Question 1

Collaborative agreements for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) limit which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Political competence 
B)  Self-governing licensure 
C)  Reimbursement from third-party payers 
D)  Accreditation of advanced practice nursing programs 
A)  Political competence 
B)  Self-governing licensure 
C)  Reimbursement from third-party payers 
D)  Accreditation of advanced practice nursing programs B

Question 2

Which of the following may limit a nurse practitioner's (NP's) ability to establish a practice? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Scope of practice 
B)  Reimbursement policies 
C)  Accreditation requirements 
D)  Access to sufficient patient volume 
A)  Scope of practice 
B)  Reimbursement policies 
C)  Accreditation requirements 
D)  Access to sufficient patient volume A, B

Question 3

Which of the following best explains an advanced practice registered nurse's (APRN's) decision to ask a legislator to support a bill that eliminates the requirement for collaborative agreements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Limited scope of practice 
B)  Obligation to social contract 
C)  Responsibility to lead others 
D)  Ability to influence health policy 
A)  Limited scope of practice 
B)  Obligation to social contract 
C)  Responsibility to lead others 
D)  Ability to influence health policy D

Question 4

Which requirement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) improves access to health-care services provided by nurse practitioners (NPs)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Face-to-face certification 
B)  Medicare reimbursement 
C)  Collaborative agreements 
D)  Nondiscrimination provision 
A)  Face-to-face certification 
B)  Medicare reimbursement 
C)  Collaborative agreements 
D)  Nondiscrimination provision

Question 5

A nurse practitioner (NP) identifies that advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in the state have reduced practice authority. The NP recognizes that full practice authority includes which of the following? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Title recognition 
B)  Prescriptive authority 
C)  Physician supervision 
D)  Collaborative agreement 
E)  Ability to diagnose patients 
A)  Title recognition 
B)  Prescriptive authority 
C)  Physician supervision 
D)  Collaborative agreement 
E)  Ability to diagnose patients

Question 6

An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is talking with a legislator about the need for a primary care clinic in an underserved area. Which of the following points should the APRN include to gain the legislator's support? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Access to a regular primary care provider improves chronic disease management. 
B)  Primary care reduces costs related to complications of untreated health conditions. 
C)  APRNs are educated to provide the same level of care as primary care physicians. 
D)  Direct reimbursement of APRNs by third-party payers reduces costs to the state. 
E)  Improved access to care enables APRNs to address environmental causes of disease. 
A)  Access to a regular primary care provider improves chronic disease management. 
B)  Primary care reduces costs related to complications of untreated health conditions. 
C)  APRNs are educated to provide the same level of care as primary care physicians. 
D)  Direct reimbursement of APRNs by third-party payers reduces costs to the state. 
E)  Improved access to care enables APRNs to address environmental causes of disease.

Question 7

An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is attending a provider roundtable to discuss the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS's) proposed changes in reimbursement policies. Which of the following indicates that the APRN understands that participation in the discussion is essential?

Accepted Answer

A)  APRNs are morally obligated to protect the health of the public. 
B)  Health-care policies impact APRN practice and quality of patient care. 
C)  The American Nurses Association (AN
A)  Code of Ethics requires nurses to advocate for health policies. 
D)  APRNs are responsible for setting health-care policies in practice settings. 
A)  APRNs are morally obligated to protect the health of the public. 
B)  Health-care policies impact APRN practice and quality of patient care. 
C)  The American Nurses Association (AN
A)  Code of Ethics requires nurses to advocate for health policies. 
D)  APRNs are responsible for setting health-care policies in practice settings.

Question 8

An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) working in a primary care clinic identifies the need for an additional health-care provider. Which of the following indicates the reason the APRN recommends hiring a nurse practitioner (NP) over other providers?

Accepted Answer

A)  NPs are reimbursed at a higher rate. 
B)  NPs have a broader scope of practice. 
C)  NPs expand access to care at a lower cost. 
D)  NPs' malpractice insurance is less expensive. 
A)  NPs are reimbursed at a higher rate. 
B)  NPs have a broader scope of practice. 
C)  NPs expand access to care at a lower cost. 
D)  NPs' malpractice insurance is less expensive.

Question 9

A nurse practitioner (NP) is moving to a state that requires physician supervision of all advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and has a strong medical lobbying group. The lobbying group's influence represents which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Barriers to independent practice 
B)  Physician resistance to APRN autonomy 
C)  Effect of political processes on health-care policy 
D)  Legislators' lack of understanding of APRN roles 
A)  Barriers to independent practice 
B)  Physician resistance to APRN autonomy 
C)  Effect of political processes on health-care policy 
D)  Legislators' lack of understanding of APRN roles

Question 10

Upon moving to a new city, an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) notices that there are many county regulations that expand children's access to health-care services. Which of the following influenced the development of the regulations? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  A significant percentage of children in the county lacked health insurance. 
B)  Community members developed policies to provide accessible health care. 
C)  The incidence of vaccine-preventable illness among children was increasing. 
D)  Key stakeholders and policymakers viewed children as a vulnerable population. 
E)  The county board held a town hall meeting to discuss children's health-care services. 
A)  A significant percentage of children in the county lacked health insurance. 
B)  Community members developed policies to provide accessible health care. 
C)  The incidence of vaccine-preventable illness among children was increasing. 
D)  Key stakeholders and policymakers viewed children as a vulnerable population. 
E)  The county board held a town hall meeting to discuss children's health-care services.

Collaborative agreements for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) limit which of the following?

