Test Bank - Nursing in Today's World: Trends,
Issues, and Management, 12th Edition Updated
2025 Version| ultimate guide Grade A+.
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Which standards best describe the function of the American Nurses Association (ANA)
Council on Continuing Education? Select all that apply.
A. Guidelines of recognition within states
B. Reporting guidelines to federal agencies
C. Accreditation of programs
D. Placing students into federal programs
E. Standards of continuing education
A. Guidelines of recognition within states
C. Accreditation of programs
E. Standards of continuing education
Which is the priority reason that continuing education is required in many states?
A. Cost of obtaining continuing education is relatively low.
B. Professional journals offer continuing education units.
C. Provides way of updating knowledge prior to relicensure.
D. Nurses can earn continuing education by attending meetings.
C. Provides way of updating knowledge prior to relicensure.
What is a priority recommendation for the Nursing for the Future (1948) report?
A. Development of a uniform licensure examination.
B. Nursing should become a planned program of study.
,C. Women should not choose nursing as a career.
D. Independent nursing schools did not require oversight.
B. Nursing should become a planned program of study.
According to The Report of the Surgeon General’s Consultant, which topics are priority
reasons that schools were providing inadequate nursing education? Select all that apply.
A. Role of the nurse has not changed since 1920.
B. Fewer young people being recruited into profession.
C. More nursing schools were needed in universities.
D. Associate degree is the minimum entry level into the leadership role.
E. Lack of schools providing adequate education.
B. Fewer young people being recruited into profession.
C. More nursing schools were needed in universities.
E. Lack of schools providing adequate education.
The nursing student is reviewing the purpose of nursing credentials. Which statement best
describes this purpose?
A. Identifies national licensure
B. Sets standards for persons in an agency
C. Communicates competence
D. Awarded by governmental bodies
C. Communicates competence
An individual is applying to an accredited nursing school. Which reason best describes the
purpose of accreditation in higher education?
A. Specialized degree-granting organizations
B. Mandatory university recognition program
,C. Identifies quality educational program
D. Federal program for hospital-based programs
C. Identifies quality educational program
Which statements best illustrate the primary reasons for accreditation of nursing
programs? Select all that apply.
A. Accreditation is required for all nursing programs.
B. Concerns about the quality of nursing education.
C. Promotes systematic self-evaluation that focuses on standards.
D. Standards and criteria differ among states.
E. Strengthens uniform standards for nursing education.
B. Concerns about the quality of nursing education.
C. Promotes systematic self-evaluation that focuses on standards.
E. Strengthens uniform standards for nursing education.
The nursing student is learning about the National Council of State Boards of Nursing
(NCSBN). What is the main purpose of the NCSBN?
A. Acts as an information repository for new nursing programs
B. Develops comprehensive evaluations for existing nursing programs
C. Provides collaboration for state boards of nursing
D. Develops and oversees administration of nursing licensure examinations
C. Provides collaboration for state boards of nursing
The nursing student is reviewing reasons for licensure in nursing practice. What are the
priority reasons for legal licensure in nursing practice? Select all that apply.
A. Identifies those individuals with substance use disorder
B. Determines workload in nursing education
, C. Provides standard mechanism for judging competence
D. Protects the safety of the public
E. Provides nursing credentials at the federal level
C. Provides standard mechanism for judging competence
D. Protects the safety of the public
The nursing student is studying the history of nursing credentialing. Which document
contains the first record of nursing credentials?
A. Certificate of completion
B. Nursing accreditation
C. Competence exam
D. State licensure
A. Certificate of completion
Which action describes the major difference between permissive licensure and mandatory
licensure in nursing practice?
A. Graduating from an accredited nursing program
B. Setting laws to regulate nursing practice
C. Choosing to obtain licensure
D. Passing a state certificate examination
C. Choosing to obtain licensure
The nursing student is studying about nursing as a regulated health profession. Which
describes the priority reason that nursing is a regulated health profession?
