Assignment: Fundamental
Part I: Trends and Issues in Health care
o Discuss the correlation between nursing education and positive patient outcomes.
o Describe current research that links patient safety outcomes to advanced degrees in nursing.
o Based on some real-life experiences, explain whether you agree or disagree with this research (writhe in the first person)
Part II: Trends and Issues in Health care
o Discuss the difference between a DNP and a PhD in nursing.
o Discuss which of these you would choose to pursue if you decide to continue your education to the doctoral level and explain why.
Part III: Trends and Issues in Health care (Write in the first person)
The IOM published report, "Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health," makes recommendations for lifelong learning and achieving higher levels of education.
Purpose: Examine the importance of nursing education and discuss your overall educational goals.
Include the following:
o Discuss your options in the job market based on your educational level. Review the IOM Future of Nursing Recommendations for achieving higher levels of education.
o Describe what professional certification and advanced degrees (MSN, DNP, etc.) you want to pursue and explain your reasons for wanting to attain the education.
o 3 Discuss your timeline for accomplishing these goals.
o Discuss how increasing your level of education would affect how your competitiveness in the current job market and your role in the future of nursing.
o Discuss the relationship of continuing nursing education to competency, attitudes, knowledge, and the ANA Scope and Standards for Practice and Code of Ethics.
o Discuss whether continuing nursing education should be mandatory. Provide support for your response.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.