NURS 6531N MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW WEEK 1 TO 6 | SPRING
NURS 6531 Midterm Exam Review (Week 1-6)
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Competencies of Advanced Nurse Practitioners
• How to apply advanced practice nursing competencies to clinical settings
Upon completion of a nurse practitioner program, nine core competencies were defined as the foundational components instilled in the graduate regardless of the areas of specialty. These competencies consist of:
1. Scientific foundation
These competencies ensure that nurse practitioners graduate with a comprehensive background in medical sciences. All nurse practitioner students are required to take foundational pathophysiology and pharmacology, but depending on their specialty, they may take additional courses.
o Thinks critically about data and applies this evidence to improving practice. o Allows knowledge from the humanities and other disciplines to inform one’s work in nursing. o Incorporates research findings to enhance practice methods and patient outcomes.
o Creates fresh evidence-based approaches and techniques, paying thought to research findings, core theory, and experience from practice.
2. Leadership
Leadership competencies focus on professional accountability, scholarship, and advocacy. These skills ensure that nurse practitioner students understand their scope and standards of practice and that they are prepared to lead healthcare teams. The leadership competencies also encompass cultural sensitivity, engagement in professional organizations, and communication skills.
o Embraces high leadership opportunities to facilitate change.
o Liaises effectively between various parties (e.g., healthcare teams, patients, community, policy advocates) in efforts to improve healthcare.
o Applies critical and reflective thinking to one’s leadership. o Acts as an advocate for resource-efficient, cost-effective, and quality care. o Elevates practice by incorporating innovations. o Has excellent oral and written communication skills.
o Joins professional associations, advocacy groups, and other activities to improve healthcare.
3. Quality
Quality care, as defined by the NONPF, refers to the degree to which health services increase the desired health outcomes consistent with professional knowledge and standards. Quality competencies focus on understanding how to access and use information databases and how to critically evaluate research findings.
• The quality core competencies include the following: o Applies the best and most contemporary research findings to clinical practice.
o Considers the complex relationships between cost, safety, access, and quality in healthcare delivery.
o Assesses the effects of organizational structures, financial management, policy, and other factors on healthcare.
o Offers feedback in peer reviews to “promote a culture of excellence.” o Tailors care for each practice situation and use interventions as necessary. [Show Less]