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ANCC AGACNP Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Board EXAM questions with verified accurate solution

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ANCC AGACNP Adult Gerontology Acute
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Scope of Practice - ANSWER✔✔✔-Based on legal allowances in each
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state, individual state nurse practice acts providing guidelines for
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nursing practice |




Key elements of the NP role include - ANSWER✔✔✔-integration of care
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across the acute illness continuum with collaboration and coordination
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of care; research based clinical practices, clinical leadership, family
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assessment, and discharge planning | | |




Standards of Advanced Practice are delineated by... - ANSWER✔✔✔-
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American Nurses Association which measure quality of practice, service,
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or education
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State Practice Acts - ANSWER✔✔✔-Authorize Boards of Nursing in each
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state to establish statutory authority for licensure of RNs
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,State Practice Acts - authority includes: - ANSWER✔✔✔-use of title,
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authorization for scope of practice including prescriptive authority, and
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disciplinary grounds |




States vary in practice requirements, such as - ANSWER✔✔✔-
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certification


Prescriptive authority - ANSWER✔✔✔-Ability and extent of NPs ability
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to prescribe meds
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DEA has ruled that nurses in advanced practice may obtain.. -
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ANSWER✔✔✔-registration numbers, state practice acts dictate level of | | | | | | | |



prescriptive authority allowed | |




Credentials encompass... - ANSWER✔✔✔-required education, licensure
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and certification to practice as an NP
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Credentials establish... - ANSWER✔✔✔-minimal levels of acceptable
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performance


Credentialing is necessary to: - ANSWER✔✔✔-ensure that safe
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healthcare is provided by qualified individuals; comply with federal and
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state laws r/t APN
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,Credentials also... - ANSWER✔✔✔-acknowledges the scope of practice
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of NP, mandates accountability, enforces professional standards for
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practice


Licensure - ANSWER✔✔✔-establishes that a person is qualified to
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perform in a particular professional role
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Licensure is granted as defined by rules and regulations set forth by -
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ANSWER✔✔✔-a governmental regulatory body (ie. state board of
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nursing)


Certification - ANSWER✔✔✔-Person has met certain standards that
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signify mastery of specialized knowledge
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Certification is granted by nongovernmental agencies such as -
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ANSWER✔✔✔-ANCC, AANP |




Admitting privileges to hospitals (non physican) were granted -
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ANSWER✔✔✔-1983 by JC | |




Credentialing and privileging - ANSWER✔✔✔-process which an NP is
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granted permission to practice in an inpt setting
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, Credentialing with hospital privileges is granted by a - ANSWER✔✔✔-
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Hospital Credentialing Committee
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Pt Medical Abandoment - ANSWER✔✔✔-When caregiver-pt
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relationship is terminated w/o making reasonable arrangements w an
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appropriate person so that care can be continued
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Determination of pt abandonment depends on factors such as: - | | | | | | | | | |



ANSWER✔✔✔-Whether NP accepted pt assignment, whether NP | | | | | | |



provided reasonable notice before termination, whether reasonable
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arrangements could have been made | | | |




Following do not constitute pt abandonment - ANSWER✔✔✔-NP
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refuses to accept responsibility for pt assignment when NP has given
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reasonable notice to proper authority that NP lacks competence to
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carry out assignment; NP refuses assignment of a double shift or addtl
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hrs beyond posted work schedule when proper notification has been
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given..latter phrase can be controversial | | | |




Risk Mgmt - ANSWER✔✔✔-Systematic effort to reduce risk begins w
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formal written risk mgmt plan that includes: organizations goals,
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delineation of program's scope, components, methods; delegating
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responsibility for implementation and enforcement; demonstrating
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commitment by the board; confidentiality and immunity from
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retaliation for those who report sensitive info
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