State of Illinois Nursing Practice Act (NPA) exam 2024/2025 with 100% correct answers
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Course
State of Illinois Nursing Practice Act
Institution
State Of Illinois Nursing Practice Act
SUBPART A: correct answersGENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1300.10 Definitions correct answersThe following definitions shall apply to this Part:
"Act" means the Nurse Practice Act [225 ILCS 65].
"Address of Record" means the address recorded by the Division in the applicant's or licensee's appl...
Section 1300.10 Definitions correct answersThe following definitions shall apply to this Part:
"Act" means the Nurse Practice Act [225 ILCS 65].
"Address of Record" means the address recorded by the Division in the applicant's or licensee's
application file or license file, as maintained by the Division's licensure maintenance unit.
"Advanced Practice Nurse" or "APN" means a person who has met the qualifications for a:
certified nurse midwife (CNM);
certified nurse practitioner (CNP);
certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA); or
clinical nurse specialist (CNS) and has been licensed by the Division.
All advanced practice nurses licensed and practicing in the State of Illinois shall use the title APN and
may use specialty credentials after their name.
"APN Practice Pending Licensure" means practice by an APN, under a temporary permit, who is
scheduled to take the National Certification Examination. This period of practice cannot exceed 6 months
from date of application for the license. APN Practice Pending Licensure does not include prescriptive
authority.
,"Bilingual Nurse Consortium Course or Other Comparable Course Approved by the Division" means a
course specifically designed to prepare a nurse trained in another jurisdiction, and for whom English is a
second language, to take the Illinois required licensure examination.
"Board" means the Board of Nursing.
"Collaboration" means a process involving 2 or more health care professionals working together, each
contributing one's respective area of expertise to provide more comprehensive patient care. (Section 50-
10 of the Act)
"Consultation" means the process by which an advanced practice nurse seeks the advice or opinion of
another health care professional. (Section 50-10 of the Act)
"Dentist" means a person licensed to practice dentistry under the Illinois Dental Practice Act [225 ILCS
25]. (S
Section 1300.20 Nursing Delegation correct answersa) For the purposes of this Section:
"Delegation" means transferring to an individual the authority to perform a selected nursing activity or
task, in a selected situation.
"Nursing Activity" means any work requiring the use of knowledge acquired by completion of an
approved program for licensure, including advanced education, continuing education, and experience as
a licensed practical nurse or professional nurse, as defined by this Part.
b) Nursing shall be practiced by licensed practical nurses, registered professional nurses, and advanced
practice nurses. In the delivery of nursing care, nurses work with many other licensed professionals and
other persons. An advanced practice nurse may delegate to registered professional nurses, licensed
practical nurses, and others persons.
c) A registered professional nurse shall not delegate any nursing activity requiring the specialized
knowledge, judgment, and skill of a licensed nurse to an unlicensed person, including medication
,administration. A registered professional nurse may delegate nursing activities to other registered
professional nurses or licensed practical nurses.
d) A registered nurse may delegate tasks to other licensed and unlicensed persons. A licensed practical
nurse who has been delegated a nursing activity shall not re-delegate the nursing activity. A registered
professional nurse or advanced practice nurse retains the right to refuse to delegate or to stop or rescind
a previously authorized delegation. (Section 50-75 of the Act)
e) Practice in End Stage Renal Dialysis Facilities
1) For the purposes of this Section only, an individual working as a dialysis technician in a Medicare-
certified End Stage Renal Dialysis Facility or a facility regulated under the End Stage Renal Disease Facility
Act [210 ILCS 62] shall be considered a licensed individual
Section 1300.30 Fees correct answersThe following fees shall be paid to the Department and are not
refundable:
a) Application Fees
1) The fee for application for a license as a registered professional nurse and a licensed practical nurse is
$50. In addition, applicants for an examination shall be required to pay, either to the Division or to the
designated testing service, a fee covering the cost of determining an applicant's eligibility and providing
the examination. Failure to appear for the examination on the scheduled date, at the time and place
specified, after the applicant's application for examination has been received and acknowledged by the
Division or the designated testing service, shall result in the forfeiture of the examination fee.
2) The fee for a temporary restoration or endorsement permit for a license as an advanced practice
nurse, a registered professional nurse and a licensed practical nurse is $25.
3) The fee for a nurse externship permit is $50.
4) The fee for application for a license as an advanced practice nurse is $125.
, 5) The fee for application as an approved continuing education sponsor is $500.
b) Renewal Fees
1) The fee for the renewal of a practical nurse license shall be calculated at the rate of $40 per year.
2) The fee for the renewal of a registered professional nurse license shall be calculated at the rate of $40
per year.
3) The fee for the renewal of a license as an advanced practice nurse shall be calculated at the rate of
$40 per year.
4) The fee for renewal of an APN, LPN or RN continuing education sponsor approval is $250 for 2 years.
c) General Fees
1) The fee for the restoration of a license other than from inactive status is $50 plus payment of all
lapsed renewal fees, but not to exceed $250.
2) The fee for the issuance of a duplicate license, for the issuance of a replacement license, for a l
Section 1300.40 Renewals correct answersa) Every APN license issued under the Act shall expire on May
31 of each even-numbered year. The holder of a license may renew the license during the month
preceding the expiration date by paying the fee required by Section 1300.30. During every renewal, a
renewal applicant will be required to complete 50 hours of continuing education as set forth in Section
1300.130. A licensee's registered nurse license shall be renewed in order to renew the advanced practice
nurse license. At the time of renewal, APNs licensed after October 5, 2007 shall show proof of continued,
current national certification in their specialty.
b) Every registered professional nurse license issued under the Act shall expire on May 31 of each even-
numbered year. The holder of a license may renew the license during the month preceding the
expiration date by paying the fee required by Section 1300.30. Beginning with the May 31, 2012 renewal
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