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TEST BANK FOR
Hamric and Hanson-s Advanced Practice Nursing 6th Edition by Mary Fran Tracy
Chapter 1-16
Chapter 1: Highlights from the History of Advanced Practice Nursing
in the United States Test Bank
Multiple Choice
IntroductionExams serve as a fundamental tool in evaluating a student's understanding of a subject, particularly in fields as diverse as business, law, and mathematics. These disciplines
1. In which year did the American Association of College of Nursing (AACN)
introduced the Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP)?
a. 2006
b. 2004
c. 2000
d. 2002
ANS: B
The AACN introduced the DNP degree in 2004 to prepare advanced practice nurses
(APRNs) to meet challenges and standardize practice beyond master’s degree
programs.
2. Which of the following is the best explanation for the creation of the
Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree?
a. To compete against master’s degree programs
b. To ensure standardized curriculum ensuring independent practice
c. To validate APRN’s for financial reimbursement
d. To address increasing curriculum requirements of master’s degree programs
ANS: D
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Although all answers are influenced by the DNP core competencies, the DNP
program creation in 2004 by the AACN was designed to address curriculum
requirements of master’s degree programs.
3. Which of the following was the first recognized area of advanced practice
nursing?
a. Clinical Nurse Specialist
b. Family nurse practitioner
c. Pediatric nurse practitioner
d. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
ANS: D
In 1931, the National Association of Nurse Anesthetists (NANA), renamed in 1939
to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) was the first recognized
group promoting advanced nursing practice. Agatha Hodgins founded the AANM at
Lakeside Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio.
IntroductionExams serve as a fundamental tool in evaluating a student's understanding of a subject, particularly in fields as diverse as business, law, and mathematics. These disciplines
4. Which factor is broadly perceived to solidify and standardize the role of the
APNs over the last 25 years?
a. Lack of access to health care providers
b. Standardized curriculum development
c. Payment for services
d. Societal forces
ANS: B
As the evolution of Advanced Practice Nursing advances specific specialties and
needs are identified. Through the evolution of organization and standardization these
roles have solidified the APN’s role in today’s health care environment.
5. During the formation of early APN roles in anesthesia, which of the
following increased demand for access to health care?
a. Poverty
b.War
c. Rural access to care
d.Availability of training
ANS: B
Earliest demand for nursing-provided anesthesia spiked during periods of war when
numbers of physicians were inadequate. The earliest records date back to the
American Civil War with the administration of chloroform. During World War I in
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1917 more than 1000 nurses, some trained anesthetists, traveled into battle. Other
factors such as need for rural health care came later in the validation and need for
APNs.
IntroductionExams serve as a fundamental tool in evaluating a student's understanding of a subject, particularly in fields as diverse as business, law, and mathematics. These disciplines
6. In 1889, Dr. William Worrall Mayo built and opened St. Mary’s hospital in
Rochester, NY. He is known for some of the earliest recruitment and specialized
training of nurses in which of the following roles?
a. Pediatrics
b.Anesthesia
c. Obstetrics
d. Research and statistics
e. Family nursing
ANS: B
In 1889, Dr. William Worrall Mayo began formally training and recognizing
nurse anesthetists. This has been regarded as the earliest training in nurse-
provided anesthesia.
7. In 1893, Lillian Wald established the Henry Street Settlement (HSS) House for
which purpose?
a. Access to health care of rural areas
b. Create inner-city nursing awareness
c. Provide the disadvantaged access to care
d. Establish guidelines for advanced nursing roles
ANS: C
The HHS was established to provide nursing services to immigrants and low- income
patients and their families in Manhattan. As resistance to nurse-provided care grew,
standing orders were drafted from a group of Lower East Side physicians thereby
circumventing then-existing legal ramifications.
