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1. Contemporarynursingpracticeisbasedonknowledgegeneratedthroughnursingtheories.
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FlorenceNightingalestheoryintroducedtheconceptthatnursingcarefocuseson:
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1 Psychologicalneeds
2 Amaximallevelofwellness
3 Healthmaintenanceandrestoration
4 Interpersonalinteractionswiththeclient
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FlorenceNightingalebelievedtheroleofthenursewastoputtheclientsbodyinthebeststateinorder
toremainfreeofdiseaseortorecoverfromdisease.
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isnotthefocusofhertheory.The goal ofNightingalestheoryistofacilitatethebodysr
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eparativeprocessesbymanipulatingtheclientsenvironment.
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awaytorecoverfromdisease.Hertheorydidnotfocusonachievingamaximallevelofwellness.
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FlorenceNightingalebelievedthenursewasinchargeoftheclientshealth.Althoughsheinteracted
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2. NursingeducationprogramsintheUnitedStatesmayseekvoluntaryaccreditationbythe
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appropriateaccreditingcommissioncouncilofthe:
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1 NationalLeagueforNursing
2 AmericanNursesAssociation
3 CongressforNursingPractice
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4 InternationalCouncilofNurses
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TheNationalLeagueforNursing(NLN)istheprofessionalnursingorganizationconcernedwith
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nursingeducation.TheNLNprovidesaccreditationtonursingprogramsthatseekandmeettheNLN
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accreditationrequirements.
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TheAmericanNursesAssociation(ANA)is concernedwiththenursingprofessionandissues
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affectinghealthcare,includingstandardsofcare.
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TheCongress for Nursing Practice is the part of the ANA concerned with determining the legal aspects
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of nursing practice, the public recognition of the importance of nursing, and the impactof
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trendsinhealthcareonnursingpractice.
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The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is concerned about issues of health care and the
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nursingprofession,includingtheprovisionofaninternationalpowerbasefornurses.
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3. Theminimumeducationalrequirementforanursepractitioner is: t
1 Diplomainnursing
2 Mastersinnursing
3 Doctorateinnursing
4 Baccalaureateinnursing
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Diplomaprogramsinnursingrequire3yearsofeducationafterwhichthegraduatemaybecomea
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registerednurse,but n otanursepractitioner.
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Doctoralprogramsfocusontheapplicationofresearchfindingstoclinicalpractice.Thedoctoral
degreeisbeyondthemastersdegree.
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whichthegraduatemaybecomearegisterednurse,notanursepractitioner.
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4. Agroupthatlobbiesatthestateandfederallevelforadvancementofnursingsrole,economic t t
interest,andhealthcareisthe:
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1 StateBoardofNursing
2 AmericanNursesAssociation
3 AmericanHospitalAssociation
4 National Student NursesAssociation
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The American Nurses Association (ANA) hires lobbyists at the state and federal level to promotethe
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advancementofhealthcareandthee conomicandgeneralwelfareofnurses.
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State Boards of Nursing primarily focus on licensure of nurses within their own state.The
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American Hospital Association does not focus on nurses economic issues and the
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advancementoftheroleofnurses.
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The National Student Nurses Association focuses on issues of importance for nursing students.
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5. AnursemovesfromSeattletoBostonandbeginsworkinginahospital.Themostimportant
factorforthenursetoconsiderwhenmovingtoanotherstateisthe:
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2 StandardfornursingpracticeinBoston
3 Clinicalladderofmobilityinthenewhospital
4 Requirementforcontinuingeducationunits(CEU)in
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Althoughmoststateshavesimilarpracticeacts,eachindividualstatehasitsownNursePracticeActthat
regulates thelicensureandpracticeofnursingwithinthatstate.KnowledgeoftheNursePracticeActis
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necessaryto p rovidesafeandlegalnursingcare.
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Regardlessofwhereanursepractices,thenurseshouldstrivetoremaincurrent.DIF: t
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6. Anurseiscaringforaclientwhohaschronicrenalfailure.Thenursestates,Wewilldo
everythingpossibletoreturnyoutotheoptimumlevelofself-carepossible.Incoordinatingan
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1 Manager
2 Educator
3 Counselor
4 Communicator
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Thenurse,incaringforthisclient,willcoordinatetheactivitiesofotherm embersofthe health c
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team.Thisclientmayrequiretheassistanceofanursingassistanttoprovidepersonalcare
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