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| acute care nurse practitioner |
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| Nurse trained to function in the absence of a physician. |
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| Nurse with a master's degree in nursing, advanced education in pharmacology and physical assessment, and certification and expertise in a specialized area of practice. An APN usually works in a critical, acute, restorative, or community health care agency. |
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| Organization of professional nurses in the United States that focuses on standards of health care, nurses' professional development, and economic and general welfare of nurses. |
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| One who contributes the benefits of medical, social, economic, or environmental resources to a dependent or partially dependent individual. |
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| certified nurse midwife (cnm) |
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| Nurse who is educated in midwifery and possesses certification in accordance with criteria of the American College of Midwives. |
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| registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA)(crna) |
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| An RN who has received advanced training in an accredited program in anesthesiology. |
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| Role in which the nurse protects the client's human and legal rights and provides assistance in asserting those rights if the need arises. |
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| Nurse with a master's degree in nursing and expertise in a specific area of practice. |
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| Formal educational programs designed to further the knowledge, skills, and professional attitudes of practicing nurses. |
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| Instruction or training provided by an agency or institution to nurses practicing within that agency or institution. |
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| International Council of Nurses (ICN) |
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| International organization for professional nurses; the ANA and Canadian Nurses Association (CAN) are members. |
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| NLN-national league for nurses |
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| Organization of nurses and laypeople concerned with improving nursing education, nursing service, and the delivery of health care in the United States. The NLN is the official accrediting agency for nursing schools. |
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| Nurse in a management position with an agency who focuses on the delivery of nursing services. |
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| Nurse with advanced training or education who provides primary care for nonemergency clients, usually in an outpatient or community setting. |
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| Nurse with graduate nursing education who investigates problems related to nursing practice. |
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| professional organization |
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| Association of professionals created to deal with issues of concern to the profession as a whole. |
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| Health care professional who has completed a course of study at an accredited school of professional nursing and has passed an examination administered by a State Board of Nursing or the Canadian Nurses Association Testing Service. |
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| Nurse with a background in clinical nursing who works in a school of nursing as a faculty member, in a staff development department of a health care agency, or in an inpatient education department. |
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| Diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health problems. |
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| Code that defines the ethical principles by which nurses function. |
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