"Mastering the Final Steps: Success in Your
NP Role Transition"
In which specialty are most nurse
practitioners educated?
Peds
Primary care
Family
Adult gerontology - Answer primary care
Which factor represents a potential barrier
to Nurse Practitioner's practice in a primary
care setting?
Cost effectiveness
Professional growth
Aging baby boomers
Collaboration agreements - Answer
Collaboration agreements
Distinguish among the advanced practice
registered nursing (APRN) roles recognized
by the Consensus Model for APRN
Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation,
,Certification & Education. - Answer Under
the APRN model of regulation, the 4 roles
recognized are
Certified registered nurse anesthetist
Certified nurse midwife
Clinical nurse specialist
Certified nurse practitioner
APRNs are certified in one of the 4 roles and
at least one of the six population foci:
family/individual across the lifespan, adult-
gerontology, pediatrics, neonatal, women's
health, and/or psych
Which topic is specifically addressed in
outcomes designated by the AACN
essentials for Master's education in nursing?
physical assessment
pathophysiology
population health
pharmacology - Answer population health
,Which organization outlined core
competencies for nurse practitioners in all
tracks and specialties?
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
(AANP)
National Organization for Nurse Practitioner
Faculties (NONPF)
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
(AACN)
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
(NCSBN) - Answer NONPF
Differentiate between the focus of the
doctor of nursing practice (DNP) and the
doctor of philosophy (PhD) in nursing. -
Answer DNP's educational focus is on clinical
practice and the PhD is more specific for
research
Which American Association of Colleges of
Nursing (AACN) essential is unique to the
doctor of nursing practice (DNP) program?
, a. Background for practice from sciences
and humanities
b. Advanced nursing practice
c. Healthcare policy for advocacy in health
care
d. Organizational and systems leadership -
Answer Advanced nursing practice
Describe the components of the DNP
Scholarly Project as designated by the
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
(AACN) - Answer As per the AACN, the DNP
Scholarly Project must meet the following
criteria: (a) focus on a change that impacts
healthcare outcomes either through direct
or indirect care; (b) have a systems (micro-,
meso-, or macro-level) or
population/aggregate focus; (c) demonstrate
implementation in the appropriate arena or
area of practice; (d) include a plan for
sustainability (e.g. financial, systems or
political realities, not only theoretical
abstractions); (e) include an evaluation of
processes and/or outcomes (formative or
NP Role Transition"
In which specialty are most nurse
practitioners educated?
Peds
Primary care
Family
Adult gerontology - Answer primary care
Which factor represents a potential barrier
to Nurse Practitioner's practice in a primary
care setting?
Cost effectiveness
Professional growth
Aging baby boomers
Collaboration agreements - Answer
Collaboration agreements
Distinguish among the advanced practice
registered nursing (APRN) roles recognized
by the Consensus Model for APRN
Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation,
,Certification & Education. - Answer Under
the APRN model of regulation, the 4 roles
recognized are
Certified registered nurse anesthetist
Certified nurse midwife
Clinical nurse specialist
Certified nurse practitioner
APRNs are certified in one of the 4 roles and
at least one of the six population foci:
family/individual across the lifespan, adult-
gerontology, pediatrics, neonatal, women's
health, and/or psych
Which topic is specifically addressed in
outcomes designated by the AACN
essentials for Master's education in nursing?
physical assessment
pathophysiology
population health
pharmacology - Answer population health
,Which organization outlined core
competencies for nurse practitioners in all
tracks and specialties?
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
(AANP)
National Organization for Nurse Practitioner
Faculties (NONPF)
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
(AACN)
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
(NCSBN) - Answer NONPF
Differentiate between the focus of the
doctor of nursing practice (DNP) and the
doctor of philosophy (PhD) in nursing. -
Answer DNP's educational focus is on clinical
practice and the PhD is more specific for
research
Which American Association of Colleges of
Nursing (AACN) essential is unique to the
doctor of nursing practice (DNP) program?
, a. Background for practice from sciences
and humanities
b. Advanced nursing practice
c. Healthcare policy for advocacy in health
care
d. Organizational and systems leadership -
Answer Advanced nursing practice
Describe the components of the DNP
Scholarly Project as designated by the
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
(AACN) - Answer As per the AACN, the DNP
Scholarly Project must meet the following
criteria: (a) focus on a change that impacts
healthcare outcomes either through direct
or indirect care; (b) have a systems (micro-,
meso-, or macro-level) or
population/aggregate focus; (c) demonstrate
implementation in the appropriate arena or
area of practice; (d) include a plan for
sustainability (e.g. financial, systems or
political realities, not only theoretical
abstractions); (e) include an evaluation of
processes and/or outcomes (formative or
