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apprenticeship   learning by doing  
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interventions   actions taken to improve, maintain, or restore health or prevent illness  
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invasive procedures   procedures that require entry into the body  
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aseptically   without introducing infectious material  
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nursing theory   a statement about relationships among concept or facts, based on existing information  
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evidence based nursing   involves the integration of best reasearch evidence with clinical expertise and patient values to facilitate clinical decision making  
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practice acts   activites in which nurses may engage state and legal requirements and titles for nursing license and establish the education needed for licensure  
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diagnosis related groups (DRGS)   a hospital receives a set amount of money for a patient who is hospitalized with a certain diagnosis  
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Health maintenance organizations (HMOS   a type of group practice, enroll patients for a set fee per month (kaiser)  
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perferred provider organizations (PPOs)   offer discount on fees in return for a large pool of potentialed patients (has list of physicians to choose from)  
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interegrated delivery network   a set of providers and services organized to delieve coordinated care to promote wellness, care for illness, promote rehabilitation  
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capitalized cost   paid a set fee for every patient enrolled in the network that year  
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When nursing was taken out into the community, nursing education was essentially: 1) an apprenticeship 2) a 3-month course 3) a short hospital course 4) a 1 year program   1) an apprenticeship  
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The American Red Cross was founded by ___, as an outgrowth of service during the ___ war. 1)Dorothea Dix & First World 2)Clara Barton, Civil 3)Lillian Wald, Second World 4) Florence Nightengale Crimean   2) Clara Barton, Civil  
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In setting up her nurses' training, Florence Nightinggale carried out her belief that:   recreational therapy is essentail to recovery, nursing should be taught by nurses, proper nutrition is essential to recovery from illness, sick people need occupational and recreational therapy, fresh, clean air is beneficial to the sick  
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definition/philosophy of nursing's core concepts: (select all that apply) promoting wellness, providing direction, facilitating coping, sacrificing self for others, preventing illness, restroing health, working with diligence   promoting wellness, facilitating coping, preventing illness, restoring health  
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a nursing theory is: scientifically based, devised by graduate students, based on skills, based on existing information   based on existing information  
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one main difference between a LPN & RN is that LPN: usually responsible for giving medication, performs only noninvasive procedures, cares for fewer patients than the RN, is required tow ork in a supervised setting   is required to work in a supervised setting  
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which of the following nursing education programs prepares a nurse for a management role? nurse practitioner, associate degreee nursing, baccalaureate nursing, practical nursing   baccalaureate nursing program  
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example of collaborative practice: showing patient how to cleane a wond, speaking with the social worker about the patients insurance problems, administering each of the patients prescribed medication, asking the CNA to take the vitals of three patients   speaking with the social worker about the patients insurance problems  
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an advantage of the patient of a managed health care system is: always receiving care from same physician, paying lower health insurance cost and small copay, the ease of quickly seeing specialist, being able to walk into the clinic without an appointment   paying lower health insurance costs and small copays  
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an example of illness prevention activites would be: applying a dressing to a wound, performing vision screenings, referring a patient to a physician, promoting prenatal care   performing vision screenings  
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Who was the first visiting nurse? A. Florence Nightingale B. Phoebe C. Dorothea Dix D. Clara Barton   Phoebe  
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In the 20th century, nurses moved into: A. hospitals. B. long-term care facilities. C. the community. D. state mental health facilities.   into the community  
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Who established the Henry Street Settlement in New York City? A. Lillian Ward B. Dorothea Dix C. Florence Nightingale D. Richard Bradley   Lillian Ward  
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Which educational nursing program takes 2 to 5 years to complete? A. Nursing assistant (NA) program B. Practical nursing (LPN, LVN) program C. Professional nursing program D. Advanced practice nursing (APN) program   professional nursing program  
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which educational nursing program attracts the majority of registered nurse (RN) students? A. Associate degree program B. Diploma program C. Baccalaureate program D. Graduate program   associate nursing program  
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Which was the first care delivery system for practical nurses? A. Team nursing B. Functional nursing care C. Total patient care D. Primary nursing   functional nursing care  
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The intent of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) was which of the following? A. Offer more health care services. B. Extend hospital stays. C. Improve health care. D. Contain hospital costs.   contain hospital costs  
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Which of the following is included in the six levels of care within the health care system? A. Skilled B. Postacute C. Restorative D. Hospice   restorative  
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The goals of nursing include which of the following? (Select all that apply.) A. To promote wellness B. To prevent illness C. To facilitate coping D. To restore health   promote wellness, prevent illness, facilitate coping, restore health  
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A nursing ________ is a statement about relationships among concepts or facts, based on existing information.   theory  
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difference between HMO & PPO   HMO are smaller, limited networks, PPO has more physicians, takes longer to see specialists  
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list four influences Nightingale had on nurses' training   nutrition is an imporant part of nursing care, clean fresh air beneficial to the sick, nursing directed towards health and illness, continueing education for nurses  
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the purpose of the nurse practice act is to   protect public and define legal scope of practice  
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the lady who took volunteers into the field hospitals to care for soldiers of both armies during civil war: dorothea dix, clara barton, lillian wald, florence nightingale   clara barton  
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she established the Henry Street Settlement Service in NYC   Lillian Ward  
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which nurse began community nursing   lillian ward  
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best practices in nursing are based upon: hospital procedures, scientific evidence of success, physician orders, nursing theories   nursing theories  
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the practice of nursing is governed by (select all that apply), standards of nursing care, nurse practice acts, codes of ethics, state legilation, institutaional policies   all of the above  
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practical nursing arose to: provide stepping stone in becoming RN, provide more training than CNA, fill gap left by nurses enlisted in military, provide less expensive employees to hospitals   fill a gap left by nurses who enlisted in military  
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