NR668 CEA Week 1 Policy & Ethics Exam With
Complete Solutions
primary prevention - ANSWER prevent occurence of new cases - example: stress mgmt
classes
types:
universal - examples: childhood immunizations, seat belt laws, healthcare access
selective - aimed at those at risk of developing a psych condition, example: soldiers
coming back from war
indicated - aimed at those with early symptoms and early tx may prevent illness or
magnitude of illness
secondary prevention - ANSWER screening to ID early and treatment - example: phone
hotlines
tertiary prevention - ANSWER prevent recurrence, prevent disability - example: rehab,
social skills training
maturational crisis - ANSWER normal occurring events in life related to one's continual
growth and development
adventitious crisis - ANSWER social crisis, disaster scenarios (hurricanes, war)
situational crisis - ANSWER unexpected events that disturb ones psychological well
being (unexpected death, employment loss)
Board of Nursing (BON) - ANSWER state regs, scope of practice, prescriptive authority,
Nurse Practice Act
NLNAC (National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission) - ANSWER nursing
, program accreditation
CCNE (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education) - ANSWER accredits nursing
programs with focus on nursing standards
Joint Commission - ANSWER a not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits
different types of healthcare facilities
HIPAA exceptions - ANSWER law enforcement, employers, life insurers, workers comp,
schools, state agencies
ANA (American Nurses Association) - ANSWER code of ethics and standards of practice
ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center) - ANSWER certifies standards in our
profession
Quality Improvement - Plan-Do-Study-Act - ANSWER Plan: identify goal, form theory,
define what successful metrics look like
Do: implement
Study: monitor for successful outcomes
Act: adjust the methods to achieve future desired results
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) - ANSWER method utilized to eval adverse events
goal is ID underlying issue that cause error and analyze why error occurred to prevent
future harm
Chochrane Library - ANSWER gold standard for systematic reviews in healthcare
Reliability - ANSWER test and retest should get same results - reproducible and
consistent
Complete Solutions
primary prevention - ANSWER prevent occurence of new cases - example: stress mgmt
classes
types:
universal - examples: childhood immunizations, seat belt laws, healthcare access
selective - aimed at those at risk of developing a psych condition, example: soldiers
coming back from war
indicated - aimed at those with early symptoms and early tx may prevent illness or
magnitude of illness
secondary prevention - ANSWER screening to ID early and treatment - example: phone
hotlines
tertiary prevention - ANSWER prevent recurrence, prevent disability - example: rehab,
social skills training
maturational crisis - ANSWER normal occurring events in life related to one's continual
growth and development
adventitious crisis - ANSWER social crisis, disaster scenarios (hurricanes, war)
situational crisis - ANSWER unexpected events that disturb ones psychological well
being (unexpected death, employment loss)
Board of Nursing (BON) - ANSWER state regs, scope of practice, prescriptive authority,
Nurse Practice Act
NLNAC (National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission) - ANSWER nursing
, program accreditation
CCNE (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education) - ANSWER accredits nursing
programs with focus on nursing standards
Joint Commission - ANSWER a not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits
different types of healthcare facilities
HIPAA exceptions - ANSWER law enforcement, employers, life insurers, workers comp,
schools, state agencies
ANA (American Nurses Association) - ANSWER code of ethics and standards of practice
ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center) - ANSWER certifies standards in our
profession
Quality Improvement - Plan-Do-Study-Act - ANSWER Plan: identify goal, form theory,
define what successful metrics look like
Do: implement
Study: monitor for successful outcomes
Act: adjust the methods to achieve future desired results
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) - ANSWER method utilized to eval adverse events
goal is ID underlying issue that cause error and analyze why error occurred to prevent
future harm
Chochrane Library - ANSWER gold standard for systematic reviews in healthcare
Reliability - ANSWER test and retest should get same results - reproducible and
consistent
