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| NCLEX-RN Examination | Is designed to distinguish qualified graduate nurses from those who do not possess the necessary competencies for safe nursing practice. Reflects the belief that the nurse can provide safe, effective care; supports health promotion and maintenance; and supports the clients’ psychosocial and physiological integrity. |
| Board of Nursing (BON) | Approves educational programs that prepare the individual for licensure and has the authority to grant licensure to qualified applicants and process the renewal of those licenses. Also determines disciplinary action if a nurse is in violation of licensure. |
| Accreditation | Process by which a voluntary, nongovernmental agency or organization appraises and grants accredited status to institutions, programs, or services that meet predetermined structure, process, and outcome criteria. |
| Advanced Practice Nursing | Practice of nursing at a level requiring an expanded knowledge base and clinical expertise in a specialty area. |
| Certification | Process by which a nongovernmental agency or association certifies that an individual licensed to practice a profession has met predetermined standards specified by that profession for specific practice. |
| Competency | Abilities, qualities, and capacity to function in a particular way. |
| Delegation | Process of transferring a selected nursing task in a situation to an individual who is competent to perform that task. |
| Empowerment | Process of enabling others to do for themselves. |
| Licensure | Method by which a state holds the nurse accountable for safe practice to citizens of that state. |
| Legal Regulation | Process by which the state attests to the public that the individual licensed to practice is competent to do so. |
| Leadership | Interpersonal process that involves motivating and guiding others to achieve goals. |
| Licensure by Endorsement | Process by which an individual who is duly licensed as a registered nurse under the laws of one state or country has his or her credentials accepted and approved by another state or country. |
| Licensure by Examination | Process by which an individual who has completed an approved program of studies leading to registered nurse licensure seeks initial licensure by successfully passing a standardized competency examination. |
| Management | Accomplishment of tasks either by oneself or by directing others. |
| Mandatory Licensure Laws | Legislation that prohibits any individual from practicing as a registered nurse without a current license. |
| Networking | Process of building connections with others. |
| Nurse Practice Act | Law determined by each state governing the practice of nursing. |
| Organization | Means by which members of a profession join together to promote and protect the profession as a valuable service to society. |
| Power | Ability to do or act, resulting in the achievement of desired results. |
| Profession | Group (vocational or occupational) that requires specialized education and intellectual knowledge. |
| Professional Regulation | Process by which nursing ensures that its members act in the public interest by providing a unique service that society has entrusted to them. |
| Professional Standards | Authoritative statements developed by the profession by which quality of practice, service, or education can be judged. |
| Scope of Practice | Legal boundaries of practice for health care providers as defined in state statutes. |
| Accountability | Process that mandates that individuals are answerable for their actions and have an obligation (or duty) to act. |
