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1. Nurses are often the primary, and frequently the only, defendants named when errors are made
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2. If a nurse uses information from research as the basis for making decisions about providing
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3. Today’s nurses are often found in remote and often hostile areas, providing care for the sick
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4. With Florence Nightingale’s radically new idea about a separate educational setting for nurses,
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5. If an advanced practice nurse is prepared to provide direct client care in primary care settings,
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6. If an advanced practice nurse focuses on the care of pregnant women before, during, and after
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7. If an advanced practice nurse is comfortable working in high-tech environments with seriously
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9. If a nurse taking action to perform the activities that promote patient care, this nurse is acting
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