Nursing 50 Midterm Flashcards Questions With Complete
Solutions
Accreditation: Ensuring Quality Education Correct Answers
Accreditation - voluntary review process of educational
programs by a professional organization
The accrediting agency compares the educational quality of the
program with established standards and criteria.
It derives authority from the US Department of Education.
Acute illness Correct Answers Sudden onset of symptoms
Progresses quickly from mild to severe
Pt usually returns to former lvl of function
Not usually permanent
Does not usually require long term behavioral change/treatment
Advance Practice Degrees: Doctorate Correct Answers
Doctoral programs prepare nurses to become faculty members in
universities, administrators in schools of nursing or large
medical centers, researchers, theorists, and advanced
practitioners.
Research-focused degree—doctor of philosophy (PhD) or doctor
of science (DSc)
Practice-focused degree—doctor of nursing practice (DNP)
DNP to become minimum requirement for advance practice
Advance Practice Degrees: MSN Correct Answers Admission
requirements:
Active and unrestricted license
,BSN or equivalent AND
Work experience
2 to 4 years, depending on focus
Major areas of role preparation:
Administration, case management, informatics, health
policy/health care systems, teacher education, clinical nurse
specialist, NP, nurse-midwifery, nurse anesthesia, and other
clinical and nonclinical areas of study
Advance practice program Correct Answers MSN, DPN,
Research degrees
Advanced Nursing Practice Correct Answers -Advanced
educational and clinical practice requirements beyond basic pre-
licensure nursing education
Four categories of APNs:
1. Nurse practitioner
2. Clinical nurse specialist
3. Certified nurse-midwife
4. Certified registered nurse anesthetist
Agencies responsible for the accreditation of nursing education
Correct Answers Accreditation Commission for Education in
Nursing (ACEN)
Accredits ALL nursing programs, not just RN programs
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
Baccalaureate and higher
, Applied science Correct Answers Practical application of
scientific theory and laws- also known as clinical science
Ex: How much sugar to give to rat until they become diabetic
*Done in Lab
Articulated Programs Correct Answers Definition: Mobility
between programs
Purpose: Facilitate opportunities to move up the educational
ladder.
Multiple-entry and multiple exit programs
Articulation agreements facilitate student movement between
programs and accept transfer credit between institutions.
These result in acceleration or advanced placement.
Associate Degree Programs Correct Answers Begun 1952,
based on a model developed by Mildred Montag.
Mildred Montag's ADN program:
-Short duration to prepare nurse technicians
-Nurse technicians function under supervision of professional
nurses
-Routine care in acute and long-term settings
-Intended for end-point degree and not an incremental step to
BSN
-Contrary to the original intent of ADN, the graduates received
the right to sit for NCLEX-RN
Solutions
Accreditation: Ensuring Quality Education Correct Answers
Accreditation - voluntary review process of educational
programs by a professional organization
The accrediting agency compares the educational quality of the
program with established standards and criteria.
It derives authority from the US Department of Education.
Acute illness Correct Answers Sudden onset of symptoms
Progresses quickly from mild to severe
Pt usually returns to former lvl of function
Not usually permanent
Does not usually require long term behavioral change/treatment
Advance Practice Degrees: Doctorate Correct Answers
Doctoral programs prepare nurses to become faculty members in
universities, administrators in schools of nursing or large
medical centers, researchers, theorists, and advanced
practitioners.
Research-focused degree—doctor of philosophy (PhD) or doctor
of science (DSc)
Practice-focused degree—doctor of nursing practice (DNP)
DNP to become minimum requirement for advance practice
Advance Practice Degrees: MSN Correct Answers Admission
requirements:
Active and unrestricted license
,BSN or equivalent AND
Work experience
2 to 4 years, depending on focus
Major areas of role preparation:
Administration, case management, informatics, health
policy/health care systems, teacher education, clinical nurse
specialist, NP, nurse-midwifery, nurse anesthesia, and other
clinical and nonclinical areas of study
Advance practice program Correct Answers MSN, DPN,
Research degrees
Advanced Nursing Practice Correct Answers -Advanced
educational and clinical practice requirements beyond basic pre-
licensure nursing education
Four categories of APNs:
1. Nurse practitioner
2. Clinical nurse specialist
3. Certified nurse-midwife
4. Certified registered nurse anesthetist
Agencies responsible for the accreditation of nursing education
Correct Answers Accreditation Commission for Education in
Nursing (ACEN)
Accredits ALL nursing programs, not just RN programs
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
Baccalaureate and higher
, Applied science Correct Answers Practical application of
scientific theory and laws- also known as clinical science
Ex: How much sugar to give to rat until they become diabetic
*Done in Lab
Articulated Programs Correct Answers Definition: Mobility
between programs
Purpose: Facilitate opportunities to move up the educational
ladder.
Multiple-entry and multiple exit programs
Articulation agreements facilitate student movement between
programs and accept transfer credit between institutions.
These result in acceleration or advanced placement.
Associate Degree Programs Correct Answers Begun 1952,
based on a model developed by Mildred Montag.
Mildred Montag's ADN program:
-Short duration to prepare nurse technicians
-Nurse technicians function under supervision of professional
nurses
-Routine care in acute and long-term settings
-Intended for end-point degree and not an incremental step to
BSN
-Contrary to the original intent of ADN, the graduates received
the right to sit for NCLEX-RN
