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| religious group of nursing providers instituted by Theodore Fliedner, Kaiserswerth, Germany |
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| founder of modern nursing |
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| founder of American Red Cross |
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| Union Superintendent of Female nurses during the Civil War |
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| “the Moses of Her People,”nurse the sick and suffering |
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| abolitionist, Underground Railroad agent, preacher, women’s right advocate, nurse |
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| pioneer nurse, founder of Frontier Nursing Service |
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| writer, feminist, suffragette, political activist |
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| one of first modern nurses to define nursing |
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| first African-American professional nurse |
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| Melinda Ann [Linda] Richards |
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| America’s first trained nurse |
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| founder of Planned Parenthood |
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| founder of public health nursing |
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| demographic changes require recognition of cultural and ethnic diversity |
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| limits hospital reimbursements – pays a predetermined amount related to a medical diagnosis |
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| Diagnostic-related groups |
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| prospective payment system established according to medical diagnosis |
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| Supplemental Security Income |
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| financial assistance for persons with disabilities |
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| Title 18 of the Social Security Act providing health insurance for older adults |
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| Title 19 of the Social Security Actprovide medical assistance to people in financial need |
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| third party payers to finance health care – may be private or group insurance |
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