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The State Board of Career and Technology Education is the governing body of the department, composed of the Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction and eight members appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma with the approval of the Oklahoma Senate. The board appoints the director of Career and Technology Education, who serves as the ...
The Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) is an agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for providing people with physical, mental and visual disabilities with the opportunity to obtain employment and independent living through counseling, job training and other individualized services. DRS helps bridge barriers to ...
First introduced last year, Senate Bill 458 would allow prescriptive authority for a licensed advanced nurse recognized by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing as a certified nurse practitioner, clinical ...
An advanced practice nurse (APN) is a nurse with post-graduate education and training in nursing. Nurses practicing at this level may work in either a specialist or generalist capacity. APNs are prepared with advanced didactic and clinical education, knowledge, skills, and scope of practice in nursing.
Oklahoma's data was added to a report by the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, which found that nearly a third of the nation’s 15,000 nursing homes are behind on comprehensive annual ...
The NLN was founded in 1893 as the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses and was the first organization for nursing in the U.S. [2]. In 1912, it was renamed the National League for Nursing Education (NLNE) [2] and released the first Standard Curriculum for Schools of Nursing in 1917.
Nursing credentials and certifications are the various credentials and certifications that a person must have to practice nursing legally. Nurses' postnominal letters (abbreviations listed after the name) reflect their credentials—that is, their achievements in nursing education , licensure , certification , and fellowship .
Since 1979 individual members, AORN chapters, hospitals, and other medical facilities have organized special events and utilized other forms of publicity to help educate the public about the diverse roles performed by perioperative registered nurses. [5] In 2000, OR Nurse Week was renamed to Perioperative Nurse Week to broaden the term.