7105 Exam 1 questions With Answers.
Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) - ANSWER- The performance of additional acts by
RN who have gained added knowledge and skills through post- basic education and
clinical experience.
Describes the whole field of a specific type of advanced nursing practice
Advanced Nursing Practice - ANSWER- Any form of nursing intervention that influences
healthcare outcomes for individuals or populations, including the direct care of
individuals and population, management of care for individuals and populations,
administration of nursing and health care organizations, and the development and
implementation of health policy.
What one does in the various specialized roles (clinical practice, education, research,
and leadership)
APRN Criteria - ANSWER- 1) Graduate Education (masters OR doctorate)
2) National Certification
3) Patient Focused Practice
7 Competencies of APRN - ANSWER- 1) Direct Clinical Practice
2)Guidance/Coaching
3)Consultation
4)Evidence-Based Practice
5) Leadership
6) Collaboration
7) Ethical Decision Making
Direct Clinical Practice - ANSWER- Central competency of APRN distinguished by use
of a holistic perspective, therapeutic relationship with patient, expert clinical
performance, reflective practice, evidence based practice, and use of diverse
approaches to health and illness management
Scope of Practice - ANSWER- The legal authority granted to the APRN which varies
amongst roles and from state to state
DNP - ANSWER- Highest level of nursing education (i.e. terminal degree). AACN
defines as a practice focused doctorate degree. Focus is on expertise in clinical
practice.
AACN - ANSWER- Organization responsible for publishing the 8 essentials of DNP
curriculum (Essentials of Doctoral Education of Advanced Nursing Practice)
APRN Consensus Model - ANSWER- Proposed regulatory model for advanced practice
nursing that defines APRN licensure, accreditation, certification, and education (LACE)
,Provides guidance for states to adopt uniformity in the regulation of APRN roles
NCSBN - ANSWER- Independent, not-for-profit organization through which boards of
nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting
public health, safety, and welfare
Has 59 member boards
Prescriptive Authority - ANSWER- Legal authority granted to advanced practice nurses
to prescribe medication
Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA) - ANSWER- Formal agreement addressing the
parameters between an APRN and a collaborating physician; approved by LSBN
Controlled Substances - ANSWER- Additional privilege of an APRN not included with
prescriptive authority; requires LCDS number + DEA Number
Restrictions on Controlled Substances - ANSWER- APRNs may not prescribe controlled
substances in connection with/treatment of:
a) chronic pain
b) obesity
c) oneself, a spouse, child or any other family member
1970s - ANSWER- Doctorate degrees in nursing emerged
AACN Essentials of Doctorate Education for ANP - ANSWER- I: Scientific Underpinning
for Practice
II: Organizational and systems leadership for quality improvement and systems thinking
III: Clinical scholarship and analytical methods for EBP
IV: Information- Systems- Technology and Patient care technology for the improvement
of health care
V: Healthcare policy for advocacy in health care
VI: Interprofessional collaboration for improving patient and population health outcomes.
VII: Clinical prevention and population health for improving the nation's health
VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice.
Focus of the DNP - ANSWER- Clinical Practice
Leadership
Health Policy and Advocacy
Information Technology
1. Collaboration
2. Credibility
3. Compassion
4. Coordination - ANSWER- Four C's of Professional Nurse Communications in Health
Care Teams
, Nursing Theory - ANSWER- Concepts connected by relational statements that describe,
predict, or explain phenomena consistent with nursing's perspective.
Conceptual Models - ANSWER- Nursing theory model that communicates knowledge
useful to the whole discipline of nursing
Grand Theories - ANSWER- Nursing theory model that is more delimited in scope than
conceptual models and tends to focus on developing one aspect of a conceptual model
Middle- Range Theories - ANSWER- Nursing theory model that describes, explains, or
predicts concrete and specific phenomena.
It is narrower in scope and more amenable to validation through empirical testing, and
more immediately applicable to clinical practice.
Evidence Based Nursing Practice - ANSWER- Conscientious integration of best
research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values and needs in the delivery of
quality, cost- effective health care.
Quantitative Research - ANSWER- Objectivity and use of numerical data to obtain
information about the world
Qualitative Research - ANSWER- Use of subjective, interactive approaches to describe
life experiences and give meaning to them
Scholarship in Nursing - ANSWER- Those activities that systematically advance the
teaching, research, and practice of nursing through rigorous inquiry that:
is significant to the profession
is creative
can be documented
can be replicated or elaborated
can be peer reviewed through various methods
Networking - ANSWER- Proactive involvement in activities to develop and maintain
personal and professional relationships with others for the purpose of mutual benefit in
work or career.
Six Characteristics of Advanced Direct Care Practice - ANSWER- 1. Use of holistic
perspective
2. Formation of therapeutic partnerships with patients
3. Expert clinical performance
4. Use of reflective practice
5. Use of evidence as a guide to practice
6. Use of diverse approaches to health and illness management
CNS - ANSWER- APRN role that has three spheres: patient/ client, nurses and nursing
practice, organization/ system
Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) - ANSWER- The performance of additional acts by
RN who have gained added knowledge and skills through post- basic education and
clinical experience.
