Associate Degree Nurse - answer an entry-level educational option for registered
nurses
Baccalaureate Degree Nurse - answer a 4-year college degree
Diploma program nurse - answer a 3 year college degree
Evidence-based practice - answer a problem-solving approach to delivering health
care
Health Occupations Students of America - answer a national organization specifically
for students in health occupations educational programs
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse - answer the most basic of all the entry-level
options for nurses
National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nursing - answer A test
students take when they finish their educational program to become licensed
National Association of Licensed Practical Nurses - answer the professional
organization for LPNs/LVNs
National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nursing - answer a test to
become a registered nurse and uses the title "RN" after his or her name
Nurse Practice Act - answer the law governing nurses' actions
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses - answer a project that teaches the
knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) needed by nurses to continually improve the
quality and safety of patient care
Scope of practice - answer the limitations and allowances of what they can do as
nurses