NURSING: EVOLVING ROLES
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025-2026
AAnurseAisAresearchingAtheAvariousAoptionsAforAadvancement.AWhichAadvancedAnursingApractit
ionerAdoesAtheAnurseAfindAtoAbeAtheAmostAcommonAinAtheAUnitedAStates?
A)ANurseApractitionerA(NP)
B)AClinicalAnurseASpecialistA(CNS)
C)ACertifiedAnurseAmidwifeA(CNM)
D)ACertifiedAregisteredAnurseAanesthetistA(CRNA)A-AcorrectAanswersAA
TheAnurseAhasAdecidedAtoApursueAaADoctorAofANursingAPracticeA(DNP).AOneAgoalAisAtoAincreaseA
knowledgeAbase.AWhichAotherAprofessionalAgoalAisAtheAnurseAseekingAtoAachieve?
A)ACurriculumAdevelopmentAforAtheAmaster'sAdegreeAprogram
B)AEstablishAanAindependentAresearchAgroup
C)ALobbyAlocalAandAnationalAofficialsAforAimprovedAhealthAcare
D)AAssistAwithAhealthAcareApolicyAandAclientAadvocacyAissuesA-AcorrectAanswersAD
EachAAPRNAassociationAhasAissuedAaApositionAstatementAconcerningAtheAestablishmentAofAtheA
DoctorAofANursingAPracticeA(DNP)AasAtheAentryApointAintoAadvanceApractice.AAlthoughAeachAse
esAtheADNPAasAaApossibleAoption,AwhichAoneAdoesAnotAsupportADNPAbeingAtheAentryApointAforAt
heirAmembers?
A)AAmericanACollegeAofANurse-MidwivesA(ACNM)
B)ANationalAAssociationAofAClinicalANurseASpecialistsA(NACNS)
C)AAmericanAAssociationAofANurseAAnesthetistsA(AANA)
D)ANationalAOrganizationAofANurseAPractitionerAFacultiesA(NONPF)A-AcorrectAanswersAA
TheAnurseAisAexploringAtheADoctorAofANursingAPracticeA(DNP)AprogramAasAaAtoolAforAcareerAadv
ancement.AWhichAstatementAbestAreflectsAtheADNPAprogram?
, A)ARequiredAasAmandatoryAforAnurseApractitionersAandAclinicalAnurseAspecialists
B)AFocusedAconcentrationAonAassessmentAandAdiagnosticAskills
C)AAACNAendorsedAasAtheAappropriateAdegreeAforAadvancedApracticeAnurses
D)ADNPAnursesAcanAfunctionAindependentlyAinAallAstatesA-AcorrectAanswersAC
AAnurseAwantsAtoAobtainAaAdoctoralAdegreeAwithAanAinterestAinAdirect-
careAprovisionAandApolicies.AWhichAdegreeAwouldAbeAtheAmostAappropriateAforAthisAnurseAtoAo
btain?
A)ADoctorAofANursingAScienceA(DNS)
B)ADoctorAofAPhilosophyA(PhD)
C)AAdvancedAPracticeARegisteredANursesA(APRN)
D)ADoctorAofANursingAPracticeA(DNP)A-AcorrectAanswersAD
AAnurseAhasAestablishedAtheAcareerAgoalAofAachievingAanAadvanceApracticeAdegree.AWhichAstat
ementAbyAthisAnurseAwouldAindicateAaADoctorAofANursingAPracticeA(DNP)AwouldAbestAmatchAth
eseAgoals?
A)A"IAwouldAlikeAtoAparticipateAinAresearchAstudies."
B)A"I'mAreallyAinterestedAinApracticingAatAaAmicrosystemAlevel."
C)A"IAwantAtoAapplyAresearchAfindingsAtoAimproveAhealthAcareAoutcomes."
D)A"IAwantAtoAmaximizeAmyAclient'sAself-careAandAdecision-makingAabilities."A-
AcorrectAanswersAC
TheAprocessAtoAdevelopAtheADNPAhasAbeenAslowAandAchallenging.ATheAvariousAAPRNAorganizati
onsAhaveApublishedAtheirApositonApapersAonAtheAsubject.AWhichAstatementAbestAreflectsAtheAp
ositionAofANONPFAaboutAtheADNPAdegree?
A)AItAsupportsAtheArecommendedAdeadlineAforADNPAentryAtoApractice.
B)AItAsuggestsAthatAtheADNPAshouldAbeAaAworthwhileAgoalAtoAattain.
C)AItAincludesAtheAdevelopmentAofAadditionalAcriteriaAforAeachAspecialtyAofAAPRNs.
D)AItAbelievesAthatAtheAtimelineAforAmandatingAtheADNPAforAentryAbeAinstituted