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  2. Caduceus as a symbol of medicine - Wikipedia

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    The spirit of medicine, as imagined by Salomon Trismosin, 1582. The Caduceus became a symbol of alchemy and pharmacy in medieval Europe. Its first appearance as a medical symbol can be traced back to 1st−4th century CE in oculists' stamps that were found mostly in Celtic areas, such as Gaul, Germany and Britain, which had an engraving of the name of the physician, the name of the special ...

  3. Nursing pin - Wikipedia

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    The situation changed during the great war, in which the contribution of nursing to the war effort was recognised in several urgent recruitment drives. As nurses were granted access to postings, commissions and pensions, amateur involvement declined. [citation needed] Another symbol previously used was the sword entwined by double winged serpents.

  4. List of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel

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    Emergency Medical Technician - Basic(OLD) EMT-I: Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate (OLD) EMT-P: Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic (OLD) EN: Enrolled nurse (AU) – See Licensed practical nurse: EORTC: European Organization for Research Treatment in Cancer EpSSG: European paediatric soft tissue sarcoma study group ESRD

  5. Gerontological nursing - Wikipedia

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    In addition, nurse educators should be enthusiastic, passionate, and knowledgeable about geriatrics. Nursing facilities should also implement age friendly curriculum to nursing students and current nursing staff. [53] In order to fulfill the open positions of the nursing shortage, many students are choosing to obtain their associate degree in ...

  6. Nursing credentials and certifications - Wikipedia

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    Nurses may also hold non-nursing credentials including academic degrees. These are usually omitted unless they are related to the nurse's job. For instance, those with master's degrees usually do not list their bachelor's degrees (only the highest earned degree), and a staff nurse would likely not list an MBA , but a nurse manager might choose ...

  7. 'They should be charged': Thousands of nurses obtained fake ...

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    More than 7,600 aspiring nurses cheated the health care system and obtained fraudulent nursing degrees from three South Florida nursing schools, according to federal authorities, in a scheme ...

  8. 105-year-old great-grandmother gets her Stanford degree after ...

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    Eighty-three years after leaving her master’s program at Stanford University for love, 105-year-old Virginia “Ginger” Hislop returned to earn her degree.

  9. Pinning ceremony (nursing) - Wikipedia

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    According to Linda Ketchum, a pinning ceremony is "recognition from the nursing faculty and acknowledgment on the part of the student, that in the students' hearts, they are ready for the role of a nurse." [2] Lenora Bodway called pinning ceremonies symbolic of "initiation into the brotherhood and sisterhood of nurses" and remarked that they ...