NP role stuff Exam Need to Study Questions &
Verified Answers
when are balloon pumps contraindicated - ✔✔with aortic insufficiency
when is light therapy good and when is it contraindicated - ✔✔light therapy - retinal
disorders, cataracts, glaucoma
what are nursing informatics roles - ✔✔practice, education, government, industry
Informatics Competencies
beginner
experienced
specialized - ✔✔beginner - computer literacy, information management, know how to use
nursing specific software, ability to use patient care technologies (pump, monitors etc)
experienced - skilled in information management and computer technology related to specific
areas of preactice (eg trends of data)
informatics specialist
advanced informatics preparation
assists practicing nurses in meeting information needs
possesses skills for conducting informatics research along with theory development
benchmarking definition - ✔✔comparison and measurement of healthcare organizations
services agains other national healthcare organizations
helps leaders understand how their oganization compares
,allows for the sharing of best practices, evidenced based practice clinical research outcomes
Four core principles of benchmarking - ✔✔Maintaining quality
Improving customer satisfaction
Improving patient safety
Continuous improvement
Peer review definition - ✔✔stimulates professionalism through increased accountability and
promotes self regulation of the practice
formalized systematic peer review nurisng practice is required for magnet recognition
principles of peer review - ✔✔peer is someone of the same rank
review is practice focused
feedback is timely routine and continous expectation
review fosters continuous learning culture of patient safety and best practices
feedback is not anonymous **
feedback incorporates the nurses developmental stage
know 5 aspects of establishing rapport and professional therapeutic relationships - ✔✔Non
judgemental approach
mutual trust
professional boundaries
confidentiality
cultural competency - respect + spiritual needs
advance directive - ✔✔a written statment of a patients intent regarding medical treatment
, what does the patient self determination act require - ✔✔requires that all patients entering
the hospital should be advised of their right to execute an advanced directive
healthcare directive - ✔✔Type of advanced directive that may (or may not) include a living
will and/or specifications regarding durable power of attorney in one or two separate
documents
living will - ✔✔written compilation of statements in document format that specifies which
life prolonging measures one does and does not want to be taken if he/she becomes
incapacitated
difference between living will and advanced directive - ✔✔living wills often include granting
durable power of attorney to an SO to act as a proxy/agent/attorney in fact of the patient in
making healthcare decisions should the patient become incapacitated, POA must usually be in
writing before it will be honored by institutions such as hositals, banks etc.
what does Title 1 of hippa protect - ✔✔health insurance coverage for wowrkers and families
when the change or their jobs (COBRA)
what does title II of hippa protect - ✔✔aka administrative simplification (AS) provisions
requires the establishment of national standards for electronic healthcare transactions and
national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans, and employers
What enforces HIPPA and what do they do - ✔✔the office for civil rights enforces hippa and
protects the
- privacy of individually indentifiable health information
- HIPPA security rule which sets national security standards of electronic protected info
- confidentiality provisions of the patient safety rule which protects identifiable information
being used to analyze patient safety events and improve patient safety
Verified Answers
when are balloon pumps contraindicated - ✔✔with aortic insufficiency
when is light therapy good and when is it contraindicated - ✔✔light therapy - retinal
disorders, cataracts, glaucoma
what are nursing informatics roles - ✔✔practice, education, government, industry
Informatics Competencies
beginner
experienced
specialized - ✔✔beginner - computer literacy, information management, know how to use
nursing specific software, ability to use patient care technologies (pump, monitors etc)
experienced - skilled in information management and computer technology related to specific
areas of preactice (eg trends of data)
informatics specialist
advanced informatics preparation
assists practicing nurses in meeting information needs
possesses skills for conducting informatics research along with theory development
benchmarking definition - ✔✔comparison and measurement of healthcare organizations
services agains other national healthcare organizations
helps leaders understand how their oganization compares
,allows for the sharing of best practices, evidenced based practice clinical research outcomes
Four core principles of benchmarking - ✔✔Maintaining quality
Improving customer satisfaction
Improving patient safety
Continuous improvement
Peer review definition - ✔✔stimulates professionalism through increased accountability and
promotes self regulation of the practice
formalized systematic peer review nurisng practice is required for magnet recognition
principles of peer review - ✔✔peer is someone of the same rank
review is practice focused
feedback is timely routine and continous expectation
review fosters continuous learning culture of patient safety and best practices
feedback is not anonymous **
feedback incorporates the nurses developmental stage
know 5 aspects of establishing rapport and professional therapeutic relationships - ✔✔Non
judgemental approach
mutual trust
professional boundaries
confidentiality
cultural competency - respect + spiritual needs
advance directive - ✔✔a written statment of a patients intent regarding medical treatment
, what does the patient self determination act require - ✔✔requires that all patients entering
the hospital should be advised of their right to execute an advanced directive
healthcare directive - ✔✔Type of advanced directive that may (or may not) include a living
will and/or specifications regarding durable power of attorney in one or two separate
documents
living will - ✔✔written compilation of statements in document format that specifies which
life prolonging measures one does and does not want to be taken if he/she becomes
incapacitated
difference between living will and advanced directive - ✔✔living wills often include granting
durable power of attorney to an SO to act as a proxy/agent/attorney in fact of the patient in
making healthcare decisions should the patient become incapacitated, POA must usually be in
writing before it will be honored by institutions such as hositals, banks etc.
what does Title 1 of hippa protect - ✔✔health insurance coverage for wowrkers and families
when the change or their jobs (COBRA)
what does title II of hippa protect - ✔✔aka administrative simplification (AS) provisions
requires the establishment of national standards for electronic healthcare transactions and
national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans, and employers
What enforces HIPPA and what do they do - ✔✔the office for civil rights enforces hippa and
protects the
- privacy of individually indentifiable health information
- HIPPA security rule which sets national security standards of electronic protected info
- confidentiality provisions of the patient safety rule which protects identifiable information
being used to analyze patient safety events and improve patient safety
