DEVELOPMENT, CURRENT TRENDS,
AND HEALTH POLICY QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-
2026
AdvancedAPracticeARegisteredANurseA(APRN)A-AcorrectAanswersA-
ACompletionAofAaccreditedAgraduateAlevelAeducation
-APassedAnationalAcertificationAexamination
-AAcquiredAadvancedAclinicalAknowledgeAandAskillsAtoAprovideAdirectAcare
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APracticeAandAskillsAbuildAuponAtheAcompetenciesAofAaARegisteredANurseA(greaterAsynthesisAofA
data,AincreasedAcomplexityAofAskillsAandAgreaterAroleAautonomy)
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AEducationallyApreparedAtoAassumeAresponsibilityAandAaccountabilityAforAdirectAandAindirectAp
atientAcareA(assessment,Adiagnosis,Amanagement,AandAprescriptiveAauthority)
-AClinicalAexperienceAreflectsAlicensure
-AObtainedAlicensureAinAoneAofAtheAfourAAPRNAroles:ACRNA,ACNM,ACNS,ACNP
IOMAReportAonAtheAFutureAofANursingAhighlights...A-
AcorrectAanswersA1)ANursesAshouldAPRACTICEATOATHEAFULLAEXTENTAofAtheirAeducationAandAtrai
ning
2)ANursesAshouldAachieveAhigherAlevelsAofAeducationAandAtrainingAthroughAanAimprovedAeduca
tionAsystemAthatApromotesASEAMLESSAACADEMICAPROGRESSION
3)ANursesAshouldAbeAFULLAPARTNERSAWITHAPHYSICIANSAandAotherAhealthcareAprofessionals,Ai
nAredesigningAhealthAcareAinAtheAU.S.
4)AEffectiveAworkforceAplanningAandApolicyArequireAbetterAdataAcollectionAandAanAimprovedAinf
ormationAinfrastructure
StandardsAofAPracticeA-AcorrectAanswersA-
AAuthoritativeAstatementsAwhichAmeasureAqualityAofApractice,Aservice,AorAeducation
, -AEstablishesAminimumAlevelsAofAacceptableAperformance
-AProvidesAaAmeansAtoAmeasureAqualityAofAcareAreceived
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ACanAbeAusedAtoAprovideAlegalAexpectationsAofApractice,AbutAwereAnotAdesignedAtoAdefineAstan
dardsAofApracticeAforAclinicalAorAlegalApurposes
ScopeAofAPracticeA-AcorrectAanswersA-
ABasedAonAwhatAisAlegallyAallowableAinAeachAstateAunderAitsANurseAPracticeAAct
-AProvidesAguidelinesAvs.AspecificAmandatesAforAnursingApractice
-AIsANOTAmandated
-AVariesAwidelyAfromAstateAtoAstate
PrescriptiveAAuthorityA-
AcorrectAanswersANPsAhaveAauthorityAtoAwriteApharmacologicalAprescriptions,AandAalsoAforAme
dicalAdevicesA-AindependentAofAaAphysician'sAsignature
NursingAPracticeAActsA-AcorrectAanswersA-
AEstablishAstatutoryAauthorityAforAlicensureAofAaARegisteredANurse
-AIncludesAuseAofAtitle,AauthorizationAforAscopeAofApractice,AandAdisciplinaryAgrounds
ClinicalAPracticeAGuidelines/ProtocolsA-
AcorrectAanswersASystematicallyAdevelopedAstatementsAtoAassistApractitionerAandApatientAabo
utAappropriateAcareAforAspecificAclinicalAoutcomes
TheAConsensusAModelAforAFutureARegulationAofAAPRNApracticeAdescribesAfourAessentialAcomp
onentsA-AcorrectAanswersALACE:
1)ALicensure
2)AAccreditation
3)ACertification
4)AEducation