NSG 6006 Pre-specialty Evaluation Exam

• Once a practice problem has been identified the next step would be to use the PICOT

format to ask aquestion about the problem. PICOT stands for:

P—population, I—intervention, C—comparisons, O—outcome, T—time.

• The Affordable Care Act has directed the US Department of Health and Human

Services and multipleagencies to develop and disseminate initiatives on meeting the

care needs of patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC). What is the primary

purpose for the national direction?

To protect against high out-of-pocket costs by prohibiting insurers from denying coverage

based on pre-existing conditions.

• After thoroughly researching the topic of interest, what is the next step an APN should

ask in selecting atheory/model for use in practice or research?

Have several different theories/models been examined?

• Which three roles represent the accepted advanced practice

nursing roles?Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM)

Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs)

• Which theorist/s identifies carative factors as a value system, faith-hope and

sensitivity to self andothers? This describes which of the following theories?

Jean Watson theory of human caring

• Which set of components is essential in a

scientific theory?Interrelated concepts,

definitions, and propositions

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• The term advanced nursing practice (APN) includes

nurses who are:Certified APRNs with a minimum of

a master’s degree

• To meet Medicare’s coverage requirements, the Nurse Practitioner’s

services must be:Provided subject to state restrictions and supervision

requirements

• A 20-year-old female comes to the primary care clinic with clinical findings consistent

with acute bronchitis. She is sexually active with a male partner, although she states

prior to this relationship she did have two sexual partners. Her menses occurs every 28

days and is regular. An example of a primaryprevention activity for this patient is:

Counseling about safer sexual practices

• Which agency’sinitiative establishes national health promotion and prevention efforts

and establishesbenchmarks for monitoring the progress of health among Americans

over a 10-year timeframe? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Raynaud phenomenon is classified as a type III hypersensitivity

reaction and is due to:Immune complexes that are deposited in

capillary beds, blocking circulation

• The nurse practitioner is caring for a 21-year-old female who presents with a pruritic,

erythematous rashmatching pattern of her sandal straps. The nurse practitioner advises

the patient to avoid scratching the area due to the risk of developing a secondary

infection. The NP understands that the most likely etiology of secondary skins infections

is caused by which organism?

Staphylococcus aureus

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