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Today’s AgendaWelcome and introductionsCompletion of demographic cardsReview of course documents

– Course outline– Content outline– Addendum– Reading list– Fact sheet

Nursing unit tour of facilitiesSurvey of students needs Introduction to web-based servicesLecture and activities

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Demographic card

Name______________________

Contact Number_____________

BY 44 completed Y/N

NR23 completed Y/N

Professional experience

Setting

# of years

Additional education

Currently employed Y/N

Demographic card

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Survey of students needs

Take a few moments to identify what your priority is in developing skills to survive nursing school

Results will be reported at the next lecture session

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NR 10 course webpage

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Nursing department policies

Student handbookEverything you wanted to know about the

nursing program but were afraid to ask– Program policies– Procedures

Faculty information– Office hours– Faculty handbook

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LPN to RN Transition Course

Professional Behaviors

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Unit Objectives

I. Compare and contrast differences in role responsibility/ accountability of the PN and the RN

II. Explain the role ambiguities and conflicts, which might interfere with the return to student role.

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What does it mean to be a registered nurse?

Where have we been and where are we headed?

Envisioning the future of nursing…..

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Professional Role and Responsibility.

Evolution Of Nursing– Ancient origins– Multiple changes in direction – Impact of Nightingale

• Researcher• Position on education

– licensure

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Nightingale's Principles For The Education Of Nurses (table 4-2)Nursing is an art and science.Student must be taught to treat the patient as a

total human being, not a disease and there must be compassion and empathy for each person

Emphasis must be on education not service (school should be independent from hospital)

Graduate nurses should always continue their education

Nurses should be taught how to take care of the sick and must not do laundry, clean run errands….

Education for nurses should be a combination of theory and practice.

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Professional Role and Responsibility.

Professionalization Of Nursing– Nurses Associated Alumnae of Canada and

United States• Evolved into ANA

– American Nurses Association• National professional organization

– NLN• Accrediting body for nursing education that focuses

on research and professional development

– NYSNA• Largest union

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Educational Pathways for Nursing

Diploma — hospital based education and training of 2-3 years which awards a diploma certificate

Associate Degree (ADN) — community/junior college education of 2-3 years which awards an associate degree

Baccalaureate Degree (BSN) — university education of 4 years awarding a bachelor's degree

Master's Degree (MS/MSN) — a 3-year program of study for an individual who already has a bachelor's degree in a field other than nursing.

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Professional Role and Responsibility.

Educational Mobility– NYS task force

• http://www.lpntorn.info

– RN to BSN• A2480/S294 would require registered professional

nurses (RNs) to attain bachelor’s degrees in nursing (BSN) within ten years of their initial licensure, while “grandfathering” nurses already in practice and nursing students already enrolled. Memorandum of Support

– Assembly Higher Education Committee

– Senate Higher Education Committee

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Emerging Expanded Roles

Entry into practiceAdvanced practice

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What does it mean to be a registered nurse?

What are the expectations of performance?

Stepping into the RN’s shoes…

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Interrelated and Complimentary Roles (refer to Appendix 3)The Provider role

– the nurse utilizes a systematic process– assists clients in meeting health care needs in a wide

variety of settings– coordinates the care of clients using a

multidisciplinary approach.The Manager role

– the nurse optimizes resources to achieve desired outcomes for promotion of health in client populations.

The Member of the Profession– the nurse is accountable for the ethical, legal, and

professional dimensions of the practice of nursing.

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Review of Clinical Competencies

Professional BehaviorsCommunicationAssessmentClinical Decision MakingCaring InterventionTeaching/LearningCollaborationManaging Care

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How are these competencies shaped?Professional organizations that

contribute to defining competency– NLN

• Established standards for nursing education

– ANA• Is the professional voice for competency

Professional office responsible for monitoring competency– Office of the Professions

• Is the NYS office that regulates nursing practice

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Theory in Practice example

How would a nursing program integrates expectations of competence?– Definitions– Clinical competencies according to

level• Core Component Tutorial

How does the student perceive direction?

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Review Study Care plan