Test Bank Complete For Fundamentals of Nursing 12th Edition
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Chapter 01: Nursing Today hj hj hj
Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 12th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE hj
1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health? a.
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Florence Nightingale hj
b. Mary Nutting hj
c. Clara Barton hj
d. Lillian Wald hj
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Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connected po
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or sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wald came af
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ter Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her own way. Mary Nutting was i
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nstrumental in moving nursing education into universities. Clara Barton founded the American
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Red Cross. Lillian Wald helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) hj
OBJ:Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing practices.
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TOP: Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance hj hj hj hj
2. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which standard o
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f nursing practice is the nurse following? a. Assessment
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b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
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tain expected outcomes. During assessment, the registered nurse collects comprehensive data
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pertinent to the patient’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the registered nurse analyzes
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the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues. During implementation, the register
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ed nurse implements (carries out) the identified plan.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) hj
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. hj hj hj hj hj hj TOP:
Planning MSC: Man hj hj
agement of Care hj hj
3. An experienced medical-hj hj
surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of proficiency is the nurse up
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on initial transition to the obstetrical floor? a. Novice
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b. Proficient
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,Test Bank Complete For Fundamentals of Nursing 12th Edition
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ANS: A hj
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of experience (e.g., an experienced operating room nurse chooses to now practice in home heal
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th) is an example of a novice nurse. A proficient nurse perceives a patient’s clinical situation as a
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whole, is able to assess an entire situation, and can readily transfer knowledge gained from mul
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tiple previous experiences to a situation. A competent nurse understands the organization and s
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pecific care required by the type of patients (e.g., surgical, oncology, or orthopedic patients). Th
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is nurse is a competent practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing care and establish long-
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range goals. A nurse who has had some level of experience with the situation is an advanced be
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ginner. This experience may only be observational in nature, but the nurse is able to identify me
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aningful aspects or principles of nursing care. hj hj hj hj hj hj
DIF:Apply (application) hj
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. hj hj hj hj hj hj TOP:
Evaluation MSC: Man hj hj
agement of Care hj hj
4. A nurse assesses a patient’s fluid status and decides that the patient needs to drink more fl
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uids. The nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids. Which concept is the nur
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se demonstrating? a. Licensure
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b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
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ent nursing interventions without medical orders. To obtain licensure in the United States, the R
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N candidate must pass the NCLEX-RN . Beyond the NCLEX-
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RN , the nurse may choose to work toward certification in a specific area of nursing practice. A
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ccountability means that you are responsible, professionally and legally, for the type and quality
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of nursing
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care provided. hj
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OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP: Implementation MSC: Man
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agement of Care hj hj
5. A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role is the nurse i
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mplementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
ANS: B hj
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and has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific nursing unit or
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, Test Bank Complete For Fundamentals of Nursing 12th Edition
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facility. As an educator, you explain concepts and facts about health, describe the reason for rou
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tine care activities, demonstrate procedures such as self-
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care activities, reinforce learning or patient behavior, and evaluate the patient’s progress in lear
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ning. As a patient advocate, you protect your patient’s human and legal rights and provide assist
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ance in asserting these rights if the need arises. As a caregiver, you help patients maintain and re
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gain health, manage disease and symptoms, and attain a maximal level function and independen
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ce through the healing process.
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DIF:Apply (application) hj
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agement of Care hj hj
6. The nurse has been working in the clinical setting for several years as an advanced practice n
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urse. However, the nurse has a strong desire to pursue research and theory development. To f
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ulfill this desire, which program should the nurse attend? a. Doctor of Nursing Science degre
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e (DNSc)
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c. Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP) hj hj hj hj hj
d. Doctor in the Science of Nursing degree (DSN) hj hj hj hj hj hj hj
ANS: B hj
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award the research-
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oriented Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in nursing. Professional doctoral programs in nursing (DS
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ice doctorate that prepares advanced practice nurses such as nurse practitioners.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) hj
OBJ:Compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional registered nurse (RN) ed
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ucation. TOP: Teaching/Learning MSC: Management of Care
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7. A nurse attends a workshop on current nursing issues provided by the American Nurses A
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ssociation. Which type of education did the nurse receive? a. Graduate education hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj
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ANS: C hj
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health care institutions. After obtaining a baccalaureate degree in nursing, you can pursue grad
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uate education leading to a master’s or doctoral degree in any number of graduate fields, includ
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ing nursing. Inservice education programs are instruction or training provided by a health care
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facility or institution. Registered nurse education is the education preparation for an individua
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,Test Bank Complete For Fundamentals of Nursing 12th Edition
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Chapter 01: Nursing Today hj hj hj
Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 12th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE hj
1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health? a.
