ANCC Questions & Answers

History of NP Role
Ford and SIlver in CO in 1965

state legislative statutes
grant legal authority, the nurse practice act, may require collaborative agreement

collaborative agreement
what types of drugs may be prescribed and of some oversight board

statutory law
rules differ for each state, further define scope of practice

licensure
agency of state grants permission to individuals accountable for the practice of a profession

credentialing
protect the pubic by ensuring minimum level of competence

certification
determines scope of practice, certifies that an individual has met certain standards

scope of practice
defines NP roles and action, varies from state to state

standards of practice
regarding the quality and type of practice, a way to judge the nature of care given

confidentiality
information is not disclosed, protected by Medical Record Confidentiality Act of 1996

HIPAA
health care privacy act: educated about HIPAA, have access to medical records, request amendments, require their permission for disclosure

Tarasoff principle
1976 – duty to warn victims of potential harm from client

Justice
doing what is fair, fairness in care

Beneficence
promoting well being and doing good

nonmalfeasance
doing no harm

fidelity
being true and loyal

autonomy
doing for self

veracity
telling the truth

respect
treating everyone with equal respect

deontological theory
action is judged based on the act itself

teleological theory
action is judged based on the consequences

virtue ethics
actions are chosen based on moral virtues of the person

Four elements of malpractice
duty, breach of duty, proximate cause, damages

competency
legal, not medical concept – determination that client can make reasonable judgments and decisions regarding treatment and health concerns

primary prevention
decreasing the incidence of mental disorders
ex. stress management classes, smoking prevention, DARE

secondary prevention
aimed at decreasing prevalence
ex. telephone hotlines, crisis intervention, disaster response

tertiary prevention
aimed at decreasing the disability and severity of mental disorder
ex. day programs, housing, social skills training

biological risk factors
hx of mental illness, poor nutrition, poor health

psychological risk factors
poor self concept, external locus of control, poor ego defenses

social risk factors
stressful occupation, low socioeconomic status, poor level of social integration

research utilization
synthesizing, disseminating, and using research generated knowledge to make a change in practice

evidence based practice
integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values and needs

evidence based practice model
P – patient, population, problem
I – intervention
C- comparison treatment or placebo
O – outcome

internal validity
the treatment caused a change in the outcome

external validity
the outcome is generalizable to the population

IRB
protects rights of participants in studies – the belmont report

Trust v Mistrust
0-1 year
ability to form relationships, hope, trust in others

Autonomy v Shame and doubt
1-3 years
self control, self esteem, will power

Initiative v guilt
3-6 years
self directed behavior, goal formation, sense of purpose

Industry v inferiority
6-12 years
ability to work, sense of competency and achievement

Identity v role confusion
12-20 years
personal sense of identity

Intimacy v isolation
20-35 years
committed relationships, capacity to love

generativity v self absorption or stagnation
35-65 years
ability to give time and talent to others, ability to grow and change

integrity v despair

65 years
fulfillment and comfort with life, willingness to face death, insight

Psychodynamic theory
Freud
intrapsychic conflict among structures of mind
Id (I want), ego (I think, I evaluate), superego (I should or ought)
all behavior is purposeful and meaningful

oral stage
0-18 months
sucking, chewing, feeding
linked to schizophrenia, substance abuse, paranoia

anal stage
18 – 3 years
sphincter control, expulsions, retentions
linked to depressive disorders

phallic stage
3-6 years
exhibitionism, masturbation
linked to sexual identity issues

latency stage
6-puberty
peer relationships, learning, socialization
linked to issues forming relationships

genital stage
puberty and on
integration and synthesis of behaviors from early stages, genital based sexuality
linked to sexual perversion disorders

Denial
avoidance of unpleasant realities but ignoring them

projection
unconscious rejection of unacceptable personal beliefs or feelings by attributing them to others

regression
return to more comfortable thoughts, behaviors, or feelings in earlier stages of development

repression
unconscious exclusion of unwanted emotions or thoughts

reaction formation
overcompensation; opposite feeling is acted on

rationalization
justification of illogical ideas, feelings or actions by developing an acceptable explanation

undoing
attempting to make up for or undo an unacceptable behavior

intellectualization
attempts to master current stressor or conflict by expansion of knowledge

suppression
conscious analog of repression

sublimination
unconscious process of substitution of socially acceptable constructive activity for strong unacceptable impulse

altruism
meeting the needs of others in order to discharge drives

cognitive theory
piaget
human development evolves through cognition, learning, and comprehending
stages of development

Sensorimotor
birth – 2 years
object permanence – objects have existence regardless of child’s involvement

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