ANCC FNP
Board-Prep Qs & Review Terms
400+ Prep Qs & Review Terms
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• Board-Prep Questions and Review Terms
• Extensive collection of practice questions
• Helpful for identifying knowledge gaps
• Covers high-yield concepts
• Supports structured study and final revision
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,1. The obligation to help the patient—to remove harm, prevent harm, and promote
good ("do no harm"). Acting in the patient's best interest. Compassionate patient care.
The core principle in patient advocacy.
Beneficence
2. The obligation to avoid harm. Protecting a patient from harm.
Nonmaleficence
3. The obligation to act in a way that is useful to or benefits the majority. The outcome
of the action is what matters with utilitarianism. It also means to use a resource (e.g.,
tax money) for the benefit of most. It may resemble justice (see next definition), but it
is not the same concept.
Utilitarianism
4. The quality of being fair and acting with a lack of bias. The fair and equitable
distribution of societal resources.
Justice
5. The quality or state of being worthy of ethical and respectful treatment. Respect for
human dignity is an important aspect of medical ethics. A person's religious, personal,
and cultural beliefs can influence greatly what a person considers "dignified"
treatment.
Dignity
6. The obligation to maintain trust in relationships. Dedication and loyalty to one's
patients. Keeping one's promise.
Fidelity
7. The obligation to ensure that mentally competent adult patients have the right to
make their own health decisions and express treatment preferences. If the patient is
mentally incapacitated (dementia, coma), the designated surrogate's choices are
respected. See later discussion on advance healthcare directives. A mentally
competent patient can decline or refuse treatment even if their adult children disagree.
Autonomy
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,8. The obligation to present information honestly and truthfully. In order for patients to
make an informed and rational decision about their healthcare, pertinent information
(including "bad" news) should not be withheld or omitted.
Veracity
9. Medicare Part A (___)
Inpatient Hospitalization
10. Medicare Part B (___)
Outpatient Insurance
11. a healthcare delivery model that is also known as the primary care medical home. It
is another way to deliver patient-centered primary care. In PCMH, the patient and
family are considered important members of the healthcare team. Most of the patient's
healthcare needs are taken care of in the home setting. Other team members may
include physicians, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants (PAs), nurses,
pharmacists, nutritionists, social workers, educators, and care coordinators.
Patient-Centered Medical Home
12. involves monitoring, identifying problems, measuring outcomes, and establishing
new parameters for improved performance. The goal of these programs is to improve
the quality of care, decrease complications, decrease hospitalizations, lower patient
mortality, decrease system errors, and increase patient satisfaction. Patient outcomes
are important indicators of a health system's quality.
Quality-Improvement Programs
13. A patient may meet the criteria for hospice admission, but if the patient refuses
hospice care, then the patient is ___.
not eligible
14. If the patient meets the criteria for hospice care, ____ will reimburse hospice.
Medicare Part A
15. ___ will pay for an ambulance for emergency care. If transport in any other vehicle
will endanger the patient's health, transport by ambulance is allowed.
Medicare Part B
16. ___ does not reimburse for dentures, eyeglasses, or hearing aids
Medicare Part B
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, 17. The "____" is a method of primary healthcare delivery. Healthcare providers and
therapists (physical, occupational, speech) deliver care in the patient's home, with the
family. These patients have chronic long-term illness. To communicate, technology is
used, such as phone, video chat, or email.
medical home
18. The NP's legal right to practice is derived from the ___.
state legislature
19. The ____ is responsible for enforcing the state's nurse practice act.
state board of nursing (SBON)
20. Leader has the ability to communicate vision to staff members. May have
charismatic personality. Good communication skills. Staff members usually have
higher job satisfaction with this type of leader.
Transformational Leadership
21. Leader engages in minimal supervision and direction of staff members. Prefers
"hands-off" approach. May not like to make decisions. This style of leadership works
well if workers are experienced, like autonomy, and are self-directed. New or
unexperienced staff may feel anxious with this type of authority because of minimal
supervision and feedback.
Laissez-Faire Leadership
22. Leader likes control and structure and prefers to give directions. May have many
rules. Makes decisions without (or minimal) staff input. Motivated, independent, and
self-directed staff may be unhappy in this type of environment.
Authoritarian Leadership (Autocratic)
23. Leader likes to work along with staff on the unit. May assume many roles. Develops
relationships with staff members and treats staff as individuals, which results in high
job satisfaction for staff. But this type of leader may not like to make decisions that
can "anger" staff members.
Servant Leadership
24. Leader may like to have more frequent staff meetings because they value staff
members' input and feedback. Team shares in decision-making process, which may be
slow due to desire to include all of staff in process. Leader values relationships and
staff opinions.
