WGU C157 Essentials of Advanced Nursing Practice Field
Experience
1. Vulnerable Populations: Vulnerable populations include patients who are racial or
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| ethnic minorities, children, elderly, socioeconomically disadvantaged, underin-
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sured or those with certain medical conditions
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Infants, children, older adults, the ill, the physically and mentally disabled, the
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illiterate and the poor
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2. QIA: Quality Improvement Activity "An activity used to monitor, evaluate or
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improve the quality of health care delivered by the practice."
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3. Definition of Quality Improvement: Quality improvement (QI) consists of sys-
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tematic and continuous actions that lead to measurable improvement in health care
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services and the health status of targeted patient groups
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4. The QI team has recommended the use of sound machine in each patient
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room to muffle the ambient noise on the unit. How should the MSN respond to
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| this recommendation?: The MSN should search the literature to confirm that the
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| recommendation is evidence-based. | |
5. Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing (Nursing Standard): Nursing
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Standard that:
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1. Defines the essential elements of master's education for advanced practice rolesin
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,| nursing.
2. Provides a framework for designing and assessing master's education programsfor
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| advanced practice nursing. | |
6. National Patient Safety Goals: The NPSGs were established by the Joint
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| Commission to help accredited organizations address specific areas of concernin
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| regard to patient safety.
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7. The Joint Commission: The Joint Commission accredits more than 20,000
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health care organizations in the U.S. This accreditation is recognized by state
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| agencies as a condition of licensure and receipt of Medicaid reimbursement.
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8. Preventive Action: A proactive plan to prevent a potential occurrence of an
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adverse event.
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9. Corrective Action: Corrective action is a reactive plan to prevent are-
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occurrence of an adverse event. | | | |
10. Quantifiable Measure: Data-driven quality improvement indicator. | | | | |
11. National League for Nursing CoreValues: NLN Values
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Caring
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Integrity
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,Diversity
| Excellenc
e
12. Magnet Conceptual Model Components: Transformational Leadership
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Structural Empowerment
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Exemplary Professional Practice | |
New Knowledge, Innovation, & Improvements
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Empirical Quality Results
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13. Magnet Hospitals: Higher percentages of satisfied RNs
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Lower RN turnover and vacancy
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Improved clinical outcomes
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| Improved patient satisfaction
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14. Magnet Recognition Program: ANCC program that recognizes healthcare
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organizations that provide excellence in nursing.
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15. Definition of Bias: cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against
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someone or something.
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16. When can Bias occur: Can occur when non-random data is chosen for analy-sis,
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| which influences the statistical significance of the test, or produces distorted
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| results.
17. Convenience Sample: A subset of a population selected because the individ-
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uals are readily available and accessible.
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18. Mission Statement: Describes the reason for the organizations's current ex-
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istence.
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19. Values Statement: Describes what an organization believes in and how it will
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, behave.
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20. Sampling: Selection of a representative subset of a population to predict the
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effects of a change on the whole population.
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21. Random Sample: A subset of a population in which each individual of the
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subset had an equal probability / an equal chance of being chosen.
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22. Deemed Status: In order for a health care organization to receive payment
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| from Medicare or Medicaid programs, it must meet the eligibility requirements set
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forth in federal regulations.
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Health care organizations that achieve accreditation through a 'deemed status' sur-vey
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conducted by the Joint Commission (or other recognized accrediting process or
| | | | | | | | | | |
| agency) are determined to have met Medicare and Medicaid requirements.
