Role Development Final Exam Study Guide Test.

Role Development Final Exam Study Guide Test. Advanced practice registered nurse - CORRECT ANSWER the patient-focused application of an expanded range of competencies to improve health outcomes for patients and populations in a specialized clinical area of the larger discipline of nursing Direct clinical practice - CORRECT ANSWER the central competency of any APN role and informs all the other competencies Four roles of an APRN - CORRECT ANSWER Certified nurse practitioner, certified registered nurse anesthetist, certified nurse midwife, clinical nurse specialist Licensure - CORRECT ANSWER the process whereby an agency of state government grants authorization to an individual to engage in a given profession. For nursing, licensure is usually based on 2 criteria; the application attaining the essential education and degree of competency necessary to perform a unique scope of practice and passing a national exam. Credentialing - CORRECT ANSWER an umbrella term that refers to the regulatory mechanisms that can be applied to individuals, programs, or organizations . Institutional level--the process an individual institution, or health system, uses to permit an APRN to practice in an APRN position within the institution. State level--The requirements that a state uses to assess minimum standards of competency for APRNs to be authorized to practice in an APRN role. Purpose is to protect the health and safety standards of the public. Regulation - CORRECT ANSWER The rules and policies that operationalize the laws and policies that recognize APRNs and credential them for practice in an APRN role and population focus Certification - CORRECT ANSWER A formal process (usually an examination) used by a certifying agency to validate, based on predetermined standards, an individual's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Primary care - CORRECT ANSWER Addresses most health needs across the lifespan, in sickness and in health. Key tasks: first contact with care, longitudinal care, comprehensiveness of care, and coordination of services. Primary care NP - CORRECT ANSWER Educated to provide the full spectrum of health care services to previously diagnosed and undiagnosed primary care patients and families, including health promotion, disease prevention, health protection, anticipatory guidance, counseling, disease management, and palliative and end-of-life care. "Preventative care" Primary Care - CORRECT ANSWER Medical services are divided into primary, secondary, and tertiary care. Primary focuses on general care for overall patient education and wellness, secondary and tertiary care treat more severe conditions that require specialized knowledge and more intensive health monitoring. Certified nurse midwife educational requirements - CORRECT ANSWER Midwifery education has been more broadly based than nursing, Evan at master's level, degrees may come from nursing, midwifery, public health or allied health schools. to earn AMCB certification as either a CNM or a CM must complete a graduate degree program that has been accredited by the accreditation commission for midwifery education (ACME) Regulated on a state-by-state basis; regulated by boards of nursing in 38 states, recognized as APRNs in 42 states. Certified registered nurse anesthetist educational requirements - CORRECT ANSWER Complete BSN or other appropriate baccalaureate degree, hold current licensure as an RN, complete 1 year of critical care as an RN, graduate with a minimum of a master's degree from an accredited nurse anesthesia program, successfully complete national certification exam offered by the NBCRNA for CRNAs Clinical nurse specialist educational requirements - CORRECT ANSWER role was created to provide direct care to patients with complex diseases or conditions, to improve patient outcomes by developing the clinical skills and judgement of staff nurses, and to retain nurses who were experts in clinical practice, particularly in emerging specialty areas. CNS graduate preparation has not been standardized. Certification is available through the American nurses credentialing center and the AACN certification corporation. the consensus model for aprn regulation requires, at a minimum, advanced pharmacology, and advanced physiology and patho physiology.