Abbreviations
Who are they?
Hodge Podge
Education
Resources
100
ACNP
What is Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
100
In Montana they can practice without being under a physician's license.
What is a Nurse Practitioner
100
This is when the APRN roles began
What is the 1940's
100
This is used to expand a Nurses Scope of Practice.
What is Continuing Education
100
These Organization specific documents describe who can perform specific tasks and how to perform them.
What are Policies and Procedures
200
CNM
What is a Certified Nurse Midwife
200
Patient Care Givers without Licensure.
What is an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel
200
One of the first APRN roles
What is the nurse anesthetists or nurse midwives
200
The range of classroom and clinical work hours that CNA training programs require.
What is 75-100 hours
200
This person may be of assistance in helping you determine your Unit specific Scope of Practice.
What is the Nurse Manager
300
AACN
What is the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
300
Nurses who are unable to perform all of the tasks of an RN.
What is a Licensed Practical Nurse
300
The agency that regulates CNAs in Montana
What is Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
300
The length of time required to obtain an LPN Degree
What is 1-2 years
300
The government agency that determines nursing scope of practice.
What is the State Board of Nursing
400
GNP
What is the Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
400
An Associates of Science or a Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing is required to take the licensing exam to become this.
What is a Registered Nurse
400
DAILY DOUBLE: Congress passed this act in 1987 because of the lack of quality care and safety concerns in our nation's nursing homes.
What is Omnibus Reconciliation Act (OBRA)
400
The number of continuing education hours an RN must complete every two years to renew their license.
What is 24 hours
400
These two organizations are current on Scope of Practice issues and Nursing News.
What is American Nurses Association and Montana Nurses Association
500
DAILY DOUBLE: PMHCNS
What Psychiatric & Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
500
A registered nurse who has acquired the expert knowledge base, complex decision-making skills and clinical competencies for expanded practice, the characteristics of which would be determined by the context in which she/he is credentialed to practice.
What is NP/APRN
500
The length of time an Nurses Aide can work without certification while in an approved training program
What is 4 months
500
Based on the recommmendation of the AACN & the NCSBN, all APRN training programs are required to convert their master's degree to a DNP degree by this year.
What is 2015
500
The statute enacted by the legislature of each of the states of by the appropriate officers of the districts of possessions. The act delineates the legal scope of the practice of nursing.
What is the Nurse Practice act
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