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Nursing Assistants
The Nursing Assistant CH 3
Term | Definition |
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certification | Official recognition by a state that standards or requirements have been met |
endorsement | A state recognizes the certificate, license, or registration issued by another state: reciprocity or equivalency |
equivalency | "endorsement" |
job description | A document that describes what the agency expects you to do |
misappropriation | The dishonest use of property |
nursing task | Nursing care or a nursing function, procedure, skill, or activity |
reciprocity | "endorsement" |
BON | Board of Nursing |
CNA | Certified nursing assistant; certified nurse aide |
LNA | Licensed nursing assistant |
LPN | Licensed practical nurse |
LVN | Licensed vocational nurse |
NATCEP | Nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program |
OBRA | Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 |
RN | Registered nurse |
RNA | Registered nurse aide |
SRNA | State registered nurse aide |
STNA | State tested nurse aide |