How do you think your education as a RN has influenced you as a nurse or as an individual?
My education as a RN continues to support my professional practice of nursing as well as the delivery of evidence-based, safe, and quality care to patients. The educational activities were developed in a manner that meets the learning needs of RNs (Caputi, 2015). I learnt competencies that I need to undertake my responsibilities effectively for improvement of the safety and quality of the systems of healthcare such as teamwork, patient-centred care, evidence-based practice, collaboration, safety, quality improvement, and informatics. Furthermore, my education as a RN has contributed significantly to my mastery of systems and interpretation of variations. I have been able to learn the various approaches of acquiring information in local and real world contexts.
It has also allowed me to acquire vital ethical values that I cherish as a person and as a nurse. Caring for other individuals and making a difference in the society gives me a lot of happiness and fulfilment as a registered nurse. The nurses’ ethical values encompass their commitments to individuals receiving care as well as those with healthcare needs (Lowenstein, 2013). The education curriculum of RNs is designed to assist them practice nursing in an ethical manner and resolve the ethical issues that arise in the nursing practice, especially when they are dealing with families, individuals, public health systems, and communities. Because of the education, I am a caring, compassionate, and competent. Besides, I am a better person.
How will non-nurses who enter graduate nursing programs experience this phenomenon?
Accelerated nursing programs, such as Master of Science for Non-Nurses, are developed for students holding bachelor’s degrees in different fields. The Non-Nurse program prepares the students for licensure, which enables them become RNs. The Non-Nurse programs give the students an opportunity to learn essential skills and knowledge for RN as well as a chance to study the graduate nursing curriculum within their chosen specialty. The advanced training that the non-nurse graduates undergo gives them a chance to give their careers in a new dimension.
Accelerated nursing programs for non-nurse graduates are becoming prominent in the U.S. The programs are offered at master’s degree and baccalaureate levels. Specifically, the programs are designed to help people with undergraduate degrees in other fields to transition into the nursing profession (Lowenstein, 2013). The students in the accelerated nursing programs gain experience through the clinical hours that are similar to those of other students in traditional entry-level nursing. The dynamic health care environment makes it relatively necessary for nurses to have advanced skills to meet the health care demands in contemporary societies. In many accelerated nursing programs, the student spends the first year attending school on a fulltime basis. They learn about pharmacology, ethics, physiology, and other subjects that are necessary for a successful nursing career (Lowenstein, 2013).
References
Caputi, L. (2015). Innovations in nursing education: Building the future of nursing. New York: McGraw-Hill Press.
Lowenstein, A. (2013). Innovative teaching strategies in nursing and related health professions. New Jersey: Pearson Press.
