NURS 8024 Final Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Who is the certifying body we take the WHNP boards through? - CORRECT ANSWER NCC
(National Certification Corporation)
This is a nurse who has graduate level of education; passed national certification, built on
competencies of an RN, is educationally prepared to take on the responsibility/accountability of
patient issues - CORRECT ANSWER Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN)
What are the four APRN roles? - CORRECT ANSWER NP
CNM
CNS
CRNA
The national organization of nurse practitioner faculties (NONPF) describes NINE core
competencies...what are they - CORRECT ANSWER scientific foundation
Leadership
Quality
Practice inquiry
Technology/information literacy
Policy
Health delivery system
Ethics
Independent practice
2 national organizations that provide guidelines for WHNP practice and education? - CORRECT
ANSWER american association of colleges of nursing (AACN)
National organization of NP faculties (NONPF)
,Process for certification maintenance for an NP - CORRECT ANSWER -cert is valid for 3
years
-complete continuing competency assessment at the beginning of your maintenance cycle
-continuing education earned is based on your education plan after the assessment is completed
Maintain current/active, unencumbered licensure, update and upload licensure
Main provisions of patient protection and affordable care act? - CORRECT ANSWER increase
access to insurance
Decrease cost
Consumer protection
Wellness/prevention
Increase quality of healthcare
Expand workforce
What is the scope of practice of a WHNP - CORRECT ANSWER providing gynecologic,
sexual, obstetric, and reproductive care, mgmt, family planning, STI dx/tx, menopause mgmt,
postmenopausal care, and primary care to women.
Who Governs the scope of practice of WHNP? - CORRECT ANSWER **established by the
nurse practice act in the STATE which they are licensed/practice in
What is prescriptive authority? - CORRECT ANSWER The ability and extent of NP's ability to
prescribe medication; is dependent on state nurse practice act
What are the 4 levels of management of care? - CORRECT ANSWER independent
Consultation
Referral
Collaboration
Example of independent level management of care - CORRECT ANSWER functioning as a
lone provider that manages previously and undiagnosed patients.
,Example of consultation level management of care - CORRECT ANSWER request for direction
or help on a dx/tx plan from another provider
Example of referral level management of care - CORRECT ANSWER another provider
accepting the ongoing treatment/care for a problem
Example of collaboration level management of care - CORRECT ANSWER joint
communication and decision-making between healthcare professionals that are working towards
mutual goals of patient care
This is the process by which an NP will receive the authority of bill insurance companies for the
services they provide; this is usually completed by the practice manager.
Involves a provider obtaining authorization to practice - CORRECT
ANSWER credentialing/privileging process
These are considered "practice guidelines"; the "how to" of a discipline or specialty. They clarify
scope and authority r/t a specific activity by defining who can do what activity, with what level of
supervision, and when (stated at the state board/institution level) - CORRECT
ANSWER standards of practice
Provision of services in a manner consistent with care as a another professional with similar training
and experience faced with a similar situation would provide; sets minimum criteria for job proficiency
(stated by medicare, joint commission) - CORRECT ANSWER standards of care
Independence; capacity for making decisions, judgement, knowledge, and self-determination.
Ex: clinical decision making - CORRECT ANSWER autonomy
Obligation to promote patient's well being, or an act of kindness/charity.
