ANCC Study Book CH.1-17 Questions Complete Solution 2023.

The 9 Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies - Scientific Foundations Leadership Quality Practice Inquiry Technology and Information Literacy Policy Health Delivary System Ethics Independent Practice Facilitating factors for growth of the NP role: - Consumer demand Acceptance of APN role Emergence of PMHNP role Decreasing stigma Emphasis on integrated healthcare services Constraining factors for growth of NP role: - Growing competition in job market Reimbursement issues: Medicaid/private insurance Overlapping scopes of practice with other NPS Concerns regarding reimbursement fraud and abuse in coding and billing Scope of practice and need for collaborative dr. What are the state legislative statues regarding NP practice - State legislative statues grant legal authority for NP practice, provide title protection (who can be called NP), define advanced practice, our state laws define scope of practice, place restrictions on practicesand set NP credentialing requirements. Grounds for disciplinary action by our state legislature statues: - Practicing without valid license, falsifying records, Medicare fraud, inappropriate nursing judgement, inaccurate documentation, failure to follow accepted nursing standards. Collaborative agreement - AKA protocol that describes what types of drugs may be prescribed and defines oversight for NP practice. Statutory laws for NPs - Regulation differ by state, they further define scope of practice and may provide restrictions in practice unique to that specific state. Licensure - Process by which a government agency authorizes individuals to work in a given occupation Credentialing - Process used to protect the public by ensuring a minimum level of professional competence. Certification for NPs - Provides title protection, determines scope of practice, determines the NP has met specified standars, assures public the NP has mastery of a specific body of knowledge and skills to function in that specialty. ANCC American Nurses Credentialing Center - is a subsidiary of the ANA and is the only certifying body for psychiatric APN.