Nursing 115 Test 3 Updated Actual Questions And Correct Answers

NURSING 115 TEST 3 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. completion of a basic program for RN, graduates are allowed to take what licensing exam?
Answer:
NCLEX RN

Question:
2. completion of basic program for PN, graduates are allowed to take what licensing exam?
Answer:
NCLEX PN

Question:
3. what does licensure mean to the nurse graduate?
Answer:
1) When the state board grants permission to qualifies persons to engage in a given profession or
occupation.
2) Graduates may legally practice in their own state
3) Can use RN credentials

Question:
4. describe preparation of the diploma nurse?
Answer:
3 year program hospital based highly trained and skilled nurses, lecture given by physician, clinical
training supervised by head nurses

Question:
5. preparation of the BSN (bachelor of science in nursing)
Answer:
4 year program • Course focus on nursing science, communication, decision making, leadership, and care
of patients of all ages in a variety of settings.
•BSN programs needed to provide leadership in administration, public health, and teaching
•BSN needed for basic management levels on hospital units

Question:
6. preparation of the ADN (associates degree in nursing)
Answer:
•Began in 1952 due to post-World War II nursing shortage
•Developed by Mildred Montag in 1950s community college movement Most common type of basic
nursing education program in US
•Graduates the most RN candidates of all basic programs

Question:
7. popularity of ADN

, Answer:
Accessibility of community colleges Low tuition cost Part-time and evening hours, Shorter duration - 2
year programs, Graduate eligibility to take NCLEX-RN Step in progression to the BSN or Master's degree

Question:
8. 5 recommendations for the development of nursing education programs
Answer:
Should be within the system of higher education Nurses should be highly educated Students should not be
used to staff hospitals Standards of nursing practice needed to be established All students need to meet
minimum qualifications upon graduation

Question:
9. the role of an APRN
Answer:

Question:
10. what organization was created in 1996 as the national accrediting body for baccalaureate and higher
degree nursing programs
Answer:
Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Created in 1996 by the American Association of
College in Nursing

Question:
11. what does certification mean to nursing?
Answer:
•A credential that has professional but not legal status
•A certificate is awarded by a professional group as a validation of specific qualifications demonstrated by
the RN in a defined area of practice

Question:
12. certifying organizations in nursing
Answer:
American Association of Colleges of Nursing Certification Corporation American Nurses Credentialing
Center National Association of Neonatal Nurses National Association of Nurse Practitioners Pediatric
Nursing Certification Board

Question:
13. impact of "continuing education" on the nursing practice
Answer:
•Life-Long Learning
•Continuing Education
•Informal ways that nurses maintain expertise during their professional careers
•Conferences, short courses, workshops, etc. are examples

Question:
14. describe the process of accreditation of nursing programs
Answer: