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| process that involves learning theory and skills and internalizing an identity appropriate to a specific role. Internalizing a specific role allows one to participate as a member of a group. |
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| a beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation in which he or she has had no previous experience. Behavior is governed by established rules and is limited and inflexible |
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| The advanced beginner can demonstrate marginially acceptable performance. He or she has had enough experience in actual situations to identify meaningful aspects or global characteristics that can be identified only thorough prior experience. |
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| competence is reflected by the nurse who has been on the same job for 2 or 3 years and who consciously and deliberately plans nursing care in terms of long-range goals |
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| the proficient nurse perceives situations as a whole rather than in terms of aspects and manages nursing care rather than performing tasks. |
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| the expert nurse no longer relies on rules or guidelines to connect understanding of a situation to an appropriate action. The expert nurse, with an enormous background of experience, has an intuitive grasp of the situation and zeroes in on the problem |
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| LPNs differ from RNs in two areas: educational preparation and scope of practice |
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| Professional nurse responsibilities: |
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| Prof. nurses are autonomous and assume the responsibilities of caregivers, decision makers, client advocates, managers and coordinators of healthcare needs, educators, and communicators. |
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| has advanced education (at least a master's degree in nursing) and is a graduate of a nurse practitioner program. Highly skilled at health assessments, performing phys. exams, counseling, teaching, treating minor health probs, and usually have a specialty. |
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| Clinical Nurse Specialist |
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| has a master's degree in nursing and may have advanced experience and expertise in a specialized area of practice |
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| is educated in nursing and midwifery and, in the US, is certified by the American College of Nurse Midwives |
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| provides general anesthesia for clients undergoing surgery under the supervision of a physician prepared in anesthesiology |
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| is responsible for the continued development and refinement of nursing knowledge and practice through the investigation of nursing problems. |
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| manages and controls client care. |
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| can be developed in many settings, including schools of nursing and hospital staff development departments |
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| the nurse practice act of each state or province defines the practice of nursing within that area. |
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| ANA: American Nurses Association |
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| Is the nursing's professional organization in the US. Membership in state constituents of the ANA is open only to registered professional nurses. The ANA is important because it makes decisions about the functions, activities, and goals of the nursing profession. The ANA is a voice for nurses becauses it acts on issues and wishes expressed by its membership. |
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| NLN: National League for Nursing |
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| the main purpose of the NLN is to ensure that the public need for nursing is met. Members of the NLN include nurses and other members of the health team, lay people, and agencies concerned with nursing education and serice. |
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| CCNE: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education |
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| CCNE is an autonomous accrediting agency that contributes to the improvement of public health by ensuring the quality and integrity of baccalaureate and graduate education programs. CCNE was established by the AACN and by the representatives of nursing's community of interest |
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