HAMRIC AND HANSON-S ADVANCED
PRACTICE NURSING 6TH EDITION
BY MARY FRAN TRACY ALL CHAPTERS
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE HISTORY OF ADVANCED
PRACTICE NURSING IN THE UNITED STATES ............................... 3
CHAPTER 2: CONCEPTUALIZATIONS OF ADVANCED ................... 9
CHAPTER 3: A DEFINITION OF ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING16
CHAPTER 4: ROLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ADVANCED............. 20
CHAPTER 5: EVOLVING AND INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING ............................................... 31
CHAPTER 6: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED
PRACTICE .................................................................................. 39
CHAPTER 7: DIRECT CLINICAL PRACTICE ................................... 43
CHAPTER 8: COACHING AND GUIDANCE .................................. 56
CHAPTER 9: CONSULTATION .................................................... 64
CHAPTER 10: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND RESEARCH ...... 70
CHAPTER 11: LEADERSHIP ........................................................ 78
CHAPTER 12: COLLABORATION NEW EMPHASIS ON
INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE .................... 84
CHAPTER 13: ETHICAL DECISION MAKING ................................ 91
CHAPTER 14: THE CLINICAL NURSE........................................... 99
15: THE PRIMARY CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER ...................... 106
CHAPTER 16: THE ACUTE CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER .......... 113
,CHAPTER 1: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE HISTORY OF ADVANCED PRACTICE
NURSING IN THE UNITED STATES
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. IN WHICH YEAR DID THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE OF NURSING (AACN)
INTRODUCED THE DOCTORATE OF NURSING PRACTICE (DNP)?
A. 2006
B. 2004
C. 2000
D. 2002
ANSWER>>B
THE AACN INTRODUCED THE DNP DEGREE IN 2004 TO PREPARE ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES (APRNS)
TO MEET CHALLENGES AND STANDARDIZE PRACTICE BEYOND MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS.
2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEST EXPLANATION FOR THE CREATION OF THE DOCTORATE
OF NURSING PRACTICE (DNP) DEGREE?
A. TO COMPETE AGAINST MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS
B. TO ENSURE STANDARDIZED CURRICULUM ENSURING INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
C. TO VALIDATE APRN’S FOR FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT
D. TO ADDRESS INCREASING CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS OF MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS
ANSWER>>D
ALTHOUGH ALL ANSWERS ARE INFLUENCED BY THE DNP CORE COMPETENCIES, THE DNP PROGRAM
CREATION IN 2004 BY THE AACN WAS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS OF
MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS.
, 3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS THE FIRST RECOGNIZED AREA OF ADVANCED PRACTICE
NURSING?
A. CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST
B. FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
C. PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER
D. CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST
ANSWER>>D
IN 1931, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS (NANA), RENAMED IN 1939 TO THE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS (AANA) WAS THE FIRST RECOGNIZED GROUP
PROMOTING ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE. AGATHA HODGINS FOUNDED THE AANM AT LAKESIDE
HOSPITAL IN CLEVELAND, OHIO.
4. WHICH FACTOR IS BROADLY PERCEIVED TO SOLIDIFY AND STANDARDIZE THE ROLE OF THE APNS
OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS?
A. LACK OF ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
B. STANDARDIZED CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
C. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES
D. SOCIETAL FORCES
ANSWER>>B
AS THE EVOLUTION OF ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING ADVANCES SPECIFIC SPECIALTIES AND NEEDS
ARE IDENTIFIED. THROUGH THE EVOLUTION OF ORGANIZATION AND STANDARDIZATION THESE ROLES
HAVE SOLIDIFIED THE APN’S ROLE IN TODAY’S HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT.