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Chapter 21. Leadership for APNs: If Not Now, When? Chapter 22. Information Technology and the Advanced Practice Nurse Chapter 23. Writing for Publication Chapter 23: An Integrative Review of APRN Outcomes and Performance Improvement Chapter 24. Measuring Advanced Practice Nurse Performance: Outcome Indicators, Models of Evaluation and the Issue of

Chapter 26. Starting a Practice and Practice Management 27. The Advanced Practice Nurse as Employee or Independent Contractor: Legal and Contractual Considerations 28. The Law, The Courts, and the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse 29. Malpractice and the Advanced Practice Nurse 30. Ethics and the Advanced Practice Nurse

Multiple Choice 1. All of the factors must be present for a malpractice case to demonstrate negligence by an APRN except: a. Direct causation must be linked to the APRN b. The patient must be under the direct care of the APRN c. A duty of care must be owed to the injured party d. Damages or sustained injuries to the patient e. The accepted standard of care was breached ANS: B Four factors must be established for the basis of a malpractice claim including a duty of care being ...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse is turning a bedfast patient to prevent pressure ulcers. The patient complains that the process is painful. The nurse explains the reason for the turning schedule and completes the task. This is an example of the ethical principle of a. autonomy. b. fidelity. c. nonmaleficence. d. veracity. ANS: C Feedback A. Autonomy has to do with individuals being able to make their own decisions. B. Fidelity refers to honoring ones commitments and promises. ...

1. The quality of nursing care is judged by whether nursing actions meet the standard of care. Which of the following is an example of meeting the standard of care? a. Demonstrating the use of the nursing process when charting b. Following actions consistent with local practice c. Monitoring a patient more closely if the equipment has occasionally malfunctioned d. Bypassing medication checks to save time once the nurse is experienced ANS: A Feedback A. Charting that includes as...

1. An APRN wishes to become familiar with all of the reporting measures or metrics required by his or her specific practice. Which of the following would be the best resource for this information? a. National Institutes of Health b. The Joint Commission c. National Quality Forum d. Medicaid Adult Health Care Quality Measures Program ANS: C The National Quality Forum (NQF) Community Tool to Align Measurement provides a resource and hyperlinks to quality measures and the information ...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The RN delegates changing a sterile dressing over a central line to a licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN). The LPN/LVN contaminated the site during the dressing change, and an infection developed in the patient. Which of the following statements is true? a. The LPN/LVN is guilty of malpractice. b. The RN is ultimately responsible for acts he or she delegates. c. The hospital cannot be held responsible for the acts of its employees. d. A malpractice suit c...

1. A 40-year-old female has smoked two packs of cigarettes per day for the past 25 years. She has no current health issues. When questioned by the APRN if she is interested in quitting she immediately states, “I like smoking, and I’m still healthy. I don’t want to quit.” Which stage of change best classifies this patient’s willingness to stop smoking? a. Contemplation b. Precontemplation c. Preparative d. Action e. Maintenance ANS: B The patient is in the precontemplati...

Multiple Choice 1. Multiple studies have compared APRN care to physician care in the United States and Canada. What have these results mostly shown? a. The care provided is equivalent across all categories b. The care provided is mostly equivalent, with patient satisfaction from APRN care superior to physician care in some studies. c. Physician care is superior to APRN care d. APRN care is superior to physician care ANS: B APRN care as compared to physician care has shown that ...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse returns to practice after 15 years in retirement. Her life savings became depleted due to several poor investments and an Internet scam. It has been several years since the nurse worked on a patient care unit. During orientation the nurse asked the instructor, Are patient charts still kept at the front desk? The best response by the instructor would be that the hospital has integrated informatics into patient care and they now use: a. CIS. b. EHR. c. FAX. d....