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legal dimensions np role

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What is a Nurse Practice Act?   show
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What other components may be included in the Nurse Practice Act?   show
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What is a Nurse Practice Act?   show
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What other components may be included in the Nurse Practice Act?   show
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What is the APRN Compact?   show
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show establishes the foundation of the APRN Compact; developed by NCSBN in 2000  
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show licensure, certifcation, accreditation, scope of practice and standards of practice  
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Define licensure.   show
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What is the purpose of licensure?   show
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show process by which non-governmental agency confirms that an individual licensed to practice as a professinal has met certain predetermined standards specified by that profession  
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show assure the public that an individual has matery of abody of knowledge and has acquired skills necessary to function in a particular speciality; some are required for entry into practice (need it for licensure) and other recognizes excellence  
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show role delination established by state statues, board of nursing, educational preparation and common practice; may be general (found in published professional documents)or specific (prescriptive authority; varies from state to state)  
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What is the purpose of the scope of practice?   show
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show authoritative statements by which the quality of practice, service of education can be judged; written in generic level or specific lanuage; minimal level of acceptable performance; (general guidelines or specific protocols;  
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show way of providing consumers with means to measure the quality of care they receive; legally describe the type of care that must be met by provider  
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show national and international policy statements that describe objectives to be met to help all persons obtain a level of health that will permit them to lead socially and econonomically productive lives; help form the standards of practice  
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show document that outline what an NP in each of the specialty areas whould be able to do; developed by AACN and NONPF  
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show patient & family have right to assume that info given to the healthcare provider will not be disclosed; both written and verbal info  
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show require DHHS to establish national standards for electronic healthcare transcation and national identifiers for providers, health plans, and employers; address security and privacy of health data  
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show True  
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informed consent   show
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duty of clinician regarding informed consent   show
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show when a patient is incapable of making decisions, a person's preferences may be expressed by wya of written living will or healthcare durable power of attorney created when the patient was still competent  
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living wills   show
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living wills go into effect when   show
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durable power of attorney for health care   show
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moral concepts that are foundation of ethical behavior   show
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quality assurance   show
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show negligent professional acts of individuals engaged in professions requring highly technical or professional skills  
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4 elements of malpractice that plantiff has the burden of proving   show
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T/F: Malpractice insurance does not protect a clinican from charges of practing outside their legal scope of practice.   show
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scources of legal risk   show
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show established by Health Care Quality Improvement Act in 1986; list practitioners who have had a malpractice claim asserted against them  
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T/F: NPs are reimbursed for their services as PCP under Medicare, Medicaid, Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, TRICARE, veterans and military programs, federally funded school based clinics   show
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show True  
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show True  
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show Fee-for-Service (or Indemnity) Plans vs. Managed Care  
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Managed Care   show
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show HMO, PPO, POS  
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show you receive a range of health benefits for a set fee; you choose a PCP from the plan’s list who becomes your “gatekeeper” for all your medical needs  
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PPO-preferred provider organization   show
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National Practitioner Data Bank & Health Integrity and Protection Data Bank   show
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T/F. Growing concerns over reimbursement fraud and abuse issues, as well as coding issues related to overbilling & underbilling, prompted CMS National Provider Identifier initiatve in 2007.   show
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what factors influence current practice environment   show
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American College of Nurse Practitioners   show
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show promote excellence in NP practice, education & reseqrch; shape future of health care  
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National Organization of Nurse Practitioners Faculties   show
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