical practice nurse
• usually choose an area of role preparation, such as education or administration, as well as an area of clinical specialization, such as pediatrics or adult health
• a role is clinical nurse leader (CNL) -different from the role of a manager or administrator. Is prepared as a generalist managing the health care delivery system across all settings

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Masters degree

Question 7

• power, authority and professional status are usually associated with this degree
• nurses need to position themselves to take on new leadership roles and they way to do this is through advanced education, particularly at the doctoral level
• two basic levels are academic degree or doctor of philosophy (PhD)

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Doctoral degree

Question 8

• can be as simple as written document of an individual’s qualifications
• can signify a person’s performance
• may reflect practice in special areas

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Credentialing

Question 9

• affords protection to the public by requiring an individual to demonstrate minimum competency by examination before practicing certain trades
• “legal” permission to am individual to practice nursing
• each state controls its own requirements

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Licensure

Question 10

• is defined as a “voluntary process by which a nongovernmental agency or association certifies that an individual licensed to practice a profession has certain predetermined standards specified by that profession for specialty practice”
• indicated preparation beyond the minimum level
• a study showed that by this a professional made fewer health care errors
• provided recognition of professional achievement in a defined functional or clinical area of nursing practice

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Certification

Question 11

• often confused with certification
• “a process by which a voluntary, nongovernmental agency or organization approves and grants status to institutions or programs that meet predetermined standards or outcomes
• it’s given by the NLNAC or the CCNE
• guarantees the student opportunity to obtain a quality education
• it’s a voluntary process
• it becomes a major concern as more and more course and programs are offered by means if distance learning

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Accreditation