EDITION 2024- Test Bank WITH questions
and correct answers
National Council Licensure Examination - CORRECT ANSWERExam for graduates of
nursing programs to become registered nurses in the state they will practice.
Genomics - CORRECT ANSWERStudy of all genes in a person and their interactions
with each other and the environment.
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers Systems (HCAHPS) -
CORRECT ANSWERSystem for patients to access information on hospital care from
the patients' perspective.
Patient advocacy - CORRECT ANSWERNurse's role in protecting patient's rights and
providing assistance in asserting these rights.
Benner's levels of proficiency - CORRECT ANSWERNovice, advanced beginner,
competent, proficient, and expert.
Affordable Care Act (ACA) - CORRECT ANSWERLegislation affecting nursing,
healthcare costs, and access to care.
Advanced practice nurse - CORRECT ANSWERClinical nurse practitioner, clinical
nurse specialist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, or certified nurse-midwife.
Float staffing - CORRECT ANSWERProcess of temporarily moving staff between units
to address staffing needs.
Informatics - CORRECT ANSWERUse of information and technology in healthcare to
communicate, manage knowledge, and support decision-making.
Capitation - CORRECT ANSWERFixed amount per patient for health care services
Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) - CORRECT ANSWERFixed reimbursement based
on case severity
Prospective payment system (PPS) - CORRECT ANSWEREstablished in 1983 for
Medicare inpatient services
, Integrated health care systems - CORRECT ANSWERCombines financing and care
delivery for seamless services
Patient-centered medical home model - CORRECT ANSWERStrengthens physician-
patient relationship with coordinated care
Affordable Care Act - CORRECT ANSWERRequires individuals to have health
insurance or pay a penalty
Florence Nightingale - CORRECT ANSWERFirst nurse epidemiologist who connected
poor sanitation with cholera and dysentery.
Mary Nutting - CORRECT ANSWERContributed to moving nursing education into
universities.
Clara Barton - CORRECT ANSWERFounded the American Red Cross.
Lillian Wald - CORRECT ANSWERHelped open the Henry Street Settlement.
Planning - CORRECT ANSWERInvolves developing a plan with strategies to attain
expected outcomes.
Novice - CORRECT ANSWERA beginning nurse with no previous experience in a
specific area.
Proficient - CORRECT ANSWERNurse who can assess a situation as a whole and
transfer knowledge from previous experiences.
Competent - CORRECT ANSWERNurse who understands specific care required by
different types of patients.
Advanced beginner - CORRECT ANSWERNurse with some observational experience
in a situation.
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWERInitiating independent nursing interventions without
medical orders.
Licensure - CORRECT ANSWERRequirement to pass the NCLEX-RN to practice as a
registered nurse.
Certification - CORRECT ANSWEROptional process to specialize in a specific area of
nursing practice.
Accountability - CORRECT ANSWERBeing responsible, professionally and legally, for
the quality of nursing care provided.