1. Nurse Practice Act Practical or
vocational nurses,
licensed under
specific state laws to
care for clients I
various set- tings in
the same manner as
RN`s
2. NCLEXPN National Council
Licensure
Exam Practical Nurse
3. Home Healthcare A service provided
by an acute care
facility or a service
provided by an
agency.
4. Hospice Specializes in the care
of
the terminally ill. This
ser- vice also maybe
part of the service
available from an
acute care facility or
sepa- rate private
agency.
5. Medicare Insurance for 65yrs &
old-
er; younger patients
with disabilities &
people with end
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stage renal disease.
6. Medicaid Joint ettort of federal &
state government state
design their own pro-
grams.
7. Gerontology
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