Advance Practice Nursing Chapters 1-6 comprehensive
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Advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) - Correct Answers-masters prepared nurse who
provides direct clinical care
types of APRN - Correct Answers-NP, CNM, CRNA, CNS
APRN roles that require additional licensure - Correct Answers-NP, CNM, CRNA
Advance practice nursing (APN) - Correct Answers-any form of nursing intervention that
influences health care outcomes for individuals or populations, including direct care of
individual patients, management care for individuals and populations, administration of nursing
and health care organizations, and the development and implementation of health policy.
Consensus Model for APRN REgulation - Correct Answers-*done by APRN consensus work group
and National Council of State Boards of Nursing APRN advisory Committee
*address the irregularities in regulation of APRN across states
APN examples - Correct Answers-* CNL, CNS, Nurse Educators (direct pt care)
* Nurse Administrators, Public Health Nurses, Policy Makers (no direct pt care)
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Correct Answers-*conducts a comprehensive health assessment
,*leads and participates in the process of selecting, integrating, managing, and evaluation
technology
*leads and facilitates coordinated care and transitions in collaboration w pt and team
*provides education and coaching to pt with complex needs
*consults with healthcare teams to integrate needs, preferences, strengths of a population into
the healthcare plan to optimize outcomes and pt experience
*analyzes the ethical impact of scientific advances, cost, clinical effectiveness on pt family
values, preferences
Clinical Nurse Leader - Correct Answers-*conducts a holistic assessment and comprehensive
physical exam of individuals across the lifespan
*uses it, analytic and evaluation methods
*facilitates collaborate approaches in the design, coordination and evaluation of patient-
centered care
*demonstrates coaching skills to support new idt members in exploring opportunities for
improving care processes and outcomes
*engages in partnerships at multiple levels of the health systems to ensure effective
coordination, delivery, and evaluation of clinical prevention and health promotion interventions
and services across care environments
*uses evidence to design and direct system improvements that address trends in safety and
quality
*advocates for policies that leverage social changed, promote wellness, improve care outcomes,
and reduce cost
Nurse Educator - Correct Answers-requires specialized preparation
must be competent clinician
expertise in the 3 ps-phatho, pharm, phys assessment
, Nurse Practioner - Correct Answers-*started in 1960s due to shortage of pcp's for the pediatric
population
*1990s masters level education
*2004 AACN recognized DNP for entry-level
*prescriptive authority in all 50 states and DC
Nurse-Midwife - Correct Answers-*first school in 1925 by Mary Breckenridge (founded Frontier
Nursing Serice)
*FAmily health services as well as childbirth/women's health
*prescriptive auth in 50 states, DC, American Samoa, Guam and Puerto Rico
Nurse Anesthetist - Correct Answers-A nurse who completes a course of study in an anesthesia
school; carries out preoperative visits and assessments; administers and monitors anesthesia
during surgery; and evaluates postoperative status of patients
Nurse Administrator - Correct Answers-Nurse who supervises the organization of nursing care to
ensure overall safety and quality
No masters degree needed for basic certification
Master's or higher for Advanced Cert.
History of NP - Correct Answers-*Lilian Wald's nurses provided primary care for common illness
and emergencies that didn't require a referral
*1965-NP formally developed by Loretta Ford and Henry Siler
*1970s-federal funding helped establish NP programs
*NP programs doubled 1992-1997
*more than 330 NP programs now
Master's Essentials - Correct Answers-I. background for practice from sciences and humanities
revision based short notes in question/term-correct answer
format 2025
Advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) - Correct Answers-masters prepared nurse who
provides direct clinical care
types of APRN - Correct Answers-NP, CNM, CRNA, CNS
APRN roles that require additional licensure - Correct Answers-NP, CNM, CRNA
Advance practice nursing (APN) - Correct Answers-any form of nursing intervention that
influences health care outcomes for individuals or populations, including direct care of
individual patients, management care for individuals and populations, administration of nursing
and health care organizations, and the development and implementation of health policy.
Consensus Model for APRN REgulation - Correct Answers-*done by APRN consensus work group
and National Council of State Boards of Nursing APRN advisory Committee
*address the irregularities in regulation of APRN across states
APN examples - Correct Answers-* CNL, CNS, Nurse Educators (direct pt care)
* Nurse Administrators, Public Health Nurses, Policy Makers (no direct pt care)
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Correct Answers-*conducts a comprehensive health assessment
,*leads and participates in the process of selecting, integrating, managing, and evaluation
technology
*leads and facilitates coordinated care and transitions in collaboration w pt and team
*provides education and coaching to pt with complex needs
*consults with healthcare teams to integrate needs, preferences, strengths of a population into
the healthcare plan to optimize outcomes and pt experience
*analyzes the ethical impact of scientific advances, cost, clinical effectiveness on pt family
values, preferences
Clinical Nurse Leader - Correct Answers-*conducts a holistic assessment and comprehensive
physical exam of individuals across the lifespan
*uses it, analytic and evaluation methods
*facilitates collaborate approaches in the design, coordination and evaluation of patient-
centered care
*demonstrates coaching skills to support new idt members in exploring opportunities for
improving care processes and outcomes
*engages in partnerships at multiple levels of the health systems to ensure effective
coordination, delivery, and evaluation of clinical prevention and health promotion interventions
and services across care environments
*uses evidence to design and direct system improvements that address trends in safety and
quality
*advocates for policies that leverage social changed, promote wellness, improve care outcomes,
and reduce cost
Nurse Educator - Correct Answers-requires specialized preparation
must be competent clinician
expertise in the 3 ps-phatho, pharm, phys assessment
, Nurse Practioner - Correct Answers-*started in 1960s due to shortage of pcp's for the pediatric
population
*1990s masters level education
*2004 AACN recognized DNP for entry-level
*prescriptive authority in all 50 states and DC
Nurse-Midwife - Correct Answers-*first school in 1925 by Mary Breckenridge (founded Frontier
Nursing Serice)
*FAmily health services as well as childbirth/women's health
*prescriptive auth in 50 states, DC, American Samoa, Guam and Puerto Rico
Nurse Anesthetist - Correct Answers-A nurse who completes a course of study in an anesthesia
school; carries out preoperative visits and assessments; administers and monitors anesthesia
during surgery; and evaluates postoperative status of patients
Nurse Administrator - Correct Answers-Nurse who supervises the organization of nursing care to
ensure overall safety and quality
No masters degree needed for basic certification
Master's or higher for Advanced Cert.
History of NP - Correct Answers-*Lilian Wald's nurses provided primary care for common illness
and emergencies that didn't require a referral
*1965-NP formally developed by Loretta Ford and Henry Siler
*1970s-federal funding helped establish NP programs
*NP programs doubled 1992-1997
*more than 330 NP programs now
Master's Essentials - Correct Answers-I. background for practice from sciences and humanities
