Over time, the nursing profession has evolved. Discuss nursing practise today in a 750-1,000 word paper, addressing the following points:

Explain how nursing practise has evolved over time, and how this evolution has impacted the scope of practise and approach to treating individuals.
Compare and contrast the distinct practise competencies of an associate and baccalaureate nursing education. Explain how an associate and baccalaureate nurse’s scope of practise differs.
Describe how nursing care or decision-making approaches differ between the BSN-prepared nurse and the ADN nurse in a patient care situation.

Discuss the importance of applying evidence-based practise to nursing care and how the RN-BSN nurse’s academic preparation supports its implementation.
Discuss how today’s nurses communicate and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, and how this contributes to safer and more effective patient outcomes.