Which of the following statements accurately describe an aspect of the credentialing process used in nursing practice? Select all that apply
A) Credentialing refers to the way in which professional competence is ensured and maintained.
B) Accreditation is the process by which the state determines a person meets minimum requirements to practice nursing.
C) Certification grants recognition in a specified practice area to people who meet certain criteria.
D) Legal accreditation of a school preparing nursing personnel by the state Board of Nursing is voluntary.
E) Once earned, a license to practice is a property right and may not be revoked without due process.
F) A nurse must be licensed by the state board of nursing in each state in which he or she desires to practice.
A, C, E
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a. He gives up the band to spend time with his girlfriend. b. He spends all of his time at the library studying to qualify for the honor society. c. He gives his guitar away and spends his time listening to music in his room. d. He withdraws all of his money out of the bank to buy an expensive leather jacket.
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1. Stable internalization 2. Initial innocence work 3. Increasing role simulation 4. Provisional internalization 5. Psyching out and role simulation 6. Labeled recognition of incongruity
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A. Schedule patient for outpatient parenteral iron infusion B. Switch to a different form of oral therapy C. Schedule patient for outpatient blood transfusion D. Make no changes until evaluated by GI specialist
The nurse is teaching a class for patients who have been recently diagnosed with epilepsy. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when the patients make which statements?
1. "Excessive stress levels cause disruptions in how the brain receives oxygen, leading to epilepsy." 2. "Epilepsy may be caused by a head injury." 3. "Eating disorders, like anorexia nervosa, increase the risk for developing epilepsy." 4. "A stroke, or brain attack, could increase the risk for developing epilepsy." 5. "With some cases of epilepsy, the cause is never determined."