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1. ContemporaryVnursingVpracticeVisVbasedVonVknowledgeVgeneratedVthroughVnursingVthe
ories.VFlorenceVNightingalesVtheoryVintroducedVtheVconceptVthatVnursingVcareVfocusesVo
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1 PsychologicalVneeds
2 AVmaximalVlevelVofVwellness
3 HealthVmaintenanceVandVrestoration
4 InterpersonalVinteractionsVwithVtheVclient
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FlorenceVNightingaleVbelievedVtheVroleVofVtheVnurseVwasVtoVputVtheVclientsVbodyVinVtheVbestVst
ateVinVorderVtoVremainVfreeVofVdiseaseVorVtoVrecoverVfromVdisease.
AlthoughVFlorenceVNightingaleVmayVhaveVaddressedVmeetingVtheVpsychologicalVneedsVofVh
erVclients,VitVisVnotVtheVfocusVofVherVtheory.VTheVgoalVofVNightingalesVtheoryVisVtoVfacilitat
eVtheVbodysVreparativeVprocessesVbyVmanipulatingVtheVclientsVenvironment.
FlorenceVNightingaleVthoughtVtheVhumanVbodyVhadVreparativeVpropertiesVofVitsVownVifVitVw
asVcaredVforVinVaVwayVtoVrecoverVfromVdisease.VHerVtheoryVdidVnotVfocusVonVachievingVaV
maximalVlevelVofVwellness.
FlorenceVNightingaleVbelievedVtheVnurseVwasVinVchargeVofVtheVclientsVhealth.VAlthoughVshe
VinteractedVwithVherVclientsVbyVreadingVtoVthem,VherVtheoryVofVnursingVcareVdidVnotVfocusV
uponVinterpersonalVinteractions.
DIF:VAVREF:V2VOBJ:VKnowledgeV
TOP:VNursingVProcess:VAssessment
MSC:VNCLEXVtestVplanVdesignation:VSafe,VEffectiveVCareVEnvironment/CoordinatedVCare
2. NursingVeducationVprogramsVinVtheVUnitedVStatesVmayVseekVvoluntaryVaccreditationV
byVtheVappropriateVaccreditingVcommissionVcouncilVofVthe:
1 NationalVLeagueVforVNursing
2 AmericanV NursesVAssociation
3 CongressVforVNursingVPractice
4 InternationalVCouncilVofVNurses
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TheVNationalVLeagueVforVNursingV(NLN)VisVtheVprofessionalVnursingVorganizationVconcerne
dVwithVnursingVeducation.VTheVNLNVprovidesVaccreditationVtoVnursingVprogramsVthatVseek
VandVmeetVtheVNLNVaccreditationVrequirements.
TheVAmericanVNursesVAssociationV(ANA)VisVconcernedVwithVtheVnursingVprofessionVandVissuesV
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,affectingVhealthVcare,VincludingVstandardsVofVcare.
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, TheVCongressVforVNursingVPracticeVisVtheVpartVofVtheVANAVconcernedVwithVdeterminingVt
heVlegalVaspectsVofVnursingVpractice,VtheVpublicVrecognitionVofVtheVimportanceVofVnursing
,VandVtheVimpactVofVtrendsVinVhealthVcareVonVnursingVpractice.
TheVInternationalVCouncilVofVNursesV(ICN)VisVconcernedVaboutVissuesVofVhealthVcareV
andVtheVnursingVprofession,VincludingVtheVprovisionVofVanVinternationalVpowerVbaseVf
orVnurses.
DIF:VAVREF:V8VOBJ:VKnowledgeV
TOP:VNursingVProcess:VAssessment
MSC:VNCLEXVtestVplanVdesignation:VSafe,VEffectiveVCareVEnvironment/CoordinatedVCare
3. TheVminimumVeducationalVrequirementVforVaVnurseVpractitionerVis:
1 DiplomaVinVnursing
2 MastersVinVnursing
3 DoctorateVinVnursing
4 BaccalaureateVinVnursing
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AVmastersVdegreeVisVnursingVisVrequiredVtoVbecomeVaVnurseVpractitioner.
DiplomaVprogramsVinVnursingVrequireV3VyearsVofVeducationVafterVwhichVtheVgraduateVmayV
becomeVaVregisteredVnurse,VbutVnotVaVnurseVpractitioner.
DoctoralVprogramsVfocusVonVtheVapplicationVofVresearchVfindingsVtoVclinicalVpractice.VTheVdocto
ralVdegreeVisVbeyondVtheVmastersVdegree.
TheVbaccalaureateVdegreeVprogramVgenerallyVrequiresV4VyearsVofVstudyVinVaVcollegeVorVuniv
ersity,VafterVwhichVtheVgraduateVmayVbecomeVaVregisteredVnurse,VnotVaVnurseVpractitioner.
DIF:VAVREF:V8VOBJ:VKnowledgeV
TOP:VNursingVProcess:VAssessment
MSC:VNCLEXVtestVplanVdesignation:VSafe,VEffectiveVCareVEnvironment/CoordinatedVCare
4. AVgroupVthatVlobbiesVatVtheVstateVandVfederalVlevelVforVadvancementVofVnursingsVrole,Ve
conomicVinterest,VandVhealthVcareVisVthe:
1 StateVBoardVofVNursing
2 AmericanV NursesVAssociation
3 AmericanV HospitalVAssociation
4 NationalVStudentVNursesVAssociation
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TheVAmericanVNursesVAssociationV(ANA)VhiresVlobbyistsVatVtheVstateVandVfederalVlevelVtoV
promoteVtheVadvancementVofVhealthVcareVandVtheVeconomicVandVgeneralVwelfareVofVnurses.
StateVBoardsVofVNursingVprimarilyVfocusVonVlicensureVofVnursesVwithinVtheirVow
nVstate.VTheVAmericanVHospitalVAssociationVdoesVnotVfocusVonVnursesVeconomic
VissuesVandVtheVadvancementVofVtheVroleVofVnurses.
TheVNationalVStudentVNursesVAssociationVfocusesVonVissuesVofVimportanceVforVnursingVstudents.
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