Discussion: Level of well-educated nursing
workforce
Discussion: Level of well-educated nursing workforce
The current research that links patient safety outcomes to ADN
and BSN nurses are simply stating that the quality of patient care
depends on the level of well-educated nursing workforce.
Research have shown that there are lower mortality rates, fewer
medication errors, and positive outcomes, which are linked to
nurses prepared at the baccalaureate and graduate degree levels.
AACN) is committed to working collaboratively to create a more
highly qualified nursing workforce since education enhances both
clinical competency and care delivery. Some of the research that
show a connection between baccalaureate education and lower
mortality rates, and linking nursing education to patient
outcomes.T he research showing that hospitals with a more
educated nursing workforce have lower mortality rates and better
patient outcomes. No one is saying that you, as an ADN-prepared
nurse, are causing harm to your patients. Here are the facts:
medication errors, hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), and other
issues that lead to poor outcomes are largely due to system and
its problems.This systems approach does not seek to pin blame
on an individual – rather, it takes the view that minor human errors
are inevitable, but become magnified in the context of poorly
designed systems. And instead of focusing on punishment, the
systems approach seeks to identify situations or factors that are
likely to result in medical errors, and change the underlying
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