Differentiated nursing practice

Describe how the nursing profession is viewed by the general public. Discuss factors that influence the public's perception of nursing? Describe ways to educate the general public on the professional nurse's role and scope of nursing within a changing health care system.

Read "Scope of Practice," located on the American Nurses Association (ANA) website.

Read "What is Nursing," located on the American Nurses Association (ANA) website.Course Code NRS-430V Class Code NRS-430V-OL191 Criteria Content Percentage 80.0% Evolution of Nursing Practice Over Time and Resulting Changes to Scope of Practice and Approach to Patient Care 10.0% Comparison of Differentiated Practice Competencies of ADN and BSN 15.0% Use of Patient Care Situation to Describe Differences in Approach to Nursing Care Based Upon ADN and BSN Education 20.0% Application of Evidence-Based Practice and RNBSN Education in Nursing Care 20.0% Communication and Collaboration With Interdisciplinary Teams to Support Patient Outcomes 15.0% Organization and Effectiveness 15.0% Thesis Development and Purpose 5.0% Argument Logic and Construction 5.0% Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) 5.0% Format 5.0% Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment) 2.0% Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style) 3.0% Total Weightage 100% Assignment Title Contemporary Nursing Practice Unsatisfactory (0.00%) Explanation of how nursing practice has changed over time and how this evolution has changed the scope of practice and the approach to treating the individual is not presented. The differentiated practice competencies of the ADN and BSN are not compared. A patient care situation illustrating the difference between ADN and BSN in decision making and approaches to patient care is not presented. Significance of evidence-based practice to nursing care and how the BSN supports its application is not discussed. A discussion of how nurses today communicate and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, and how this supports safer and more effective patient outcomes, is not presented. Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim. Statement of purpose is not justified by the conclusion. The conclusion does not support the claim made. Argument is incoherent and uses noncredible sources. Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is used. Template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly. Sources are not documented. Total Points 150.0 Less than Satisfactory (75.00%) Explanation of how nursing practice has changed over time is incomplete. A partial summary of how scope of practice and approach to treating the individual have changed over time is presented. There are major inaccuracies. More information is needed. An incomplete comparison of the differentiated practice competencies of the ADN and BSN is presented. Differences between ADN and BSN scope of practice is unclear. There are significant inaccuracies. More information is needed. Summary of patient care situation is incomplete or is not relevant to illustrating the differences in decision making or approach to nursing care based upon ADN and BSN education. The significance of evidence-based practice to nursing care and how the BSN supports the application of evidence-based practice is partially discussed. The discussion contains significant inaccuracies. An incomplete discussion of how nurses today communicate and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, and how this supports safer and more effective patient outcomes, is presented. The discussion contains inaccuracies and fails to demonstrate the importance of working with interdisciplinary teams. Thesis is insufficiently developed or vague. Purpose is not clear. Sufficient justification of claims is lacking. Argument lacks consistent unity. There are obvious flaws in the logic. Some sources have questionable credibility.