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lb_gilbert

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Which organization has the support of learning, knowledge, and professional development of nurses committed to make a difference in health worldwide as its mission?
 
  1. National League for Nursing
  2. State boards of nursing
  3. Joint Commission
  4. Sigma Theta Tau International

Question 2

In 1993, a center at the National Institutes of Health was established with a nursing perspective. What is the name of that center?
 
  1. The National Center for Nursing Research
  2. The National Institute for Human Health and Behavior
  3. The Institute for Professional Research
  4. The National Institute of Nursing Research



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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 4

Sigma Theta Tau International is the honor society for nursing, and its mission is to support learning, knowledge, and professional development of nurses committed to make a difference in health worldwide. The other organizations support this learning, but do not have it as a central mission.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 4

The National Institute of Nursing Research was established as a Center at the National Institutes of Health in 1986. In 1993, it was elevated to an Institute, placing it among the Institutes and Centers within NIH and adding a clinical and nursing perspective to the mainstream of the biomedical and behavioral research in the United States.



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