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Nursing 110

Chapter 1: The Nursing Profession

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autonomy an individual's ability to independently make decisions and take action using critical thinking skills, a body of knowledge, and own expertise as a member of a profession
client an individual who participates with health care providers in planning and implementing own health care
continuing education (CE) informal courses that assist professional nurses in developing and maintaining clinical expertise and knowledge that promotes the quality of nursing care
health not just the absence of disease but the maximization of one's potential within the limitations that an individual might possess, including the entire individual's makeup: physical, social, spiritual, and psychological
holistic care an approach to client management that includes the individual's physical, social, spiritual, and psychological needs
licensed vocational nurse (LVN)/licensed practical nurse (LPN) a licensed nurse who has a defined set of technical skills and works under the direction of the professional registered nurse
National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) test taken at the end of nursing school, successful passage required for licensure as a registered nurse
nursing an accountable discipline guided by science, theory, a code of ethics, and the art of using care and comfort to treat human responses to health and illness
profession a group of specialized individuals that supports, promotes, and maintains the practice of a specific skilled role through legal and public means; the role requires advanced education and training to perform
registered nurse (RN) a licensed, professional individual who practices under state guidelines to provide care in a safe and effective manner in various health care settings in a variety of roles
standards of nursing practice a set of nursing actions that are generally agreed on by nurses as constituting safe and effective client care
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