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| apprenticeship | situation where a worker learns a trade or profession by working with a master of the trade or profession |
| aseptically | without producing infectious material |
| capitated cost | a set fee is paid for every patient enrolled in the health network each year |
| diagnosis-related groups (DRG) | use of a system by which a hospital receives a set amount of money for a patient who is hospitalized with a certain diagnosis |
| evidence-based nursing | nursing practice based on validated research |
| health maintenance organizations (HMO) | a type of group practice that enrolls patients for a set free per month and provides a limited network of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers from which to choose |
| implement | to put into action |
| integrated delivery network | a set of providers and services organized to deliver coordinated care to promote wellness, care for illness, and to promote rehabilitation |
| interventions | nursing actions taken to improve, maintain, or restore health or prevent illness |
| invasive procedures | procedures that require entry into the body |
| nursing process | a goal-directed series of activities whereby the practice of nursing accomplishes ots goal of alleviating, minimizing, or preventing real or potential health problems |
| nursing theory | statement about relationships among concepts or facts, based on existing information |
| practice acts | defines activities in which nurses may engage, states the legal requirements and titles for nursing licensure, and establishes the education needed for licensure |
| preferred provider organization (PPO) | an organization that offers discounted insurance fees in return for a large pool of potential patients who choose a doctor from the list of those associated with the PPO |
