NP
CRNA
CNS
CNM ANS: What are the 4 recognized roles of the APN?
CNS ANS: Defined as an APN who manages care of the complex and vulnerable populations, educates
and supports, and facilitates change and innovation in health care systems
Society
War
Economic climate
Healthcare Policy ANS: The APN movement consists of?
CRNA ANS: What is the oldest recognized role of the APN?
Hamric's Integrative Model of Advanced Practice ANS: advanced practice nursing as the patient-focused
application of an expanded range of competencies to improve health outcomes for patients and
populations in a specialized clinical area of the larger nursing discipline.
NONPH ANS: This is the only organization specifically devoted to promoting high quality nurse
practitioner (NP) education at the national and international levels including leadership and quality.
ANP ANS: Is characterized by the integration and application of a broad range of theoretical and
evidence based knowledge that occurs as part of graduate nursing education
Direct Clinical practice ANS: What is Hamric's Central core competency?
Henry Silver and Loretta Ford ANS: Who started the first NP program at the University of Colorado in
1965?
Specialty ANS: Involves focusing on a practice in a specific area derived from the fielf of professional
nursing. Example: Critical care nurse
SubSpecialty ANS: This further delineates the focus of practice. Knowledge and skill in a leimited clinical
area is expanded further. Example: Diabetes, transplant, and palliative care.
APN Hospitalist ANS: This states that an APN is nationally certified NP whose practice site is in the
hospital with no outside practice sites.
Specialist, Expanded Role, and now Advanced Practice ANS: What is the evolution of the APN?
, AACN and AANP ANS: What are the 2 credentialing bodies for the NP?
ACNP ANS: What role is to diagnose and manage disease and promote the health of patients in the
acute setting?
Direct care
Guidance and counseling
Consultation
EBP
Leadership
Collaboration
Ethical Decision Making ANS: What are the 7 core competencies of the APN per Hamric?
Establishing and maintaining rapport
Structuring
Obtaining relevant information
Prioritizing ANS: What are the skills of Consultation?
Transformational leadership ANS: Defined as the purpose of the leader and follower to become fused,
creating unity, wholeness and a collective purpose.
Can change values, sttitudes, perceptions, and behaviors. Has a common goal
Situational Leadership ANS: This style is not fixed and may vary based on the environment
ANA ANS: Defines the scope of nursing practice as the who, what, where, when, why, and how or
practice
Individual states nurse practice acts ANS: The APN scope of practice is specified by?
Scope of practice ANS: Must practice and be certified in the specific specialty
Graduate education
Dreyfus model ANS: Novice to Expert skill Adquisition Model
Role Incongruity ANS: incompatibility with assigned role
Example: adult NP requiring pediatric skills
Role ambiguity ANS: when role expectations are not clearly understood
Role Conflict ANS: conflict among the roles connected to two or more statuses
anticipatory guidance ANS: Patient/family counseling which includes information, advice, and
suggestions about expected health-related life occurrences, health maintenance, and preventive plans.