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Which is least important to a successful Nurse Practitioner practice:
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correct answer ✅B.
Independence
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report contains recommendations
for the future of nursing. Not just the Advanced Practice nurse, but
all Registered nurses. One of many recommendations made by the
IOM is that all practitioners be able to practice to the full extent of
their education and scope of practice. The Robert Wood Johnson
foundation has identified barriers to full scope practice, which
includes "Collaborative Practice Agreements"(CPA). These contracts
established by individual states, require APRN's to enter into
contracts with a physician provider for some degree of oversight,
that vary state to state. This oversight is designed to protect the
public, yet there is no evidence that CPA's improve safety or care
provided. However, CPA's have been shown to increase cost and
decrease patient access to care. -
correct answer ✅TRUE
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) supports independent APRN
practice. However there are many obstacles that potentially
interfere with a nurse practitioners ability to function to the full
extent of the APRN education, licensure, accreditation and
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certification. One such obstacle is that of a "collaboration
agreement" required by some states. Collaboration agreements
hinder access to care and cause financial hardship for the APRN and
ultimately the patient as these operating costs are passed along. -
correct answer ✅TRUE
Collaboration between the NNP and the physician is built on mutual
respect and communication. Furthermore, effective collaboration is
demonstrated through leadership. -
correct answer ✅TRUE
A model that supports a collaborative practice is dependent upon
many principles and requires all Except: -
correct answer ✅Physician Leader
The first formal way of communicating, assessing and observing an
infants clinical status at birth, still used today is: -
correct answer ✅Apgar score
The improvement in quality and safety in health care remains an
ongoing and continuous effort to decrease and prevent patient
injury, morbidity and mortality. Choosing Wisely, is an initiative that
was established by the American Board of Internal Medicine, to
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decrease misuse and overuse of procedures and treatments that
contribute to medical waste with little patient value. -
correct answer ✅TRUE
The advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), is an individual who
has been educated to advance the individuals ability to practice
beyond the scope of the bedside nurse, in a particular clinical area.
There are a total of 4 types of APRN's that are supported by the
IOM report, AACN essentials documents and board certification
bodies. These are the Nurse practitioner (NP), Clinical nurse
specialist (CNS), Certified nurse midwife (CNM), Certified registered
nurse anesthetist (CRNA), Of these APRN, there is only one APRN
role educated to care for infants in neonatology, the is the Neonatal
nurse practitioner (NNP). -
correct answer ✅FALSE The
correct answer is False. There are 2 APRN roles in neonatology, the
NNP and the CNS. Both of these roles are critical to the care of
infants in the NICU. Both roles have clear curriculum guidelines and
board certifications examinations. Both roles are supported by the
IOM and AACN essentials documents. RWJ (2017) & NANNP-NANN
(2022) documents.
All APRN's including those who are licensed as Nurse Practitioners
or Clinical Nurse Specialists with Neonatal specific education,