PMHNP Test - Domain 5 - Ethical & Legal
Principles Questions with Correct (100%
) Solutions
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, Who determines NP scope of practice? - Correct Answers: State legislative statutes - aka State Board of
Nursing (BON)
Nurse Practice Act - Varies widely from state to state
Who is the certifying body for PMHNPs? - Correct Answers: American Nurses Credentialing Center
(ANCC), which is a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association (ANA)
What is scope of practice? - Correct Answers: Defines NP roles & actions
Identifies competencies assumed to be held by all NPs who function in a particular role
Varies widely from state to state based on that states nurse practice act
Who determines standards of practice? - Correct Answers: ANA
What is standards of practice? - Correct Answers: Authoritative statements regarding the quality & type
of practice that should be provided
A way to judge the nature of care provided
Determined by the ANA
What would a reasonable NP do? Required by law to carry out in accordance with what other
reasonably prudent nurses would do in same/similar circumstances
Confidentiality - Correct Answers: Client's right to assume that info given to a provider will not be
disclosed (includes written & verbal)
Requires that provider obtain a signed medical authorization & consent form to release medical records
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