A. Nursing poses a risk of harm to the public.
B. Standard examinations are required for practice.
C. Nurse practice acts establish laws for practice.
Issues, and Management, 12th Edition Updated
2025 Version| ultimate guide Grade A+.
__________________________________________________________
Which standards best describe the function of the American Nurses Association (ANA)
Council on Continuing Education? Select all that apply.
A. Guidelines of recognition within states
B. Reporting guidelines to federal agencies
C. Accreditation of programs
D. Placing students into federal programs
E. Standards of continuing education
A. Guidelines of recognition within states
C. Accreditation of programs
E. Standards of continuing education
Which is the priority reason that continuing education is required in many states?
A. Cost of obtaining continuing education is relatively low.
B. Professional journals offer continuing education units.
C. Provides way of updating knowledge prior to relicensure.
D. Nurses can earn continuing education by attending meetings.
C. Provides way of updating knowledge prior to relicensure.
What is a priority recommendation for the Nursing for the Future (1948) report?
A. Development of a uniform licensure examination.
B. Nursing should become a planned program of study.
,C. Women should not choose nursing as a career.
D. Independent nursing schools did not require oversight.
B. Nursing should become a planned program of study.
According to The Report of the Surgeon General’s Consultant, which topics are priority
reasons that schools were providing inadequate nursing education? Select all that apply.
A. Role of the nurse has not changed since 1920.
B. Fewer young people being recruited into profession.
C. More nursing schools were needed in universities.
D. Associate degree is the minimum entry level into the leadership role.
E. Lack of schools providing adequate education.
B. Fewer young people being recruited into profession.
C. More nursing schools were needed in universities.
E. Lack of schools providing adequate education.
The nursing student is reviewing the purpose of nursing credentials. Which statement best
describes this purpose?
A. Identifies national licensure
B. Sets standards for persons in an agency
C. Communicates competence
D. Awarded by governmental bodies
C. Communicates competence
An individual is applying to an accredited nursing school. Which reason best describes the
purpose of accreditation in higher education?
A. Specialized degree-granting organizations
B. Mandatory university recognition program
,C. Identifies quality educational program
D. Federal program for hospital-based programs
C. Identifies quality educational program
Which statements best illustrate the primary reasons for accreditation of nursing
programs? Select all that apply.
A. Accreditation is required for all nursing programs.
B. Concerns about the quality of nursing education.
C. Promotes systematic self-evaluation that focuses on standards.
D. Standards and criteria differ among states.
E. Strengthens uniform standards for nursing education.
B. Concerns about the quality of nursing education.
C. Promotes systematic self-evaluation that focuses on standards.
E. Strengthens uniform standards for nursing education.
The nursing student is learning about the National Council of State Boards of Nursing
(NCSBN). What is the main purpose of the NCSBN?
A. Acts as an information repository for new nursing programs
B. Develops comprehensive evaluations for existing nursing programs
C. Provides collaboration for state boards of nursing
D. Develops and oversees administration of nursing licensure examinations
C. Provides collaboration for state boards of nursing
The nursing student is reviewing reasons for licensure in nursing practice. What are the
priority reasons for legal licensure in nursing practice? Select all that apply.
A. Identifies those individuals with substance use disorder
B. Determines workload in nursing education
, C. Provides standard mechanism for judging competence
D. Protects the safety of the public
E. Provides nursing credentials at the federal level
C. Provides standard mechanism for judging competence
D. Protects the safety of the public
The nursing student is studying the history of nursing credentialing. Which document
contains the first record of nursing credentials?
A. Certificate of completion
B. Nursing accreditation
C. Competence exam
D. State licensure
A. Certificate of completion
Which action describes the major difference between permissive licensure and mandatory
licensure in nursing practice?
A. Graduating from an accredited nursing program
B. Setting laws to regulate nursing practice
C. Choosing to obtain licensure
D. Passing a state certificate examination
C. Choosing to obtain licensure
The nursing student is studying about nursing as a regulated health profession. Which
describes the priority reason that nursing is a regulated health profession?
A. Nursing poses a risk of harm to the public.
B. Standard examinations are required for practice.
C. Nurse practice acts establish laws for practice.
