NR668 CEA WEEK 1 POLICY & ETHICS
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
primary prevention - CORRECT-ANSWERSprevent occurence of new cases - example:
stress mgmt classes
types:
universal - examples: childhood immunizations, seat belt laws, healthcare access
selective - aimed at those at risk of developing a psych condition, example: soldiers
coming back from war
indicated - aimed at those with early symptoms and early tx may prevent illness or
magnitude of illness
secondary prevention - CORRECT-ANSWERSscreening to ID early and treatment -
example: phone hotlines
tertiary prevention - CORRECT-ANSWERSprevent recurrence, prevent disability -
example: rehab, social skills training
maturational crisis - CORRECT-ANSWERSnormal occurring events in life related to
one's continual growth and development
adventitious crisis - CORRECT-ANSWERSsocial crisis, disaster scenarios (hurricanes,
war)
situational crisis - CORRECT-ANSWERSunexpected events that disturb ones
psychological well being (unexpected death, employment loss)
Board of Nursing (BON) - CORRECT-ANSWERSstate regs, scope of practice,
prescriptive authority, Nurse Practice Act
NLNAC (National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission) - CORRECT-
ANSWERSnursing program accreditation
, CCNE (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education) - CORRECT-
ANSWERSaccredits nursing programs with focus on nursing standards
Joint Commission - CORRECT-ANSWERSa not-for-profit organization that evaluates
and accredits different types of healthcare facilities
HIPAA exceptions - CORRECT-ANSWERSlaw enforcement, employers, life insurers,
workers comp, schools, state agencies
ANA (American Nurses Association) - CORRECT-ANSWERScode of ethics and
standards of practice
ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center) - CORRECT-ANSWERScertifies
standards in our profession
Quality Improvement - Plan-Do-Study-Act - CORRECT-ANSWERSPlan: identify goal,
form theory, define what successful metrics look like
Do: implement
Study: monitor for successful outcomes
Act: adjust the methods to achieve future desired results
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) - CORRECT-ANSWERSmethod utilized to eval adverse
events
goal is ID underlying issue that cause error and analyze why error occurred to prevent
future harm
Chochrane Library - CORRECT-ANSWERSgold standard for systematic reviews in
healthcare
Reliability - CORRECT-ANSWERStest and retest should get same results - reproducible
and consistent
Cronbach's alpha estimates reliability of a test and ranges from zero - 1, 0.70 or higher is
a common research threshold
Validity - CORRECT-ANSWERStest measures what it is supposed to measure
P value - CORRECT-ANSWERSused to test hypothesis
probability less than 0.5 points towards a statistically significant result (very simplified)
Incidence - CORRECT-ANSWERSnumber of newly diagnosed cases of a disease within
a certain time period
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
primary prevention - CORRECT-ANSWERSprevent occurence of new cases - example:
stress mgmt classes
types:
universal - examples: childhood immunizations, seat belt laws, healthcare access
selective - aimed at those at risk of developing a psych condition, example: soldiers
coming back from war
indicated - aimed at those with early symptoms and early tx may prevent illness or
magnitude of illness
secondary prevention - CORRECT-ANSWERSscreening to ID early and treatment -
example: phone hotlines
tertiary prevention - CORRECT-ANSWERSprevent recurrence, prevent disability -
example: rehab, social skills training
maturational crisis - CORRECT-ANSWERSnormal occurring events in life related to
one's continual growth and development
adventitious crisis - CORRECT-ANSWERSsocial crisis, disaster scenarios (hurricanes,
war)
situational crisis - CORRECT-ANSWERSunexpected events that disturb ones
psychological well being (unexpected death, employment loss)
Board of Nursing (BON) - CORRECT-ANSWERSstate regs, scope of practice,
prescriptive authority, Nurse Practice Act
NLNAC (National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission) - CORRECT-
ANSWERSnursing program accreditation
, CCNE (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education) - CORRECT-
ANSWERSaccredits nursing programs with focus on nursing standards
Joint Commission - CORRECT-ANSWERSa not-for-profit organization that evaluates
and accredits different types of healthcare facilities
HIPAA exceptions - CORRECT-ANSWERSlaw enforcement, employers, life insurers,
workers comp, schools, state agencies
ANA (American Nurses Association) - CORRECT-ANSWERScode of ethics and
standards of practice
ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center) - CORRECT-ANSWERScertifies
standards in our profession
Quality Improvement - Plan-Do-Study-Act - CORRECT-ANSWERSPlan: identify goal,
form theory, define what successful metrics look like
Do: implement
Study: monitor for successful outcomes
Act: adjust the methods to achieve future desired results
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) - CORRECT-ANSWERSmethod utilized to eval adverse
events
goal is ID underlying issue that cause error and analyze why error occurred to prevent
future harm
Chochrane Library - CORRECT-ANSWERSgold standard for systematic reviews in
healthcare
Reliability - CORRECT-ANSWERStest and retest should get same results - reproducible
and consistent
Cronbach's alpha estimates reliability of a test and ranges from zero - 1, 0.70 or higher is
a common research threshold
Validity - CORRECT-ANSWERStest measures what it is supposed to measure
P value - CORRECT-ANSWERSused to test hypothesis
probability less than 0.5 points towards a statistically significant result (very simplified)
Incidence - CORRECT-ANSWERSnumber of newly diagnosed cases of a disease within
a certain time period
