ANCC PMHNP Review [Chapter 2] Exam Questions and Answers

ANCC PMHNP Review [Chapter 2] Exam Questions and Answers growth factors [NP role] - Answer ️️ -consumer demand; role acceptance; ↓ role stigmatization; emphasis on integrated services Nurse Practice Act - Answer ️️ -provides title protection; defines advance practice; establishes scope of and restriction on practice, credentialing requirements, grounds for disciplinary action, and collaborative agreement requirements statutory law - Answer ️️ -laws made by states; will vary licensure - Answer ️️ -process by which an agency of state government (i.e., BoN) grants permission to persons to engage in the practice of that profession credentialing - Answer ️️ -process used to protect the public by ensuring a minimum level of professional *competence* (e.g., educational and certification requirements) board certification - Answer ️️ -process by which a professional organization or association (i.e., ANCC) certifies that a person licensed to practice as a professional has meet certain predetermined standards specified by that profession for speciality practice scope of practice - Answer ️️ -defines NP roles and actions standards of practice - Answer ️️ -authoritative statements regarding the quality and type of practice that should be provided; can be used legally as "standard of care" collaborative agreement - Answer ️️ -protocol that describes what types of drugs might be prescribed and defines some form of oversight for NP practice (i.e., SCA) guaranteed confidentiality [definition] - Answer ️️ -client's right to assume that information given to the healthcare provider will not be disclosed as per federal statute (MRCA, 1995); pertains to verbal and written client information; requires signed medical authorization and consent form to release medical records and information; there are some exceptions HIPAA [definition] - Answer ️️ -1st national comprehensive *privacy* protection action HITECH - Answer ️️ -establishes EMR meaningful use requirements and incentive payments telehealth - Answer ️️ -care provided via phone or video; must include provisions for emergency care