Licensed practical nurses, who are called licensed vocational nurses in Texas and California, provide basic nursing care in a variety of health-care settings. LVNs and LPNs earn their training through a one-year nursing diploma program, typically offered at a vocational school or community college. After graduating from an accredited program and passing a national licensing exam, these nurses can practice in any of the 50 states.
Effective Dates. The FASB Accounting Standards Codification â¢ is the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The FASB offers a number of learning resources to help users get the most out of the Codification.
BREAKING DOWN 'Accounting Standard'. An accounting standard is a guideline for financial accounting, such as how a firm prepares and presents its business income and expense, assets and liabilities. The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles is comprised of a large group of individual accounting standards.EFINITION of 'Accounting Standard'. A principle that guides and standardizes accounting practices. The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are a group of accounting standards that are widely accepted as appropriate to the field of accounting.