8. The Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) founded in Kentucky in 1925 by Mary
Breckenridge initially provided Appalachia with nursing resources and
which type of advanced nursing care?
a. Pediatric care
b.Anesthesia
c. Midwifery
d. Surgical services
ANS: C
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The original FNS provided nursing services and obstetric services to Appalachian
residents. Later working from standard orders developed from their medical advisory
committee nurses treated patients, made diagnoses, and dispensed medications.
IntroductionExams serve as a fundamental tool in evaluating a student's understanding of a subject, particularly in fields as diverse as business, law, and mathematics. These disciplines
9. Which organization founded in 1941 under Mary Breckenridge’s leadership
merged with the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) in 1969?
a. American Association of Nurse-Midwives (AANM)
b. American Nurses Association (ANA)
c. Association for National Nurse-Midwifery (ANNM)
d. Council of Nursing Midwifery (ANM)
ANS: A
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) formed under the leadership of
Mary Breckenridge in 1941 to provide nurse-midwife development and
collaboration for midwife
development. In 1955, the American College of Nurse-Midwives was
formed and the two organizations merged in 1969 after the death of Mary
Breckenridge.
10. In a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court as a result of Chalmers-Frances v.
Nelson, 1936, what legal precedent was established?
a. Nurse anesthesia was allowed under the nurse practice act
b. Nurse anesthesia scope of practice included anesthesia
c. Nurse anesthesia was legal, if under guidance of a supervising
physician d. Only trained nursing professionals could administer
anesthesia independently
ANS: C
The landmark decision from the Chalmers-Frances v. Nelson case set national
precedent for the advanced nursing practice role. It proved to be the basis for other
cases over the following few decades and established that trained nurses could legally
provide anesthesia care under supervision of a physician.
IntroductionExams serve as a fundamental tool in evaluating a student's understanding of a subject, particularly in fields as diverse as business, law, and mathematics. These disciplines
11. The first known establishment of the nurse practitioner role occurred
in 1965 at the University of Colorado. In which area of training did
this role specialize?
a. Pediatrics
b. Geriatrics
lOMoARcPSD| 12263423
TEST BANK FOR
Hamric and Hanson-s Advanced Practice Nursing 6th Edition by Mary Fran Tracy
Chapter 1-16
Chapter 1: Highlights from the History of Advanced Practice Nursing
in the United States Test Bank
Multiple Choice
IntroductionExams serve as a fundamental tool in evaluating a student's understanding of a subject, particularly in fields as diverse as business, law, and mathematics. These disciplines
1. In which year did the American Association of College of Nursing (AACN)
introduced the Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP)?
a. 2006
b. 2004
c. 2000
d. 2002
ANS: B
The AACN introduced the DNP degree in 2004 to prepare advanced practice nurses
(APRNs) to meet challenges and standardize practice beyond master’s degree
programs.
2. Which of the following is the best explanation for the creation of the
Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree?
a. To compete against master’s degree programs
b. To ensure standardized curriculum ensuring independent practice
c. To validate APRN’s for financial reimbursement
d. To address increasing curriculum requirements of master’s degree programs
ANS: D
, lOMoARcPSD| 12263423
Although all answers are influenced by the DNP core competencies, the DNP
program creation in 2004 by the AACN was designed to address curriculum
requirements of master’s degree programs.
3. Which of the following was the first recognized area of advanced practice
nursing?
a. Clinical Nurse Specialist
b. Family nurse practitioner
c. Pediatric nurse practitioner
d. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
ANS: D
In 1931, the National Association of Nurse Anesthetists (NANA), renamed in 1939
to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) was the first recognized
group promoting advanced nursing practice. Agatha Hodgins founded the AANM at
Lakeside Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio.
IntroductionExams serve as a fundamental tool in evaluating a student's understanding of a subject, particularly in fields as diverse as business, law, and mathematics. These disciplines
4. Which factor is broadly perceived to solidify and standardize the role of the
APNs over the last 25 years?
a. Lack of access to health care providers
b. Standardized curriculum development
c. Payment for services
d. Societal forces
ANS: B
As the evolution of Advanced Practice Nursing advances specific specialties and
needs are identified. Through the evolution of organization and standardization these
roles have solidified the APN’s role in today’s health care environment.
