ANCC PMHNP Exam Chapters 2-4 Questions With Accurate
Answers Explained
Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies - accurate answers-all nurse
practitioners upon graduation are expected to meet these. These include
scientific foundations, leadership, quality, practice inquiry, technology and
information literacy, policy, health delivery system, ethics, and independent
practice
history of NP role - accurate answers-the NP role was introduced in 1965 by
Loretta Ford and Henry Silver, MD at the University of Colorado. They
identified new roles in which experienced RNs with advanced education and
skills were performing clinical duties traditionally reserved for physicians.
License, Accreditation, Certification, and Education Consensus Model -
accurate answers-adopted by many nursing organizations, this provides
guidance for states to adopt uniformity in the regulation of APRN roles;
finalized in 2008
state legislative statutes - accurate answers-grant legal authority for NP
practice
Nurse Practice Act - accurate answers-every state has one; provides title
protection (who may be called a nurse practitioner), defines advanced
practice, prevailing state laws that define scope of practice, places restrictions
on practice, sets NP credentialing requirements, states grounds for
disciplinary action, and may specifically require that an NP develop a
collaborative agreement with a physician
States grounds for disciplinary action - accurate answers-practicing without a
valid license, falsification of records, medicare fraud, failure to use
appropriate nursing judgment, failure to follow accepted nursing standards,
failure to complete accurate nursing documentation
collaborative agreement - accurate answers-a protocol that describes what
types of drugs might be prescribed and defines some form of oversight for NP
practice
, licensure - accurate answers-a process by which an agency of state
government grants permission to persons to engage in the practice of that
profession; also prohibits all others from legally doing protected practice
credentialing - accurate answers-process used to protect the public by
ensuring a minimum level of professional competence
certification - accurate answers-credential that provides title protection;
determines scope of practice; process by which a professional organization or
association certifies that a person licensed to practice as a professional meets
set standards, assures public of mastery, assures person has acquired
necessary skills
scope of practice - accurate answers-defines NP roles and actions; identifies
competencies assumed to be held by all NPs who function in a particular role;
varies broadly from state to state
standards of practice - accurate answers-authoritative statements regarding
the quality and type of practice that should be provided; provide a way to
judge nature of care provided; can be used to legally describe standard of care
that must be met by a provider; may be precise protocols or more general
guidelines
confidentiality - accurate answers-client's right to assume that info given to
provider will not be disclosed, protected under federal stature through the
Medical Record Confidentiality Act of 1995; pertains to written and verbal
info; requires provider obtain signed medical authorization and consent forms
to release medical records and info when requested by client or another
healthcare provider
HIPAA - accurate answers-guarantees clients four fundamental rights: to be
educated about privacy protection, to have access to their own medical
records, to request amendment of their health info to which they object, and
to require their permission for disclosure of their personal info
HITECH - accurate answers-health information technology for economic and
clinical health act of 2009; incentive payments for sharing specific EHR data,
meaningful use incentives
Answers Explained
Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies - accurate answers-all nurse
practitioners upon graduation are expected to meet these. These include
scientific foundations, leadership, quality, practice inquiry, technology and
information literacy, policy, health delivery system, ethics, and independent
practice
history of NP role - accurate answers-the NP role was introduced in 1965 by
Loretta Ford and Henry Silver, MD at the University of Colorado. They
identified new roles in which experienced RNs with advanced education and
skills were performing clinical duties traditionally reserved for physicians.
License, Accreditation, Certification, and Education Consensus Model -
accurate answers-adopted by many nursing organizations, this provides
guidance for states to adopt uniformity in the regulation of APRN roles;
finalized in 2008
state legislative statutes - accurate answers-grant legal authority for NP
practice
Nurse Practice Act - accurate answers-every state has one; provides title
protection (who may be called a nurse practitioner), defines advanced
practice, prevailing state laws that define scope of practice, places restrictions
on practice, sets NP credentialing requirements, states grounds for
disciplinary action, and may specifically require that an NP develop a
collaborative agreement with a physician
States grounds for disciplinary action - accurate answers-practicing without a
valid license, falsification of records, medicare fraud, failure to use
appropriate nursing judgment, failure to follow accepted nursing standards,
failure to complete accurate nursing documentation
collaborative agreement - accurate answers-a protocol that describes what
types of drugs might be prescribed and defines some form of oversight for NP
practice
, licensure - accurate answers-a process by which an agency of state
government grants permission to persons to engage in the practice of that
profession; also prohibits all others from legally doing protected practice
credentialing - accurate answers-process used to protect the public by
ensuring a minimum level of professional competence
certification - accurate answers-credential that provides title protection;
determines scope of practice; process by which a professional organization or
association certifies that a person licensed to practice as a professional meets
set standards, assures public of mastery, assures person has acquired
necessary skills
scope of practice - accurate answers-defines NP roles and actions; identifies
competencies assumed to be held by all NPs who function in a particular role;
varies broadly from state to state
standards of practice - accurate answers-authoritative statements regarding
the quality and type of practice that should be provided; provide a way to
judge nature of care provided; can be used to legally describe standard of care
that must be met by a provider; may be precise protocols or more general
guidelines
confidentiality - accurate answers-client's right to assume that info given to
provider will not be disclosed, protected under federal stature through the
Medical Record Confidentiality Act of 1995; pertains to written and verbal
info; requires provider obtain signed medical authorization and consent forms
to release medical records and info when requested by client or another
healthcare provider
HIPAA - accurate answers-guarantees clients four fundamental rights: to be
educated about privacy protection, to have access to their own medical
records, to request amendment of their health info to which they object, and
to require their permission for disclosure of their personal info
HITECH - accurate answers-health information technology for economic and
clinical health act of 2009; incentive payments for sharing specific EHR data,
meaningful use incentives