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Florence Nightingale hj
b. Mary Nutting hj
c. Clara Barton hj
d. Lillian Wald hj
ANS: A hj
Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connected po
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or sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wald came af
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ter Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her own way. Mary Nutting was i
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nstrumental in moving nursing education into universities. Clara Barton founded the American
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Red Cross. Lillian Wald helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) hj
OBJ:Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing practices.
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TOP: Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance hj hj hj hj
2. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which standard o
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f nursing practice is the nurse following? a. Assessment
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b. Diagnosis
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d. Implementation
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tain expected outcomes. During assessment, the registered nurse collects comprehensive data
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pertinent to the patient’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the registered nurse analyzes
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the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues. During implementation, the register
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) hj
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. hj hj hj hj hj hj TOP:
Planning MSC: Man hj hj
agement of Care hj hj
3. An experienced medical-hj hj
surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of proficiency is the nurse up
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on initial transition to the obstetrical floor? a. Novice
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b. Proficient
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,Test Bank Complete For Fundamentals of Nursing 12th Edition
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ANS: A hj
A beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation in which there is no previous level
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of experience (e.g., an experienced operating room nurse chooses to now practice in home heal
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th) is an example of a novice nurse. A proficient nurse perceives a patient’s clinical situation as a
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whole, is able to assess an entire situation, and can readily transfer knowledge gained from mul
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tiple previous experiences to a situation. A competent nurse understands the organization and s
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pecific care required by the type of patients (e.g., surgical, oncology, or orthopedic patients). Th
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is nurse is a competent practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing care and establish long-
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range goals. A nurse who has had some level of experience with the situation is an advanced be
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ginner. This experience may only be observational in nature, but the nurse is able to identify me
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aningful aspects or principles of nursing care. hj hj hj hj hj hj
DIF:Apply (application) hj
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. hj hj hj hj hj hj TOP:
Evaluation MSC: Man hj hj
agement of Care hj hj
4. A nurse assesses a patient’s fluid status and decides that the patient needs to drink more fl
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uids. The nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids. Which concept is the nur
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se demonstrating? a. Licensure
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b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
ANS: B hj
Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the initiation of independ
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ent nursing interventions without medical orders. To obtain licensure in the United States, the R
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N candidate must pass the NCLEX-RN . Beyond the NCLEX-
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RN , the nurse may choose to work toward certification in a specific area of nursing practice. A
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ccountability means that you are responsible, professionally and legally, for the type and quality
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of nursing
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care provided. hj
DIF:Apply (application) hj
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP: Implementation MSC: Man
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agement of Care hj hj
5. A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role is the nurse i
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mplementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
ANS: B hj
A manager coordinates the activities of members of the nursing staff in delivering nursing care
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and has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific nursing unit or
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, Test Bank Complete For Fundamentals of Nursing 12th Edition
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facility. As an educator, you explain concepts and facts about health, describe the reason for rou
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tine care activities, demonstrate procedures such as self-
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care activities, reinforce learning or patient behavior, and evaluate the patient’s progress in lear
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ning. As a patient advocate, you protect your patient’s human and legal rights and provide assist
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ance in asserting these rights if the need arises. As a caregiver, you help patients maintain and re
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gain health, manage disease and symptoms, and attain a maximal level function and independen
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ce through the healing process.
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DIF:Apply (application) hj
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP: Implementation MSC: Man h j h j h j h j h j h j h j h j h j h j h j
agement of Care hj hj
6. The nurse has been working in the clinical setting for several years as an advanced practice n
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urse. However, the nurse has a strong desire to pursue research and theory development. To f
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ulfill this desire, which program should the nurse attend? a. Doctor of Nursing Science degre
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e (DNSc)
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b. Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) hj hj hj hj
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d. Doctor in the Science of Nursing degree (DSN) hj hj hj hj hj hj hj
ANS: B hj
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award the research-
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oriented Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in nursing. Professional doctoral programs in nursing (DS
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N or DNSc) prepare graduates to apply research findings to clinical nursing. The DNP is a pract
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ice doctorate that prepares advanced practice nurses such as nurse practitioners.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) hj
OBJ:Compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional registered nurse (RN) ed
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ucation. TOP: Teaching/Learning MSC: Management of Care
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7. A nurse attends a workshop on current nursing issues provided by the American Nurses A
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ssociation. Which type of education did the nurse receive? a. Graduate education hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj
b. Inservice education hj
c. Continuing education hj
d. Registered nurse education hj hj
ANS: C hj
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s, hospitals, state nurses associations, professional nursing organizations, and educational and
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health care institutions. After obtaining a baccalaureate degree in nursing, you can pursue grad
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uate education leading to a master’s or doctoral degree in any number of graduate fields, includ
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ing nursing. Inservice education programs are instruction or training provided by a health care
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facility or institution. Registered nurse education is the education preparation for an individua
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l intending to be an RN.
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