Barkley Agacnp Exam - Professional Responsibility

consent is assumed if... {Ans: pt's condition is life threatening}First NP program was peds, begun in... {Ans: 1964 by Dr. Loretta Ford and Dr. Henry Silver at CU Health Sciences mainly focusing on ambulatory and outpt care}Credentials encompass... {Ans: required education, licensure and certification to practice as an NP}Scope of Practice {Ans: Based on legal allowances in each state, individual state nurse practice acts providing guidelines for nursing practice}Historical service of NPs in primary care resulted in part from the... {Ans: availability of federal funding for preventive and primary care NP education}Dismissing/discharging a pt or closing practice {Ans: NP cannot withdraw from caring for a pt without notification}