PNC Quality Assurance & Standards 2

Question 1

Which organization publishes the foundational Scope and Standards of Practice that parish nurses use to benchmark their care quality?

Accepted Answer

American Nurses Association (ANA)

Answer

The ANA, in collaboration with the Health Ministry Association, publishes the Scope and Standards of Practice for faith community nursing.

Question 2

A parish nurse wants to measure whether her blood pressure screening program is effective. Which quality indicator is MOST direct?

Accepted Answer

Percentage of participants achieving controlled BP at 6-month follow-up

Answer

Outcome indicators like controlled blood pressure at follow-up directly measure the health impact of the intervention.

Question 3

What does a 'process standard' evaluate in faith community nursing quality assurance?

Accepted Answer

How nursing care activities are carried out

Answer

Process standards evaluate how care is delivered, such as whether assessment, planning, and intervention follow accepted protocols.

Question 4

During a quality review, a parish nurse finds that only 40% of home visit notes are completed within 24 hours per policy. The BEST next step is to:

Accepted Answer

Identify barriers to timely documentation and develop an improvement plan

Answer

Quality improvement requires identifying root causes of gaps and creating structured plans to address them.

Question 5

Which ethical principle is MOST directly supported by quality assurance activities in parish nursing?

Accepted Answer

Nonmaleficence

Answer

Quality assurance helps ensure care does not harm congregants, directly upholding the principle of nonmaleficence (do no harm).

(PNC) Parish Nurse Certification Practice Test