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Chapter1 llIntroduction llto llthe llRole llof llAdvanced llPractices llNursing
Multiple llChoice
1. In llwhich l l year lldid llthe llAmerican llAssociation llof llCollege llof llNursing ll(AACN)
llintroduced l l theDoctorate llof llNursing llPractice l(DNP)?
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a. 2006
b. 2004
c. 2000
d. 2002
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: ABCN llintroduced llthe llDNP lldegree llin ll2004 llto llprepare lladvanced llpractice llnurses
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ll(APRNs) llto llmeet llchallenges ll and llstandardize llpractice llbeyond ll master’s lldegree llprograms.
2. Which llof llthe llfollowing llis llthe llbest llexplanation llfor llthe llcreation llof llthe
llDoctorate llof l l NursingPractice ll(DNP) l l degree?
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a. To llcompete llagainst llmaster’s lldegree l l programs
b. To llensure llstandardized llcurriculum llensuring llindependent l l practice
c. To llvalidate llAPRN’s llfor llfinancial l l reimbursement
d. To lladdress llincreasing llcurriculum llrequirements llof llmaster’s lldegreeprograms
ANS: D
Althoughal lllanswerslare llinfluenced llbythe llDNP llcore llcompetencies, llthe lDNP llprogram creation hi
llin2004 llbytheAACNwasdesigned toaddresscurriculum requirementsofmaster’sdegreeprograms.
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3. Which llof llthe llfollowing llwas llthe llfirstlrecognized llarea llof lladvanced llpractice l l nursing?
,a. Clinical llNurse lSpecialist
b. Family lnurse llpractitioner
,c. Pediatric llnurse llpractitioner
d. Certified llRegistered llNurse l l Anesthetis
, NS: D
In ll1931, l l the l l National llAssociation l l of l l Nurse l l Anesthetists l l (NANA), l l renamed
l l in l l 1939 llto l l the l l American ll Association l l of l l Nurse l l Anesthetists l l (AANA) ll was l l the
l l first l l recognized l l group ll promoting l l advanced l l nursing l l practice. l l Agatha l l Hodgins
l l founded l l the l l AANM l l at l l Lakeside l l Hospital l l in l l Cleveland, llOhio.
4. Whichfl actorisbl roadlyperceived to llsolidifyandlstandardizetl herole ofthe llAPNsoverlthe llast25
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l l years?
a. Lack llof llaccess llto l l health llcare lproviders
b. Standardized llcurriculum lldevelopment
c. Payment llfor l l services
d. Societal llforces
ANS: ll ll l l B
As l l the l l evolution l l of l l Advanced l l Practice l l Nursing l l advances l l specific
l l specialties l l and l l needs l l are l l identified. ll Through l l the l l evolution l l of l l organization l l and
l l standardization l l these l l roles l l have l l solidified l l the llAPN’s llrole llin lltoday’s ll health llcare
llenvironment.
5. During llthe llformation llof llearlylAPN llroles llin llanesthesia, llwhich llof llthe
ll following l l increaseddemand llfor ll access llto l l health l l care?
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a. Poverty
b. War
c. Rural llaccess llto lcare
d. Availability lofltraining
ANS: ll ll l l B
Earliest l l demand l l for l l nursing-provided l l anesthesia l l spiked l l during l l periods l l of l l war l l when
l l numbers l l of l l physicians l l were l l inadequate. l l The l l earliest l l records l l date l l back l l to l l the
l l American l l Civil l l War l l with l l the l l administration ll of ll chloroform. ll During ll World ll War ll I llin
ll 1917 ll more ll than ll 1000 llnurses, ll some lltrained l l anesthetists, lltraveled llinto llbattle. llOther
llfactors llsuch llas llneed llfor llrural llhealth llcare ll came lllater llin llthe l l validation lland llneed llfor
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6. In l1889, lDr. llWilliam lWorrall llMayo bl uiltal nd llopened llSt. lMary’s lhospital llin Rochester, llNY. lHeis
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l l known l l for l l some l l of l l the l l earliest l l recruitment l l and l l specialized l l training l l of
l l nurses l l in l l which l l of l l thefollowing llroles?
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a. Pediatrics
b. Anesthesia
c. Obstetrics
d. Research lland llstatistics
e. Familylnursing