Baccalaureate Nursing Degree

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Baccalaureate Nursing Degree

• Kristen Hurd
• Beth Wensel
• Sara Henry
• Elisha Chinnock
• Melissa J. McLean

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Nurse Humor
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Goal of Nursing

• Generally speaking, nursings goal is to
  contribute to the overall goal of health care,
  that is, to promote the health of individuals and
  society (Roy Andrews, 1999, p. 54).

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Baccalaureate Nursing

• The three major components of baccalaureate
  nursing education are liberal education,
  professional values, core competencies (critical
  thinking, communication, assessment, and
  technical skills), core knowledge and role
  development (AACN 1998) (DeLaune Ladner, 2002,
  p. 42).

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Educational Site

• A four year program
• The academic setting is usually in colleges or
  universities

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Curriculum Pre-Requisites

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Composition
• Math (College Algebra/Statistics)
• General Nutrition
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Fine Arts Elective
• note that these are general classes and specific
  classes may vary from school to school

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Nursing Classes

• Clinical Experiences
• acute care hospitals
• extended care facilities
• community based health agencies
• residential outpatient psychiatric
  facilities

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Nurses Role Quote

• Put the patient in the best condition for nature
  to act upon him (Nightingale, 1860).

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Future Trends in Educational Preparation

• Maturity and life experiences
• Knowledge of computers and a broadening database
• More autonomous
• Possess leadership and management skills
• http//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Future Trends in Education

• Distance learning
• Increased flexibility
• Community-based practice experiences
• Increasing emphasis on nursing theories and
  research
• Continuing education
• Increased graduate education
• Autonomy
• http//www.csubak.edu/

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Salaries

• Sign on bonuses up to 14,000
• Entry level salaries for staff nurses 30,000 -
  45,000 (additional pay for evening, night, and
  weekend shifts)
• Benefit packages often include health insurance,
  vacation and holiday pay, college tuition
  reimbursement, childcare, flexible scheduling,
  and pension plans.
• http//www.nursesource.org/

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Salary
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The BSN Nurse

• BSN prepared nurses have the greatest advancement
  opportunities
• A BSN is preferred and often required for
  military nursing, case management, public health
  nursing, overseas/development nursing, forensic
  nursing, and school nursing.
• http//www.discovernursing.com/

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Roles of a Nurse

• When being determined for a job, a nurse is
  assessed by
• experience with people they will be serving
• level of experience
• level of education and knowledge of clinical
  setting
• The number and competencies of clinical and
  non-clinical support staff the RN must
  collaborate with and supervise.
• http//www.nursingworld.org/

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Roles of a Nurse (cont.)

• Measure of involvement in inter-disciplinary and
  collaborative activities regarding patient needs
  in which the nurse takes part.
• http//www.nursingworld.org/

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The Future of Nursing

• It is predicted that by the year 2010 nurses will
  no longer be able to meet the demand for their
  services.
• Since nursing is a necessary force in health,
  this forecast posses a threat to our national
  health.

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Some Contributing Factors to the Shortage

• The ageing of nurses
• the average age of currently employed RNs are
  in their 40s
• within 15 years, close to half the workforce
  will be at the age of retirement

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Factors (cont.)

• Baby Boomers
• within the next 30 years, the population size
  of those 65 and older is predicted to double
• by 2030, there is projected to be 70 million
  baby boomers in this age category

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Nursing Enrollment Decline

• Young people get discouraged by the already
  noticeable issues of managed care
• A drop in BSN entry-level students wanting to
  enroll
• In Fall 2000 there was a 2.1 drop

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Future Possibilities

• Universities, hospitals, and our government have
  recognized the great need for future nurses by
  setting up scholarships, grants, and other funds
  available to help encourage nursing potentials

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References

• Andrews, Heather A., Roy, Sister Casllista.
  (1999). The Roy Adaptation Model. Stamford, CT
  Appleton Lange.
• DeLaune, Sue C., Ladner, Patricia K. (2002).
  Fundamentals of Nursing Standards and Practice.
  Clifton Park, NY Delmar.
• www.aacn.nche.edu
• www.csubak.edu
• www.discovernursing.com
• www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• www.nursesource.org
• www.nursingworld.org