NS 119 EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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primary health care - ANSWER combination of primary and public health care that is
accessible to individuals and families in a community and provided at an affordable cost;
immunizations, health screening, smoke cessation
Secondary health care - ANSWER includes the diagnosis and treatment of emergency,
acute illness, or injury. examples include care given in hospital settings (inpatient and
EDs), diagnostic centers, or emergent care centers
Tertiary Health Care - ANSWER involves the provision of specialized highly technical
care. examples include oncology centers and burn centers
Department of Health and Human Services - ANSWER Works for the well-being and
health of all Americans
US Public Health Service - ANSWER federal agency whose mission is to protect,
promote, and advance the health and safety of the nation
DRG - ANSWER diagnosis-related group
managed care - ANSWER A health care system whose goals are to provide cost effective
quality care.
POS - ANSWER Point of Service
,Pew Health Professions Commission - ANSWER Identified primary concerns related to a
change in professional education, professional licensure, and workforce policy in health
care
Future of Nursing Report - ANSWER recommendations include bringing nurses into
leadership roles in the expansion of informatics
QSEN - ANSWER Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
QSEN competencies - ANSWER 1. Patient-centered care
2. Teamwork and collaboration
3. Evidence-based practice
4. Quality improvement
5. Safety
6. Informatics
NAM - ANSWER National academy of medicine
The Joint Commission (TJC) - ANSWER An organization that accredits health care
organizations and programs
AHRQ - ANSWER Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Value-based purchasing - ANSWER program that measures, reports, and rewards
excellence in health care delivery, taking into consideration access, price, quality,
efficiency, and alignment of incentives
, Flexner Report - ANSWER outlined, in 1910, the shortcomings of U.S. medical schools
that did not use the German model that promoted medical education on the principles
of scientific discovery
Goldmark Report - ANSWER Published in 1923, this report recommended that nursing
education develop educational standards, schools of nursing adopt a primary focus on
education and be moved to universities, and nurse educators receive advanced
education.
Brown Report - ANSWER - recommended that nursing education programs be housed in
universities- formed basis for evaluating nursing programs
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder of
modern nursing. began professional education of nursing.
Linda Richards - ANSWER America's first trained nurse
Mary Mahoney - ANSWER First professionally trained African American nurse
Clara Barton - ANSWER Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross
ANA - ANSWER American Nurses Association
TNA - ANSWER Tennessee Nurses Association
NSNA - ANSWER National Student Nurses Association
NLN - ANSWER National League for Nursing
VERIFIED 100% CORRECT
primary health care - ANSWER combination of primary and public health care that is
accessible to individuals and families in a community and provided at an affordable cost;
immunizations, health screening, smoke cessation
Secondary health care - ANSWER includes the diagnosis and treatment of emergency,
acute illness, or injury. examples include care given in hospital settings (inpatient and
EDs), diagnostic centers, or emergent care centers
Tertiary Health Care - ANSWER involves the provision of specialized highly technical
care. examples include oncology centers and burn centers
Department of Health and Human Services - ANSWER Works for the well-being and
health of all Americans
US Public Health Service - ANSWER federal agency whose mission is to protect,
promote, and advance the health and safety of the nation
DRG - ANSWER diagnosis-related group
managed care - ANSWER A health care system whose goals are to provide cost effective
quality care.
POS - ANSWER Point of Service
,Pew Health Professions Commission - ANSWER Identified primary concerns related to a
change in professional education, professional licensure, and workforce policy in health
care
Future of Nursing Report - ANSWER recommendations include bringing nurses into
leadership roles in the expansion of informatics
QSEN - ANSWER Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
QSEN competencies - ANSWER 1. Patient-centered care
2. Teamwork and collaboration
3. Evidence-based practice
4. Quality improvement
5. Safety
6. Informatics
NAM - ANSWER National academy of medicine
The Joint Commission (TJC) - ANSWER An organization that accredits health care
organizations and programs
AHRQ - ANSWER Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Value-based purchasing - ANSWER program that measures, reports, and rewards
excellence in health care delivery, taking into consideration access, price, quality,
efficiency, and alignment of incentives
, Flexner Report - ANSWER outlined, in 1910, the shortcomings of U.S. medical schools
that did not use the German model that promoted medical education on the principles
of scientific discovery
Goldmark Report - ANSWER Published in 1923, this report recommended that nursing
education develop educational standards, schools of nursing adopt a primary focus on
education and be moved to universities, and nurse educators receive advanced
education.
Brown Report - ANSWER - recommended that nursing education programs be housed in
universities- formed basis for evaluating nursing programs
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder of
modern nursing. began professional education of nursing.
Linda Richards - ANSWER America's first trained nurse
Mary Mahoney - ANSWER First professionally trained African American nurse
Clara Barton - ANSWER Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross
ANA - ANSWER American Nurses Association
TNA - ANSWER Tennessee Nurses Association
NSNA - ANSWER National Student Nurses Association
NLN - ANSWER National League for Nursing
