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3 HealthVmaintenanceVandVrestoration
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ateVinVorderVtoVremainVfreeVofVdiseaseVorVtoVrecoverVfromVdisease.
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erVclients,VitVisVnotVtheVfocusVofVherVtheory.VTheVgoalVofVNightingalesVtheoryVisVtoVfacilitat
eVtheVbodysVreparativeVprocessesVbyVmanipulatingVtheVclientsVenvironment.
FlorenceVNightingaleVthoughtVtheVhumanVbodyVhadVreparativeVpropertiesVofVitsVownVifVitVw
asVcaredVforVinVaVwayVtoVrecoverVfromVdisease.VHerVtheoryVdidVnotVfocusVonVachievingVaV
maximalVlevelVofVwellness.
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2. NursingVeducationVprogramsVinVtheVUnitedVStatesVmayVseekVvoluntaryVaccreditationV
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1 NationalVLeagueVforVNursing
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3 CongressVforVNursingVPractice
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dVwithVnursingVeducation.VTheVNLNVprovidesVaccreditationVtoVnursingVprogramsVthatVseek
VandVmeetVtheVNLNVaccreditationVrequirements.
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2 MastersVinVnursing
3 DoctorateVinVnursing
4 BaccalaureateVinVnursing
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AVmastersVdegreeVisVnursingVisVrequiredVtoVbecomeVaVnurseVpractitioner.
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becomeVaVregisteredVnurse,VbutVnotVaVnurseVpractitioner.
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ersity,VafterVwhichVtheVgraduateVmayVbecomeVaVregisteredVnurse,VnotVaVnurseVpractitioner.
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conomicVinterest,VandVhealthVcareVisVthe:
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3 AmericanV HospitalVAssociation
4 NationalVStudentVNursesVAssociation
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promoteVtheVadvancementVofVhealthVcareVandVtheVeconomicVandVgeneralVwelfareVofVnurses.
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1 PsychologicalVneeds
2 AVmaximalVlevelVofVwellness
3 HealthVmaintenanceVandVrestoration
4 InterpersonalVinteractionsVwithVtheVclient
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FlorenceVNightingaleVbelievedVtheVroleVofVtheVnurseVwasVtoVputVtheVclientsVbodyVinVtheVbestVst
ateVinVorderVtoVremainVfreeVofVdiseaseVorVtoVrecoverVfromVdisease.
AlthoughVFlorenceVNightingaleVmayVhaveVaddressedVmeetingVtheVpsychologicalVneedsVofVh
erVclients,VitVisVnotVtheVfocusVofVherVtheory.VTheVgoalVofVNightingalesVtheoryVisVtoVfacilitat
eVtheVbodysVreparativeVprocessesVbyVmanipulatingVtheVclientsVenvironment.
FlorenceVNightingaleVthoughtVtheVhumanVbodyVhadVreparativeVpropertiesVofVitsVownVifVitVw
asVcaredVforVinVaVwayVtoVrecoverVfromVdisease.VHerVtheoryVdidVnotVfocusVonVachievingVaV
maximalVlevelVofVwellness.
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uponVinterpersonalVinteractions.
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MSC:VNCLEXVtestVplanVdesignation:VSafe,VEffectiveVCareVEnvironment/CoordinatedVCare
2. NursingVeducationVprogramsVinVtheVUnitedVStatesVmayVseekVvoluntaryVaccreditationV
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1 NationalVLeagueVforVNursing
2 AmericanV NursesVAssociation
3 CongressVforVNursingVPractice
4 InternationalVCouncilVofVNurses
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dVwithVnursingVeducation.VTheVNLNVprovidesVaccreditationVtoVnursingVprogramsVthatVseek
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,VandVtheVimpactVofVtrendsVinVhealthVcareVonVnursingVpractice.
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2 MastersVinVnursing
3 DoctorateVinVnursing
4 BaccalaureateVinVnursing
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becomeVaVregisteredVnurse,VbutVnotVaVnurseVpractitioner.
DoctoralVprogramsVfocusVonVtheVapplicationVofVresearchVfindingsVtoVclinicalVpractice.VTheVdocto
ralVdegreeVisVbeyondVtheVmastersVdegree.
TheVbaccalaureateVdegreeVprogramVgenerallyVrequiresV4VyearsVofVstudyVinVaVcollegeVorVuniv
ersity,VafterVwhichVtheVgraduateVmayVbecomeVaVregisteredVnurse,VnotVaVnurseVpractitioner.
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MSC:VNCLEXVtestVplanVdesignation:VSafe,VEffectiveVCareVEnvironment/CoordinatedVCare
4. AVgroupVthatVlobbiesVatVtheVstateVandVfederalVlevelVforVadvancementVofVnursingsVrole,Ve
conomicVinterest,VandVhealthVcareVisVthe:
1 StateVBoardVofVNursing
2 AmericanV NursesVAssociation
3 AmericanV HospitalVAssociation
4 NationalVStudentVNursesVAssociation
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promoteVtheVadvancementVofVhealthVcareVandVtheVeconomicVandVgeneralVwelfareVofVnurses.
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nVstate.VTheVAmericanVHospitalVAssociationVdoesVnotVfocusVonVnursesVeconomic
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