WGU C157 -ESSENTIALS OF ADVANCED NURSING
PRACTICE [2025]QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
1. Vulnerable Populations: Vulnerable populations include patients who are racial
or ethnic minorities, children, elderly, socioeconomically disadvantaged, underin-
sured or those with certain medical conditions
Infants, children, older adults, the ill, the physically and mentally disabled, the
illiterate and the poor
2. QIA: Quality Improvement Activity "An activity used to monitor, evaluate or
improve the quality of health care delivered by the practice."
3. Definition of Quality Improvement: Quality improvement (QI) consists of sys-
tematic and continuous actions that lead to measurable improvement in health care
services and the health status of targeted patient groups
4. The QI team has recommended the use of sound machine in each patient
room to muffle the ambient noise on the unit. How should the MSN respond
to this recommendation?: The MSN should search the literature to confirm that
the recommendation is evidence-based.
5. Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing (Nursing Standard): Nursing
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, Standard that:
1. Defines the essential elements of master's education for advanced practice roles
in nursing.
2. Provides a framework for designing and assessing master's education programs
for advanced practice nursing.
6. National Patient Safety Goals: The NPSGs were established by the Joint
Commission to help accredited organizations address specific areas of concern
in regard to patient safety.
7. The Joint Commission: The Joint Commission accredits more than 20,000
health care organizations in the U.S. This accreditation is recognized by state
agencies as a condition of licensure and receipt of Medicaid reimbursement.
8. Preventive Action: A proactive plan to prevent a potential occurrence of an
adverse event.
9. Corrective Action: Corrective action is a reactive plan to prevent a
re-occurrence of an adverse event.
10. Quantifiable Measure: Data-driven quality improvement indicator.
11. National League for Nursing Core Values: NLN Values
Caring
Integrity
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, Diversity
Excellence
12. Magnet Conceptual Model Components: Transformational Leadership
Structural Empowerment
Exemplary Professional Practice
New Knowledge, Innovation, & Improvements
Empirical Quality Results
13. Magnet Hospitals: Higher percentages of satisfied RNs
Lower RN turnover and vacancy
Improved clinical outcomes
Improved patient satisfaction
14. Magnet Recognition Program: ANCC program that recognizes healthcare
organizations that provide excellence in nursing.
15. Definition of Bias: cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against
someone or something.
16. When can Bias occur: Can occur when non-random data is chosen for analy-
sis, which influences the statistical significance of the test, or produces distorted
results.
17. Convenience Sample: A subset of a population selected because the individ-
uals are readily available and accessible.
18. Mission Statement: Describes the reason for the organizations's current ex-
istence.
19. Values Statement: Describes what an organization believes in and how it will
behave.
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, 20. Sampling: Selection of a representative subset of a population to predict the
effects of a change on the whole population.
21. Random Sample: A subset of a population in which each individual of the
subset had an equal probability / an equal chance of being chosen.
22. Deemed Status: In order for a health care organization to receive payment
from Medicare or Medicaid programs, it must meet the eligibility requirements set
forth in federal regulations.
Health care organizations that achieve accreditation through a 'deemed status' sur-
vey conducted by the Joint Commission (or other recognized accrediting process
or agency) are determined to have met Medicare and Medicaid requirements.
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PRACTICE [2025]QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
1. Vulnerable Populations: Vulnerable populations include patients who are racial
or ethnic minorities, children, elderly, socioeconomically disadvantaged, underin-
sured or those with certain medical conditions
Infants, children, older adults, the ill, the physically and mentally disabled, the
illiterate and the poor
2. QIA: Quality Improvement Activity "An activity used to monitor, evaluate or
improve the quality of health care delivered by the practice."
3. Definition of Quality Improvement: Quality improvement (QI) consists of sys-
tematic and continuous actions that lead to measurable improvement in health care
services and the health status of targeted patient groups
4. The QI team has recommended the use of sound machine in each patient
room to muffle the ambient noise on the unit. How should the MSN respond
to this recommendation?: The MSN should search the literature to confirm that
the recommendation is evidence-based.
5. Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing (Nursing Standard): Nursing
https://www.stuvia.com/user/Mboffin
, Standard that:
1. Defines the essential elements of master's education for advanced practice roles
in nursing.
2. Provides a framework for designing and assessing master's education programs
for advanced practice nursing.
6. National Patient Safety Goals: The NPSGs were established by the Joint
Commission to help accredited organizations address specific areas of concern
in regard to patient safety.
7. The Joint Commission: The Joint Commission accredits more than 20,000
health care organizations in the U.S. This accreditation is recognized by state
agencies as a condition of licensure and receipt of Medicaid reimbursement.
8. Preventive Action: A proactive plan to prevent a potential occurrence of an
adverse event.
9. Corrective Action: Corrective action is a reactive plan to prevent a
re-occurrence of an adverse event.
10. Quantifiable Measure: Data-driven quality improvement indicator.
11. National League for Nursing Core Values: NLN Values
Caring
Integrity
https://www.stuvia.com/user/Mboffin
, Diversity
Excellence
12. Magnet Conceptual Model Components: Transformational Leadership
Structural Empowerment
Exemplary Professional Practice
New Knowledge, Innovation, & Improvements
Empirical Quality Results
13. Magnet Hospitals: Higher percentages of satisfied RNs
Lower RN turnover and vacancy
Improved clinical outcomes
Improved patient satisfaction
14. Magnet Recognition Program: ANCC program that recognizes healthcare
organizations that provide excellence in nursing.
15. Definition of Bias: cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against
someone or something.
16. When can Bias occur: Can occur when non-random data is chosen for analy-
sis, which influences the statistical significance of the test, or produces distorted
results.
17. Convenience Sample: A subset of a population selected because the individ-
uals are readily available and accessible.
18. Mission Statement: Describes the reason for the organizations's current ex-
istence.
19. Values Statement: Describes what an organization believes in and how it will
behave.
https://www.stuvia.com/user/Mboffin
, 20. Sampling: Selection of a representative subset of a population to predict the
effects of a change on the whole population.
21. Random Sample: A subset of a population in which each individual of the
subset had an equal probability / an equal chance of being chosen.
22. Deemed Status: In order for a health care organization to receive payment
from Medicare or Medicaid programs, it must meet the eligibility requirements set
forth in federal regulations.
Health care organizations that achieve accreditation through a 'deemed status' sur-
vey conducted by the Joint Commission (or other recognized accrediting process
or agency) are determined to have met Medicare and Medicaid requirements.
https://www.stuvia.com/user/Mboffin
