DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
3.AWhichAtypeAofAgrantAproposalAdoesAtheAadvancedApracticeAnurseA(APN)AsubmitAwhe
nAcompletingAaAdoctorAofAphilosophyA(PhD)Aresidency?
1.APracticeA
2.ABusinessA
3.AResearch
4.ALeadershipA-AcorrectAanswers3.Aresearch
1.WhichAchangeArepresentsAtheAprimaryAimpetusAforAtheAendAofAtheAeraAofAtheAfemaleAl
ayAhealer?
1.APerceptionAofAhealthApromotionAasAanAobligationA
2.ADevelopmentAofAaAclinicalAnurseAspecialistApositionAstatementA
3.AFoundationAofAtheAAmericanAAssociationAofANurse-MidwivesA
4.AEmergenceAofAaAmedicalAestablishmentA-
AcorrectAanswers4.ATheAemergenceAofAaAmaleAmedicalAestablishmentArepresentsAtheAp
rimaryAimpetusAforAtheAendAofAtheAeraAofAtheAfemaleAlayAhealer.AWhereasAlayAhealersAvi
ewedAtheirAroleAasAbeingAaAfunctionAofAtheirAcommunityAobligations,AtheAemergingAmedi
calAestablishmentAviewedAhealingAasAaAcommodity.ATheAeraAofAtheAfemaleAlayAhealerAb
eganAandAendedAinAtheA19thAcentury.ATheAAmericanAAssociationAofANurse-
MidwivesA(AANM)AwasAfoundedAinA1928.ATheAAmericanANursesAAssociationA(ANA)Apo
sitionAstatementAonAeducationalArequirementsAforAtheAclinicalAnurseAspecialistA(CNS)Aw
asAdevelopedAinA1965;AtheAANA'sApositionAstatementAonAtheAroleAofAtheACNSAwasAissu
edAinA1976.
TheAbeginningAofAmodernAnursingAisAtraditionallyAconsideredAtoAhaveAbegunAwithAwhic
hAevent?A
1.AEstablishmentAofAtheAfirstAschoolAofAnursingA
2.AIncorporationAofAmidwiferyAbyAtheAlayAhealerA
3.AEstablishmentAofAtheAFrontierANursingAServiceA(FNS)A
4.ACreationAofAtheAAmericanAAssociationAofANurse-MidwivesA(AANM)A-
AcorrectAanswers1.ATraditionally,AmodernAnursingAisAconsideredAtoAhaveAbegunAinA187
3,AwhenAtheAfirstAthreeAU.S.AtrainingAschoolsAforAnursesAopened.ATheAroleAofAtheAlayAhe
alerAasAaAmidwifeAisAdocumentedAtoAhaveAoccurredAinAtheA19thAcentury,AbeforeAtheAest
ablishmentAofAschoolsAofAnursing.ATheAFrontierANursingAServiceA(FNS),AwhichAprovide
dAnurse-
midwiferyAservices,AwasAestablishedAinA1925.AInA1928,AtheAKentuckyAStateAAssociatio
nAofAMidwives,AwhichAwasAanAoutgrowthAofAtheAFNS,AbecameAtheAAmericanAAssociatio
nAofANurse-MidwivesA(AANM).
3.AInA1910,AwhichAfactorsAmostAsignificantlyAinfluencedAtheAmidwiferyAprofession?ASele
ctAallAthatAapply.A
1.AStrictAlicensingArequirementsA
2.ANegativeApublicAperceptionA
3.ADedicatedAfundingAforAtrainingA
, 4.APoorAmaternal-childAoutcomesA
5.AMandatoryAprofessionalAsupervisionA-AcorrectAanswers2.A&A4
InA1910,AtheAmidwiferyAprofessionAwasAsignificantlyAinfluencedAbyApoorAmaternal-
childAoutcomesAandAaApublicAperceptionAasAunprofessional.
4.AWhichAadvancedApracticeAnursingAroleAisAuniqueAinAthatAtheApractitionersAviewAtheirAr
oleAasAcomprisingAaAcombinationAofAtwoAdistinctAdisciplines?
A1.ANurseApractitionerA
2.ACertifiedAregisteredAnurseAanesthetistA
3.AClinicalAnurseAspecialist
A4.ACertifiedAnurse-midwifeA-AcorrectAanswers4.ATheAroleAofAtheAcertifiedAnurse-
midwifeA(CNM)AisAuniqueAinAthatAtheACNMAviewsAtheApracticeAroleAasAcombiningAtwoAdi
sciplines:AnursingAandAmidwifery.
InAtheA19thAcentury,AwhichAfactorsAledAtoAtheAadministrationAofAanesthesiaAbyAnurses?A
SelectAallAthatAapply.
1.ASurgeonAentitlementAtoAcollectingAanesthesiaAfeesA
2.ACollaborativeApracticeAbetweenAphysician-anesthetistsAandAnurses
3.ALackAofArecognitionAofAanesthesiologyAasAaAmedicalAspecialtyA
4.AOppositionAtoAanesthesiaAadministrationAbyAphysiciansA
5.AFormationAofAaAnationalAorganizationAbyAnurseAanesthetistsA-AcorrectAanswers1A&A3
BecauseAofAaAlackAofArecognitionAasAaAmedicalAspecialtyAandAtheAsurgeon'sAentitlement
AtoAcollectingAanesthesiaAfees,AotherAphysiciansAhadAlittleAtoAnoAinterestAinAanesthesiaA
administration
WhichAfactorAcontributedAtoAexpansionAofAtheAroleAofAtheAclinicalAnurseAspecialistA(CNS
)AduringAtheA1960s?A
1.AIncreasedAnumbersAofApracticingAphysiciansA
2.ATighteningAofAfemaleAroleAdefinitionsA
3.AReturnAofAnursesAfromAmilitaryAconflictA
4.ALackAofAmedicalAspecializationA-
AcorrectAanswers3.AreturnAofAnurseAveteransAfromAtheAVietnamAWarAwhoAsoughtAtoAincr
easeAtheirAknowledgeAandAskills,AandAtoAworkAinAadvancedArolesAandAnontraditionalAfiel
ds,AsuchAasAanesthesiaAandAtrauma.
7.ADifferentiationAbetweenAtheAroleAofAtheAclinicalAnurseAspecialistA(CNS)AandAtheAnurs
eApractitionerA(NP)AisAprimarilyAbasedAonAwhichApremise?
. DesignationAasAanAadvancedApracticeAnurseA
A A
2.ADiagnosisAofApatientAhealthAconditionsA
3.ANatureAofApracticeAsettingAenvironments
4.AAuthorityAtoAprescribeAmedicationsA-
AcorrectAanswers3.AtheAnatureAofAtheApracticeAsetting.AAlthoughAtheACNSAmostAoftenApr
acticesAinAaAsecondaryAorAtertiaryAcareAsetting,AtheANPAoftenApracticesAinAaAprimaryAcar
eAsetting.
TheANationalACouncilAofAStateABoardsAofANursing'sAConsensusAModelAforAAdvancedAP
racticeARegisteredANurseA(APRN)ARegulationApromptedAgainsArelatedAtoAwhichAaspect
sAofAtheAroleAandAfunctionAofAtheAnurseApractitionerA(NP)?ASelectAallAthatAapply.A
1.ALegalAauthorityA
2.AReimbursementA