Chapter 1 -Th Evolution of Nursing

Process whereby a professional association or nongovernmental agency grants recognition to an institution or agency for demonstrated ability in a special area of practice.

Program that meets minimum standards established by the state agency responsible for overseeing education programs.

Process in which an individual or institution, agency, or educational program is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards.

A condition of physical, mental, and social well-being and the absence of disease or other abnormal conditions.

The complete network of agencies, facilities, and providers of health care in a specific geographic area.

Total patient care that considers the PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, and SPIRITUAL needs of a person.

A system of comprehensive or total patient care that considers the physical, emotional, social, economic, and spiritual needs of a person.

An abnormal process in which aspects of the social, emotional, or intellectual condition and function of a person are diminished or impaired.

The granting of permission by a competent authority to an organization or individual to engage in a practice or activity that would otherwise be illegal.

The act and science of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease and the maintenance of good health.

A person who is ill or hospitalized

Highest level of optimal health

ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the rights of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public.

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