PNCB Prep: Professional Issues – Questions & Answers
The original nurse practitioner program was institutionalized as a(n):
Right Ans - Pediatric program
What was the very first nurse practitioner membership organization to form?
Right Ans - NAPNAP (National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners)
Pediatric Nurse Practitioners who are credentialed through PNCB use the
credential... Right Ans - CPNP
Beneficence Right Ans - The desire to act in the best interest/benefit of
others; the strongest guiding principle of health professionals
Autonomy Right Ans - The right of an individual to self-determination,
where an individual freely governs his or her own actions
Nonmalficence Right Ans - To do ho harm
Justice Right Ans - The fair distribution of rights and resources
Credentialing Right Ans - Validation of licensure, educational preparation,
and certification in a clinical practice area
Process of assessing quality of care or services in which an organization
demonstrates that it meets a set of minimum standards: Right Ans -
Accreditation
Privileging Right Ans - The process performed by a health care institution
which grants the nurse practitioner specific authority to perform designated
clinical activities in their facility
In order for a pediatric nurse practitioner to prescribe controlled substances,
they must apply for and receive a: Right Ans - Drug Enforcement Agency
(DEA) number
Which governing agency grants pediatric nurse practitioners a Medicare
personal identification number (PIN)? Right Ans - Health Care Financing
Administration
, Who is responsible for utilizing current procedural terminology (CPT)?
Right Ans - The health care provider at the time of service
Collaborative practice agreement (employment contract): Right Ans -
Written legally binding agreement between the employer and prospective
employee
A 2-month-old Hispanic infant is brought in for a well visit. The mother tells
you that the infant's grandmother wants her to place a charm on a string that
the baby wears as a necklace to fight off evil spirit (MAL DE OJO): What would
a culturally sensitive response be? Right Ans - Inform the mother to keep
the charm on the string and to place this around the baby's wrist to avoid a
choking incident
The Medicare fee for services reimbursement of Nurse Practitioners is how
much? Right Ans - 85%
What is the aim of evidence-based practice? Right Ans - Use of research to
support clinical practice decisions
Clinical reasoning is generally optimal in the pediatric nurse practitioner who:
Right Ans - Reads extensively in their practice area
What is the ethical code for the nursing profession? Right Ans - ANA code
for nurses
How should assessment data be organized? Right Ans - So that related
findings are grouped together
How are the pediatric nurse practitioners diagnostic conclusions best
supported? Right Ans - Assessment data that are congruent with what is
expected for the problem
Shewhard Cycle Right Ans - Plan-Do-Check-Act; a method of continuous
quality improvement that is used to solve problems
Plan - identify and analyze the problem
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