AACN Certification Exams

Secrets of the AACN Certification Exams Study Guide question and answers The Baccalaureate is prepared to? ... Correct Answers*Practice from a holistic, caring framework from an evidence base in a variety of healthcare settings *Promote safe & quality patient care *Use clinical/critical reasoning to address simple & complex situations *Assume responsibility to own (& delegated) nursing care *Care for patients across health -- illness continuum for patients across the lifespan for diverse populations *Engage: in care of self in order to care for others in continuous professional development Essential 1 (I) Correct Answers Liberal Education (For Bachelor's degree Nursing Practice) *solid base of liberal education = cornerstone for practice and education of nurses EX: -physical sciences -life sciences -mathematical sciences -social sciences -fine arts/preforming arts -humanities Essential 2 (II) Correct Answers Basic Organizational and Systems Leadership (for Quality Care and Patient Safety) *Includes: -Knowledge and skills in leadership -quality improvement -patient safety Essential 3 (III) Correct Answers Scholarship for Evidence Base Practice *requires translation of current evidence into one's practice *Includes: -How Evidence Based Practice (EBP) is developed -Clinical Judgement -How it is applied Essential 4 (IV) Correct Answers Information Management and Application of Patient Care Technology *Critical in the delivery of quality patient care *Includes: - competence in technical skills such as - computers data gathering devices monitors