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NP scope of practice - Answer -assessment, review labs, order diagnostic tests, prescribing, patient
education, charting, administrative tasks, educating staff
-nursing theory and holistic approach
-scope varies by state
Regulatory board of NPs - Answer SBON (state board of nursing)
Organization that sets competency and education standards - Answer AACN (American Association of
Colleges of Nursing)
NP care buzz words - Answer Listen, Care, Educate, Assess, Diagnose, Treat, Advocate, Coach, Prevent
History of how NP's were created - Answer -need for cost effective healthcare in rural areas
-first program created in 1970s by Loretta Ford, EdD, RN and Henry Silver, MD at the University of
Colorado
-1971: Idaho first state to include diagnosis and prescribing
Benner's stages of nursing proficiency - Answer novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient,
expert
challenges from nurse to nurse practitioner - Answer -lack of confidence, imposter syndrome
-delegation
-workload
-pressure of new responsibilities
-different prioritizing
-financial stressors (billing, insurance)
-what administration expects vs physicians vs nurses
, transition shock - Answer the abrupt shock associated with moving from nurse to nurse practitioner
associated with a cycle of doubt, confusion, disorientation, and loss
-theory by Duchscher
Nurse Practitioner Residency Programs - Answer -not favored by the board because they feel nurse
practitioners are "well prepared"
-help with transition shock
-have a defined mentor
-help navigate occupational challenges and emotional problems a new nurse practitioner will face
-help with legal aspects
APRN Campaign for Consensus - Answer -advocates for full scope of practice of nurse practitioners
-maintenance of education from an accredited program and licensure in each state
-acknowledges all 4 APRN roles
grand theories - Answer an attempt to explain large-scale relationships and answer fundamental
questions such as why societies form and why they change (scope of nurse practitioner practice)
middle range theories - Answer ideas that explain or predict only limited aspects of the mass
communication process (nurse practitioner duties)
practice range theories - Answer Often called situation-specific theories relating to healthcare (wound
healing, diabetic management)
Orem's self care theory - Answer focus on self-care needs and deficits. Goals of nursing is to help
patients meet self-care needs and return to caring for self
Relationship-based care - Answer Emphasizes that intentional presence by healthcare providers is a
catalyst that transforms care at the systems level of institutions and policies