LEADERSHIP, CHAPTER 4: NURSING
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The advanced practice nurse who is seeking information about
requirements for practice in a specialized area should contact the:
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) correct
answer: c. American nurses credentialing center (ancc)
The primary purpose of licensure for rns is to:
A. Prevent others from using the title nurse.
B. Demonstrate a specialized body of knowledge.
C. Protect the public.
D. Enhance recognition for the profession. Correct answer: c.
Protect the public
Nurse practice acts:
A. Are written and passed by legislators.
B. Cannot be influenced by special interest groups.
C. Reflect only the concerns of rns.
D. Are affected by the practice of dentists. Correct answer: a. Are
written and passed by legislators
To ensure that nursing legislation is current and is reviewed 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automatically rescinded under which law?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 correct answer: b. Sunset legislation
Current trends in telecommunications and increased mobility of
nurses have led to the approval of a mutual recognition model of
nursing regulation, in which nurses are allowed to practice in
, states that are compact states without obtaining a license in each
state. On which website would a nurse find a list of current
compact 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) correct
answer: b. National council of state boards of nursing (ncsbn)
The first field of nursing to certify advanced practitioners was the
field of:
A. Adult nurse practitioners.
B. Nurse-midwifery.
C. Clinical nurse specialist.
D. Nurse anesthesia. Correct answer: d. Nurse anesthesia
A graduate of a nursing school in the united states plans to
practice nursing in paris, france. To request licensure to practice
in paris, the nurse:
A. Must contact the graduates of foreign nursing schools to
complete a special examination.
B. Realizes that education in the united states is so generalized
that he or she is eligible to practice in other countries without
additional licensure.
C. Is required to take a language proficiency examination for the
primary language of that particular country, as well as a cultural
assessment test, prior to licensure.
D. Should contact the international council of nurses or the
nursing regulatory board of that country correct answer: d. Should
contact the international council of nurses or the nursing
regulatory board of that country
A nurse who is licensed in georgia and moves to oregon:
A. Must check oregon's nurse practice act related to licensure for
endorsement.
B. Will automatically be grandfathered in as a licensed registered
nurse.
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The advanced practice nurse who is seeking information about
requirements for practice in a specialized area should contact the:
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) correct
answer: c. American nurses credentialing center (ancc)
The primary purpose of licensure for rns is to:
A. Prevent others from using the title nurse.
B. Demonstrate a specialized body of knowledge.
C. Protect the public.
D. Enhance recognition for the profession. Correct answer: c.
Protect the public
Nurse practice acts:
A. Are written and passed by legislators.
B. Cannot be influenced by special interest groups.
C. Reflect only the concerns of rns.
D. Are affected by the practice of dentists. Correct answer: a. Are
written and passed by legislators
To ensure that nursing legislation is current and is reviewed 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 correct answer: b. Sunset legislation
Current trends in telecommunications and increased mobility of
nurses have led to the approval of a mutual recognition model of
nursing regulation, in which nurses are allowed to practice in
, states that are compact states without obtaining a license in each
state. On which website would a nurse find a list of current
compact 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) correct
answer: b. National council of state boards of nursing (ncsbn)
The first field of nursing to certify advanced practitioners was the
field of:
A. Adult nurse practitioners.
B. Nurse-midwifery.
C. Clinical nurse specialist.
D. Nurse anesthesia. Correct answer: d. Nurse anesthesia
A graduate of a nursing school in the united states plans to
practice nursing in paris, france. To request licensure to practice
in paris, the nurse:
A. Must contact the graduates of foreign nursing schools to
complete a special examination.
B. Realizes that education in the united states is so generalized
that he or she is eligible to practice in other countries without
additional licensure.
C. Is required to take a language proficiency examination for the
primary language of that particular country, as well as a cultural
assessment test, prior to licensure.
D. Should contact the international council of nurses or the
nursing regulatory board of that country correct answer: d. Should
contact the international council of nurses or the nursing
regulatory board of that country
A nurse who is licensed in georgia and moves to oregon:
A. Must check oregon's nurse practice act related to licensure for
endorsement.
B. Will automatically be grandfathered in as a licensed registered
nurse.
