Ch2 Beginning Your Nursing Career

Question 0

Advanced Practice Nurse

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Sometimes called a “nurse practitioner” an RN who is specialized in a particular field and has additional education and experience

Question 1

Accreditation

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Status given to a program that meets approved standards

Question 2

Approval

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Status given to a program that allows its graduates to obtain a license

Question 3

Career Lader

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Community collage programs that lead LPNs to an RN

Question 4

Endorsement

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Process by which a licensed nurse in one state may receive a license in another state, without re-taking the licensing exam

Question 5

Licensure

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Status that says a nurse has the minimum requirements for competence and practice

Question 6

Mandatory Licensure

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Regulation that makes it illegal for any nurse to practice nursing for pay without a license

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Nurse Practice Acts

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The law governing nursing practicing in a state or territory

Question 8

Permisive Licensure

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Practicing nursing without a license; rarely occurs today

Question 9

Practical Nurse

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Nurse who cares for the sick, injured, convalescent and handicapped under the direction of physicians and RNs

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Reciprocity

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Procedure in which a person transfers licensure from one state to another

Question 11

Theoritical Framework

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Skeleton on which to base knowledge

Question 12

Vocational Nurse

Answer 12

Term applied to the person practicing as a practical nurse in california and texas