Advanced Practice Nurse questions and sure
answers|2025/2026|graded A+|100% correct
1. Which statement about advanced public health nurses (APHNs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) is corr
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ect?
A. They often work in similar settings.
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B. They have identical educational preparation.
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C. Their practices have become more similar during the past decade.
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D. The clinical nurse specialist role always involves prescriptive practice. - ANSWER-
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A. They often work in similar settings.
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APHNs and NPs often work in similar settings. APHNs and NPs have differing educational preparation
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depending on the specialty focus. The practices have continued to differ during the past decade. The c
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linical nurse specialist role typically does not involve prescriptive practice
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2. The NP movement began at the University of Colorado with nurses providing _____ care.
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A. Maternity
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B. Well-child
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C. Nursing home
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D. Diabetes - ANSWER-B. Well-child
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It was determined that educating community-
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oriented nurses could decrease morbidity among medically deprived children. Nursing practice for pe
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diatric NPs included the identification, assessment, and management of common acute and chronic h
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ealth problems, with appropriate referral of more complex problems to physicians.
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3. An advanced practice nurse uses knowledge and physical, psychosocial, and environmental assessm
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ent skills to respond to common health and illness problems. Which of the following best describes thi
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s individual?
B
A. Advanced practice nurse
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B. APHN B
C. NP B
, D. Clinical nurse specialist - ANSWER-C. NP
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An NP applies nursing knowledge with physical, psychosocial, and environmental assessment skills. An
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advanced practice nurse is a licensed professional nurse prepared at the master's level or doctoral lev
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el to take leadership roles in applying the nursing process and public health sciences to achieve specifi
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c health outcomes for the community. An APHN has a minimum of a master's degree and has specializ
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ed courses related to public health. Clinical nurse specialists influence care outcomes by providing exp
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ert consultation for nursing staffs and by implementing improvements in health care delivery systems.
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4. An NP is employed in a primary health care setting. Which services are most likely provided in this s
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etting?
A. Primary health services and prison medicine services
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B. Public health and primary care services
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C. Family practice and geriatrics care
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D. Home health and school health services - ANSWER-B. Public health and primary care services
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Primary health care includes public health and primary care services by definition.
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5. Which statement accurately describes how NP programs began?
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A. Started as a physician's assistant program
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B. Were an offshoot of midwifery
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C. Have not always required a master's degree
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D. Began in Europe and didn't reach the United States until 1970 - ANSWER-
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C. Have not always required a master's degree
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The early NP degree programs were often continuing education programs and certificate programs th
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at did not require a master's degree or even a baccalaureate degree. NP programs began with a focus
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on well children. The NP movement began in 1965 at the University of Colorado.
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6. A student is pursuing a graduate nursing education with preparation as a generalist, functioning at t
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he micro- B
systems level, and assuming accountability for health care outcomes for a specific group of clients. Wh
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ich educational preparation is this student receiving?
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answers|2025/2026|graded A+|100% correct
1. Which statement about advanced public health nurses (APHNs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) is corr
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
ect?
A. They often work in similar settings.
B B B B B B
B. They have identical educational preparation.
B B B B B
C. Their practices have become more similar during the past decade.
B B B B B B B B B B
D. The clinical nurse specialist role always involves prescriptive practice. - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B B B B
A. They often work in similar settings.
B B B B B B
APHNs and NPs often work in similar settings. APHNs and NPs have differing educational preparation
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
depending on the specialty focus. The practices have continued to differ during the past decade. The c
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
linical nurse specialist role typically does not involve prescriptive practice
B B B B B B B B B
2. The NP movement began at the University of Colorado with nurses providing _____ care.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
A. Maternity
B
B. Well-child
B
C. Nursing home
B B
D. Diabetes - ANSWER-B. Well-child
B B B B
It was determined that educating community-
B B B B B
oriented nurses could decrease morbidity among medically deprived children. Nursing practice for pe
B B B B B B B B B B B B
diatric NPs included the identification, assessment, and management of common acute and chronic h
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ealth problems, with appropriate referral of more complex problems to physicians.
B B B B B B B B B B
3. An advanced practice nurse uses knowledge and physical, psychosocial, and environmental assessm
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ent skills to respond to common health and illness problems. Which of the following best describes thi
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s individual?
B
A. Advanced practice nurse
B B B
B. APHN B
C. NP B
, D. Clinical nurse specialist - ANSWER-C. NP
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An NP applies nursing knowledge with physical, psychosocial, and environmental assessment skills. An
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advanced practice nurse is a licensed professional nurse prepared at the master's level or doctoral lev
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el to take leadership roles in applying the nursing process and public health sciences to achieve specifi
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
c health outcomes for the community. An APHN has a minimum of a master's degree and has specializ
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
ed courses related to public health. Clinical nurse specialists influence care outcomes by providing exp
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
ert consultation for nursing staffs and by implementing improvements in health care delivery systems.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B
4. An NP is employed in a primary health care setting. Which services are most likely provided in this s
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
etting?
A. Primary health services and prison medicine services
B B B B B B B
B. Public health and primary care services
B B B B B B
C. Family practice and geriatrics care
B B B B B
D. Home health and school health services - ANSWER-B. Public health and primary care services
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
Primary health care includes public health and primary care services by definition.
B B B B B B B B B B B
5. Which statement accurately describes how NP programs began?
B B B B B B B B
A. Started as a physician's assistant program
B B B B B B
B. Were an offshoot of midwifery
B B B B B
C. Have not always required a master's degree
B B B B B B B
D. Began in Europe and didn't reach the United States until 1970 - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B B B B B B
C. Have not always required a master's degree
B B B B B B B
The early NP degree programs were often continuing education programs and certificate programs th
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at did not require a master's degree or even a baccalaureate degree. NP programs began with a focus
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on well children. The NP movement began in 1965 at the University of Colorado.
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6. A student is pursuing a graduate nursing education with preparation as a generalist, functioning at t
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he micro- B
systems level, and assuming accountability for health care outcomes for a specific group of clients. Wh
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ich educational preparation is this student receiving?
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