Which of the following may limit a nurse practitioner's (NP's) ability to establish a practice? Select all that apply.

Which of the following best explains an advanced practice registered nurse's (APRN's) decision to ask a legislator to support a bill that eliminates the requirement for collaborative agreements?

Which requirement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) improves access to health-care services provided by nurse practitioners (NPs)?

A nurse practitioner (NP) identifies that advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in the state have reduced practice authority. The NP recognizes that full practice authority includes which of the following? Select all that apply.

An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is talking with a legislator about the need for a primary care clinic in an underserved area. Which of the following points should the APRN include to gain the legislator's support? Select all that apply.

An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is attending a provider roundtable to discuss the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS's) proposed changes in reimbursement policies. Which of the following indicates that the APRN understands that participation in the discussion is essential?

An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) working in a primary care clinic identifies the need for an additional health-care provider. Which of the following indicates the reason the APRN recommends hiring a nurse practitioner (NP) over other providers?

A nurse practitioner (NP) is moving to a state that requires physician supervision of all advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and has a strong medical lobbying group. The lobbying group's influence represents which of the following?

Upon moving to a new city, an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) notices that there are many county regulations that expand children's access to health-care services. Which of the following influenced the development of the regulations? Select all that apply.

Advanced Practice Nursing: Doing What Has to Be Done

Emerging Roles of the Advanced Practice Nurse

Role Development: A Theoretical Perspective

Educational Preparation of Advanced Practice Nurses: Looking to the Future

Global Perspectives on Advanced Practice Nursing

Advanced Practice Nurses and Prescriptive Authority

Credentialing and Clinical Privileges for the Advanced Practice Nurse

The Kaleidoscope of Collaborative Practice

Participation of the Advanced Practice Nurse in Health Plans and Quality Initiatives

Resource Management

Mediated Roles: Working With and Through Other People

Evidence-Based Practice

Advocacy and the Advanced Practice Nurse

Case Management and the Advanced Practice Nurse

The Advanced Practice Nurse and Research

Holism and Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches for the Advanced Practice Nurse

Basic Skills for Teaching and the Advanced Practice Nurse

Culture As a Variable in Practice

Conflict Resolution in Advanced Practice Nursing

Leadership for APNS: IF Not Now, When?

Information Technology and the Advanced Practice Nurse

Writing for Publication

Measuring Advanced Practice Nurse Performance: Outcome Indicators, Models of Evaluation, and the Issue of Value

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses: Accomplishments, Trends, and Future Directions

Starting a Practice and Practice Management

The Advanced Practice Nurse As Employee or Independent Contractor: Legal and Contractual Considerations

The Law, the Courts, and the Advanced Practice Nurse

IT Can Happen to You: Malpractice and the Advanced Practice Nurse

Ethics and the Advanced Practice Nurse

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Exam 10: Public Policy and the Advanced Practice Nurse

Collaborative agreements for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) limit which of the following?

Which of the following may limit a nurse practitioner's (NP's) ability to establish a practice? Select all that apply.

Which of the following best explains an advanced practice registered nurse's (APRN's) decision to ask a legislator to support a bill that eliminates the requirement for collaborative agreements?

Which requirement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) improves access to health-care services provided by nurse practitioners (NPs)?

A nurse practitioner (NP) identifies that advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in the state have reduced practice authority. The NP recognizes that full practice authority includes which of the following? Select all that apply.

An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is talking with a legislator about the need for a primary care clinic in an underserved area. Which of the following points should the APRN include to gain the legislator's support? Select all that apply.

An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) working in a primary care clinic identifies the need for an additional health-care provider. Which of the following indicates the reason the APRN recommends hiring a nurse practitioner (NP) over other providers?

A nurse practitioner (NP) is moving to a state that requires physician supervision of all advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and has a strong medical lobbying group. The lobbying group's influence represents which of the following?

Upon moving to a new city, an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) notices that there are many county regulations that expand children's access to health-care services. Which of the following influenced the development of the regulations? Select all that apply.

Advanced Practice Nursing: Doing What Has to Be Done

Emerging Roles of the Advanced Practice Nurse

Role Development: A Theoretical Perspective

Educational Preparation of Advanced Practice Nurses: Looking to the Future

Global Perspectives on Advanced Practice Nursing

Advanced Practice Nurses and Prescriptive Authority

Credentialing and Clinical Privileges for the Advanced Practice Nurse

The Kaleidoscope of Collaborative Practice

Participation of the Advanced Practice Nurse in Health Plans and Quality Initiatives

Resource Management

Mediated Roles: Working With and Through Other People

Evidence-Based Practice

Advocacy and the Advanced Practice Nurse

Case Management and the Advanced Practice Nurse

The Advanced Practice Nurse and Research

Holism and Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches for the Advanced Practice Nurse

Basic Skills for Teaching and the Advanced Practice Nurse

Culture As a Variable in Practice

Conflict Resolution in Advanced Practice Nursing

Leadership for APNS: IF Not Now, When?

Information Technology and the Advanced Practice Nurse

Writing for Publication

Measuring Advanced Practice Nurse Performance: Outcome Indicators, Models of Evaluation, and the Issue of Value

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses: Accomplishments, Trends, and Future Directions

Starting a Practice and Practice Management

The Advanced Practice Nurse As Employee or Independent Contractor: Legal and Contractual Considerations

The Law, the Courts, and the Advanced Practice Nurse

IT Can Happen to You: Malpractice and the Advanced Practice Nurse

Ethics and the Advanced Practice Nurse

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