Nursing Education and Practice: DNP,
MSN, and Scope of Practice
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
What is the main focus of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) curriculum?
Correct Answer: Clinical practice.
What does the DNP prepare nurses to do? Correct Answer: Fully implement the
science developed by nurse researchers prepared in PhD, DNSC, and other
research-focused doctorates.
What is a key component of a state's nurse practice act? Correct Answer:
Establishing the criteria for the education and licensure of nurses.
What do the American Nurses Association Standards of Practice address?
Correct Answer: They do not address legal and licensure issues.
What is required of nurses pursuing a master's degree in nursing (MSN)? Correct
Answer: Solid scholastic abilities.
When did master's degree nursing education begin? Correct Answer: In the 19th
century.
Can master's degrees in nursing be attained in specific areas of interest?
Correct Answer: Yes, but generic master's degree courses are also offered.
What must students do after completing a baccalaureate degree in nursing?
Correct Answer: Take the licensure examination.
What source should a medical-surgical unit manager consult to determine if
LPNs can administer IVP medications? Correct Answer: The state nurse practice
act (NPA).
MSN, and Scope of Practice
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
What is the main focus of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) curriculum?
Correct Answer: Clinical practice.
What does the DNP prepare nurses to do? Correct Answer: Fully implement the
science developed by nurse researchers prepared in PhD, DNSC, and other
research-focused doctorates.
What is a key component of a state's nurse practice act? Correct Answer:
Establishing the criteria for the education and licensure of nurses.
What do the American Nurses Association Standards of Practice address?
Correct Answer: They do not address legal and licensure issues.
What is required of nurses pursuing a master's degree in nursing (MSN)? Correct
Answer: Solid scholastic abilities.
When did master's degree nursing education begin? Correct Answer: In the 19th
century.
Can master's degrees in nursing be attained in specific areas of interest?
Correct Answer: Yes, but generic master's degree courses are also offered.
What must students do after completing a baccalaureate degree in nursing?
Correct Answer: Take the licensure examination.
What source should a medical-surgical unit manager consult to determine if
LPNs can administer IVP medications? Correct Answer: The state nurse practice
act (NPA).
