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N108: Transition to the Registered Professional Nurse Role Study Guide Time Management One of the biggest challenges a new nursing graduate faces is organizing and using time efficiently, a process known as time management. Because time is finite, time management skills become essential. Time management can be learned. Some general time management guidelines can be applied in every setting and work in any role: • Prioritize tasks • Divide tasks to be done • Use reminder notes, reports, telephone messages, etc. • Create a planning schedule for large projects • Learn to delegate • Set limits on procrastinating 1.13 Roles and Practice Settings Relative to Each Level of Education Associate Degree Nurse Mildred Montag proposed the idea of meeting society’s need for nursing by educating a nursing technician. Montag said, “The major responsibility of the nursing profession is to provide the kind and quality of nursing care society needs.” Her idea of a nursing technician is best described as a bedside nurse or a role between the professional and practical nurse level. The term nursing technician was eventually rejected by AD educators who preferred the term associate degree nurse. The AD nurse would be educated to provide bedside care under the supervision of a BSN educated nurse. Montag’s work led to nursing education to be moved from hospital diploma programs to a college setting. The goal of AD programs was defined as preparing students to be registered nurses who provide direct client care across the life span of the patient. An AD nurse is not expected to create policies, procedures, and systems for care but rather, work in a location where these systems are in place. The role of the associate degree nurse includes: • Assists in the planning of nursing care for patients. • Gives general nursing care with supervision from the BSN. • Assists in evaluation of nursing care given. • Provider of care, manager of care, and member within the discipline of nursing. Role as Provider of Care Within the provider of care role, the AD nurse is qualified to give a complete range of bedside care to the patient. • Competencies regarding provision of care expected at graduation include: o Assessment of the client to evaluate the need for care o Planning of the care o Implementation of the plan o Evaluation of the process

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