The advanced practice nurse who is seeking information about requirements for practice in a specialized area should contact what nursing organization?
a. American Nurses Association (ANA) b. National League for Nursing (NLN) c. American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) d. National Council of Sta...
the advanced practice nurse who is seeking informa
what is the primary purpose of licensure for profe
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The advanced practice nurse who is seeking information about requirements for
practice in a specialized area should contact what nursing organization?
a. American Nurses Association (ANA)
b. National League for Nursing (NLN)
c. American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
d. National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) ✅c. American Nurses
Credentialing Center (ANCC)
What is the primary purpose of licensure for professional registered nurses?
a. Preventing the misuse of the title nurse
b. Demonstrating a specialized body of knowledge
c. Protecting the public from physical and emotional harm
d. Enhancing recognition for the nursing profession ✅c. Protecting the public from
physical and emotional harm
What statement presents accurate information concerning nurse practice acts?
a. They are written and passed by state legislators.
b. They cannot be influenced by special interest groups.
c. They reflect the primary concerns of professional nurses.
d. They are affected by other interprofessional practices. ✅a. They are written and
passed by state legislators
Nursing legislation is to be current and reviewed annually by specific dates. If a nurse
practice act fails to be reviewed, it is automatically rescinded under which law?
a. Nurse review act
b. Sunset legislation
c. Mandatory revocation
d. Grandfathering ✅b. Sunset legislation
On which website would a nurse find a list of current compact states that allow for a
single license recognized in multiple states?
a. National League for Nursing (NLN)
b. National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
c. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
,d. Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) ✅b. National Council of State
Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
What was the first field of nursing to certify advanced practitioners?
a. Adult nurse practitioners
b. Nurse-midwifery
c. Clinical nurse specialist
d. Nurse anesthesia ✅d. Nurse anesthesia
To request licensure to practice in France, a nurse licensed in the United States must
engage in what initial step?
a. Contacting the Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools to complete a special
examination
b. Realizing that licensure in the United States is recognized as sufficient for practice in
most countries
c. Passing a language proficiency examination for the primary language of that part
country is required prior to licensure
d. Contacting the International Council of Nurses (ICN) or the nursing regulatory board
of that country ✅d. Contacting the International Council of Nurses (ICN) or the nursing
regulatory board of that country
What should the nurse who is licensed in Georgia and moves to Oregon should do
initially in preparation for seeking a nursing position as a pediatric nurse?
a. Review Oregon's nurse practice act related to licensure for endorsement.
b. Request application forms to be grandfathered in as a licensed registered nurse in
Oregon
c. Request certification in Oregon rather than licensure, so as not to have to retake the
NCLEX-RN®.
d. Contact the American Nurses Credentialing Center to determine whether licensure in
Georgia will transfer to Oregon. ✅a. Review Oregon's nurse practice act related to
licensure for endorsement
What statement accurately describes what it means to practice in a compact state?
a. The nurse must abide solely by the practice act of the largest state.
b. Patients' rights in relation to the nurse practice act are protected by the mutual
recognition model.
c. The nurse must pay for a license in all states that participate in the mutual recognition
model.
d. The nurse must refer to the nurse practice act for the list of skills that can be
performed. ✅b. Patients rights in relation to the nurse practice act are protected by the
mutual recognition model
, What action is considered a nursing responsibility when participating in a nurse
licensure compact?
a. Complying with the nursing practice laws in the state where practicing at the time
care is rendered
b. Purchasing a license in each state or retaking the licensure examination
c. Determining residency based on the state where educated as registered nurse
d. Practicing only in states or territories that recognizes the NCLEX as the source of
licensure ✅a. Complying with the nursing practice laws in the state where practicing at
the time care is rendered
A new graduate from a master's entry program in nursing announces, "I just passed my
clinical nurse leader certification examination." Certification as a clinical nurse leader
provides acknowledgement of what nursing achievement?
a. Earning the equivalence of a master's level nursing degree
b. Attaining entry-level knowledge and skills
c. The right to engage in an independent primary nursing practice d. Demonstrating
advanced nursing skills and knowledge ✅d. Demonstrating advanced nursing skills
and knowledge
A nurse holds a license in one state but wishes to practice in a second state that is not
participating in a nurse licensure compact agreement. The nurse is granted licensure on
payment of a fee but does not retake the licensure examination. The nurse has obtained
licensure in the second state by what process?
a. Licensure by endorsement
b. Certification
c. Statutory process known as being grandfathered
d. Sunset legislation ✅a. Licensure by endorsement
A nurse practicing in the early 1900s was awarded a permissive license. What action
was required by this type of license?
a. While licensure was voluntary; if you failed the examination, you could not use the
title RN.
b. To qualify for licensure, you were required to complete a maximum of 1 year of
formalized nurse training.
c. All candidates were required to take and pass an exam provided by the state board of
nursing.
d. The nurses were required to select either a written or an oral form of the licensure
examination. ✅a. While licensure was voluntary; if you failed the examination, you
could not use the title RN
A group of registered nurses with associate nursing (and) degrees are concerned that
the minimum educational standard for licensure as a registered nurse is being raised to
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