NUR 425. Final Exam- Study Guide
When do RNs renew their license? - answer each state is different
IN is 2 yrs
What do RNs have to do for their license when they change their name? - answer
submit name change document to the state
What is the most important thing to look for in a child post-tonsilectomy? -
answerswallowing
is a sign of bleeding
What came from Henrietta Lacks? - answerHeLa Cells
Who oversees nursing education? - answerEach state board of nursing
Also, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
Who takes the NCLEX? - answerBSN, RN
NOT LPN
The Indiana Nurse Practice act applies to.... - answerRNs and LPNs
Describe the impact of the affordable care act: - answermeant that everyone got treated
caused a heavier workload for nurses
changed the way hospitals are paid
What is benchmarking? - answercomparing one organization to another for the sake of
quality improvement
What is Magnet recognition and who awards it? - answerawarded when a hospital has
standards that denote a culture of excellence that results in quality patient care
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
What is an organization's philosophy? - answera written statement that reflects the
values, mission, and vision of the organization
, What is bureaucracy? - answera form of organization that functions in accordance with
the rules and guidelines of that organization enacted by a higher authority
Describe shared governance: - answerwhen an environment is created in which the
professional nurse has ownership of their own practice
nurses becoming apart of the decision-making process
an attempt to empower nurses
Describe primary health care: - answerwhere patients go for preventative and basic
care services
is gatekeeper for access to specialized services
Describe Acute Care hospitals: - answerdoctors and nurses on staff
Describe home healthcare: - answerintermittent, temporary delivery of healthcare in the
home by skilled or unskilled providers
provides nursing, PT, OT, and speech services for people in their home
Describe free standing clinics: - answergood for simple illness & quick access
usually staffed by an NP or PA
Describe long term care & rehab services: - answerfor people needing extra nursing
care, IVs, PT, OT, and speech
Describe HMOs: - answerHealth Maintenance Organizations
establishes a relationship with the patient and the physicians, hospital, etc, for specific
set rates called capitation
once primary care provider is chosen, this physician acts as a gatekeeper for other
services
What is capitation? - answeran insurance company paying a set amount of money for
each patient each month to a physician or provider of care regardless of if the prover
sees the patient
Describe private pay: - answerpaying the bill yourself without the help of any insurance
Describe private insurance: - answerpaid for by the consumer
generally selected from what is offered at their place of employment
When do RNs renew their license? - answer each state is different
IN is 2 yrs
What do RNs have to do for their license when they change their name? - answer
submit name change document to the state
What is the most important thing to look for in a child post-tonsilectomy? -
answerswallowing
is a sign of bleeding
What came from Henrietta Lacks? - answerHeLa Cells
Who oversees nursing education? - answerEach state board of nursing
Also, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
Who takes the NCLEX? - answerBSN, RN
NOT LPN
The Indiana Nurse Practice act applies to.... - answerRNs and LPNs
Describe the impact of the affordable care act: - answermeant that everyone got treated
caused a heavier workload for nurses
changed the way hospitals are paid
What is benchmarking? - answercomparing one organization to another for the sake of
quality improvement
What is Magnet recognition and who awards it? - answerawarded when a hospital has
standards that denote a culture of excellence that results in quality patient care
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
What is an organization's philosophy? - answera written statement that reflects the
values, mission, and vision of the organization
, What is bureaucracy? - answera form of organization that functions in accordance with
the rules and guidelines of that organization enacted by a higher authority
Describe shared governance: - answerwhen an environment is created in which the
professional nurse has ownership of their own practice
nurses becoming apart of the decision-making process
an attempt to empower nurses
Describe primary health care: - answerwhere patients go for preventative and basic
care services
is gatekeeper for access to specialized services
Describe Acute Care hospitals: - answerdoctors and nurses on staff
Describe home healthcare: - answerintermittent, temporary delivery of healthcare in the
home by skilled or unskilled providers
provides nursing, PT, OT, and speech services for people in their home
Describe free standing clinics: - answergood for simple illness & quick access
usually staffed by an NP or PA
Describe long term care & rehab services: - answerfor people needing extra nursing
care, IVs, PT, OT, and speech
Describe HMOs: - answerHealth Maintenance Organizations
establishes a relationship with the patient and the physicians, hospital, etc, for specific
set rates called capitation
once primary care provider is chosen, this physician acts as a gatekeeper for other
services
What is capitation? - answeran insurance company paying a set amount of money for
each patient each month to a physician or provider of care regardless of if the prover
sees the patient
Describe private pay: - answerpaying the bill yourself without the help of any insurance
Describe private insurance: - answerpaid for by the consumer
generally selected from what is offered at their place of employment