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Experience
1. Vulnerable Populations: Vulnerable populations include patients who are racial or
| | | | | | | | |
| ethnic minorities, children, elderly, socioeconomically disadvantaged, underin-
| | | | | |
sured or those with certain medical conditions
| | | | | | |
Infants, children, older adults, the ill, the physically and mentally disabled, the
| | | | | | | | | | |
illiterate and the poor
| | | |
2. QIA: Quality Improvement Activity "An activity used to monitor, evaluate or
| | | | | | | | | |
improve the quality of health care delivered by the practice."
| | | | | | | | | |
3. Definition of Quality Improvement: Quality improvement (QI) consists of sys-
| | | | | | | | |
tematic and continuous actions that lead to measurable improvement in health care
| | | | | | | | | | | |
services and the health status of targeted patient groups
| | | | | | | | |
4. The QI team has recommended the use of sound machine in each patient
| | | | | | | | | | | |
room to muffle the ambient noise on the unit. How should the MSN respond to
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| this recommendation?: The MSN should search the literature to confirm that the
| | | | | | | | | | |
| recommendation is evidence-based. | |
5. Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing (Nursing Standard): Nursing
| | | | | | | |
Standard that:
| |
1. Defines the essential elements of master's education for advanced practice rolesin
| | | | | | | | | | |
1 |/ |39
,| nursing.
2. Provides a framework for designing and assessing master's education programsfor
| | | | | | | | | |
| advanced practice nursing. | |
6. National Patient Safety Goals: The NPSGs were established by the Joint
| | | | | | | | | |
| Commission to help accredited organizations address specific areas of concernin
| | | | | | | | | |
| regard to patient safety.
| | |
7. The Joint Commission: The Joint Commission accredits more than 20,000
| | | | | | | | |
health care organizations in the U.S. This accreditation is recognized by state
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| agencies as a condition of licensure and receipt of Medicaid reimbursement.
| | | | | | | | | |
8. Preventive Action: A proactive plan to prevent a potential occurrence of an
| | | | | | | | | | |
adverse event.
| |
9. Corrective Action: Corrective action is a reactive plan to prevent are-
| | | | | | | | | | |
occurrence of an adverse event. | | | |
10. Quantifiable Measure: Data-driven quality improvement indicator. | | | | |
11. National League for Nursing CoreValues: NLN Values
| | | | | | |
Caring
|
Integrity
2 |/ |39
,Diversity
| Excellenc
e
12. Magnet Conceptual Model Components: Transformational Leadership
| | | | |
Structural Empowerment
| |
Exemplary Professional Practice | |
New Knowledge, Innovation, & Improvements
| | | |
Empirical Quality Results
| | |
13. Magnet Hospitals: Higher percentages of satisfied RNs
| | | | | |
Lower RN turnover and vacancy
| | | | |
Improved clinical outcomes
| |
| Improved patient satisfaction
| |
14. Magnet Recognition Program: ANCC program that recognizes healthcare
| | | | | | |
organizations that provide excellence in nursing.
| | | | | |
15. Definition of Bias: cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
someone or something.
| | |
16. When can Bias occur: Can occur when non-random data is chosen for analy-sis,
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| which influences the statistical significance of the test, or produces distorted
| | | | | | | | | |
| results.
17. Convenience Sample: A subset of a population selected because the individ-
| | | | | | | | | |
uals are readily available and accessible.
| | | | | |
18. Mission Statement: Describes the reason for the organizations's current ex-
| | | | | | | | |
istence.
|
19. Values Statement: Describes what an organization believes in and how it will
| | | | | | | | | | |
3 |/ |39
, behave.
|
20. Sampling: Selection of a representative subset of a population to predict the
| | | | | | | | | | |
effects of a change on the whole population.
| | | | | | | |
21. Random Sample: A subset of a population in which each individual of the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
subset had an equal probability / an equal chance of being chosen.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
22. Deemed Status: In order for a health care organization to receive payment
| | | | | | | | | | |
| from Medicare or Medicaid programs, it must meet the eligibility requirements set
| | | | | | | | | | |
forth in federal regulations.
| | | |
Health care organizations that achieve accreditation through a 'deemed status' sur-vey
| | | | | | | | | | |
conducted by the Joint Commission (or other recognized accrediting process or
| | | | | | | | | | |
| agency) are determined to have met Medicare and Medicaid requirements.
| | | | | | | | |
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