AGACNP-1 Sessions 1&2: Scope of
Practice, Billing & Coding, Health
Promotion Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
Role of AGACNP- Consensus Model - AnswerNo uniform model across states.
Each states independently determines APRN legal scope of practice & criteria for certification.
Licensure - AnswerGranting authority to practice
Accreditation - AnswerFormal review & approval by a recognized agency of edu. or certification
program.
Certification - AnswerFormal recognition of knowlege, skills, & experience demonstrated by
achievement of standards identified by the profession.
Education - AnswerFormal preparation of APRNs in graduate degree-granting programs.
Role of AGACNP vs. other NP Roles - AnswerAGACNP care for "physiologically unstable,
technologically dependent, patients that are highly vulnerable to complications."
Scope & Standards of AGACNP Practice (AACN - Answer-Collect PT data
-Analyze assessment data & determine dx
-ID expected pt outcomes
-Dev. & implement plan of care
-Prescribe interventions
-Eval. pt progress
Quality Indicators/Outcomes - Answer-PT & family satisfaction
-Rate of adverse events
-Complication rate
, -Adherence to d/c plan
-Mortality rate
-LOS
Synergy Model Core Concept - AnswerNeeds & characteristics of PTs & families influence
characteristics or competencies of APRN
Each indiv. characteristic is further delineated by levels of complexity or intensity
Synergy - AnswerResults when a pts needs & characteristics are matched with the APRNs
competencies
Synergy: PT Characteristics - Answer-Resiliency
-Vulnerability
-Stability
-Complexity
-Resource Availability
-Participation in care
-Participation in decision-making
-Predictability ( allows one to expect a certain trajectory of illness)
Patient Characteristics: Resiliency - AnswerCapacity to return to a restorative level of fxn
Patient Characteristics: Vulnerability - AnswerSusceptibility to actual or potential stressors
Patient Characteristics: Stability - AnswerAbility to maintain a steady state of equilibrium
Patient Characteristics: Complexity - AnswerIntricate entanglement of 2 or more systems
Patient Characteristics: Resource Availability - AnswerExtent of resources the pt, fam., & community
bring to the situation
Practice, Billing & Coding, Health
Promotion Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
Role of AGACNP- Consensus Model - AnswerNo uniform model across states.
Each states independently determines APRN legal scope of practice & criteria for certification.
Licensure - AnswerGranting authority to practice
Accreditation - AnswerFormal review & approval by a recognized agency of edu. or certification
program.
Certification - AnswerFormal recognition of knowlege, skills, & experience demonstrated by
achievement of standards identified by the profession.
Education - AnswerFormal preparation of APRNs in graduate degree-granting programs.
Role of AGACNP vs. other NP Roles - AnswerAGACNP care for "physiologically unstable,
technologically dependent, patients that are highly vulnerable to complications."
Scope & Standards of AGACNP Practice (AACN - Answer-Collect PT data
-Analyze assessment data & determine dx
-ID expected pt outcomes
-Dev. & implement plan of care
-Prescribe interventions
-Eval. pt progress
Quality Indicators/Outcomes - Answer-PT & family satisfaction
-Rate of adverse events
-Complication rate
, -Adherence to d/c plan
-Mortality rate
-LOS
Synergy Model Core Concept - AnswerNeeds & characteristics of PTs & families influence
characteristics or competencies of APRN
Each indiv. characteristic is further delineated by levels of complexity or intensity
Synergy - AnswerResults when a pts needs & characteristics are matched with the APRNs
competencies
Synergy: PT Characteristics - Answer-Resiliency
-Vulnerability
-Stability
-Complexity
-Resource Availability
-Participation in care
-Participation in decision-making
-Predictability ( allows one to expect a certain trajectory of illness)
Patient Characteristics: Resiliency - AnswerCapacity to return to a restorative level of fxn
Patient Characteristics: Vulnerability - AnswerSusceptibility to actual or potential stressors
Patient Characteristics: Stability - AnswerAbility to maintain a steady state of equilibrium
Patient Characteristics: Complexity - AnswerIntricate entanglement of 2 or more systems
Patient Characteristics: Resource Availability - AnswerExtent of resources the pt, fam., & community
bring to the situation
