Unit 6 - Influence of Contemporary Trends and Issues on Nursing Education

The most controversial but pace-setting distance learning program. Developed under the NY Board of Regents. It was renamed Excelsior College Makes it possible for experienced adult learners to earn one of many degrees Most students are LPNs or RNs

External Degree Program

They provide opportunities for students to network and learn from each other. Its periodic international conferences are a major resource for students and nurses to promote world health.

International Council of Nurses (ICN)

ageing baby boomers, shortage and uneven distribution of physicians, accelerated rate of nurse retirements, and uncertainty of health care reform

Nursing workforce shortage challenges

A national organization that promotes tolerance in schools, monitors militant hate groups, and initiate lawsuits against violent offenders

Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)

10th leading cause of death in all age groups and the second cause of death in all persons 10 to 34 years of age

Suicide in United States

True

T/F Most individuals choose to began a career in nursing as LPNs/LVNs

False

T/F The CNL is an advanced practice nurse

Created by the AACN its focus was the nurse competencies needed in current and future health care systems to improve patient care and what the "NEW NURSE" role would look like

Task Force on Education and Regulation (TFER)

4.3 Americans and leads to over 44 deaths a day

The opioid epidemic in the United States affects more than...

Develop skills in analytic thinking, decision making, and reflective judgment that are essential for selecting valid reliable resources

What skills can you students develop from learning online?

There were more competent clinicians but less well prepared educators and admin

What was the benefits and consequence to shifting the MSN curriculum?

Yale University

Where was the 1st BSN program?

Hospital Diploma Programs They began as training programs taught by physicians, usually only several weeks in length

Which pre-licensure nursing program followed the Nightingale model? How?

They understood that nurses interact with technology at high rates

Why did the ANA publish nursing informatics standards?

Thee combo of changes in social, political, financial, and philosophic trends, the extensive use of communication and learning technology, verified success and the continuing shortage of nurses make it necessary

Why is edu. mobility and distance-learning opportunities necessary?

Many injuries in medical institutions are preventable and Medicare will no longer pay for preventable incidents

Why is preventative care being emphasized in nursing education?

computerized licensure examinations

using computerized testing prepares students for...

Safe, effective, patient centered, timely, affective, and equitablez a

IOM's 6 aims for improvement

Mandates protection of individual's privacy by health care providers and throughout society and has changed many previously careless and harmful practices.

2002 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

The doctor of philosophy (PhD) - research The DNS or DNSc - advanced clinical nursing practice The doctor of nursing (ND) - For those with BS or higher degree in non- nursing field who want to pursue a career in nursing leadership

3 doctoral degrees in nursing

•Knowledge Expansion and use of technology and the Internet •Practice-based competency outcomes •Sociodemographics, cultural diversity, and economic and political changes •Patient-centered care: engagement , safety, and privacy •Shortage of nurses and faculty

5 Educational Issues and Trends

Provides a statement of ethical obligations and duties for every individual who enters the nursing profession. It has 9 provisions

ANA's Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements

motivated, older, and has higher academic expectations that traditional entry level students

Baccalaureate Degree student demographics

Helps students, faculty, and nurses access valuable current information to manage complex patient data and reduce emotional stress and error. It also quickly connects the nurse with the provider, allowing critical information to be sent and patient care needs to be expeditiously addressed.

Benefits of smart phone use in acute care settings

A Master's prepared generalist clinician Who oversees the care coordination of a group of patients. They have decision making authority to change care plans when necessary. They provide direct patient care in complex situations, input evidence based care into practice to ensure that patients benefit from latest innovations. They have expertise in quality improvement and cost-effective resource utilization

CNL

Designed as "1 plus 1" or "2 plus 2" options It allows students to get 2 degrees at the same time

Career Ladder Programs

The results, or end products, of planned study and experience that are focused on specific abilities required for practice.

Competency Outcomes

the problems, changes, and concerns that are current for the present time

Contemporary Issues

Shifts in conditions and concerns that emerge from and influence various aspects of society; broad changes in the United States and the world that influence the education and practice of nurses and other providers.

