Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies - ANS-all nurse practitioners upon graduation
are expected to meet these. These include scientific foundations,
... [Show More] leadership, quality,
practice inquiry, technology and information literacy, policy, health delivery system,
ethics, and independent practice
history of NP role - ANS-the NP role was introduced in 1965 by Loretta Ford and Henry
Silver, MD at the University of Colorado. They identified new roles in which experienced
RNs with advanced education and skills were performing clinical duties traditionally
reserved for physicians.
License, Accreditation, Certification, and Education Consensus Model - ANS-adopted
by many nursing organizations, this provides guidance for states to adopt uniformity in
the regulation of APRN roles; finalized in 2008
state legislative statutes - ANS-grant legal authority for NP practice
Nurse Practice Act - ANS-every state has one; provides title protection (who may be
called a nurse practitioner), defines advanced practice, prevailing state laws that define
scope of practice, places restrictions on practice, sets NP credentialing requirements,
states grounds for disciplinary action, and may specifically require that an NP develop a
collaborative agreement with a physician
States grounds for disciplinary action - ANS-practicing without a valid license,
falsification of records, medicare fraud, failure to use appropriate nursing judgment,
failure to follow accepted nursing standards, failure to complete accurate nursing
documentation
collaborative agreement - ANS-a protocol that describes what types of drugs might be
prescribed and defines some form of oversight for NP practice
licensure - ANS-a process by which an agency of state government grants permission
to persons to engage in the practice of that profession; also prohibits all others from
legally doing protected practice
credentialing - ANS-process used to protect the public by ensuring a minimum level of
professional competence
certification - ANS-credential that provides title protection; determines scope of practice;
process by which a professional organization or association certifies that a person
licensed to practice as a professional meets set standards, assures public of mastery,
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