Becoming A Baccalaureate Nurse The Protection,...

According to the American Nurses Association, nursing is defined as â€Å"the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and the populations† (American Nurses Association, 2016). Nurses have many jobs and responsibilities and wear many different hats. Nurses can perform at many different levels depending on their scope of practice which is defined by the board of nursing in one’s state of residence. It is important as nurses to understand and follow the specific guidelines set out by the state. BSN graduates have†¦show more content†¦Baccalaureate nursing broadens the population to include populations and communities were as an associate degree nurse is more focused on the patient and their families (The Texas Board of Nursing, 2 011). Associate degree nurses are instructed to analyze the assessment data they gather to help identify problems so they can incorporate a nursing care plan that best fits the patient and their family (The Texas Board of Nursing, 2011). Were as baccalaureate nurses combine many different parts together to help formulate goals and outcomes and develop plans of care for not only the patient and families, but for the community and population (The Texas Board of Nursing, 2011). Both Associate degree nurses and Baccalaureate nurses provide a safe and compassionate care to their patients and their families. As a baccalaureate nurse you broaden the services to include not only the patient and their family, but also to include the community and populations (The Texas Board of Nursing, 2011). Implementing care plans within legal, ethical, and regulatory parameters is a competency that all registered nurses but abide by. As stated before as a baccalaureate nurse you must include not only patients and their families but also the community and population (The Texas Board of Nursing, 2011). Following the nursing process the next competency include evaluation of the