NURSING LICENSURE AND
CERTIFICATION CHAPTER 4 EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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rescinded under which law?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 - answer-b. Sunset legislation
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) - answer-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 - answer-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. - answer-a. They are written and
passed by state legislators.
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) - answer-b. National Council of State
Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
What was the first field of nursing to certify
advanced practitioners?
CERTIFICATION CHAPTER 4 EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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rescinded under which law?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 - answer-b. Sunset legislation
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) - answer-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 - answer-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. - answer-a. They are written and
passed by state legislators.
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) - answer-b. National Council of State
Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
What was the first field of nursing to certify
advanced practitioners?
