C157 WGU Essentials of Advanced
Nursing Practice Field Experience
Vulnerable populations include patients who are racial or ethnic minorities,
children, elderly, socioeconomically disadvantaged, underinsured or those with
certain medical conditions
Infants, children, older adults, the ill, the physically and mentally disabled, the
illiterate and the poor - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Vulnerable Populations
Quality Improvement Activity "An activity used to monitor, evaluate or improve the
quality of health care delivered by the practice." - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- QIA
Quality improvement (QI) consists of systematic and continuous actions that lead
to measurable improvement in health care services and the health status of
targeted patient groups - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Definition of Quality
Improvement
The MSN should search the literature to confirm that the recommendation is
evidence-based. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- The QI team has recommended the
use of sound machine in each patient room to muffle the ambient noise on the
unit. How should the MSN respond to this recommendation?
Nursing Standard that:
1. Defines the essential elements of master's education for advanced practice
roles in nursing.
2. Provides a framework for designing and assessing master's education
programs for advanced practice nursing. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Essentials
of Master's Education in Nursing (Nursing Standard)
The NPSGs were established by the Joint Commission to help accredited
organizations address specific areas of concern in regard to patient safety. -
✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- National Patient Safety Goals
,The Joint Commission accredits more than 20,000 health care organizations in
the U.S. This accreditation is recognized by state agencies as a condition of
licensure and receipt of Medicaid reimbursement. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER-
The Joint Commission
A proactive plan to prevent a potential occurrence of an adverse event. - ✔✔-
ACTUAL ANSWER- Preventive Action
Corrective action is a reactive plan to prevent a
re-occurrence of an adverse event. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Corrective Action
Data-driven quality improvement indicator. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER-
Quantifiable Measure
NLN Values
Caring
Integrity
Diversity
Excellence - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- National League for Nursing Core Values
Transformational Leadership
Structural Empowerment
Exemplary Professional Practice
New Knowledge, Innovation, & Improvements
Empirical Quality Results - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Magnet Conceptual Model
Components
Higher percentages of satisfied RNs
Lower RN turnover and vacancy
Improved clinical outcomes
Improved patient satisfaction - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Magnet Hospitals
ANCC program that recognizes healthcare organizations that provide excellence
in nursing. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Magnet Recognition Program
cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or
something. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Definition of Bias
,Can occur when non-random data is chosen for analysis, which influences the
statistical significance of the test, or produces distorted results. - ✔✔- ACTUAL
ANSWER- When can Bias occur
A subset of a population selected because the individuals are readily available
and accessible. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Convenience Sample
Describes the reason for the organizations's current existence. - ✔✔- ACTUAL
ANSWER- Mission Statement
Describes what an organization believes in and how it will behave. - ✔✔-
ACTUAL ANSWER- Values Statement
Selection of a representative subset of a population to predict the effects of a
change on the whole population. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Sampling
A subset of a population in which each individual of the subset had an equal
probability / an equal chance of being chosen. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER-
Random Sample
In order for a health care organization to receive payment from Medicare or
Medicaid programs, it must meet the eligibility requirements set forth in federal
regulations.
Health care organizations that achieve accreditation through a 'deemed status'
survey conducted by the Joint Commission (or other recognized accrediting
process or agency) are determined to have met Medicare and Medicaid
requirements. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Deemed Status
Often results from Poor Delegation Skills - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Nurse
Stress, Burnout, or Overload
The ratio of the number of patient deaths (numerator) per the total number of
patients in a defined population (denominator). - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER-
Mortality Rate
, The frequency of occurrence of the new cases of infection within a defined
population during a specified time frame - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Infection
Rate
In statistics, a central tendency is a central or typical value for a probability
distribution. It may also be called a center or location of the distribution - ✔✔-
ACTUAL ANSWER- Definition of central tendency
Mode, Mean, Median - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- 3 Measures of Central
Tendency
The value that appears most often in a set of data. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER-
Mode
Mean or Average - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Preferred measure of central
tendency
A component of care coordination that ensures key information is exchanged
during care transitions, referrals, or other patient transfers from
provider-to-provider or organization-to-organization.
