NURSING EDUCATION
Nursing education refers to formal learning and training in the
science of nursing. This includes the functions and duties in the
physical care of patients and a combination of different
disciplines that both accelerates the patient's returns to health
and helps maintain it.
POSITIVE PATIENT OUTCOMES
The patient would describe what they desire related to purpose
and meaning , feeling competent, experiencing dignity, love ,
meaningful connections, engaging in a passion or having positive
emotions.
CORRELATION BETWEEN NURSING EDUCATION AND POSITIVE PATIENT
OUTCOMES
- Nurses need the knowledge and proficiency necessary to
understand and utilise the rapid advances in medicine.
- Thus they must know how to incorporate evidence based research
, operate technical equipment and effectively communicate with
other healthcare professionals.
- Human errors in nursing are inevitable , but their occurrence
can be reduced.
- Nurses who graduate from a BSN nursing program receive a
comprehensive education
- They are prepared to apply essential competencies such as
critical thinking, problem solving and attention to detail for a
broader scope of practice.
- In addition, they learn clinical , leadership and case
management skills.
- Researchers have linked registered nurses with higher education
to having fewer medication errors, positive patients outcome and
lower patient mortality rates.
- Nursing has become more reliant on electronic methods and
devices, so nurses need to be technologically savvy.
- Also, a large segment of patient population is aging with many
older patients suffering from one or multiple illnesses.
- Nurses are therefore dealing with complicated diseases,
medications and health policies.