and Answers 2025
CoreACompetenciesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ManagementAofAHealthAStatus
MaintenanceAofANurse-PatientARelationship
Teaching/Coaching
ProfessionalARole
ManagingAandANegotiatingAHealthcareADeliveryASystems
MonitoringAQualityAofACare
ProvidingACulturallyASensitiveACare
WhenAwasANPAroleAintroducedAandAbyAwhomA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1965
LorettaAFord
UniversityAofAColorado
StateALegislativeAStatutesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-GrantAlegalAauthorityAforANPApractice
AreAtheANurseAPracticeAActAofAeveryAstate
ProvideAtitleAprotection
DefineAadvancedApractice
AreAprevailingAstateAlawsAthatAdefineAscopeAofApractice
PlaceArestrictionsAonApractice
SetsANPAcredentialingArequirements
StateAgroundsAforAdisciplinaryAactions
MayAdecideAaboutAcollaborativeAagreements
CollaborativeAagreementA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ProtocolAthatAdescribesAwhatAtypesAofAdrugsAmightAbeAprescribedAandAdefinesAsomeAformA
ofAoversightAboardAforANPApractice
StatutoryALawA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-RulesAandAregulationsAdifferAforAeachAstate
MayAfurtherAdefineAscopeAofApracticeAandApracticeArequirements
MayAprovideArestrictionsAinApracticeAuniqueAtoAspecificAstate
LicensureA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAprocessAbyAwhichAanAagencyAofAstateAgovernmentAgrantsApermissionAtoAindividualsAacc
ountableAforAtheApracticeAofAaAprofessionAtoAengageAinAtheApracticeAofAthatAprofession
CredentialingA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ProcessAusedAtoAprotectAtheApublicAbyAensuringAaAminimumAlevelAofAprofessionalAcompete
nce
CertificationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-CredentialAthatAprovidesAtitleAprotection
DeterminesAscopeAofApractice
IsAtheAprocessAbyAwhichAaAprofessionalAorganization/associationAcertifiesAthatAanAindividu
alAlicensedAtoApracticeAasAaAprofessionalAhasAmetAcertainApredeterminedAstandards
AssuresAtheApublicAthatAanAindividualAhasAmasteryAofAaAbodyAofAknowledge
AssuresAthatAtheAindividualAhasAacquiredAtheAskillsAnecessaryAtoAfunctionAinAaAparticularAs
pecialty
ANCCAonlyAoneAforApsych
ScopeAofApracticeA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-DefinesANPArolesAandAactions
,IdentifiesAcompetenciesAassumedAtoAbeAheldAbyAallANPsAwhoAfunctionAinAaAparticularArole
HasAbroadAvariationsAfromAstateAtoAstate
StandardsAofAPracticeA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
GivesAauthoritativeAstatementsAregardingAtheAqualityAandAtypeAofApracticeAthatAshouldAbeA
provided
ProvidesAaAwayAtoAjudgeAtheAnatureAofAcareAprovided
ReflectsAtheAexpectationAforAtheAcareAthatAshouldAbeAprovidedAtoApatientsAwithAvariousAilln
esses
ReflectsAprofessionalAagreementAfocusedAonAtheAminimumAlevelsAofAacceptableAperforma
nce
CanAbeAusedAtoAlegallyAdescribeAtheAstandardAofAcareAthatAmustAbeAmetAbyAaAprovider
MayAbeApreciseAprotocolsAthatAmustAbeAfollowedAorAmoreAgeneralAguidelinesAthatArecomm
endAactions
FourARightsAofAHIPAAA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
1.AToAbeAeducatedAaboutAHIPAAAprivacyAprotection
2.AToAhaveAaccessAtoAtheirAownAmedicalArecords
3.AToArequestAamendmentAofAtheirAhealthAinformationAtoAwhichAtheyAobject
4.AToArequireAtheirApermissionAforAdisclosureAofAtheirApersonalAinformation
HITECHA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-IncentiveApaymentsAforAsharingAspecificAEHRAdata
MeaningfulAuseAincentives
ImprovesAoutcomes
ExceptionsAtoAconfidentialityA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-IntentAtoAharmAselfAorAothers
AttorneysAinvolvedAinAlitigation
WhenArecordsAareAreleasedAtoAinsuranceAcompanies
AnsweringAcourtAorders,Asubpoenas,Asummons
MandatoryAreportingAofAdiseaseAandAconditions
TarasoffAprinciple:ADutyAtoAwarnApotentialAvictimsAofAimminentAdangerAofAhomicidalApatient
