State legislative statues do what two things
Correct answer- 1. grant legal authority for NP practice
- Provides nurse practice act specific to state
What does the Nurse Practice Act do
Correct answer- 1. provides title protection - defines advanced practice
- prevailing state laws that define scope of practice
- places restriction on practice
- disciplinary action
- regulate NP development of collaborative agreement with MD
- guides statutory law
- oversees license
- credentialing
- certification
11 defines scope of practice - defines standards of practice
what are state grounds for disciplinary action
Correct answer- – practicing with out licesne
- falsification of records
- medicare fraud
- failure to use appropriate nursing judgement
-failure to follow accepted nursing standards - failure to complete accurate nursing documentation
what is a collaborative aggrement
Correct answer- also known as a protocol that describes whaty types of durgs might be
prescribed and difines some form of oversight for NP practice
what is statutory law
Correct answer- -rules and regulations difer for each state
-may further define scope of practice and practice requirements
-may provide restrictions in practice unique to specific state
what is licensure
Correct answer- – a process by which an agency of state gov. grants permission to
persons to engate in the practice of that profession
-also progibits all others from legally doing protectedpractice
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what is credentialing
Correct answer- process used to protect the public y ensureing a minimum level of
professional competence
What is certification?
Correct answer- -a credential that provides title protection
-determines scope of practice
-the process by which a professional organization or association certifies that a person
licensed to practic as a professional has met certain predetermed standsrds specified
by that profession for specialty practice
-assuuers the public that a person has mastery of specified body of knowledge
-assures that the person has acquired the skils necessary to function in a particular
specialty
define scope of practice
Correct answer- -defines the NP roles and actions
-identifies the competencies assumed to be held by all nps who function in a particluar
role
-varies broadly from state to state
what are standards of practice.
Correct answer- authoritative statements regarding the quality and type of practice that
should be provided
-provide a way to judge the nature of care provided
-reflect professional agreement focused on the minimum levels of acceptable
performance
-reflect the expectation for the care that should be provided to clients with vaious
illnesses
-can be used to legally describe the standard of care that must be met by a provider
-may be precise protocols thta must be followed o more general guidelines that
recommend actions.
what is confidentiality
Correct answer- -the clients right to assume that information given to the healthcare
provider will not be discoled
-protected under federal statute through the medical record confidentiality act of 1995
-pretains to verbal and written client information
-requires that the provider discuss confidentiality issues with clients establish consent
and clarify andy questions about disclosure of information
-requires that provider obtain a signed medical authorization and consent form to
reease medical records and information when requested by the client o another
healthcare provider
What is HIPPA