NP Core Competencies

NP Core Competencies - correct answer scientific foundations Leadership quality practice inquiry tech and info literacy policy health delivery system ethics independent practice Loretta Ford and Henry Silver - correct answer introduced NP role at U of C in 1965 LACE consensus model - correct answer license, accreditation, certification, and education state legislative statutes - correct answer Grants legal authority for NP practice, are the nurse practice act of every state and define scope of practice. Provides title protection, set credentialing requirements, place restrictions on practice, set grounds for disciplinary actions and may require collaborative agreement. licensure - correct answer process by which a government agency authorizes individuals to work in a given occupation credentialing - correct answer process used to protect the public by ensuring minimum level of professional competence certification - correct answer process by which nurses are recognized for advanced education and competence a credential that provides title protection Standards of Practice - correct answer provide a way to judge the nature of care provided minimum levels of acceptable performance professional role responsibilities - correct answer confidentiality, HIPAA HITECH telehealth exceptions to confidentiality informed consent ethics HIPAA - correct answer Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 guarantees the right to-- be educated about HIPAA have access to personal medical records request amendment of personal health info require permission for disclosure of personal info HITECH Act of 2009 - correct answer -Incentives to providers for adopting meaningful use of EHR technology -Meaningful use: criteria in quality, safety, efficiency, etc.