ANCC FNP STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
SOLVED
,to improve access to comprehensive quality, primary care services.
* Increase the quality and years of healthy life.
* Eliminate health disparities among Americans. - correct ans:Health People
2010
The program is an initiative that develops evidence-based practice objectives
designed to improve the health of all Americans. The objectives are targeted
to be followed over a 10-year period.
4 Foundational Healthcare measures:
1) General health status.
2) Health-related quality of life and well being.
3) Determinants of Health - aim to create social & physical environments that
promote good health for all.
4) Reduce Health Disparities. - correct ans:Health People 2020
Pros: allows for sharing of health information between healthcare entities &
with patients, thereby reducing the cost of care, improving care efficiency,
avoiding readmission and decreasing duplicate testing. Cons: the potential
for data loss in the event of computer or system failure. - correct
ans:Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
A federal and state assistance program that pays for health care services for
people who cannot afford them. Varies from state to state. - correct
ans:Medicaid
A federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age and older.
Those with severe disability no matter income level or those with ESRD.
Qualifying conditions must be a US Citizen, non-US citizens after 5 years of
permanent residency. US Veterans are eligible after 65 years.
,* Medicare Part A covers medically necessary inpatient care and supplies;
skilled nursing facility.
* Medicare Part B covers nursing home/custodial care (ADL's), home health
services, durable medical equipment, outpatient care & preventive services
(i.e. 1 mammogram every 12 months) in women 40 and older. Part B does
not include routine dental care of eyeglasses.
* Part C - HMO
* Part D covers prescriptions. - correct ans:Medicare
refers to a system where in essence the government runs a nationwide
insurance plan that pays all healthcare cost for its members. - correct
ans:Single payer healthcare system
employees rate other employees in the same job classification, through the
use of established criteria. The system has the potential to offer honest &
specific feedback that allows the individual to make improvements or
adjustments to meet objectives and performance standards. - correct
ans:Peer Review / 360 degree Evaluation
Loyalty & dedication; keeping a promise. - correct ans:Fidelity
promote good and prevent harm. - correct ans:Beneficence
duty to do no harm - correct ans:Non-Maleficence
Right to fair and equitable treatment. - correct ans:Justice
The right of the patient to make clinical decisions about their medical care,
assuming the patient is rational & can make informed decisions about care. -
correct ans:Automony
, truthfulness - correct ans:Veracity
Greatest good for the greatest number of people - correct ans:Utilitarianism
(NPA) approved by vote through the processes of each individuals states
legislature. The act delineates the legal scope of practice within the
geographical boundaries of the jurisdiction. The purpose of the state nurse
practice act is to protect the public. - correct ans:State Nurse Practice Act
(BON) determines laws governing nurse practice authority; has the authority
to develop administrative rules or regulations that clarify the NPA & make
scope of practice interpretations more specific. The state BON rules and
regulations must be consistent with the legislature. - correct ans:State Board
of Nursing
designated to prevent inappropriate transfers and "patient dumping" for
indigent patients. Requires hospitals to access and treat patients regardless
of ability to pay and provides specific provisions on when transfers are
allowed. - correct ans:Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA)
prohibits the use of genetic information for health insurance and hiring
decisions. - correct ans:Genetic Information Nondiscriminatory Act (GINA)
healthcare providers would be offered financial incentives for demonstrating
meaningful use of EHR until 2015 after which penalties may be levied for
failing to demonstrate such use. ** delayed until 2017. - correct ans:Health
Information Technology for Economic & Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH)
expands health coverage using a variety of mechanisms on the state and
federal level.
*Only US citizens can purchase through the marketplace.
*Expands Medicaid for low income families.
QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
SOLVED
,to improve access to comprehensive quality, primary care services.
* Increase the quality and years of healthy life.
* Eliminate health disparities among Americans. - correct ans:Health People
2010
The program is an initiative that develops evidence-based practice objectives
designed to improve the health of all Americans. The objectives are targeted
to be followed over a 10-year period.
4 Foundational Healthcare measures:
1) General health status.
2) Health-related quality of life and well being.
3) Determinants of Health - aim to create social & physical environments that
promote good health for all.
4) Reduce Health Disparities. - correct ans:Health People 2020
Pros: allows for sharing of health information between healthcare entities &
with patients, thereby reducing the cost of care, improving care efficiency,
avoiding readmission and decreasing duplicate testing. Cons: the potential
for data loss in the event of computer or system failure. - correct
ans:Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
A federal and state assistance program that pays for health care services for
people who cannot afford them. Varies from state to state. - correct
ans:Medicaid
A federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age and older.
Those with severe disability no matter income level or those with ESRD.
Qualifying conditions must be a US Citizen, non-US citizens after 5 years of
permanent residency. US Veterans are eligible after 65 years.
,* Medicare Part A covers medically necessary inpatient care and supplies;
skilled nursing facility.
* Medicare Part B covers nursing home/custodial care (ADL's), home health
services, durable medical equipment, outpatient care & preventive services
(i.e. 1 mammogram every 12 months) in women 40 and older. Part B does
not include routine dental care of eyeglasses.
* Part C - HMO
* Part D covers prescriptions. - correct ans:Medicare
refers to a system where in essence the government runs a nationwide
insurance plan that pays all healthcare cost for its members. - correct
ans:Single payer healthcare system
employees rate other employees in the same job classification, through the
use of established criteria. The system has the potential to offer honest &
specific feedback that allows the individual to make improvements or
adjustments to meet objectives and performance standards. - correct
ans:Peer Review / 360 degree Evaluation
Loyalty & dedication; keeping a promise. - correct ans:Fidelity
promote good and prevent harm. - correct ans:Beneficence
duty to do no harm - correct ans:Non-Maleficence
Right to fair and equitable treatment. - correct ans:Justice
The right of the patient to make clinical decisions about their medical care,
assuming the patient is rational & can make informed decisions about care. -
correct ans:Automony
, truthfulness - correct ans:Veracity
Greatest good for the greatest number of people - correct ans:Utilitarianism
(NPA) approved by vote through the processes of each individuals states
legislature. The act delineates the legal scope of practice within the
geographical boundaries of the jurisdiction. The purpose of the state nurse
practice act is to protect the public. - correct ans:State Nurse Practice Act
(BON) determines laws governing nurse practice authority; has the authority
to develop administrative rules or regulations that clarify the NPA & make
scope of practice interpretations more specific. The state BON rules and
regulations must be consistent with the legislature. - correct ans:State Board
of Nursing
designated to prevent inappropriate transfers and "patient dumping" for
indigent patients. Requires hospitals to access and treat patients regardless
of ability to pay and provides specific provisions on when transfers are
allowed. - correct ans:Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA)
prohibits the use of genetic information for health insurance and hiring
decisions. - correct ans:Genetic Information Nondiscriminatory Act (GINA)
healthcare providers would be offered financial incentives for demonstrating
meaningful use of EHR until 2015 after which penalties may be levied for
failing to demonstrate such use. ** delayed until 2017. - correct ans:Health
Information Technology for Economic & Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH)
expands health coverage using a variety of mechanisms on the state and
federal level.
*Only US citizens can purchase through the marketplace.
*Expands Medicaid for low income families.