Ex: holding a dying patients hand; "do good" - CORRECT ANSWER Beneficence
The obligation not to harm or cause injury
, Ex: stopping a medication that is causing harmful SE's - CORRECT ANSWER nonmalifience
Remaining TRUTHFUL w/ the patients regardless of any circumstances
Ex: telling the patient the truth, never lying, even if it may cause distress - CORRECT
ANSWER veracity
Moral and ethics of a provider; keeping your promise
Ex: telling a patient you will come back and check on their pain, and actually doing so - CORRECT
ANSWER fidelity
Unity and mutuality; FAIR distribution of resources and care in healthcare
Ex: providing the same treatment options to two different patients - CORRECT
ANSWER justice
Integration of clinical expertise with the best available clinical evidence from research; is the
"conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of theory-derived, research-based information in making
decisions about care delivery to patients and in consideration of individual needs and preferences. -
CORRECT ANSWER evidence-based practice
What does HIPAA stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (1996)
What is the health insurance portability and accountability act? - CORRECT ANSWER federal
law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from
being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge
The process of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion; the MOVEMENT of drugs
within the body, what the BODY DOES to a drug - CORRECT ANSWER pharmacokinetics
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Who is the certifying body we take the WHNP boards through? - CORRECT ANSWER NCC
(National Certification Corporation)
This is a nurse who has graduate level of education; passed national certification, built on
competencies of an RN, is educationally prepared to take on the responsibility/accountability of
patient issues - CORRECT ANSWER Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN)
What are the four APRN roles? - CORRECT ANSWER NP
CNM
CNS
CRNA
The national organization of nurse practitioner faculties (NONPF) describes NINE core
competencies...what are they - CORRECT ANSWER scientific foundation
Leadership
Quality
Practice inquiry
Technology/information literacy
Policy
Health delivery system
Ethics
Independent practice
2 national organizations that provide guidelines for WHNP practice and education? - CORRECT
ANSWER american association of colleges of nursing (AACN)
National organization of NP faculties (NONPF)
,Process for certification maintenance for an NP - CORRECT ANSWER -cert is valid for 3
years
-complete continuing competency assessment at the beginning of your maintenance cycle
-continuing education earned is based on your education plan after the assessment is completed
Maintain current/active, unencumbered licensure, update and upload licensure
Main provisions of patient protection and affordable care act? - CORRECT ANSWER increase
access to insurance
Decrease cost
Consumer protection
Wellness/prevention
Increase quality of healthcare
Expand workforce
What is the scope of practice of a WHNP - CORRECT ANSWER providing gynecologic,
sexual, obstetric, and reproductive care, mgmt, family planning, STI dx/tx, menopause mgmt,
postmenopausal care, and primary care to women.
Who Governs the scope of practice of WHNP? - CORRECT ANSWER **established by the
nurse practice act in the STATE which they are licensed/practice in
What is prescriptive authority? - CORRECT ANSWER The ability and extent of NP's ability to
prescribe medication; is dependent on state nurse practice act
What are the 4 levels of management of care? - CORRECT ANSWER independent
Consultation
Referral
Collaboration
Example of independent level management of care - CORRECT ANSWER functioning as a
lone provider that manages previously and undiagnosed patients.
,Example of consultation level management of care - CORRECT ANSWER request for direction
or help on a dx/tx plan from another provider
Example of referral level management of care - CORRECT ANSWER another provider
accepting the ongoing treatment/care for a problem
Example of collaboration level management of care - CORRECT ANSWER joint
communication and decision-making between healthcare professionals that are working towards
mutual goals of patient care
This is the process by which an NP will receive the authority of bill insurance companies for the
services they provide; this is usually completed by the practice manager.
Involves a provider obtaining authorization to practice - CORRECT
ANSWER credentialing/privileging process
These are considered "practice guidelines"; the "how to" of a discipline or specialty. They clarify
scope and authority r/t a specific activity by defining who can do what activity, with what level of
supervision, and when (stated at the state board/institution level) - CORRECT
ANSWER standards of practice
Provision of services in a manner consistent with care as a another professional with similar training
and experience faced with a similar situation would provide; sets minimum criteria for job proficiency
(stated by medicare, joint commission) - CORRECT ANSWER standards of care
Independence; capacity for making decisions, judgement, knowledge, and self-determination.
Ex: clinical decision making - CORRECT ANSWER autonomy
Obligation to promote patient's well being, or an act of kindness/charity.
Ex: holding a dying patients hand; "do good" - CORRECT ANSWER Beneficence
The obligation not to harm or cause injury
, Ex: stopping a medication that is causing harmful SE's - CORRECT ANSWER nonmalifience
Remaining TRUTHFUL w/ the patients regardless of any circumstances
Ex: telling the patient the truth, never lying, even if it may cause distress - CORRECT
ANSWER veracity
Moral and ethics of a provider; keeping your promise
Ex: telling a patient you will come back and check on their pain, and actually doing so - CORRECT
ANSWER fidelity
Unity and mutuality; FAIR distribution of resources and care in healthcare
Ex: providing the same treatment options to two different patients - CORRECT
ANSWER justice
Integration of clinical expertise with the best available clinical evidence from research; is the
"conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of theory-derived, research-based information in making
decisions about care delivery to patients and in consideration of individual needs and preferences. -
CORRECT ANSWER evidence-based practice
What does HIPAA stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (1996)
What is the health insurance portability and accountability act? - CORRECT ANSWER federal
law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from
being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge
The process of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion; the MOVEMENT of drugs
within the body, what the BODY DOES to a drug - CORRECT ANSWER pharmacokinetics
