Assignment
Topic: The field of nursing has changed over time.
Purpose: Discuss nursing practice today by addressing the following:
• Explain how nursing practice has changed over time
o How this evolution has changed the scope of practice and the approach to treating the individual.
• Compare and contrast the differentiated practice competencies between an associate and baccalaureate education in nursing.
o Explain how the scope of practice changes between an associate and baccalaureate nurse.
• Identify a patient care situation and describe how nursing care, or approaches to decision-making, differ between the BSN-prepared nurse and the ADN nurse.
• Discuss the significance of applying evidence-based practice to nursing care
o Explain how the academic preparation of the RN-BSN nurse supports its application.
• Discuss how nurses today communicate and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams
o How this supports safer and more effective patient outcomes.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the assignment, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.