MN 566 Final Exam Questions With Correct Answers | Latest Update

Nurse theorist Dorothea Orem defines self-care activities as: A. Attainment of professional self-development goals B. Ability to persevere through hardship C. Striving to attain balance and harmony in one’s life D. Comprising activities that are performed independently by an individual to promote and maintain well-being throughout life ANS: D PTS: 1 3. Self-care and personal development are built into the standards of practice of: A. The American Holistic Nurses Association B. The American Nurses Association C. The American Association of Nurse Practitioners D. The American Academy of Nursing ANS: A PTS: 1 4. There are many pressures inherent in primary-care practice today for APRNs. These pressures include all of the following: A. Electronic medical record, the Affordable Care Act, and the implementation of socialized medicine B. Patient-care outcomes being tied to reimbursement, role diffusion with physicians and physician assistants C. Uncertainty, the team approach to care, and the need for patient-centered care D. Availability of medical information on the Internet, educational programs for patients, and Medicare drug benefits ANS: B PTS: 1 5. A new era of health care leads to: A. Greater opportunity for independent practice, yet increased legal risk in accountability for patients B. Lowered reimbursement for all health-care services and providers C. Decrease in status for health-care providers D. No ability to individualize care ANS: A PTS: 1 6. Compassion fatigue is another side effect of today’s health-care delivery system. This term means: A. The APRN feels sudden guilt and distress when he or she cannot rescue or save an individual, such as when bad health habits persist despite the best efforts of the APRN. B. This happens over time related to the need to see increasing numbers of patients in busy primary-care practices. C. This may persist over time, even when the APRN transfers to a new and different setting. D. Patients’ problems and circumstances can be so overwhelming that the APRN needs to set severe boundaries to maintain safe function