Describes the whole field of a specific type of advanced nursing practice
Advanced Nursing Practice - ANSWER- Any form of nursing intervention that influences
healthcare outcomes for individuals or populations, including the direct care of
individuals and population, management of care for individuals and populations,
administration of nursing and health care organizations, and the development and
implementation of health policy.
What one does in the various specialized roles (clinical practice, education, research,
and leadership)
APRN Criteria - ANSWER- 1) Graduate Education (masters OR doctorate)
2) National Certification
3) Patient Focused Practice
7 Competencies of APRN - ANSWER- 1) Direct Clinical Practice
2)Guidance/Coaching
3)Consultation
4)Evidence-Based Practice
5) Leadership
6) Collaboration
7) Ethical Decision Making
Direct Clinical Practice - ANSWER- Central competency of APRN distinguished by use
of a holistic perspective, therapeutic relationship with patient, expert clinical
performance, reflective practice, evidence based practice, and use of diverse
approaches to health and illness management
Scope of Practice - ANSWER- The legal authority granted to the APRN which varies
amongst roles and from state to state
DNP - ANSWER- Highest level of nursing education (i.e. terminal degree). AACN
defines as a practice focused doctorate degree. Focus is on expertise in clinical
practice.
AACN - ANSWER- Organization responsible for publishing the 8 essentials of DNP
curriculum (Essentials of Doctoral Education of Advanced Nursing Practice)
APRN Consensus Model - ANSWER- Proposed regulatory model for advanced practice
nursing that defines APRN licensure, accreditation, certification, and education (LACE)
,Provides guidance for states to adopt uniformity in the regulation of APRN roles
NCSBN - ANSWER- Independent, not-for-profit organization through which boards of
nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting
public health, safety, and welfare
Has 59 member boards
Prescriptive Authority - ANSWER- Legal authority granted to advanced practice nurses
to prescribe medication
Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA) - ANSWER- Formal agreement addressing the
parameters between an APRN and a collaborating physician; approved by LSBN
Controlled Substances - ANSWER- Additional privilege of an APRN not included with
prescriptive authority; requires LCDS number + DEA Number
Restrictions on Controlled Substances - ANSWER- APRNs may not prescribe controlled
substances in connection with/treatment of:
a) chronic pain
b) obesity
c) oneself, a spouse, child or any other family member
1970s - ANSWER- Doctorate degrees in nursing emerged
AACN Essentials of Doctorate Education for ANP - ANSWER- I: Scientific Underpinning
for Practice
II: Organizational and systems leadership for quality improvement and systems thinking
III: Clinical scholarship and analytical methods for EBP
IV: Information- Systems- Technology and Patient care technology for the improvement
of health care
V: Healthcare policy for advocacy in health care
VI: Interprofessional collaboration for improving patient and population health outcomes.
VII: Clinical prevention and population health for improving the nation's health
VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice.
Focus of the DNP - ANSWER- Clinical Practice
Leadership
Health Policy and Advocacy
Information Technology
1. Collaboration
2. Credibility
3. Compassion
4. Coordination - ANSWER- Four C's of Professional Nurse Communications in Health
Care Teams
, Nursing Theory - ANSWER- Concepts connected by relational statements that describe,
predict, or explain phenomena consistent with nursing's perspective.
Conceptual Models - ANSWER- Nursing theory model that communicates knowledge
useful to the whole discipline of nursing
Grand Theories - ANSWER- Nursing theory model that is more delimited in scope than
conceptual models and tends to focus on developing one aspect of a conceptual model
Middle- Range Theories - ANSWER- Nursing theory model that describes, explains, or
predicts concrete and specific phenomena.
It is narrower in scope and more amenable to validation through empirical testing, and
more immediately applicable to clinical practice.
Evidence Based Nursing Practice - ANSWER- Conscientious integration of best
research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values and needs in the delivery of
quality, cost- effective health care.
Quantitative Research - ANSWER- Objectivity and use of numerical data to obtain
information about the world
Qualitative Research - ANSWER- Use of subjective, interactive approaches to describe
life experiences and give meaning to them
Scholarship in Nursing - ANSWER- Those activities that systematically advance the
teaching, research, and practice of nursing through rigorous inquiry that:
is significant to the profession
is creative
can be documented
can be replicated or elaborated
can be peer reviewed through various methods
Networking - ANSWER- Proactive involvement in activities to develop and maintain
personal and professional relationships with others for the purpose of mutual benefit in
work or career.
Six Characteristics of Advanced Direct Care Practice - ANSWER- 1. Use of holistic
perspective
2. Formation of therapeutic partnerships with patients
3. Expert clinical performance
4. Use of reflective practice
5. Use of evidence as a guide to practice
6. Use of diverse approaches to health and illness management
CNS - ANSWER- APRN role that has three spheres: patient/ client, nurses and nursing
practice, organization/ system
