ADVANCED PRACTICE, ROLE DEVELOPMENT, CURRENTTRENDS, AND HEALTH POLICY EXAM | QUESTIONS & 100% CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADEA+

ADVANCED PRACTICE, ROLE DEVELOPMENT, CURRENTTRENDS, AND HEALTH POLICY EXAM | QUESTIONS & 100% CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADEA+ Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Correct Answer: - Completion of accredited graduate level education - Passed national certification examination - Acquired advanced clinical knowledge and skills to provide direct care - Practice and skills build upon the competencies of a Registered Nurse (greater synthesis of data, increased complexity of skills and greater role autonomy) - Educationally prepared to assume responsibility and accountability for direct and indirect patient care (assessment, diagnosis, management, and prescriptive authority) - Clinical experience reflects licensure - Obtained licensure in one of the four APRN roles: CRNA, CNM, CNS, CNP IOM Report on the Future of Nursing highlights... Correct Answer: 1) Nurses should PRACTICE TO THE FULL EXTENT of their education and training 2) Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes SEAMLESS ACADEMIC PROGRESSION 3) Nurses should be FULL PARTNERS WITH PHYSICIANS and other healthcare professionals, in redesigning health care in the U.S. 4) Effective workforce planning and policy require better data collection and an improved information infrastructure Standards of Practice Correct Answer: - Authoritative statements which measure quality of practice, service, or education - Establishes minimum levels of acceptable performance - Provides a means to measure quality of care received - Can be used to provide legal expectations of practice, but were not designed to define standards of practice for clinical or legal purposes Scope of Practice Correct Answer: - Based on what is legally allowable in each state under its Nurse Practice Act - Provides guidelines vs. specific mandates for nursing practice - Is NOT mandated - Varies widely from state to state Prescriptive Authority Correct Answer: NPs have authority to write pharmacological prescriptions, and also for medical devices - independent of a physician's signature Nursing Practice Acts Correct Answer: - Establish statutory authority for licensure of a Registered Nurse - Includes use of title, authorization for scope of practice, and disciplinary grounds Clinical Practice Guidelines/Protocols Correct Answer: Systematically developed statements to assist practitioner and patient about appropriate care for specific clinical outcomes The Consensus Model for Future Regulation of APRN practice describes four essential components Correct Answer: LACE: 1) Licensure 2) Accreditation 3) Certification 4) Education The NP role was initially established to... Correct Answer: Improve access to care and partially solve physician shortage The PNP may obtain certification from the PNCB and which other association? Correct Answer: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) The granting of authority to practice is know