MSN 612 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
What are the certification options for AGNP? - RIGHT ANSWER- American
Academy of Nurse Practitioners (A-GNP) - American Nursing Credentialing
Center (AGPCNP-BC) What are the certification options for AGACNP? -
RIGHT ANSWER- American Nurses Credentialing Center (AGACNP-BC)
What are the certification options for PMHNP? - RIGHT ANSWER- American
Nurses Credentialing Center (PMHNP-BC) What is the purpose of the
consensus model (LACE) - RIGHT ANSWER- designed to align the
interrelationships among licensure, accreditation, certification, and education -
Goal is to improve patient access to APRNs, support nurses to work more
easily across different states, and enhance the AMCC certification process by
preserving the highest standards of nursing excellence What are the key
aspects of a collaborative agreement - RIGHT ANSWER- working relationship
between physician and NP - physician provides supervision and guidance -
NP prescribes controlled substances under physician Do all states require a
collaborative agreement - RIGHT ANSWERNo What are typical setbacks and
challenges new NPs experience? Where do these challenges (transition
inhibitors) come from? - RIGHT ANSWER- lack of mentoring or supervision -
lack of confidence - socialization defecits Identify the steps of the road
,transition from RN to APRN - RIGHT ANSWER1. Understand the transition 2.
Use your experience carefully 3. Set realistic expectations 4. Seek a formal
orientation 5. Find a mentor What causes anxiety and the new APRN? -
RIGHT ANSWER- Taking on a more responsible role - new environment -
lack of confidence - time management and staying on task - prioritization -
communicating with patients our families What does the APRN need to
consider when evaluating research - RIGHT ANSWER- dissemination bias -
levels of evidence - strength of evidence - ability to apply it to practice -
validity of information Identify the patterns of statutory and regulatory authority
when it comes to prescription writing - RIGHT ANSWER- established
formulary: list of drugs that the APRN can prescribe - negative or exclusionary
formulary: APRN can prescribe all drugs with the exception of a short list of
forbidden drugs - individualized collaborative formulary: established by the
APRN with a collaborating physician - unlimited authority: no formulary or
collaborative requirements Identify competencies evaluated during the
credentialing process - RIGHT ANSWERsub-competencies for advanced
practice nurses Identify the relationship between the processes and
documents required for the APRN credentialing process and the decisions for
scope of practice or clinical privileges made by the employing institution -
RIGHT ANSWERThe institution making the decisions about scope of practice
or clinical privileges for APRNs may consider factors such as the type of
services the APRN is authorized to provide, the population the APRN will
, serve, and the setting in which the APRN will work. Describe the difference
between clinical judgment and using the best evidence to make decisions -
RIGHT ANSWER- clinical judgment: understanding or inference about a
patient needs, concerns, or health problems followed by the decision to act (or
not act) to use your modify standard approaches, or to improvise new ones as
deemed appropriate by the patient's response Describe the basic concepts of
advocacy and patient autonomy - RIGHT ANSWER- advocacy: The act or
process of pleading for, supporting, or recommending a cause or course of
action. Advocacy may be for a persons or for an issue - autonomy (patient):
The right of patients to make decisions about their medical care without their
healthcare provider trying to influence the decision - autonomy (NP): The NP's
use of their experience, clinical judgment, and responsibility to practice
without restriction in professional collaboration with other healthcare
professionals Describe the differences between an employee and an
independent contractor - RIGHT ANSWER- Employee: the individual or entity
for whom the APN performs services for controls what the APN does and
when or how she does it - Independent contractor: The individual or entity
oversees only the result of the APRNs work and not the manner or method in
which the work is done What are the liability concerns for an independent
contractor - RIGHT ANSWER- they do not have the safe harbor of the
doctrine of respondeat superior, which holds an employer responsible for the
act of an employer Explain a covenant to not compete - RIGHT ANSWERAn
ANSWERS 2025
What are the certification options for AGNP? - RIGHT ANSWER- American
Academy of Nurse Practitioners (A-GNP) - American Nursing Credentialing
Center (AGPCNP-BC) What are the certification options for AGACNP? -
RIGHT ANSWER- American Nurses Credentialing Center (AGACNP-BC)
What are the certification options for PMHNP? - RIGHT ANSWER- American
Nurses Credentialing Center (PMHNP-BC) What is the purpose of the
consensus model (LACE) - RIGHT ANSWER- designed to align the
interrelationships among licensure, accreditation, certification, and education -
Goal is to improve patient access to APRNs, support nurses to work more
easily across different states, and enhance the AMCC certification process by
preserving the highest standards of nursing excellence What are the key
aspects of a collaborative agreement - RIGHT ANSWER- working relationship
between physician and NP - physician provides supervision and guidance -
NP prescribes controlled substances under physician Do all states require a
collaborative agreement - RIGHT ANSWERNo What are typical setbacks and
challenges new NPs experience? Where do these challenges (transition
inhibitors) come from? - RIGHT ANSWER- lack of mentoring or supervision -
lack of confidence - socialization defecits Identify the steps of the road
,transition from RN to APRN - RIGHT ANSWER1. Understand the transition 2.
Use your experience carefully 3. Set realistic expectations 4. Seek a formal
orientation 5. Find a mentor What causes anxiety and the new APRN? -
RIGHT ANSWER- Taking on a more responsible role - new environment -
lack of confidence - time management and staying on task - prioritization -
communicating with patients our families What does the APRN need to
consider when evaluating research - RIGHT ANSWER- dissemination bias -
levels of evidence - strength of evidence - ability to apply it to practice -
validity of information Identify the patterns of statutory and regulatory authority
when it comes to prescription writing - RIGHT ANSWER- established
formulary: list of drugs that the APRN can prescribe - negative or exclusionary
formulary: APRN can prescribe all drugs with the exception of a short list of
forbidden drugs - individualized collaborative formulary: established by the
APRN with a collaborating physician - unlimited authority: no formulary or
collaborative requirements Identify competencies evaluated during the
credentialing process - RIGHT ANSWERsub-competencies for advanced
practice nurses Identify the relationship between the processes and
documents required for the APRN credentialing process and the decisions for
scope of practice or clinical privileges made by the employing institution -
RIGHT ANSWERThe institution making the decisions about scope of practice
or clinical privileges for APRNs may consider factors such as the type of
services the APRN is authorized to provide, the population the APRN will
, serve, and the setting in which the APRN will work. Describe the difference
between clinical judgment and using the best evidence to make decisions -
RIGHT ANSWER- clinical judgment: understanding or inference about a
patient needs, concerns, or health problems followed by the decision to act (or
not act) to use your modify standard approaches, or to improvise new ones as
deemed appropriate by the patient's response Describe the basic concepts of
advocacy and patient autonomy - RIGHT ANSWER- advocacy: The act or
process of pleading for, supporting, or recommending a cause or course of
action. Advocacy may be for a persons or for an issue - autonomy (patient):
The right of patients to make decisions about their medical care without their
healthcare provider trying to influence the decision - autonomy (NP): The NP's
use of their experience, clinical judgment, and responsibility to practice
without restriction in professional collaboration with other healthcare
professionals Describe the differences between an employee and an
independent contractor - RIGHT ANSWER- Employee: the individual or entity
for whom the APN performs services for controls what the APN does and
when or how she does it - Independent contractor: The individual or entity
oversees only the result of the APRNs work and not the manner or method in
which the work is done What are the liability concerns for an independent
contractor - RIGHT ANSWER- they do not have the safe harbor of the
doctrine of respondeat superior, which holds an employer responsible for the
act of an employer Explain a covenant to not compete - RIGHT ANSWERAn