s
Child/elderAabuse
JusticeA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-DoingAwhatAisAfair,AfairnessAinAallAaspectsAofAcare
BeneficienceA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-PromotingAwellAbeingAandAdoingAgood
NonmalfeasanceA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-DoingAnoAharm
FidelityA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-BeingAtrueAandAloyal
AutonomyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-DoingAforAself
VeracityA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-TellingAtheAtruth
RespectA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-TreatingAeveryoneAwithAequalArespect
DeontologicalATheoryA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AnAactionAisAjudgedAasAgoodAorAbadAbasedAonAtheAactAitselfAregardlessAofAtheAconsequenc
es
TeleologicalATheoryA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AnAactionAisAjudgedAasAgoodAorAbadAbasedAonAtheAconsequenceAorAoutcome
VirtueAEthicsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ActionsAareAchosenAbasedAonAtheAmoralAvirtuesA(honesty,Acourage,Acompassion,Awisdom,
Agratitude,Aself Arespect)AorAtheAcharacterAofAtheApersonAmakingAtheAdecision
, FourAelementsAofAnegligenceAtoAproveAmalpracticeA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Duty:ANPAhadAaAdutyAtoAexerciseAreasonableAcareAwhenAundertakingAandAprovidingAtreat
mentAtoAtheApatient
BreachAofAduty:ANPAviolatedAtheAapplicableAstandardAofAcareAinAtreatingAtheApatient'sAcond
ition
ProximateAcause:AcausalArelationshipAbetweenAtheAbreachAinAtheAstandardAofAcareAandAth
eApatient'sAinjuries
Damages:thereAareApermanentAandAsubstantialAdamagesAtoAtheApatientAasAaAresultAofAthe
AbreachAinAtheAstandardAofAcare
CommitmentACriteriaA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
PersonAhasAaAdiagnosedApsychiatricAdisorder
PersonAisAharmfulAtoAselfAorAothersAasAaAconsequenceAofAtheAdisorder
PersonAisAunawareAorAunwillingAtoAacceptAtheAnatureAandAseverityAofAtheAdisorder
TreatmentAisAlikelyAtoAimproveAfunctioning
PrimaryAPreventionA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AimedAatAdecreasingAtheAincidenceA(numberAofAnewAcases)AofAmentalAdisordersA(preventi
on)
SecondaryAPreventionA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AimedAatAdecreasingAprevalenceA(numberAofAexistingAcases)AofAmentalAdisordersA(screeni
ng)
TertiaryAPreventionA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AimedAatAdecreasingAtheAdisabilityAandAseverityAofAaAmentalAdisorderA(rehab)
EthnicityA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
SelfAidentifiedArace,Atribe,AorAnationAwithAwhichAaApersonAorAgroupAidentifiesAandAwhichAgre
atlyAinfluencesAbeliefsAandAbehaviors
SchizophreniaAaccountsAforA____%AofAUSAhomelessnessA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-15-
45%
SexualAIdentityA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
HowApeopleAidentifyApsychologicallyAonAaAcontinuumAbetweenAfemaleAandAmaleAandAtoAw
homAtheyAareAsexuallyAorAaffectionatelyAattracted
GenderAIdentityA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAperson'sAidentityAalongAaAcontinuumAbetweenAnormativeAconstructsAofAmasculinityAandAf
emininity
PICOA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-P-patient,Apopulation,Aproblem
I-intervention
C-comparison
O-outcome
InternalAvalidityA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
WhenAtheAindependentAvariableA(treatment)AcausedAaAchangeAinAtheAdependentAvariableA
(outcome)
ExternalAvalidityA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
WhenAtheAsampleAisArepresentativeAofAtheApopulationAandAtheAresultsAcanAbeAgeneralized
MeanA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AverageAofAscores
StandardAdeviationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
IndicationAofAtheApossibleAdeviationsAfromAtheAmean