Professional role

Question 1

Beneficence

Answer 1

Obligation to help the pt - to remove harm, prevent harm, and promote good. Acting in the patient’s best interest. Compassionate patient care.

Question 2

Utilitarianism

Answer 2

Act in a way that is useful to or benefits the majority

Question 3

Fidelity

Answer 3

Obligation to maintain trust in relationships. Dedication and loyalty to one’s patients.

Question 4

Veracity

Answer 4

Obligation to present info honestly and truthfully

Question 5

Ombudsman

Answer 5

Person who acts as an intermediary been pts and an organization (LTC, nursing homes, hospital etc…)

Investigated and mediated the complaint from both sides

Question 6

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Answer 6

Aka HIPAA PRivacy Rule

Question 7

Third Party Administrator

Answer 7

An organization that does the processing of claims and admin work for another company (health insurer, health plan, retirement plan etc)

Covered by HIPPA

Question 8

Claims- based policy

Answer 8

Insurance that covers incidents while the NP is insured

Question 9

Tail malpractice insurance

Answer 9

Cover NPs malpractice claims that may be filed against them in the future

Question 10

Occurrence based policy

Answer 10

Not affected by job changes or retirement

Question 11

State Nursing Practice Act

Answer 11

NP’s legal right to practice is derived from state legislature
Each state has their own Practice Act that dictates educational requirements, responsibilities, and scope of practice

Question 12

State Board of Nursing

Answer 12

Responsible for enforcing the State’s Nursing Practice Act

Question 13

Licensure

Answer 13

Legal requirement to practice as an NP. Obtained through governmental entity, SBON

Question 14

Certification

Answer 14

Process through nongovernmental entity, such as a professional nursing association or specialty organization

Question 15

Certification

Answer 15

Process through nongovernmental entity, such as a professional nursing association or specialty organization

Question 16

Schedule II Prescriptions

Answer 16

Cannot be called in
Must be written on a tamper-resistant pass and signed by the prescriber (no stamps)

Codeine, morphine, hydrocodone, oxy, opium, fentanyl, methadone, amphetamines

Question 17

Accredidation

Answer 17

Voluntary process through which a nongovernmental association evaluates and certifies that organization (hospital, clinic, nursing program) has met the requirements and cells in its class

Question 18

Accreditation

Answer 18

Voluntary process through which a nongovernmental association evaluates and certifies that organization (hospital, clinic, nursing program) has met the requirements and cells in its class

Question 19

Joint Comission

Answer 19

An independent, not for profit organization that accredits healthcare organizations (hospitals, NH, home care, labs) via inspection and eval of their facilities (charges a fee)

Question 20

Health Belief Model

Answer 20

Attempts to explain and predict why people engage in health behaviors

Question 21

Family Systems Theory

Answer 21

All parts of a system are interrelated and dependent on each other as it is related to family systems

Question 22

Family Systems Theory

Answer 22

All parts of a system are interrelated and dependent on each other as it is related to family systems

Question 23

Transtheoretical Model

Answer 23

Also called, the stages of change

Precomtemplation
Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Maintenance

Question 24

Patient-Centered Medical Home

Answer 24

Also known as, primary care medical home

Most of healthcare is done at the home
Family has 24/7

Question 25

Budget reconciliation act

Answer 25

NPs to be directly reimbursed by Medicare

Question 26

Managed Care

Answer 26

Includes HMOs and PPOs