AGACNP -Practice issues; Ethical &
Legal principles Exam
What is considered to be the best single predictor of ones health? - ANS-Health literacy
The average adult reads at an ___ grade level. - ANS-Eighth --> want to teach at a
lower level than this so that you can make sure to get the individuals who fall short of
this
What group lays out national patient safety goals and areas of concern for healthcare
professionals in accredited institutions? - ANS-Joint Commission
Can institutions provide further qualifications and restrictions on the role of healthcare
staff? - ANS-Yes
If you want to help in future natural disasters, what should you do? - ANS-Pre-enroll in
natural disaster organizations
What kind of truth is most therapeutic? - ANS-The piercing simple truth
Healthcare directives may or may not include what? - ANS-A living will
___ is a written compilation of statements that specifies which life-prolonging measures
on does or doesn't want to be if he/she is to become incapacitated. - ANS-Living will
Durable power of attorney is what? - ANS-A significant other to act as a
proxy/agent/attorney-in-fact to articulate the patients advance directive
What protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they
change or lose their jobs? - ANS-Title 1 of HIPAA --> They can continue healthcare
coverage but have to pay for it
Title II of HIPAA / Administrative Simplification (AS) requires the establishment of what?
- ANS-National standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers
for providers, health insurance plans and employers
Does the "duty to warn" supersede the right to confidentiality if a patients condition may
endanger others? What about the duty to protect a patient from harming him/herself? -
ANS-Yes, these both supersede patient confidentiality
, When initiating healthcare changes you always begin ___ and move ___. - ANS-Local;
Outward (Ex. Start @ the hospital, then the community, then the region, then state and
then national)
In treating patients, what is treated first, medical or psychosocial conditions? - ANS-
Medical
What is the strongest method to evaluate teaching? - ANS-Return demonstration
A tertiary facility is what? - ANS-A major facility
What kind of conditions may need to be transferred to a tertiary facility? - ANS-Major
Maxillofacial injuries
Severe Le Fort fractures of the skull
Le Fort 1 - ANS-Floating palate
Le Fort 2 - ANS-Floating Maxilla
Le Fort 3 - ANS-Floating face
If a patient still needs primary care screening exams do we disarchage? - ANS-Yes, do
not delay discharge for primary screening exams that are not absolutely necessary
What is the most powerful data collected from a patient? - ANS-SUBJECTIVE data or
data you observe
Healthy People 2030 Goals (2) - ANS-1. Increase the quality and years of healthy life
2. Eliminate health disparities among Americans
In most states, what 6 conditions must be reported to the department of health by the
NP? - ANS-Gonorrhea
Chlamydia
Syphilis
HIV
TB
COVID-19
For child or elder abuse who do we call? - ANS-Social work
When a patient has a gunshot wound or a criminal act of injury from a dangerous
weapon, who do we contact? - ANS-Police; They will have to answer police questions
An NP must also notify the dep. of health regarding what kind of injury? - ANS-Animal
bites
Legal principles Exam
What is considered to be the best single predictor of ones health? - ANS-Health literacy
The average adult reads at an ___ grade level. - ANS-Eighth --> want to teach at a
lower level than this so that you can make sure to get the individuals who fall short of
this
What group lays out national patient safety goals and areas of concern for healthcare
professionals in accredited institutions? - ANS-Joint Commission
Can institutions provide further qualifications and restrictions on the role of healthcare
staff? - ANS-Yes
If you want to help in future natural disasters, what should you do? - ANS-Pre-enroll in
natural disaster organizations
What kind of truth is most therapeutic? - ANS-The piercing simple truth
Healthcare directives may or may not include what? - ANS-A living will
___ is a written compilation of statements that specifies which life-prolonging measures
on does or doesn't want to be if he/she is to become incapacitated. - ANS-Living will
Durable power of attorney is what? - ANS-A significant other to act as a
proxy/agent/attorney-in-fact to articulate the patients advance directive
What protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they
change or lose their jobs? - ANS-Title 1 of HIPAA --> They can continue healthcare
coverage but have to pay for it
Title II of HIPAA / Administrative Simplification (AS) requires the establishment of what?
- ANS-National standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers
for providers, health insurance plans and employers
Does the "duty to warn" supersede the right to confidentiality if a patients condition may
endanger others? What about the duty to protect a patient from harming him/herself? -
ANS-Yes, these both supersede patient confidentiality
, When initiating healthcare changes you always begin ___ and move ___. - ANS-Local;
Outward (Ex. Start @ the hospital, then the community, then the region, then state and
then national)
In treating patients, what is treated first, medical or psychosocial conditions? - ANS-
Medical
What is the strongest method to evaluate teaching? - ANS-Return demonstration
A tertiary facility is what? - ANS-A major facility
What kind of conditions may need to be transferred to a tertiary facility? - ANS-Major
Maxillofacial injuries
Severe Le Fort fractures of the skull
Le Fort 1 - ANS-Floating palate
Le Fort 2 - ANS-Floating Maxilla
Le Fort 3 - ANS-Floating face
If a patient still needs primary care screening exams do we disarchage? - ANS-Yes, do
not delay discharge for primary screening exams that are not absolutely necessary
What is the most powerful data collected from a patient? - ANS-SUBJECTIVE data or
data you observe
Healthy People 2030 Goals (2) - ANS-1. Increase the quality and years of healthy life
2. Eliminate health disparities among Americans
In most states, what 6 conditions must be reported to the department of health by the
NP? - ANS-Gonorrhea
Chlamydia
Syphilis
HIV
TB
COVID-19
For child or elder abuse who do we call? - ANS-Social work
When a patient has a gunshot wound or a criminal act of injury from a dangerous
weapon, who do we contact? - ANS-Police; They will have to answer police questions
An NP must also notify the dep. of health regarding what kind of injury? - ANS-Animal
bites
