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- 3. This level of nurse is more likely to obtain a master's degree or higher
- 5. A person who was born during the demographic Post–World War II baby boom between the years 1946 and 1964.
- 7. The right to make a decision and take control within the nursing scope of practice
- 9. Created to evaluate the quality and service of practice. (minimal expectations for providing safe patient care).
- 10. Abbreviation for the AACN's 2006 proposal to be the new standard for advanced practice nurses by 2015
- 13. Abbreviation for the committee involved with the policy making amongst ANA.
- 14. a US law aimed at reforming the American health care system with its main focus on providing more Americans with access to affordable health insurance, improving the quality of health care and health insurance, regulating the health insurance industry, and reducing health care spending in the US.
- 15. Region projected to have the highest nursing shortage
- 16. This group now outnumbers African Americans as the largest minority group
- 17. Being entrusted with particular functions based off of gained nursing knowledge which leads to specific developed competencies
Down
- 1. Position in which nurses may hold in representation of region or state.
- 2. An expert in a defined area of knowledge and practice in a selected clinical area of nursing
- 4. First providers to see clearly when and how the health care system is not effectively meeting patient needs
- 6. Responsible for self and others behaviors and outcomes in one’s professional role.
- 8. Agreement amongst states to share the licensure terms for nurses' scope of practice.
- 11. Requirements for this advanced degree include completing an accredited program, obtaining national certification and completing a specified number of clinical hours
- 12. Allows for control of practice and central beliefs (values, duties, and commitments)