Democratic Leadership
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Board-Prep Qs & Review Terms
400+ Prep Qs & Review Terms
Board-Exam Preparation
Main Features:
• Focused ANCC FNP board-exam review
• Board-Prep Questions and Review Terms
• Extensive collection of practice questions
• Helpful for identifying knowledge gaps
• Covers high-yield concepts
• Supports structured study and final revision
1
,1. The obligation to help the patient—to remove harm, prevent harm, and promote
good ("do no harm"). Acting in the patient's best interest. Compassionate patient care.
The core principle in patient advocacy.
Beneficence
2. The obligation to avoid harm. Protecting a patient from harm.
Nonmaleficence
3. The obligation to act in a way that is useful to or benefits the majority. The outcome
of the action is what matters with utilitarianism. It also means to use a resource (e.g.,
tax money) for the benefit of most. It may resemble justice (see next definition), but it
is not the same concept.
Utilitarianism
4. The quality of being fair and acting with a lack of bias. The fair and equitable
distribution of societal resources.
Justice
5. The quality or state of being worthy of ethical and respectful treatment. Respect for
human dignity is an important aspect of medical ethics. A person's religious, personal,
and cultural beliefs can influence greatly what a person considers "dignified"
treatment.
Dignity
6. The obligation to maintain trust in relationships. Dedication and loyalty to one's
patients. Keeping one's promise.
Fidelity
7. The obligation to ensure that mentally competent adult patients have the right to
make their own health decisions and express treatment preferences. If the patient is
mentally incapacitated (dementia, coma), the designated surrogate's choices are
respected. See later discussion on advance healthcare directives. A mentally
competent patient can decline or refuse treatment even if their adult children disagree.
Autonomy
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,8. The obligation to present information honestly and truthfully. In order for patients to
make an informed and rational decision about their healthcare, pertinent information
(including "bad" news) should not be withheld or omitted.
Veracity
9. Medicare Part A (___)
Inpatient Hospitalization
10. Medicare Part B (___)
Outpatient Insurance
11. a healthcare delivery model that is also known as the primary care medical home. It
is another way to deliver patient-centered primary care. In PCMH, the patient and
family are considered important members of the healthcare team. Most of the patient's
healthcare needs are taken care of in the home setting. Other team members may
include physicians, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants (PAs), nurses,
pharmacists, nutritionists, social workers, educators, and care coordinators.
Patient-Centered Medical Home
12. involves monitoring, identifying problems, measuring outcomes, and establishing
new parameters for improved performance. The goal of these programs is to improve
the quality of care, decrease complications, decrease hospitalizations, lower patient
mortality, decrease system errors, and increase patient satisfaction. Patient outcomes
are important indicators of a health system's quality.
Quality-Improvement Programs
13. A patient may meet the criteria for hospice admission, but if the patient refuses
hospice care, then the patient is ___.
not eligible
14. If the patient meets the criteria for hospice care, ____ will reimburse hospice.
Medicare Part A
15. ___ will pay for an ambulance for emergency care. If transport in any other vehicle
will endanger the patient's health, transport by ambulance is allowed.
Medicare Part B
16. ___ does not reimburse for dentures, eyeglasses, or hearing aids
Medicare Part B
3
, 17. The "____" is a method of primary healthcare delivery. Healthcare providers and
therapists (physical, occupational, speech) deliver care in the patient's home, with the
family. These patients have chronic long-term illness. To communicate, technology is
used, such as phone, video chat, or email.
medical home
18. The NP's legal right to practice is derived from the ___.
state legislature
19. The ____ is responsible for enforcing the state's nurse practice act.
state board of nursing (SBON)
20. Leader has the ability to communicate vision to staff members. May have
charismatic personality. Good communication skills. Staff members usually have
higher job satisfaction with this type of leader.
Transformational Leadership
21. Leader engages in minimal supervision and direction of staff members. Prefers
"hands-off" approach. May not like to make decisions. This style of leadership works
well if workers are experienced, like autonomy, and are self-directed. New or
unexperienced staff may feel anxious with this type of authority because of minimal
supervision and feedback.
Laissez-Faire Leadership
22. Leader likes control and structure and prefers to give directions. May have many
rules. Makes decisions without (or minimal) staff input. Motivated, independent, and
self-directed staff may be unhappy in this type of environment.
Authoritarian Leadership (Autocratic)
23. Leader likes to work along with staff on the unit. May assume many roles. Develops
relationships with staff members and treats staff as individuals, which results in high
job satisfaction for staff. But this type of leader may not like to make decisions that
can "anger" staff members.
Servant Leadership
24. Leader may like to have more frequent staff meetings because they value staff
members' input and feedback. Team shares in decision-making process, which may be
slow due to desire to include all of staff in process. Leader values relationships and
staff opinions.
Democratic Leadership
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