WGU C157 - Essentials of Advanced Nursing Practice Field Experience
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WGU C157
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WGU C157
ditation is recognized by state agencies as a condition of
licensure and receipt of Medicaid reimbursement.
Preventive Action - answerA proactive plan to prevent a potential occurrence of an adverse
event.
Corrective Action - answerA reactive plan to prevent a re-occurrence of an adverse event....
WGU C157 - Essentials of Advanced Nursing
Practice Field Experience
Vulnerable Populations - answer✔Infants, children, older adults, the ill, the physically and
mentally disabled, the illiterate and the poor
QIA - answer✔Quality Improvement Activity
Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing - answer✔Nursing Standard that:
1. Defines the essential elements of master's education for advanced practice roles in nursing.
2. Provides a framework for designing and assessing master's education programs for advanced
practice nursing.
National Patient Safety Goals - answer✔The NPSGs were established by the Joint Commission
to help accredited organizations address specific areas of concern in regard to patient safety.
The Joint Commission - answer✔This organization accredits more than 20,000 health care
organizations in the U.S. This accreditation is recognized by state agencies as a condition of
licensure and receipt of Medicaid reimbursement.
Preventive Action - answer✔A proactive plan to prevent a potential occurrence of an adverse
event.
Corrective Action - answer✔A reactive plan to prevent a re-occurrence of an adverse event.
Structural Empowerment
Exemplary Professional Practice
New Knowledge, Innovation, & Improvements
Empirical Quality Results
Magnet Hospitals - answer✔Higher percentages of satisfied RNs
Lower RN turnover and vacancy
Improved clinical outcomes
Improved patient satisfaction
Magnet Recognition Program - answer✔ANCC program that recognizes healthcare
organizations that provide excellence in nursing.
Bias - answer✔Can occur when non-random data is chosen for analysis, which influences the
statistical significance of the test, or produces distorted results.
Convenience Sample - answer✔A subset of a population selected because the individuals are
readily available and accessible.
Values Statement - answer✔Describes what an organization believes in and how it will behave.
Sampling - answer✔Selection of a representative subset of a population to predict the effects of a
change on the whole population.
Random Sample - answer✔A subset of a population in which each individual of the subset had
an equal probability / an equal chance of being chosen.
Deemed Status - answer✔In order for a health care organization to receive payment from
Medicare or Medicaid programs, it must meet the eligibility requirements set forth in federal
regulations.
Health care organizations that achieve accreditation through a 'deemed status' survey conducted
by the Joint Commission (or other recognized accrediting process or agency) are determined to
have met Medicare and Medicaid requirements.
Vision Statement - answer✔Describes what an organization will look like in the future.
Nurse Stress, Burnout, or Overload - answer✔Often results from Poor Delegation Skills
Mortality Rate - answer✔The ratio of the number of patient deaths (numerator) per the total
number of patients in a defined population (denominator).
Infection Rate - answer✔The frequency of occurrence of the new cases of infection within a
defined population during a specified time frame.
Preferred measure of central tendency - answer✔Mean or Average
Closing the Loop - answer✔A component of care coordination that ensures key information is
exchanged during care transitions, referrals, or other patient transfers from provider-to-provider
or organization-to-organization.
Note: Submitting or transmitting information does NOT ensure receipt of information into the
hands of an actual human being.
IHI Science of Improvement Model - answer✔Form the Team
Set the Aim
Establish the Measures
Select the Changes
Test the Changes - Pilot Study (Small Scale) - PDSA cycle begin
Implement the Changes - Large Scale
Spread the Changes (to others)
Patient Population - answer✔The demographics and/or distinctive features of a group of patients
being serviced: gender, age, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, rural, urban, chronic disease, acute
illness, procedure, etc.
Delegation - answer✔Assigning responsibility or authority to a subordinate to carry out specific
activities. The goals for the APN are to:
1. Make the best use of time and skills by relinquishing duties to others - the 'delegator' needs to
stop being the 'doer'
2. Grow and develop team members to their full potential.
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