ANCC PMHNP Review Manual Complete Answers 100% Correct (Latest 2023)
- Core Competencies
Answer:
Management of Health Status Maintenance of Nurse-Patient Relationship Teaching/Coaching Professional Role Managing and Negotiating Healthcare Delivery Systems Monitoring Quality of Care Providing Culturally Sensitive Care
- When was NP role introduced and by whom
Answer: 1965 Loretta Ford
University of Colorado
- State Legislative Statutes
Answer:
Grant legal authority for NP practice Are the Nurse Practice Act of every state Provide title protection Define advanced practice Are prevailing state laws that define scope of practice Place restrictions on practice Sets NP credentialing requirements State grounds for disciplinary actions May decide about collaborative agreements
- Collaborative agreement
Answer: Protocol that describes what types of drugs might be prescribed and defines some form of oversight board for NP practice
- Statutory Law
Answer: Rules and regulations differ for each state May further define scope of
practice and practice requirements May provide restrictions in practice unique to specific state
- Licensure
Answer: A process by which an agency of state government grants permission to
individuals accountable for the practice of a profession to engage in the practice of that profession
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- Credentialing
Answer: Process used to protect the public by ensuring a minimum level of
professional competence
- Certification
Answer:
Credential that provides title protection Determines scope of practice Is the process by which a professional organization/association certifies that an individual licensed to practice as a professional has met certain predetermined standards Assures the public that an individual has mastery of a body of knowledge Assures that the individual has acquired the skills necessary to function in a particular specialty ANCC only one for psych
- Scope of practice
Answer: Defines NP roles and actions
Identifies competencies assumed to be held by all NPs who function in a particular role Has broad variations from state to state
- Standards of Practice
Answer:
Gives authoritative statements regarding the quality and type of practice that should be provided Provides a way to judge the nature of care provided Reflects the expectation for the care that should be provided to patients with various illnesses Reflects professional agreement focused on the minimum levels of acceptable performance Can be used to legally describe the standard of care that must be met by a provider May be precise protocols that must be followed or more general guidelines that recommend actions
- Four Rights of HIPAA
Answer:
- To be educated about HIPAA privacy protection
- To have access to their own medical records
- To request amendment of their health information to which they object
- To require their permission for disclosure of their personal information 2 / 4
12. HITECH
Answer:
Incentive payments for sharing specific EHR data Meaningful use incentives Improves outcomes
- Exceptions to confidentiality
Answer:
Intent to harm self or others Attorneys involved in litigation When records are released to insurance companies Answering court orders, subpoenas, summons Mandatory reporting of disease and conditions Tarasoff principle: Duty to warn potential victims of imminent danger of homicidal patients Child/elder abuse
- Justice
Answer: Doing what is fair, fairness in all aspects of care
- Beneficience
Answer: Promoting well being and doing good
- Nonmalfeasance
Answer: Doing no harm
- Fidelity
Answer: Being true and loyal
- Autonomy
Answer: Doing for self
- Veracity
Answer: Telling the truth
- Respect
Answer: Treating everyone with equal respect
- Deontological Theory
Answer: An action is judged as good or bad based on the act itself regardless of the 3 / 4
consequences
- Teleological Theory
Answer: An action is judged as good or bad based on the consequence or outcome
- Virtue Ethics
Answer: Actions are chosen based on the moral virtues (honesty, courage, compassion, wisdom, gratitude, self respect) or the character of the person making the decision
- Four elements of negligence to prove malpractice
Answer:
Duty: NP had a duty to exercise reasonable care when undertaking and providing
treatment to the patient Breach of duty: NP violated the applicable standard of care in treating the patient's condition Proximate cause: causal relationship between the breach in the standard of care and the patient's injuries Damages:there are permanent and substantial damages to the patient as a result of the breach in the standard of care
- Commitment Criteria
Answer:
Person has a diagnosed psychiatric disorder Person is harmful to self or others as a consequence of the disorder Person is unaware or unwilling to accept the nature and severity of the disorder Treatment is likely to improve functioning
- Primary Prevention
Answer: Aimed at decreasing the incidence (number of new cases) of mental
disorders (prevention)
- Secondary Prevention
Answer: Aimed at decreasing prevalence (number of existing cases) of mental
disorders (screening)
- Tertiary Prevention
Answer: Aimed at decreasing the disability and severity of a mental disorder (rehab)
- Ethnicity
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Answer: Self identified race, tribe, or nation with which a person or group identifies and which greatly influences beliefs and behaviors