Note: Submitting or transmitting information does NOT ensure receipt of
information into the hands of an actual human being. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER-
Closing the Loop
Form the Team
Set the Aim
Establish the Measures
Select the Changes
Test the Changes - Pilot Study (Small Scale) - PDSA cycle begin
Implement the Changes - Large Scale
Spread the Changes (to others) - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- IHI Science of
Improvement Model
The demographics and/or distinctive features of a group of patients being
serviced: gender, age, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, rural, urban, chronic
Nursing Practice Field Experience
Vulnerable populations include patients who are racial or ethnic minorities,
children, elderly, socioeconomically disadvantaged, underinsured or those with
certain medical conditions
Infants, children, older adults, the ill, the physically and mentally disabled, the
illiterate and the poor - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Vulnerable Populations
Quality Improvement Activity "An activity used to monitor, evaluate or improve the
quality of health care delivered by the practice." - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- QIA
Quality improvement (QI) consists of systematic and continuous actions that lead
to measurable improvement in health care services and the health status of
targeted patient groups - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Definition of Quality
Improvement
The MSN should search the literature to confirm that the recommendation is
evidence-based. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- The QI team has recommended the
use of sound machine in each patient room to muffle the ambient noise on the
unit. How should the MSN respond to this recommendation?
Nursing Standard that:
1. Defines the essential elements of master's education for advanced practice
roles in nursing.
2. Provides a framework for designing and assessing master's education
programs for advanced practice nursing. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Essentials
of Master's Education in Nursing (Nursing Standard)
The NPSGs were established by the Joint Commission to help accredited
organizations address specific areas of concern in regard to patient safety. -
✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- National Patient Safety Goals
,The Joint Commission accredits more than 20,000 health care organizations in
the U.S. This accreditation is recognized by state agencies as a condition of
licensure and receipt of Medicaid reimbursement. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER-
The Joint Commission
A proactive plan to prevent a potential occurrence of an adverse event. - ✔✔-
ACTUAL ANSWER- Preventive Action
Corrective action is a reactive plan to prevent a
re-occurrence of an adverse event. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Corrective Action
Data-driven quality improvement indicator. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER-
Quantifiable Measure
NLN Values
Caring
Integrity
Diversity
Excellence - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- National League for Nursing Core Values
Transformational Leadership
Structural Empowerment
Exemplary Professional Practice
New Knowledge, Innovation, & Improvements
Empirical Quality Results - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Magnet Conceptual Model
Components
Higher percentages of satisfied RNs
Lower RN turnover and vacancy
Improved clinical outcomes
Improved patient satisfaction - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Magnet Hospitals
ANCC program that recognizes healthcare organizations that provide excellence
in nursing. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Magnet Recognition Program
cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or
something. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Definition of Bias
,Can occur when non-random data is chosen for analysis, which influences the
statistical significance of the test, or produces distorted results. - ✔✔- ACTUAL
ANSWER- When can Bias occur
A subset of a population selected because the individuals are readily available
and accessible. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Convenience Sample
Describes the reason for the organizations's current existence. - ✔✔- ACTUAL
ANSWER- Mission Statement
Describes what an organization believes in and how it will behave. - ✔✔-
ACTUAL ANSWER- Values Statement
Selection of a representative subset of a population to predict the effects of a
change on the whole population. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Sampling
A subset of a population in which each individual of the subset had an equal
probability / an equal chance of being chosen. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER-
Random Sample
In order for a health care organization to receive payment from Medicare or
Medicaid programs, it must meet the eligibility requirements set forth in federal
regulations.
Health care organizations that achieve accreditation through a 'deemed status'
survey conducted by the Joint Commission (or other recognized accrediting
process or agency) are determined to have met Medicare and Medicaid
requirements. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Deemed Status
Often results from Poor Delegation Skills - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Nurse
Stress, Burnout, or Overload
The ratio of the number of patient deaths (numerator) per the total number of
patients in a defined population (denominator). - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER-
Mortality Rate
, The frequency of occurrence of the new cases of infection within a defined
population during a specified time frame - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Infection
Rate
In statistics, a central tendency is a central or typical value for a probability
distribution. It may also be called a center or location of the distribution - ✔✔-
ACTUAL ANSWER- Definition of central tendency
Mode, Mean, Median - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- 3 Measures of Central
Tendency
The value that appears most often in a set of data. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER-
Mode
Mean or Average - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- Preferred measure of central
tendency
A component of care coordination that ensures key information is exchanged
during care transitions, referrals, or other patient transfers from
provider-to-provider or organization-to-organization.
Note: Submitting or transmitting information does NOT ensure receipt of
information into the hands of an actual human being. - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER-
Closing the Loop
Form the Team
Set the Aim
Establish the Measures
Select the Changes
Test the Changes - Pilot Study (Small Scale) - PDSA cycle begin
Implement the Changes - Large Scale
Spread the Changes (to others) - ✔✔- ACTUAL ANSWER- IHI Science of
Improvement Model
The demographics and/or distinctive features of a group of patients being
serviced: gender, age, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, rural, urban, chronic