5. During the formation of early APN roles in anesthesia, which of the
following increased demand for access to health care?
a. Poverty
b.War
c. Rural access to care
d.Availability of training
ANS: B
Earliest demand for nursing-provided anesthesia spiked during periods of war when
numbers of physicians were inadequate. The earliest records date back to the
American Civil War with the administration of chloroform. During World War I in
, lOMoARcPSD| 12263423
1917 more than 1000 nurses, some trained anesthetists, traveled into battle. Other
factors such as need for rural health care came later in the validation and need for
APNs.
IntroductionExams serve as a fundamental tool in evaluating a student's understanding of a subject, particularly in fields as diverse as business, law, and mathematics. These disciplines
6. In 1889, Dr. William Worrall Mayo built and opened St. Mary’s hospital in
Rochester, NY. He is known for some of the earliest recruitment and specialized
training of nurses in which of the following roles?
a. Pediatrics
b.Anesthesia
c. Obstetrics
d. Research and statistics
e. Family nursing
ANS: B
In 1889, Dr. William Worrall Mayo began formally training and recognizing
nurse anesthetists. This has been regarded as the earliest training in nurse-
provided anesthesia.
7. In 1893, Lillian Wald established the Henry Street Settlement (HSS) House for
which purpose?
a. Access to health care of rural areas
b. Create inner-city nursing awareness
c. Provide the disadvantaged access to care
d. Establish guidelines for advanced nursing roles
ANS: C
The HHS was established to provide nursing services to immigrants and low- income
patients and their families in Manhattan. As resistance to nurse-provided care grew,
standing orders were drafted from a group of Lower East Side physicians thereby
circumventing then-existing legal ramifications.
8. The Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) founded in Kentucky in 1925 by Mary
Breckenridge initially provided Appalachia with nursing resources and
which type of advanced nursing care?
a. Pediatric care
b.Anesthesia
c. Midwifery
d. Surgical services
ANS: C
, lOMoARcPSD| 12263423
The original FNS provided nursing services and obstetric services to Appalachian
residents. Later working from standard orders developed from their medical advisory
committee nurses treated patients, made diagnoses, and dispensed medications.
IntroductionExams serve as a fundamental tool in evaluating a student's understanding of a subject, particularly in fields as diverse as business, law, and mathematics. These disciplines
9. Which organization founded in 1941 under Mary Breckenridge’s leadership
merged with the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) in 1969?
a. American Association of Nurse-Midwives (AANM)
b. American Nurses Association (ANA)
c. Association for National Nurse-Midwifery (ANNM)
d. Council of Nursing Midwifery (ANM)
ANS: A
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) formed under the leadership of
Mary Breckenridge in 1941 to provide nurse-midwife development and
collaboration for midwife
development. In 1955, the American College of Nurse-Midwives was
formed and the two organizations merged in 1969 after the death of Mary
Breckenridge.
10. In a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court as a result of Chalmers-Frances v.
Nelson, 1936, what legal precedent was established?
a. Nurse anesthesia was allowed under the nurse practice act
b. Nurse anesthesia scope of practice included anesthesia
c. Nurse anesthesia was legal, if under guidance of a supervising
physician d. Only trained nursing professionals could administer
anesthesia independently
ANS: C
The landmark decision from the Chalmers-Frances v. Nelson case set national
precedent for the advanced nursing practice role. It proved to be the basis for other
cases over the following few decades and established that trained nurses could legally
provide anesthesia care under supervision of a physician.
IntroductionExams serve as a fundamental tool in evaluating a student's understanding of a subject, particularly in fields as diverse as business, law, and mathematics. These disciplines
11. The first known establishment of the nurse practitioner role occurred
in 1965 at the University of Colorado. In which area of training did
this role specialize?
a. Pediatrics
b. Geriatrics
