Integrative Foundations of Advanced Nursing
Practice: Theory, Policy, and Clinical Mastery
Theory attributes meaning, provides explanation, imposes order and organizes logically the events that
healthcare professional come into contact with. Which is an example of the steps that practitioners take
in theorizing - ✔✔Ask certain questions, Question the status quo, Seek the most plausible answer, Build
a narrative for the questions and answers
Once a practice problem has been identified the next step would be to use the PICOT format to ask a
question about the problem. PICOT stands for - ✔✔
P-population
I-intervention
C-comparisons
O-outcome
T-time
The Affordable Care Act has directed the US Department of Health and Human Services and multiple
agencies to develop and disseminate initiatives on meeting the care needs of patients with Multiple
Chronic Conditions (MCC). What is the primary purpose for the national direction - ✔✔To protect
against high out-of-pocket costs by prohibiting insurers from denying coverage based on pre-existing
conditions
After thoroughly researching the topic of interest, what is the next step an APN should ask in selecting a
theory/model for use in practice or research - ✔✔Have several different theories/models been
examined
Which three roles represent the accepted advanced practice nursing roles - ✔✔
Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM)
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs)
, What are the three major categories of Nola Pender's Health promotion model - ✔✔Behavior-specific
cognition and affect
Individual characteristics and experiences
Behavioral outcomes
Which theorist/s identifies curative factors as a value system, faith-hope and sensitivity to self and
others? This describes which of the following theories - ✔✔Jean Watson theory of human caring
Which set of components is essential in a scientific theory - ✔✔Interrelated concepts, definitions, and
propositions
The term advanced nursing practice (APN) includes nurses who are - ✔✔Certified APRNs with a
minimum of a master's degree
To meet Medicare's coverage requirements, the Nurse Practitioner's services must be - ✔✔Provided
subject to state restrictions and supervision requirements
A 20-year-old female comes to the primary care clinic with clinical findings consistent with acute
bronchitis. She is sexually active with a male partner, although she states prior to this relationship she
did have two sexual partners. Her menses occurs every 28 days and is regular. An example of a primary
prevention activity for this patient is - ✔✔Counseling about safer sexual practices
Which agency's initiative establishes national health promotion and prevention efforts and establishes
benchmarks for monitoring the progress of health among Americans over a 10-year timeframe -
✔✔Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Development of the first pediatric nurse practitioner program at the University of Colorado in 1965 is
credited to which two individuals - ✔✔Henry Silver
Loretta Ford
Raynaud phenomenon is classified as a type III hypersensitivity reaction and is due to - ✔✔Immune
complexes that are deposited in capillary beds, blocking circulation
Practice: Theory, Policy, and Clinical Mastery
Theory attributes meaning, provides explanation, imposes order and organizes logically the events that
healthcare professional come into contact with. Which is an example of the steps that practitioners take
in theorizing - ✔✔Ask certain questions, Question the status quo, Seek the most plausible answer, Build
a narrative for the questions and answers
Once a practice problem has been identified the next step would be to use the PICOT format to ask a
question about the problem. PICOT stands for - ✔✔
P-population
I-intervention
C-comparisons
O-outcome
T-time
The Affordable Care Act has directed the US Department of Health and Human Services and multiple
agencies to develop and disseminate initiatives on meeting the care needs of patients with Multiple
Chronic Conditions (MCC). What is the primary purpose for the national direction - ✔✔To protect
against high out-of-pocket costs by prohibiting insurers from denying coverage based on pre-existing
conditions
After thoroughly researching the topic of interest, what is the next step an APN should ask in selecting a
theory/model for use in practice or research - ✔✔Have several different theories/models been
examined
Which three roles represent the accepted advanced practice nursing roles - ✔✔
Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM)
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs)
, What are the three major categories of Nola Pender's Health promotion model - ✔✔Behavior-specific
cognition and affect
Individual characteristics and experiences
Behavioral outcomes
Which theorist/s identifies curative factors as a value system, faith-hope and sensitivity to self and
others? This describes which of the following theories - ✔✔Jean Watson theory of human caring
Which set of components is essential in a scientific theory - ✔✔Interrelated concepts, definitions, and
propositions
The term advanced nursing practice (APN) includes nurses who are - ✔✔Certified APRNs with a
minimum of a master's degree
To meet Medicare's coverage requirements, the Nurse Practitioner's services must be - ✔✔Provided
subject to state restrictions and supervision requirements
A 20-year-old female comes to the primary care clinic with clinical findings consistent with acute
bronchitis. She is sexually active with a male partner, although she states prior to this relationship she
did have two sexual partners. Her menses occurs every 28 days and is regular. An example of a primary
prevention activity for this patient is - ✔✔Counseling about safer sexual practices
Which agency's initiative establishes national health promotion and prevention efforts and establishes
benchmarks for monitoring the progress of health among Americans over a 10-year timeframe -
✔✔Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Development of the first pediatric nurse practitioner program at the University of Colorado in 1965 is
credited to which two individuals - ✔✔Henry Silver
Loretta Ford
Raynaud phenomenon is classified as a type III hypersensitivity reaction and is due to - ✔✔Immune
complexes that are deposited in capillary beds, blocking circulation
