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ss s s Nursing s s s s (AACN) ssintroducedthe s s Doctorate s s of s s Nursing s s Practice s s (DNP)?
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s s master’s s s degree ssprograms.
2. Which s s of s s the s s following s s is s s the s s best s s explanation s s for s s the s s creation s s of
s s the s s Doctorate ssofNursing s s Practice s s (DNP) s s degree?
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b. To s s ensure s s s s standardized s s s s curriculum s s s s ensuring s s s s independent ss s s practice
c. To s s validate s s s s APRN’s s s s s for s s s s financial s s s s reimbursement
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s s programs
ANS: s s D
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s s competencies, s s the s s DNP s s program sscreation s s in s s 2004 s s by s s the s s AACN s s was
s s designed s s to s s address s s curriculum s s requirements s s of
master’sdegree s s programs.
3. Which s s of s s the s s following s s was s s the s s first recognized s s area s s of
s s advanced s s practice s s nursing?
a. Clinical s s Nurse s s s s Specialist
b. Family s s nurse s s s s practitioner
c. Pediatric s s nurse s s s s practitioner
d. Certified s s Registered s s s s Nurse s s s s Anesthetist
ANS: s s D
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s s in s s 1939 s s to s s the ssAmerican s s Association s s of s s Nurse s s Anesthetists s s (AANA) s s was
s s the s s first s s recognized s s group sspromoting advanced s s nursing s s practice. s s Agatha
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s s Hodgins s s founded s s the s s AANM s s at s s Lakeside ssHospital s s in ssCleveland, s s Ohio.
4. Which s s factor s s is s s broadly s s perceived s s to s s solidify s s and s s ss standardize s s ss the
ss s s role s s s s of s s s s the ssAPNsover s s the s s last s s 25 s s years?
a. Lack s s of s s s s access to health s s s s care s s s s providers
b. Standardized s s curriculum s s s s development
c. Payment s s for s s s s services
d. Societal s s forces
ANS: s s B
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ss Practices ssNursing Multiple s s Choice
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1. In s s which s s year s s did s s the s s American s s s s Association s s s s of s s s s College s s s s of
ss s s Nursing s s s s (AACN) ssintroducedthe s s Doctorate s s of s s Nursing s s Practice s s (DNP)?
a. 2006
b. 2004
c. 2000
d. 2002
TAhNeS ssA: s s ABCN s s introduced s s the s s DNP s s degree s s in s s 2004 s s to s s prepare s s advanced
s s practice ssnurses(APRNs) s s to s s meet s s challenges s s and s s standardize s s practice s s beyond
s s master’s s s degree ssprograms.
2. Which s s of s s the s s following s s is s s the s s best s s explanation s s for s s the s s creation s s of
s s the s s Doctorate ssofNursing s s Practice s s (DNP) s s degree?
a. To s s compete s s s s against s s s s master’s s s s s degree s s s s programs
b. To s s ensure s s s s standardized s s s s curriculum s s s s ensuring s s s s independent ss s s practice
c. To s s validate s s s s APRN’s s s s s for s s s s financial s s s s reimbursement
d. To s s address s s s s increasing s s s s curriculum s s s s requirements s s s s of s s s s master’s s s s s degree s s
s s programs
ANS: s s D
, Although s s all s s answers s s are s s influenced s s by s s the s s DNP s s core
s s competencies, s s the s s DNP s s program sscreation s s in s s 2004 s s by s s the s s AACN s s was
s s designed s s to s s address s s curriculum s s requirements s s of
master’sdegree s s programs.
3. Which s s of s s the s s following s s was s s the s s first recognized s s area s s of
s s advanced s s practice s s nursing?
a. Clinical s s Nurse s s s s Specialist
b. Family s s nurse s s s s practitioner
c. Pediatric s s nurse s s s s practitioner
d. Certified s s Registered s s s s Nurse s s s s Anesthetist
ANS: s s D
In ss1931, ssthe s s National s s Association s s of s s Nurse s s Anesthetists s s (NANA), s s renamed
s s in s s 1939 s s to s s the ssAmerican s s Association s s of s s Nurse s s Anesthetists s s (AANA) s s was
s s the s s first s s recognized s s group sspromoting advanced s s nursing s s practice. s s Agatha
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s s Hodgins s s founded s s the s s AANM s s at s s Lakeside ssHospital s s in ssCleveland, s s Ohio.
4. Which s s factor s s is s s broadly s s perceived s s to s s solidify s s and s s ss standardize s s ss the
ss s s role s s s s of s s s s the ssAPNsover s s the s s last s s 25 s s years?
a. Lack s s of s s s s access to health s s s s care s s s s providers
b. Standardized s s curriculum s s s s development
c. Payment s s for s s s s services
d. Societal s s forces
ANS: s s B