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primary purpose of nursing is and was.. |
protect public |
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purpose of nursing license |
set criteria in the US for graduate nurses, physicians and hospital |
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Timeline of license: when were attempts first made to lisence nurses in the US which failed due to lack of support |
1896 |
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Timeline of license: international nurses passed resolution that each nation and state examine and lisence nurses |
1901 |
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Timeline of license: What states were the first in the US to administer permissive lisence and what year |
1903 North carolina New York New Jersey virginia |
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Timeline of license: when did all states have permissive license? |
1923 (each state made own exam.) |
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Timeline of license: what year was there a mandatory license and what state was the first to have it |
1947 NY |
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Timeline of license: when did ANA form National Council of State Board Nursing? (NCSBN) |
1947 |
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Timeline of license: when did the national league of nursing administer the first state board pool examination? (same across country) |
1950 |
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Timeline of license: when did they form the first national council licensure exam (NCLEX-RN) |
1982 |
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Timeline of license: when did the NCLEX-RN test move from paper and pencil to computer adaptive testing (CAT) |
1994 |
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who in a state writes laws regarding the governing of nursing practice |
legislators |
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what nursing associations provide template for nurse practicing acts? |
ANA (first) National Council of State Board Nursing |
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2 purposes of Nursing practice act |
protect public protect title of RN |
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what are the components of the nursing practice |
protect public and RN title definition of nursing and scope practice licesure requirements renewal of license mandatory continuing education |
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delineates scope of practice for nurses in a state and outlines activities nurses may legally perform |
definition of nursing and scope of practice |
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general lisencure requirements |
high school and nursing school graduation testimony of license elegibility by nursing school |
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general length of nursing license |
2-3 years |
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nurses must have mandatory continuing education to |
renew license |
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special cases of licenses for nurses |
military nurses and veterans government nurses internationally educated nurses internationally practicing nurses |
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what are the license requirements for nurse in or fomerly military |
no need to get license in each practicing juristiction. NCLEX-RN in one state; no additional requirements |
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where do you file nursing complaints? |
state board of nursing |
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multistate license for nurses |
Nurse license compact (NLC) |
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central organization for certification of nurses |
ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center (others offer them too) |
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awarded by nongoverment agencies to recognize excelance in practice |
certification |
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granted and governed by legislation; establishes minimal level of practice |
license |
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purpose of state board of nursing |
ensure safe practice Leader usually appointed by governers office |
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duties of state board of nursing |
administer nurse practice tests grant and renew license punish bad nurses |
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global health issues |
non communicable diseases (68%) communicable, maternal, perinatal, nutrition (23%) injuries (9%) |
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kills more people than infectious disease |
noncommunicable |
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1 killer in health world |
cardiovascular death |
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kills one in ten adults worldwide |
smoking tobacco |
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retrovirus that effects immune system |
HIV |
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most advanced stage of HIV which appears from 2-15 years after infection |
AIDS |
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how is HIV and AIDS spread |
directly getting infected body fluids in you |
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worlds leading infection killer |
HIV/AIDS |
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people living with AIDS died from AIDS |
36.7 million 1.1 million |
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often coupled with HIV for a terrible combination |
TB |
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louisianas rank in # of AIDS and HIV |
2d |
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other STDs increase chance of AIDS |
yeah |
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louisianas rank with many STDs |
1 |
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attacks respiratory system and may cause death. Takes impressive toll on society effects 3-5 million a year causes 250-500 thousand deaths |
flu |
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flu season |
autumn and winter |
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types of flu with vaccines |
A and B (not C) |
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three groups of people at high flu risk |
Pregnant chicks native americans alaskan natives |
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types of anti-microbail resistance drugs |
MRSA - methicillin/oxacillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus VRE - Vancomycin-resistant enterococci ESBLs - extended spectrum betalactamases C-diff - clostridium difficile Acinetobacter baumannii Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis |
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those with previous exposure to AMR have (low, high) infection chance |
higher |
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3 things that can increase chance of AMR |
uncecessary antibiotics not taking antiboitics not washing hands |
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obesity is completely preventable and defined as a BMI of over 30 kg/m2 |
obesity |
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overweight but not obese |
BMI 25-29.9 |
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Obesity class 1 class 2 class 3 |
BMI 30-34kg/m2 BMI 35-39.9 kg/m2 BMI at or above 40.0 kg/m2 |
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3 things besides overeating that can cause obesity |
