Health, Is a state of foptimal functioning or well-being, Wellness, is an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle that promotes good physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health., Health Literacy, Is the ability of people to obtain, process, and understand basic information needed to make appropriate decisions about health, Diploma of Nursing, Nurses receive their basic nursing education in a 3-year, hospital-based school of nursing., ADN, 2-year educational programs offered by community college or junior college, BSN, 4- year degree program, ANA, American Nurses Association, is a professional organization for RNs in the United States, NLN, National League of Nurses, is an organization open to all people interested in nursing, including nurses, nonnurses, and facilities., AACN, American Association of College of Nursing, is the national voice for baccalaureate and higher-degree nursing education programs, AAN, American Academy of Nursing, serves the public and the nursing profession by advacning health policy and practice through the generation, synthesis, dissemination of nursing knowledge., Standards, Allow nurses to carry out professional roles, serving as protection for the nurse, the patient, and the institution where health care is provided., Nurse Practice Acts, Are laws established in each state in the U.S. to regulate the practice of nursing., Nursing Process, Assessing, Diagnosing, Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating, Healthy Nurse, One who actively focuses on creating and maintaining a balance and synergy of physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, personal and professional well-being., Compassion fatigue, Loss of satisfication from providing good patient care. , Burnout, Cumulative state of frustration with the work environment that develops over a long time. , Secondary traumatic stress, A feeling of despair caused by the transfer of emtion distress from a victim to a caregiver, which often happens suddenly., Restoring Health, Focus on the person with an illness and are considered to be the nurses responsibility. , Values that epitomize the caring professional nurse, Altruism, Autonomy, Human Dignity, Integrity, and social judgement., Nursing Aims, Promote health, Prevent illness, Restore health, and facilitate coping with disability or death, Promoting Health, By identifying, analyzing, and maximizing each patients own individual strengths. , Resilience, An individual's aptitude for overcoming adverse life circumstance with a hopeful attitude..

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