Steve Hatch

Thank you all very very much. I think I have some good material here. Steve

My understanding of differentiated practice is that it differentiates who does what based on their education, experience, and competence. So a BSN would be assigned the more critical tasks, and the ADN would do lesser tasks... sort of a stretching out of the line from UAP/CNA to LPN to RN and now within RN. I gather that BSNs have done more research, taken statistics, and written more. Differentiated practice isn't mandated, but there are those who advocate for it. How this all bears on my professor's question still escapes me.

What the dear professor is asking is unclear. If he was asking whether there was differentiated care on a unit between ADN and BSN graduates, it would be clear. But he seems to be asking it in reference to education.

Hello, I'm finishing up my ADN program in December and the professor has given us a semi-crazy assignment. Can a reasonably new BSN graduate give me a hand with this? Here's what I'm tasked with, and no, I don't fully understand it either: Interview a new nurse who attended a nursing program different from your own (he or she may be a generic BSN graduate). Identify aspects of the program that may be considered differentiated practice due to the degree earned. Thanks for any and all help. Steve