American Nurses Association (ANA) - ANSWER The national professional
membership association of Nurses that works for the improvement of health
standards and the availability of healthcare services, fosters high professional
standards for the nursing profession, and advances the economic and general
welfare of nurses
NLN (National League for Nursing) - ANSWER focuses on excellence in
nursing education. Serves the school and the nurse educators. Four major goals:
leader in nursing education, commitment to members, champion for nurse
educators, advancement of the science of nursing education
AACN (American Association of Colleges of Nursing) - ANSWER established
to help colleges with schools of nursing to improve higher standard of education
NSNA (national student nurses association) - ANSWER an organization; all
students preparing for initial licensure as an RN are members and its mission is
to mentor students
State Board of Nursing - ANSWER A state board of nursing holds the legal
authority for nursing practice and regulates nursing practice through:
Establishing the requirements to obtain a "nursing license
Issuing nursing licenses
Determining the scope of practice
, Setting minimum education standards
Disciplinary procedure management
Interrogatories (State Board of Nursing) - ANSWER Written questions for
which written answers are prepared by a party to a lawsuit, usually with the
assistance of the party's attorney, and then signed under oath. For the nurse to
answer.
Conflict Resolution Strategies - ANSWER Avoiding
Collaborating
Competing
Compromising
Cooperating/accommodating
Smoothing
hospice care - ANSWER holistic, compassionate care given to dying people
and their families
palliative care - ANSWER Care designed not to treat an illness but to provide
physical and emotional comfort to the patient and support and guidance to his or
her family.
respite care - ANSWER planned short-term care, usually for the purpose of
relieving a full-time informal caregiver
membership association of Nurses that works for the improvement of health
standards and the availability of healthcare services, fosters high professional
standards for the nursing profession, and advances the economic and general
welfare of nurses
NLN (National League for Nursing) - ANSWER focuses on excellence in
nursing education. Serves the school and the nurse educators. Four major goals:
leader in nursing education, commitment to members, champion for nurse
educators, advancement of the science of nursing education
AACN (American Association of Colleges of Nursing) - ANSWER established
to help colleges with schools of nursing to improve higher standard of education
NSNA (national student nurses association) - ANSWER an organization; all
students preparing for initial licensure as an RN are members and its mission is
to mentor students
State Board of Nursing - ANSWER A state board of nursing holds the legal
authority for nursing practice and regulates nursing practice through:
Establishing the requirements to obtain a "nursing license
Issuing nursing licenses
Determining the scope of practice
, Setting minimum education standards
Disciplinary procedure management
Interrogatories (State Board of Nursing) - ANSWER Written questions for
which written answers are prepared by a party to a lawsuit, usually with the
assistance of the party's attorney, and then signed under oath. For the nurse to
answer.
Conflict Resolution Strategies - ANSWER Avoiding
Collaborating
Competing
Compromising
Cooperating/accommodating
Smoothing
hospice care - ANSWER holistic, compassionate care given to dying people
and their families
palliative care - ANSWER Care designed not to treat an illness but to provide
physical and emotional comfort to the patient and support and guidance to his or
her family.
respite care - ANSWER planned short-term care, usually for the purpose of
relieving a full-time informal caregiver
