ADVANCED PRACTICE, ROLE, DEVELOPMENT, CURRENT TRENDS, AND HEALTH POLICY QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

ADVANCED PRACTICE, ROLE,
DEVELOPMENT, CURRENT TRENDS,
AND HEALTH POLICY QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-
2026
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAcongruentAwithAtheAAPRNAConsensusAModel?

A.AAPRNAlicenseAoccursAatAtheAlevelAofAroleAandApopulationAfoci
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B.AAPRNAeducationAprogramsAmustAbeAatAtheAdoctoralAlevel
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C.ANationalAcertificationAbyAaArecognizedAAPRNAcertifyingAbodyAisAoptional
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D.AAccreditationAbyAtheAUSADepartmentAofAEducationAisAtheAminimumArequirementAforAAPRNA
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programsA-AcorrectAanswersAA.AAPRNAlicenseAoccursAatAtheAlevelAofAroleAandApopulationAfoci



AccordingAtoAtheAAPRNAConsensusAModel,AAPRNAlicensureAmustAoccurAatAtheAlevelAofAroleAand
ApopulationAfoci.ATheAminimumAAPRNAeducationAisAatAtheAmaster'sAlevel.AAPRNsAshouldAbeAnat


ionallyAcertified,AandAAPRNAprogramsAshouldAbeAaccreditedAbyAaAnursingAaccreditingAagency;
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAleadingAhealthAindicatorsAfromAHealthyAPeopleA2020AwasAgettingAwors
eAatAtheAmidAcourseAreview?

A.AInfantAdeaths
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B.AChildAobesity
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C.ASubstanceAabuseA
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D.AAdolescentAmentalAhealthA-AcorrectAanswersAD.AAdolescentAmentalAhealth
A




AccordingAtoAtheAmid-
courseAreviewAofAHealthyAPeopleA2020,AtheAnumberAofAadolescentsAreportingAdepressiveAepis
odesAinAtheApastA12AmonthsAisAgettingAworse;TheANPAroleAwasAinitiallyAestablishedAto:

A.AReduceAtheAnursingAshortageAandAimproveAaccessAtoAcare
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B.AImproveAworkingAconditionsAofAnursesAwhileAimprovingAaccessAtoAcare
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C.AImproveAaccessAtoAcareAandApartiallyAsolveAphysicianAshortage
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AD.AImproveAnursing'sAimageAthroughAexpansionAofAtheAroleA-
AcorrectAanswersAC.AImproveAaccessAtoAcareAandApartiallyAsolveAphysicianAshortage

, TheAfirstANPAroleAwasAtheAPNP.ATheAoriginalAsupportAofAtheAPNPAroleAwasAaA"physicianAextende
r"AtoAimproveAaccessAconcernsAdueAtoAtheAshortageAofAPCPs;EarlyANP-
relatedAresearchAfocusedAon:

A.ATheAresponseAofApolicyAmakersAtoAtheAnursingAshortageA
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B.ATheAeffectivenessAofAtheANPAasAaAprimaryAcaregiver
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C.AAnAeffortAtoAdemonstrateAqualityAandAeffectivenessAofANPs
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AD.ATheAroleAofAtheANPAasAaAphysicianAextenderA-
AcorrectAanswersAC.AAnAeffortAtoAdemonstrateAqualityAandAeffectivenessAofANPs




EarlyAresearchAfocusedAonAqualityAofAcare,Acost-effectiveness,Aproductivity,AclinicalAdecision-
makingAskillAandAroleAsatisfactionAofAtheAPNP;StandardsAofApracticeAare:

A.AAuthoritativeAstatementsAusedAtoAmeasureAqualityA
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B.AUsedAtoAmeasureAoutcomesAbutAareAnotAauthoritative
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C.ADesignedAforAlegalApurposes
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AD.ANotAdesignedAforAlegalApurposesAandAcannotAbeAusedAtoAmeasureAqualityA-
AcorrectAanswersAA.AAuthoritativeAstatementsAusedAtoAmeasureAqualityA




StandardsAofApracticeAwereAdescribedAbyAtheAANAAasA"authoritativeAstatementsAofAtheAdutiesA
thatAallAregisteredAnurses,AregardlessAofArole,ApopulationAorAspeciality,AareAexpectedAtoAperfor
mAcompetently;QualityAimprovementAactivitiesAinclude:

A.APatientAsatisfactionAsurveysAonly
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B.APeerAreview,ApatientAsatisfactionAsurveysAandAchartAaudits
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C.ADefiningAfourApracticeAdomains
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AD.ASystemsAtoAdecreaseAriskAofAinjuryAtoApatientsA-
AcorrectAanswersAB.APeerAreview,ApatientAsatisfactionAsurveysAandAchartAaudits




ConsistsAofAsystematicAandAcontinuousAactions,AsuchAasApeerAreview,ApatientAsatisfactionAsurv
eysAandAchartAauditsAthatAleadAtoAmeasurableAimprovementAinAhealthcareAservicesAandAtheAhe
althAstatusAofAtargetedApatientAgroups;MostAriskAmanagementAprogramsAareAbasedAonAtheAass
umptionAthat: