NRNP 6665 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers

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NRNP 6665 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers Latest (2023 / 2024) (Verified Answers)

• Which of the following is not a core competency of APRNs?
• Technology and information literacy
• Health delivery system
• Ethics

d.Delegated practice ANS. Delegated practice

• Which of the following is a characteristic of the leadership competency for

APRNs?

• Participating in a community-focused program that promotes mental health

and reduces the risk of mental health problems

• Evaluating the appropriate use of seclusion and restraints in caring for a

mentally ill patient

• Developing an age-appropriate treatment plan
• Modifying the treatment plan based on the patient's needs ANS.

Participating in a community-focused program that promotes mental health and reduces the risk of mental health problems

• All of the following are characteristic of the independent practice competen-

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• Insulin during differential diagnoses
• Conducting individual and group psychotherapy
• Taking opportunities to influence health policy to reduce the stigma of

mental health services

• Implementing plans to minimize complications and to promote function

ANS. Taking opportunities to influence health policy to reduce the stigma of mental health services

• Which of the following may govern the profession of the PMHNP?
• Statutory law
• The US constitution
• Certification
• City ordinances ANS. Statutory law

5. A state's Nurse Practice Act specifies all of the following except:

• Who may use the title nurse practitioner
• What a nurse practitioner can do
• Restriction of the nurse practitioner's practice
• Provide oversight for service and benefits provided to patients ANS.

Provide oversight for service and benefits provided to patients

• Which of the following factors are facilitating the growth of the PMHNP?
• Increased competition in the job marked
• Overlapping scope of practice with other types of nurse practitioners
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• Collaborative practice relationships with physicians ANS. Decreasing

stigmati- zation

• Why is it necessary for insurance companies to credential PMHNPs?
• To protect the public by ensuring a minimum level of professional compe-

tence

• To define the scope of practice and practice requirements
• To ensure a professional organization certifies the person is licensed to

practice

• To define the role of the nurse practitioner ANS. To protect the public by

ensuring a minimum level of professional competence

• Which of the following allows the PMHNP to practice in a state?
• Certification
• Licensure
• Credentialing

d. Graduation: Licensure

9. All of the following statements are true regarding scope of practice except:

• The scope of practice defines the nurse practitioner role and actions
• The scope of practice identifies competencies assumed to be held by all

nurse practitioners in a specific role

• The scope of practice provides a way to judge the nature of the care provided
• The scope of practice varies broadly from state to state ANS. The

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• All of the following statements are true regarding standards of practice

except:

• standards of practice reflect professional agreement focusing on the mini-

mum level of acceptable performance

• standards of practice provide a way to judge the nature of care provided
• standards of practice identify competencies assumed to be held by all nurse

practitioners who function in a similar role

• Standards of practice can be used legally to describe a standard of care

that must be met by a provider ANS. standards of practice identify competencies assumed to be held by all nurse practitioners who function in a similar role

11. All of the following are considered personal health identifiers except:

• Patient's name
• Patient's diagnosis
• Address
• Phone numbers ANS. Patient's diagnosis

• Unless the patient provides consent for releasing information, the Health

Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) prohibits the disclo-

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