DEVELOPMENT OF THE ADVANCED
PRACTICE NURSE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
RoleAacquisitionA-
AcorrectAanswersChangesAoccurringAduringAroleAtransitionsAexperiencedAduringAtheAeducation
alAcomponentAofAanAadvancedApracticeAnurseA(APRN)Arole
roleAimplementationA-
AcorrectAanswerschangesAoccurringAduringAtheAactualAperformanceAofAtheAroleAfollowingAprog
ramAcompletion
componentAprocessesAofAprofessionalAroleAdevelopmentA-
AcorrectAanswers•AspectsAofAadultAdevelopment
•DevelopmentAofAclinicalAexpertise
•ModificationAofAself-identityAthroughAinitialAsocializationAinAschool
•EmbodimentAofAethicalAconduct
•DevelopmentAandAintegrationAofAprofessionalAroleAcomponents
•SubsequentAresocializationAinAtheAworkAsetting
•EvolvingAtechnology
•AdvancesAinAhealthcareAknowledgeAandApractice
Novice-to-expertAskillAacquisitionAmodelA-
AcorrectAanswers•Acquisition AofAknowledgeAandAskillAoccursAinAaAprogressiveAmovementAthrou
ghAstagesAofAnoviceAtoAexpertA(Benner,A1984;DreyfusA&ADreyfus,A1986;A2009)
•ExpertiseAdoesAnotAdevelopAsimplyAasAaAmatterAofAtime
•TheAprogressionAfromAnoviceAtoAadvancedAbeginnerAandAthenAtoAcompetentAlevelAisAincreme
ntalAbutAnotAnecessarilyAstepwiseAorAlinear
•EmbodimentAofAaAskillAoccursAafterArepeatedAexperiencesAofAperformingAtheAskillA"asAif"AoneA
actuallyAcouldAdoAitAskillfully
ImplicationsAofAtheADreyfusAmodelA-
AcorrectAanswers•DirectAentryAAPRNAstudentsAwithAlittleAorAnoAexperienceAasAnursesAavoidArol
eAconfusionAcommonlyAassociatedAwithAnurseAstudents
, •QualityAofAperformanceAmayAdeteriorateAwhenAsubjectedAtoAintenseAscrutiny—
causesAincreasedAanxiety
•NeedAtoAaccrueAexperienceAinAactualAsituationsAoverAtime,AsoApracticalAandAtheoreticalAknow
ledgeAareArefined
roleAstressA-
AcorrectAanswersSocialAstructuralAconditionAwhereAobligationsAareAunclear,Aconflicting,Aincong
ruous,Aexcessive,Aunpredictable
roleAstrainA-AcorrectAanswersFeelingAofAfrustration,Atension,AanxietyAinAresponseAtoAroleAstress
roleAambiguityA-
AcorrectAanswers•developsAwhereAthereAisAlackAofAclarityAaboutAexpectations,AblurringAofAresp
onsibilities,AuncertaintyAaboutAroleAimplementation,AandAexistingAknowledge
•CanAbeApositiveAifAoffersAopportunitiesAforAcreativity
roleAincongruityA-AcorrectAanswers•intraroleAconflictAdevelopingAfromAtwoAsources
•IncompatibilityAbetweenAskills/abilitiesAandAroleAobligations
•IncompatibilityAbetweenApersonalAvalues/self-conceptAandAexpectedAroleAbehaviors
intraprofessionalAroleAconflictA-
AcorrectAanswers•CommunicationAdifficultiesAatAorganizationalAlevel,AinAeducationalAprograms
,AinAliterature,AandAinAdirectAclinicalApractice
•Nurse-
NPAconflictAcanAbeAminimizedAbyA(1)AorientingAstaffAnursesAtoAAPRNAroleAandAprovidingAguideli
nesAregardingAresponsibilityAissuesAandA(2)AallowingAnewAAPRNsAtoAestablishArapportAwithAnur
sesAbyAlearningAaboutAnewAsettingAfromAthem
•BetweenAphysiciansAandAAPRNAbecauseAofAperceivedAthreatAofAcompetition,AlimitedAresourc
esAinAclinicalAtrainingAsites,AofAlackAofAexperienceAworkingAtogether,AhistoricalAhierarchy
fiveAessentialAfactorsAthatAinfluenceAroleAtransitions:A-
AcorrectAanswers•TheApersonalAmeaningAofAtheAtransition,AwhichArelatesAtoAtheAdegreeAofAide
ntityAcrisisAexperienced
•TheAdegreeAofAplanning,AwhichAinvolvesAtheAtimeAandAenergyAdevotedAtoAanticipatingAtheAch
ange
•EnvironmentalAbarriersAandAsupports,AwhichAreferAtoAfamily,Apeer,Aschool,AandAotherAcompo
nents
•LevelAofAknowledgeAandAskill,AwhichArelatesAtoApriorAexperienceAandAschoolAexperiences