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  2. Nursing pin - Wikipedia

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    A nursing pin is a type of badge, usually made of metal such as gold or silver, which is worn by nurses to identify the nursing school from which they graduated. They are traditionally presented to the newly graduated nurses by the faculty at a pinning ceremony as a symbolic welcome into the profession. Most pins have a symbolic meaning, often ...

  3. Caduceus as a symbol of medicine - Wikipedia

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    The caduceus is the traditional symbol of Hermes and features two snakes winding around an often winged staff. It is often used as a symbol of medicine, especially in the United States. Ancient sources associate Hermes with a variety of attributes, including wisdom, trade, deception, thievery, eloquence, negotiation, and alchemy.

  4. Nurse's cap - Wikipedia

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    Polish nurses, wearing a uniform that includes a nursing cap, care for a patient in 1993. The nursing cap is a nearly universally recognized symbol of nursing. It allows patients to quickly identify a nurse in the hospital from other members of the health team. Additionally, some designs of caps serve the same function as hair nets.

  5. Nursing credentials and certifications - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  6. Registered nurse - Wikipedia

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    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. [1] [2] An RN's scope of practice is determined by legislation, and is ...

  7. File:Nursing symbol.svg - Wikipedia

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    File:Nursing symbol.svg. Size of this PNG preview of this SVG file: 697 × 510 pixels. Other resolutions: 320 × 234 pixels | 640 × 468 pixels | 1,024 × 749 pixels | 1,280 × 937 pixels | 2,560 × 1,873 pixels. Original file ‎ (SVG file, nominally 697 × 510 pixels, file size: 36 KB) This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons.

  8. Caduceus - Wikipedia

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    The caduceus (☤; / kəˈdjuːʃəs, - siəs /; Latin: cādūceus, from Greek: κηρύκειον kērū́keion "herald's wand, or staff") [b] is the staff carried by Hermes in Greek mythology and consequently by Hermes Trismegistus in Greco-Egyptian mythology. The same staff was borne by other heralds like Iris, the messenger of Hera.

  9. History of nursing - Wikipedia

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    Almost 2000 nurses served during the second Boer War, the Anglo-Boer War of 1899 to 1902, alongside nurses who were part of the colonial armies of Australia, Canada and New Zealand. They served in tented field hospitals. 23 Army Nursing sisters from Britain lost their lives from disease outbreaks.

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