Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the
Profession 5th Edition by Susan M.
DeNisco
COMPLETE CHAPTERS 1-30 WITH RATIONALES| A+ GRADED
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, Chapter1 Introduction to the Role of Advanced Practices Nursing
Multiple Choice
1. In bwhich byear bdid bthe bAmerican bAssociation bof bCollege bof bNursing b(AACN) bintroduced bthe
bDoctorate bof bNursing bPractice b(DNP)?
a. 2006
b. 2004
c. 2000
d. 2002
ACCURATE bANSWER: bB
AACN bintroduced bthe bDNP bdegree bin b2004 bto bprepare badvanced bpractice bnurses b(APRNs) bto bmeet
challenges band bstandardize bpractice bbeyond bmaster’s bdegree bprograms.
2. Which bof bthe bfollowing bis bthe bbest bexplanation bfor bthe bcreation bof bthe bDoctorate bof
bNursing bPractice b(DNP) bdegree?
a. To bcompete bagainst bmaster’s bdegree bprograms
b. To bensure bstandardized bcurriculum bensuring bindependent bpractice
c. To bvalidate bAPRN’s bfor bfinancial breimbursement
d. To baddress bincreasing bcurriculum brequirements bof bmaster’s bdegree
bprograms bACCURATE bANSWER: bD
Although ball banswers bare binfluenced bby bthe bDNP bcore bcompetencies, bthe bDNP bprogram bcreation bin
b2004
by bthe bAACN bwas bdesigned bto baddress bcurriculum brequirements bof bmaster’s bdegree bprograms.
3. Which bof bthe bfollowing bwas bthe bfirst brecognized barea bof badvanced bpractice bnursing?
a. Clinical bNurse bSpecialist
b. Family bnurse bpractitioner
c. Pediatric bnurse bpractitioner
d. Certified bRegistered bNurse
bAnesthetists bACCURATE bANSWER: bD
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,In b1931, bthe bNational bAssociation bof bNurse bAnesthetists b(NANA), brenamed bin b1939 bto bthe
bAmerican bAssociation bof bNurse bAnesthetists b(AANA) bwas bthe bfirst brecognized bgroup bpromoting
badvanced bnursing bpractice. bAgatha bHodgins bfounded bthe bAANM bat bLakeside bHospital bin bCleveland,
bOhio.
4. Which bfactor bis bbroadly bperceived bto bsolidify band bstandardize bthe brole bof bthe bAPNs bover
bthe blast b25 byears?
a. Lack bof baccess bto bhealth bcare bproviders
b. Standardized bcurriculum bdevelopment
c. Payment bfor bservices
d. Societal bforces
bACCURATE bANSWER:
bB
As bthe bevolution bof bAdvanced bPractice bNursing badvances bspecific bspecialties band bneeds bare
bidentified. bThrough bthe bevolution bof borganization band bstandardization bthese broles bhave bsolidified
bthe bAPN’s brole bin btoday’s bhealth bcare benvironment.
5. During bthe bformation bof bearly bAPN broles bin banesthesia, bwhich bof bthe bfollowing bincreased
bdemand bfor baccess bto bhealth bcare?
a. Poverty
b. War
c. Rural baccess bto bcare
d. Availability bof
btraining bACCURATE
bANSWER: bB
Earliest bdemand bfor bnursing-provided banesthesia bspiked bduring bperiods bof bwar bwhen
bnumbers bof bphysicians bwere binadequate. bThe bearliest brecords bdate bback bto bthe bAmerican
bCivil bWar bwith bthe badministration bof bchloroform. bDuring bWorld bWar bI bin b1917 bmore bthan
b1000 bnurses, bsome btrained banesthetists, btraveled binto bbattle. bOther bfactors bsuch bas bneed bfor
brural bhealth bcare bcame blater bin bthe bvalidation band bneed bfor bAPNs.
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, 6. In b1889, bDr. bWilliam bWorrall bMayo bbuilt band bopened bSt. bMary’s bhospital bin bRochester,
bNY. bHe bis bknown bfor bsome bof bthe bearliest brecruitment band bspecialized btraining bof bnurses bin
bwhich bof bthe bfollowing broles?
a. Pediatrics
b. Anesthesia
c. Obstetrics
d. Research band bstatistics
e. Family bnursing
ACCURATE bANSWER: bB
In b1889, bDr. bWilliam bWorrall bMayo bbegan bformally btraining band brecognizing bnurse banesthetists.
bThis bhas bbeen bregarded bas bthe bearliest btraining bin bnurse-provided banesthesia.
7. In b1893, bLillian bWald bestablished bthe bHenry bStreet bSettlement b(HSS) bHouse bfor bwhich bpurpose?
a. Access bto bhealth bcare bof brural bareas
b. Create binner-city bnursing bawareness
c. Provide bthe bdisadvantaged baccess bto bcare
d. Establish bguidelines bfor badvanced bnursing
broles bACCURATE bANSWER: bC
The bHHS bwas bestablished bto bprovide bnursing bservices bto bimmigrants band blow-income bpatients
band btheir bfamilies bin bManhattan. bAs bresistance bto bnurse-provided bcare bgrew, bstanding borders
bwere bdrafted bfrom ba bgroup bof bLower bEast bSide bphysicians bthereby bcircumventing bthen-
existing blegal bramifications.
8. The bFrontier bNursing bService b(FNS) bfounded bin bKentucky bin b1925 bby bMary bBreckenridge
binitially bprovided bAppalachia bwith bnursing bresources band bwhich btype bof badvanced bnursing
bcare?
a. Pediatric bcare
b. Anesthesia
c. Midwifery
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