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Transition to the Registered Professional Nurse Role
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06/15/2018

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Deconesses
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The religious nurses of the Christian era included early ___ of the Church. One such was Phoebe, who is said to have nursed Saint Paul.
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Holy Ghost
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A religious nursing order that cared for and buried victims of the plague - "The black death" were known as the Order of the __ __ and the Alexian Brotherhood, a monastic order.
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Reformation
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A movement away from Catholicism as the dominant religion of Europe, toward Protestantism is known as __. Florence Nightingdale trained with Protestant nurses who revived the idea of the early Deconesses at Kaiserwerth in Germany.
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Sisters of Mercy
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An international community of Roman Catholic women who have vowed to serve people who suffer poverty, sickness, and ignorance, with a special concern for women and children is the __ of __.
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Florence Nightingdale
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The founder of modern nursing who organized the care of sick and wounded soldiers at Scutari, in barracks across from the city of Constantinople during the Crimean War is __ __.
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Spanish American War
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The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) set up an examining board for military nurses to separate the fit from those unfit for nursing during the __ __ war.
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Vassar Training camp
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Movement toward an academic setting for nursing education came from World War I with a preliminary course in nursing given at the __ training camp.
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Cadet Nurse
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To meet the extreme need for nurses during World War II national funding for nursing schools was made and the __ __ Corps was created.
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The Nurse Training Act
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The 1971 federal legislation that provided taxpayer money for schools of nursing is The __ __ __. This gradually started moving nursing into higher education programs.
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Clara Barton
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Known as "The Angel of the Battlefield", she provided supplies and care to troops in the American Civil War. She almost single-handedly founded the American Red Cross.
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Dorothea Dix
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This woman was appointed by the Secretary of War to supervise the Union nurse volunteers during the American Civil War.
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Harriet Tubman
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Reverently called "Moses", she served as a nurse, scout, and sometime-spy for the Union army. She was most famous for leading the Underground Railroad to aid escaping slaves.
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Margaret Sanger
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__ __ was a public health nurse who worked on maternity cases with underpaid industrial workers of New York City and founded Planned Parenthood.
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Nursing's Social Policy
Definition
The ANA put forth __ __ __ Statement in 2003. It included key concept definitions of accountability, autonomy, authority, and responsibility for nursing. It was important for its definition of nursing.
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Mildred Montag
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Community College Education for Nursing,1959, was authored by __ __. Result: the majority of nurses educated in the US now are AD graduates.
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International Council of Nurses
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Established in 1900, the __ __ of __ (ICN) has the purpose to strengthen and improve nursing practice throughout the world. Membership consists of national nurse organizations.
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American Nurses Association
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The __ __ __ (ANA) was formed in 1897. Its members are State Nurse Associations.
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National Council of State Boards of Nursing
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The __ __ of __ __ of __ (NCSBN) was formed in 1978. The members act together on matters of common interest affecting the public welfare, with emphasis on nurse credentialing. The NCSBN developed the NCLEX.
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NLN (National League of Nursing)
Definition
Accrediting of schools is done by the __.
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Case Management
Definition
Emphasis on coordination of all services for the patient is seen in this type of care.The nurse may give direct care or only manage the care.
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Prospective
Definition
DRGs (Diagnostic Related Groups) refers to paying only a fixed amount for specific diagnosis. This is the __ payment system.
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State Board
Definition
Entry to Practice is the education requirement the nurse must meet to be eligible to sit for the __ __ exam.
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Incident Reports
Definition
This type of report is used to collect information on errors and can be used as an aid to the agency's attorney but may not be used by the other side in a lawsuit.
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Claims Made
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This a less expensive malpractice insurance that only covers claims while the policy is active. If it lapses, claims will not be covered even if they occurred while the policy was active.
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Utilitarian
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"The end justifies the mean", is a/an __ ethical theory.
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Privileged
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The patient has a right to keep conversations with her doctor a secret through __ communication.
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Member within the discipline of nursing
Definition
The three fields of competency, outlined by the NLN for AD,are provider of care, manager of care, and __.
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Autonomy
Definition
Socialists describe a profession as a commitment to service with monetary rewards and __ over oneself and one's practice.
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Marlene Kramer
Definition
The theorist that emphasizes experience and believes nurses go through the stages of attaining skills through social integration is __.
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Preceptor
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An experienced person who is responsible for teaching and guiding the less experienced is a __.
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Total Quality Management
Definition
This is said to be a holistic, agency-wide approach to maintain and improve quality of patient care.
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Quality Improvement
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__ __ is a system for evaluating practice and giving feedback to the practitioner. This is done in order to improve the practice.
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ANA
Definition
___ standards are the criteria for good nursing care.
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Differentiated
Definition
In __ practice, the goal is that each nurse uses her full range of abilities - the ADN technical abilities, the BSN professional abilities. Each worker is to do what her education is defined as making her most competent to do.
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Quality
Definition
The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) accredits schools of nursing for their __.
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Obtain the right to vote for women
Definition
What was the major goal of Lavinia Dock?
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Lillian D. Wald
Definition
Fighting political corruption to procure the types of legislation needed to improve social conditions is what she believed nurses needed to do.
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Josephine Goldmark
Definition
She authored Nursing and Nursing Education in the US in 1923. The study aimed originally at education for public health nurses.
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