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2. Pediatric nursing - Wikipedia

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   Pediatric nursing is part of the nursing profession, specifically revolving around the care of neonates and children up to adolescence. The word, pediatrics, comes from the Greek words 'paedia' (child) and 'iatrike' (physician). [1] 'Paediatrics' is the British/Australian spelling, while 'pediatrics' is the American spelling.

3. Emancipation of minors - Wikipedia

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   Emancipation of minors is a legal mechanism by which a minor before attaining the age of majority is freed from control by their parents or guardians, and the parents or guardians are freed from responsibility for their child. Minors are normally considered legally incompetent to enter into contracts and to handle their own affairs ...

4. Registered nurse - Wikipedia

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   Above: Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. A registered nurse (RN) is a nurse who has graduated or successfully passed a nursing program from a recognized nursing school and met the requirements outlined by a country, state, province or similar government-authorized licensing body to obtain a nursing license.

5. Licensed practical nurse - Wikipedia

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   The National Council Licensure Examination-Practical Nurse (NCLEX-PN), a computer-based national licensing exam developed and administered by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, is the exam required to obtain licensure as a LPN/LVN. In many states, LPNs/LVNs are required to obtain continuing education credits throughout their ...

6. Age of majority - Wikipedia

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   For example, a minor can emancipate at 16 in the US (or younger depending on the state) but must still wait until 18 to vote or buy a firearm, and 21 to buy alcohol or tobacco. The age 18 is identified as the age of adulthood in the Jewish Talmud relative to having sound judgement to make monetary decisions as a judge. [ 12 ]

7. School nursing - Wikipedia

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   Therefore, health policies and health systems that affect these children, families, and communities must be changed on the school nursing and community nursing level. [20] School nursing is an area of community health nursing where health initiatives can be implemented and policy change can happen on local, state, and national levels. [20]