PNP-PC Part 5 Flashcards
Who started the first NP program at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center?
Dr. Loretta Ford and Dr. Henry Silver
Provides direct patient care, collecting and analyzing data to appropriately manage care
Clinician
Engaged in shared planning and interventions with other health care professionals to attain desired patient goals
Consultant/Collaborator
Teaches patients, families, peers, and communities about a variety of health care issues
Educator
Uses knowledge about research process to appraise evidence and provide evidence-based patient care
Research/EBP mentor
Roles of APRN
Clinician
Consultant/Collaborator
Educator
Research/EBP mentor
Establishes measurable goals to improve health and quality of life
Healthy People 2020
Outlines strategies to collect, analyze, interpret, disseminate, and use data about the nation’s health and to plan and implement prevention programs
Healthy People 2020
Goals:
Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death
Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups
Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all
Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages
Healthy People 2020
Purpose is to give clinical guidelines and health education
Screening test, targeted physical exams, immunizations, and health counseling that are recommended as part of routine health evaluation
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Define the practice of nursing throughout all of the states and territories
State Nursing Practice Acts
Make the rules and regulations that govern RN and APRN practice
State Board of Nursing
Authority to license
Establish a scope of practice for RNs
Determine disciplinary actions
State Boards of Nursing
Defined by Nurse Practice Act
Authorized by state legislature
Statues
Rules
Made by state agencies under the executive branch of state government
Regulations
Describes professional guidelines and parameters within which nurses in various APRN specialties may practice
Varies from state to state
NPs have authority to diagnose, treat, and prescribe medications without the requirement of physician collaboration or oversight in many states and DC
Scope of Practice
Designation made by State Board of Nursing
Individual has met certain qualifications
Licensure
All APRNs are ________ by RNs
licensed
APRNs are _________ by state to practice
authorized
Process by which a non-governmental agency that validates that an individual has met certain predetermined standards
Provides quality assurance for the public
Certification