NUR 668 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Primary Prevention - Answers -Prevent the occurrence of new cases
For example: Stress management classes
Secondary Prevention - Answers -Screening (Early identification), Treatment For
example: Phone hotlines.
Tertiary Prevention - Answers -Tertiary Prevention Prevent recurrence, prevent
disability. For example: Rehab, Social skills training
Universal Prevention - Answers -Examples; Childhood
immunizations, seat belt laws, helmets, access
to health care.
Selective Prevention - Answers -Aimed at persons with
increased risk of developing a psychiatric
disorder. Examples are those coming back from
war
Indicated Prevention - Answers -Aimed at those whose symptoms have begun and
early treatment may decrease magnitude of illness or prevent entirely.
Maturational Crisis - Answers -Normal occurring events in life related to one's continual
growth and development
Adventitious (Social) Crisis - Answers -Disaster scenario that impacts one's well being
without warning (For example; Typhoon, War, Earthquake).
Situational Crisis - Answers -These are unexpected events that disturb one's
psychological well being. (For example; an unexpected death or loss of employment).
Board of Nursing - Answers -State regulations, Scope of practice, prescriptive authority,
Nurse Practice Act governed by the BON.
NLNAC: National League for Accrediting Commission - Answers -Evaluates nursing
programs to grant accreditation.
CCNE - Answers -Commission on Nursing Education: Accreditation of nursing
programs with focus on nursing standards.
Joint Commission - Answers -Not for profit organization that certifies health care
organizations in the US in regards to specific performance standards.
, HIPAA - Answers -Exceptions: (Law enforcement, Employers, Life insurers, workers
compensation, schools, state agencies).
ANA - Answers -Code of ethics and Standards of practice.
ANCC - Answers -Certification of standards in our profession.
Plan-Do-Study-Act - Answers -Identifying a goal, forming a
theory, defining what successful metrics would look like and putting forth the plan into
action. The "Do" involves implementation. The "Study" involves
monitoring for the plan for successful outcomes and the "Act" involves adjusting the
methods to achieve future desired results. The cycle repeats itself for future gains.
Reliability - Answers -Test and retest and should get the same results: Its Reproducible
& Consistent. Cronbach's alpha estimates reliability of a test. Ranges from zero - 1. 0.70
or higher is a common threshold in research.
Validity - Answers -Test measures what it claims to measure. The treatment led to the
outcome and is generalizable
P value - Answers -Used to test hypotheses. Probability less than 0.5 points towards a
statistically significant result. (This is an oversimplification for exam purposes).
Incidence - Answers -The number of newly diagnosed cases of a disease occurring
within a period of time.
Prevalence. - Answers -The total number of cases of disease existing in a population
during a period of time.
Malpractice - Answers -Licensed professional such as an APRN, fails to provide
services set forth by the standard of care resulting in harm to the patient. The action
resulted in the harm to the patient.
Negligence - Answers -Failure to provide care that a reasonably prudent Nurse
Practitioner would resulting in harm to the patient. In other words it is the lack of an
action or failure to provide care that resulted in harm to the patient.
Autonomy - Answers -The right for individuals to make their own, yet informed
decisions
Beneficence - Answers -Promoting well being and doing good. Obligation to help others
Fidelity - Answers -Is being loyal, keeping promises and commitment to obligations.
Justice - Answers -Doing what is fair in all aspects of care.
Primary Prevention - Answers -Prevent the occurrence of new cases
For example: Stress management classes
Secondary Prevention - Answers -Screening (Early identification), Treatment For
example: Phone hotlines.
Tertiary Prevention - Answers -Tertiary Prevention Prevent recurrence, prevent
disability. For example: Rehab, Social skills training
Universal Prevention - Answers -Examples; Childhood
immunizations, seat belt laws, helmets, access
to health care.
Selective Prevention - Answers -Aimed at persons with
increased risk of developing a psychiatric
disorder. Examples are those coming back from
war
Indicated Prevention - Answers -Aimed at those whose symptoms have begun and
early treatment may decrease magnitude of illness or prevent entirely.
Maturational Crisis - Answers -Normal occurring events in life related to one's continual
growth and development
Adventitious (Social) Crisis - Answers -Disaster scenario that impacts one's well being
without warning (For example; Typhoon, War, Earthquake).
Situational Crisis - Answers -These are unexpected events that disturb one's
psychological well being. (For example; an unexpected death or loss of employment).
Board of Nursing - Answers -State regulations, Scope of practice, prescriptive authority,
Nurse Practice Act governed by the BON.
NLNAC: National League for Accrediting Commission - Answers -Evaluates nursing
programs to grant accreditation.
CCNE - Answers -Commission on Nursing Education: Accreditation of nursing
programs with focus on nursing standards.
Joint Commission - Answers -Not for profit organization that certifies health care
organizations in the US in regards to specific performance standards.
, HIPAA - Answers -Exceptions: (Law enforcement, Employers, Life insurers, workers
compensation, schools, state agencies).
ANA - Answers -Code of ethics and Standards of practice.
ANCC - Answers -Certification of standards in our profession.
Plan-Do-Study-Act - Answers -Identifying a goal, forming a
theory, defining what successful metrics would look like and putting forth the plan into
action. The "Do" involves implementation. The "Study" involves
monitoring for the plan for successful outcomes and the "Act" involves adjusting the
methods to achieve future desired results. The cycle repeats itself for future gains.
Reliability - Answers -Test and retest and should get the same results: Its Reproducible
& Consistent. Cronbach's alpha estimates reliability of a test. Ranges from zero - 1. 0.70
or higher is a common threshold in research.
Validity - Answers -Test measures what it claims to measure. The treatment led to the
outcome and is generalizable
P value - Answers -Used to test hypotheses. Probability less than 0.5 points towards a
statistically significant result. (This is an oversimplification for exam purposes).
Incidence - Answers -The number of newly diagnosed cases of a disease occurring
within a period of time.
Prevalence. - Answers -The total number of cases of disease existing in a population
during a period of time.
Malpractice - Answers -Licensed professional such as an APRN, fails to provide
services set forth by the standard of care resulting in harm to the patient. The action
resulted in the harm to the patient.
Negligence - Answers -Failure to provide care that a reasonably prudent Nurse
Practitioner would resulting in harm to the patient. In other words it is the lack of an
action or failure to provide care that resulted in harm to the patient.
Autonomy - Answers -The right for individuals to make their own, yet informed
decisions
Beneficence - Answers -Promoting well being and doing good. Obligation to help others
Fidelity - Answers -Is being loyal, keeping promises and commitment to obligations.
Justice - Answers -Doing what is fair in all aspects of care.
