Latest Exam Guide: Chapter 2: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Role, Scope of Practice, and Regulatory Process

Latest Exam Guide: Chapter 2: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Role, Scope of Practice, and Regulatory Process Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies *Ans* Scientific Foundations Leadership Quality Practice Inquiry Technology and Information Literacy Policy Health Delivery System Ethics Independent Practice Leadership Competencies *Ans* Participates in community and population-focused programs that evaluate programs and promote mental health and prevent or reduce risk of mental health problems. Advocates for complex client and family medicolegal rights and issues. Collaborates with interprofessional colleagues about advocacy, policy to reduce health disparities and improve outcomes for populations. Quality Competencies *Ans* Evaluates the appropriate uses of seclusion and restraints in the care process. Policy Competencies *Ans* Employs opportunities to influence health policy to reduce the impact of stigma on services for prevention and treatment of mental health problems and psychiatric disorders. Who introduced the NP role? *Ans* The NP role was introduced in 1965 by Loretta C. Ford, EdD, and Henry K. Silver, MD, at the University of Colorado. Facilitating factors for growth *Ans* Consumer demand for services Acceptance of the advanced practice nursing role Emergence of the PMHNP role Decreasing stigmatizati