CNL Certification Exam with correct answers

Accountable Care Organizations CORRECT ANSWER Those organizations that, through the Affordable Care Act, will only be rewarded for improving quality and increasing cost savings. These are organizations in which physicians and hospitals work together to improve outcomes and share in cost savings. Acuity CORRECT ANSWER Level of intensity of care required by patients. Advocacy CORRECT ANSWER The act of expressing or defending the rights or causes of another. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) CORRECT ANSWER The national voice for baccalaureate and graduate nursing education. AACN's educational areas, research, federal advocacy, data collection, publications, and special programs work to establish quality standards for nursing education; assists deans and directors to implement those standards; influence the nursing profession to improve health care; and promote public support for professional nursing education, research, and practice. Autonomy CORRECT ANSWER The right of individuals to make their own decisions based on informed consent and the lack of coercion; personal freedom and self-determination.