Oral Presentations
The Effect of Bachelor Degree of Nursing Preparation on Patient Outcomes
Location
Room 208, Schewel Hall
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Entry Number
10
Start Date
4-10-2019 11:30 AM
End Date
4-10-2019 11:45 AM
College
College of Health Sciences
Department
Nursing
Abstract
Background: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs are designed to prepare a nurse to engage in critical thinking, problem-solving, and professional communication skills. Do Registered Nurses (RNs) with a BSN have improved patient outcomes as it pertains to lower mortality, hospital length-of-stay, and nurse-sensitive issues (i.e. DVT prevention, pressure ulcer development, pulmonary embolism, or post-surgical complications).
Method: This was a systematic review of scientific journal articles pertaining to the impact of BSN RNs on patient mortality, hospital length-of-stay, and nurse-sensitive issues.
Results: An increase in BSN prepared RNs leads to a decrease in patient mortality within 30 days of hospital admission (including failure-to-rescue) and a patient’s hospital length-of-stay. Surveillance and patient-to-nurse ratio also positively correlate to better patient outcomes.
Conclusion: Baccalaureate preparation is strongly associated with an increased ability to think critically and use clinical judgment skills. This leads to more efficiently and appropriately creating diagnoses and an intervention plan, carrying out of interventions, and evaluating patients. BSN preparation positively correlates to a reduction in patient mortality and failure-to-rescue and decreased the length of stay. Regarding these patient outcomes, based on this literature review, facilities should increase their BSN RNs staff percentages.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Sara Hallowell
Prof. Lisa Jamerson
Prof. Susan Braud
Prof. Amanda Pribble
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The Effect of Bachelor Degree of Nursing Preparation on Patient Outcomes
Room 208, Schewel Hall
Background: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs are designed to prepare a nurse to engage in critical thinking, problem-solving, and professional communication skills. Do Registered Nurses (RNs) with a BSN have improved patient outcomes as it pertains to lower mortality, hospital length-of-stay, and nurse-sensitive issues (i.e. DVT prevention, pressure ulcer development, pulmonary embolism, or post-surgical complications).
Method: This was a systematic review of scientific journal articles pertaining to the impact of BSN RNs on patient mortality, hospital length-of-stay, and nurse-sensitive issues.
Results: An increase in BSN prepared RNs leads to a decrease in patient mortality within 30 days of hospital admission (including failure-to-rescue) and a patient’s hospital length-of-stay. Surveillance and patient-to-nurse ratio also positively correlate to better patient outcomes.
Conclusion: Baccalaureate preparation is strongly associated with an increased ability to think critically and use clinical judgment skills. This leads to more efficiently and appropriately creating diagnoses and an intervention plan, carrying out of interventions, and evaluating patients. BSN preparation positively correlates to a reduction in patient mortality and failure-to-rescue and decreased the length of stay. Regarding these patient outcomes, based on this literature review, facilities should increase their BSN RNs staff percentages.