Education Trends

The progressive movement from one type or level of education to another, often based on flexible, self-directed, or advanced placement options.

Educational Mobility

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 Mobility Examples

They are using more part-time, adjunct, and clinical faculty and by expanding the use of online courses and simulations

How are some schools expanding enrollments of nursing students?

First, it focused on preparing educators and administrators then it changed to an emphasis on clinical practice. * There were more competent clinicians but less well-prepared educators and admin

How did the MSN curriculum shift in the 1960? What were the benefits and consequences?

Within 10 years after initial licensure in NY state.

How many years do graduates of associate degree and diploma programs have to finish a baccalaureate program? Where?

Master's or doctoral degrees

Most specialty practice nurses, managers, administrators & educators are now required to have a...

A program that allows enter with a ADN to obtain a MSN, or a student with a bachelor's degree to enter and obtain a Master's of Nursing

Multiple entry-exit programs (MEEPs)

The national organization of nurse practitioner faculty

NONPF

Information technology and information literacy

NONPF core competencies

Standardized evaluation based on objective demonstration of specific required competencies; used in conjunction with written tests of knowledge about those abilities.

Performance Examinations

The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses

QSEN

The document provides data to guide nursing licensures, accreditation or programs, certification, and educational programs Outlines 4 APRN roles - Nurse anesthetic, nurse midwife, clinical nurse specialist and nurse practitioner

The Consensus Model for APRN regulation: Licensure, accreditation, certification, and education

All levels; license vocational nurse (LVN), associate degree in nursing (ADN) and diploma, bachelor of science in nursing (BSN), master of science in nursing (MSN), and practice and research doctorate programs

The NLN developed outcomes and competencies for graduates of which levels?

to guide the framework to build and transform the nursing curriculum?

The essentials of baccalaureate education for professional nursing practice was released to...

Abortion, organ transplant, stem-cell research, preference in sexual partners, and the patients right to dignify death

The most controversial issues related to the right of an individuals choice

Less then 10% of all basic RN programs

What % do pre-licensure nursing programs at the diploma level account for?

45% There is a difficulty with clinical placements

What % of qualified applicants to ADN programs are rejected? Why?

Accelerated or second-degree programs

What MSN program is designated for graduates of non-nursing degree programs?

Dispersed clinical learning requires more planning, travel, expense, and time; learning time is much shorter at each location; community-based group projects take more time; and students have less time with instructors because faculty can be at only one location at a time

What are some Issues that come with learning in diverse settings throughout the community?

health informatics competencies

What did HIMSS identify that nurses at all levels of education need?

Patients with medical, surgical, pediatric, obstetric, and psychiatric conditions There is more emphasis on family and community settings

What do BSN programs focus on?

During WW1, there was a crucial need for RNs. The 2 year Cadet nursing Corps was developed and successful. Educators realized that nurses could be prepared in less time and still meet RN licensure and practice requirements. After the war, congress funded community colleges that would offer 2-year programs. Lot of people had military benefits and used them to earn this type of degree

What events lead to the emergence of the associate degree program?

Millennials

What generation grew up on technology and are the main generation in undergraduate nursing programs?

To identify healthcare initiatives, increase awareness of health, identify measurable objectives and outcomes, improve practice through evidence, and identify research, evaluation, and data collection methods.

What is the current mission of healthy people 2020?

It is due to shortage of faculty (38%) followed by having a shortage of clinical placment cites (36%0

What is the most common reason cited for denying applicants in BSN programs In the US?

LPN or LVN

What is the most restricted form of practice?

Hospital Diploma Programs

What is the oldest most traditional type of nursing program?

They may require performance in actual or simulated situations, related to physical psychomotor skills or the observable evidence of other skills such as critical thinking, communication, teaching, planning, writing, or analysis and integration of data.

What skill may be required for Performance Examination?

Genetics and genomics, digital diagnostics and treatments, robotics, biometrics and electronic health records

nurses are now challenged with having to understand...