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State legislative statues do what two things - Correct Answer 1. grant legal authority for NP practice
- Provides nurse practice act specific to state
- defines advanced practice
- prevailing state laws that define scope of practice
- places restriction on practice
- disciplinary action
- regulate NP development of collaborative agreement with MD
- guides statutory law
- oversees license
- credentialing
- certification
- defines standards of practice
- falsification of records
- medicare fraud
- failure to use appropriate nursing judgement
- failure to complete accurate nursing documentation
What does the Nurse Practice Act do - Correct Answer 1. provides title protection
11 defines scope of practice
what are state grounds for disciplinary action - Correct Answer - practicing with out licesne
-failure to follow accepted nursing standards
what is a collaborative aggrement - Correct Answer also known as a protocol that describes whaty types of durgs might be prescribed and difines some form of oversight for NP practice what is statutory law - Correct Answer -rules and regulations difer for each state -may further define scope of practice and practice requirements -may provide restrictions in practice unique to specific state what is licensure - Correct Answer - a process by which an agency of state gov. grants permission to persons to engate in the practice of that profession -also progibits all others from legally doing protectedpractice what is credentialing - Correct Answer process used to protect the public y ensureing a minimum level of professional competence What is certification? - Correct Answer -a credential that provides title protection -determines scope of practice 1 / 2
-the process by which a professional organization or association certifies that a person licensed to practic as a professional has met certain predetermed standsrds specified by that profession for specialty practice -assuuers the public that a person has mastery of specified body of knowledge -assures that the person has acquired the skils necessary to function in a particular specialty define scope of practice - Correct Answer -defines the NP roles and actions -identifies the competencies assumed to be held by all nps who function in a particluar role -varies broadly from state to state - what are standards of practice. - Correct Answer authoritative statements regarding the quality and type of practice that should be provided -provide a way to judge the nature of care provided -reflect professional agreement focused on the minimum levels of acceptable performance -reflect the expectation for the care that should be provided to clients with vaious illnesses -can be used to legally describe the standard of care that must be met by a provider -may be precise protocols thta must be followed o more general guidelines that recommend actions.what is confidentiality - Correct Answer -the clients right to assume that information given to the healthcare provider will not be discoled -protected under federal statute through the medical record confidentiality act of 1995 -pretains to verbal and written client information -requires that the provider discuss confidentiality issues with clients establish consent and clarify andy questions about disclosure of information -requires that provider obtain a signed medical authorization and consent form to reease medical records and information when requested by the client o another healthcare provider What is HIPPA - Correct Answer -the first nathional comprehensive rivacy protection act
-guarantees clients four fundamental rights to:
-to be educated about HIPAA privacy protection -to have access to their own medi al records, -to request amendment of their health inforamtion to which they object -to require their permission for disclosure of their prsonal information What is the HITECH Act? - Correct Answer incentive payments for sharing specific electronic health record data meaningful use incentives electronic heal reconds can improve both individual and population based health outcomes
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