UNIT 7 NURSING QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What are the two main purposes of the Nurse Practice Acts?
Correct Answer: To protect the public and the title of RN
Each state develops rules and regulations [laws] to govern the
practice of nursing within that state. Written and passed by
legislator. What is this? Correct Answer: Nurse Practice Acts
What 2 organizations provide templates for the Nurse Practice
Acts? Correct Answer: American Nurses Association (ANA) and
the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
If one wanted to practice nursing internationally, what has to
happen? Correct Answer: Contact the International Council of
Nursing or the nursing regulatory board of the country
What took place in 1901? Correct Answer: ICN passed resolution
that each nation and state examine and license its nurses
What did ANA design in 1915? Correct Answer: Model Nurse
Practice Acts
When did ANA form the NCSBN and when did mandatory
licensure become mandated? Correct Answer: 1947
When did NLN administer the first State Board Test Pool
Examination? Correct Answer: 1950
What year was the NCLEX-RN officiated? Correct Answer: 1982
Has the NCLEX always been taken online? Correct Answer: No
Paper and pencil test was replaced by what and in what year?
Correct Answer: Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) aka
NCLEX; 1994
Name the 5 main components found within the Nurse Practice
Acts: Correct Answer: -Purpose of Act
-Definition of Nursing and Scope of Practice
-Licensure Requirements
-Renewal of Licensure
-Mandatory Continuing Education
, How often do RN's have to renew their license? Correct Answer:
Every 2 years
Administer the state's nurse practice acts; Grant and renew
licenses and take disciplinary action when provisions of the act
are violated. Who does this? Correct Answer: Regulatory Boards
of Nursing
Membership of the board of nursing usually appointed by who?
Correct Answer: The governor's office
Role of the regulatory boards is to: Correct Answer: Ensure safe
practice
Special cases of Licensure include: Correct Answer: -Military and
Government nurses
-Internationally Educated Nurses (IEN's)
-International Practice
What nurses have the ability to practice anywhere across the
country without licensure within each state or country? Correct
Answer: Military/Government Nurses
If you're licensed in Louisiana & you want to travel & work in
California, what can you do first? Correct Answer: You contact
California's board of nursing and ask what they require.
-Establishes minimal levels of practice
-Granted & governed by legislation & administered through state
boards of nursing
Licensure (NCLEX) or Certification? Correct Answer: Licensure
(NCLEX)
-Recognizes excellence in practice
-Awarded by nongovernmental agencies
Licensure (NCLEX) or Certification? Correct Answer: Certification
Central organization for certification of nurses? Correct Answer:
American Nurses Credentials Center (ANCC)
Under permissive licensure, educational standards were set at a
minimum of ____ years of training for nurses. Correct Answer: 2
Once each state had established permissive licensure, the next
movement was toward a requirement that all nurses must be
ANSWERS
What are the two main purposes of the Nurse Practice Acts?
Correct Answer: To protect the public and the title of RN
Each state develops rules and regulations [laws] to govern the
practice of nursing within that state. Written and passed by
legislator. What is this? Correct Answer: Nurse Practice Acts
What 2 organizations provide templates for the Nurse Practice
Acts? Correct Answer: American Nurses Association (ANA) and
the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
If one wanted to practice nursing internationally, what has to
happen? Correct Answer: Contact the International Council of
Nursing or the nursing regulatory board of the country
What took place in 1901? Correct Answer: ICN passed resolution
that each nation and state examine and license its nurses
What did ANA design in 1915? Correct Answer: Model Nurse
Practice Acts
When did ANA form the NCSBN and when did mandatory
licensure become mandated? Correct Answer: 1947
When did NLN administer the first State Board Test Pool
Examination? Correct Answer: 1950
What year was the NCLEX-RN officiated? Correct Answer: 1982
Has the NCLEX always been taken online? Correct Answer: No
Paper and pencil test was replaced by what and in what year?
Correct Answer: Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) aka
NCLEX; 1994
Name the 5 main components found within the Nurse Practice
Acts: Correct Answer: -Purpose of Act
-Definition of Nursing and Scope of Practice
-Licensure Requirements
-Renewal of Licensure
-Mandatory Continuing Education
, How often do RN's have to renew their license? Correct Answer:
Every 2 years
Administer the state's nurse practice acts; Grant and renew
licenses and take disciplinary action when provisions of the act
are violated. Who does this? Correct Answer: Regulatory Boards
of Nursing
Membership of the board of nursing usually appointed by who?
Correct Answer: The governor's office
Role of the regulatory boards is to: Correct Answer: Ensure safe
practice
Special cases of Licensure include: Correct Answer: -Military and
Government nurses
-Internationally Educated Nurses (IEN's)
-International Practice
What nurses have the ability to practice anywhere across the
country without licensure within each state or country? Correct
Answer: Military/Government Nurses
If you're licensed in Louisiana & you want to travel & work in
California, what can you do first? Correct Answer: You contact
California's board of nursing and ask what they require.
-Establishes minimal levels of practice
-Granted & governed by legislation & administered through state
boards of nursing
Licensure (NCLEX) or Certification? Correct Answer: Licensure
(NCLEX)
-Recognizes excellence in practice
-Awarded by nongovernmental agencies
Licensure (NCLEX) or Certification? Correct Answer: Certification
Central organization for certification of nurses? Correct Answer:
American Nurses Credentials Center (ANCC)
Under permissive licensure, educational standards were set at a
minimum of ____ years of training for nurses. Correct Answer: 2
Once each state had established permissive licensure, the next
movement was toward a requirement that all nurses must be