genetics diseases medication |
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health consequences of obesity |
heart disease diabetes muscularskeletal disorder some cancers |
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obesity has more than doubles since |
1980 |
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obesity in children |
BMI in/above 95% percentile same age and sex difficulty breathing weak bones hypertension cardiovascular disease insulin resistance gastrointestinal problems psychological effects |
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fifth leading risk for global death |
obesity |
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how many people die annually from obesity |
2.8 mill |
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more than what fraction of the US is obese |
one third |
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Louisianas adult obesity rate |
36.2% |
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which gender is more obese |
women |
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(black,white,latino) rank in obesity from highest to lowest |
black latino white |
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obese adults medical cost increases.. |
36% |
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world's leading cause of preventable death |
tobacco |
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biggest health threat world has ever faced |
tobacco |
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for every person that dies of tobacco... |
20 have a serious tobacco related disease |
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strokes is a side effect of |
tobacco |
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tobacco kills what percent of users |
nearly half |
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tobacco one person dies every how many seconds one in how many adult deaths |
6 seconds 10 people |
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decay of tooth roots, white or red patches in the mouth that can be cancerous, cancer of lip, mouth, larynx, esophogus and oral cavity |
tobacco |
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80% of smokers live in |
low income countries |
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high risk sexual behavior, alcohol and drug use, access and avalability is some of reasons why people |
smoke |
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approximately __% of louisiana smokes |
25% |
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Louisiana adult number that dies every year from their smoking |
6,500 |
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smoking in louisiana is more common in low education people and in what gender |
males |
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louisiana ethnicities for smoking. |
Indian/alaskan whites blacks hispanics |
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Louisianas rank for overalll health |
49 |
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how many billion a year does smoking cost lousiaiana |
5 |
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how to control tobacco |
Monitor its use and policies Protect people from it Offer to help quit Warn about the danger Enforce bans |
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alcohol causes how many deaths a year |
2.5 million |
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third largest risk factor for disease burden globally |
alcohol |
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what percent of 15-29 year old's are dying from alcohol |
9% |
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some effects of alcohol |
neurological problems cardiovascular problems psychiatric problems cancer liver disease gastrointestinal problems |
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alcohol is more often used than.. |
all other illicit drugs combined |
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ethnicities with most drinking problems |
pacific islander asians whites native Americans |
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binge drinking |
consumption of five or more drinks in a short time |
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legal blood alcohol concentration |
0.8 BAC |
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louisiana office for addictive disorders |
helps with alcohol |
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how much money is in illicit drug trade |
322 billion |
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organizations to stop illicit drug use |
global youth network against drugs global innitiative on prevention of substance abuse |
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highest age group for illicit drugs |
18-25 |
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The intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, mal-development or deprivation.’ |
violence |
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2 weird violence |
deprivation or neglect economic/financial abuse |
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3 types of violence |
self violence
interpersonal collective |
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more than one half of all violent deaths |
suicide |
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elder maltreatment is what kind of violence |
interpersonal |
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violence where people make improper use of resources |
economical abuse |
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the instrumental use of violence by a group of people who are in a group against a certain set of individuals |
collective violence |
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how many worldwide people die annually from violence |
1.6 million |
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violence is a leading cause of death in age group |
15-29 |
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most violence occurs where |
poor countries or places (91% ) |
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percentages kids who report abuse women who report partner abuse |
20-25% 15-71% |
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murder capital of the US |
new orleans |
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women in lousiana who are murdered compared to rest of country |
40% higher here |
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4 anti violence offices |
CDC national center for injury prevention & control Division of violence prevention |
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terrorisms is used against |
civilians |
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used to achieve points publicize grievances intimidate opponents |
terrorism |
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arsons, firebombing, highjacking and skyjacking are (more, less) common terrorism |
more |
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deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, or other germs (agents) used to cause illness or death in people, animals, or plants [CDC] |
biological terrorism |
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terrorism designed to cause physical violence or extreme financial harm |
cyber terrorism |
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attacks on things such as traffic control, power plants and water systems |
cyber terrorism |
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stop.think.connect. see something, say something Ready are all things that a nursing student can join to help against __ |
terrorism |
