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TEST BANK FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING:
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE PROFESSION 3RD
EDITION BY DENISCO | ALL CHAPTERS COVERED | LATEST
(2026/2027) UPDATED VERSION
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS:
❖FULL TEST BANK
❖ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING
❖ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE PROFESSION
❖3RD EDITION BY DENISCO
❖ALL CHAPTERS COVERED
❖LATEST (2026/2027) UPDATED VERSION
,Chapter1 Introduction to the Role of Advanced Practices
Nursing Multiple Choice
1. In which year did the American Association of College of Nursing (AACN)
introduced the Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP)?
a. 2006
b. 2004
c. 2000
d. 2002
ANSWER: B
The AACN introduced the DNP degree in 2004 to prepare advanced practice nurses
(APRNs) to meet challenges and standardize practice beyond master’s degree
programs.
2. Which of the following is the best explanation for the creation of the Doctorate of
Nursing Practice (DNP) degree?
a. To compete against master’s degree programs
b. To ensure standardized curriculum ensuring independent practice
c. To validate APRN’s for financial reimbursement
d. To address increasing curriculum requirements of master’s degree programs
,ANSWER: D
Although all answers are influenced by the DNP core competencies, the DNP program
creation in 2004 by the AACN was designed to address curriculum requirements of
master’s degree programs.
3. Which of the following was the first recognized area of advanced practice nursing?
a. Clinical Nurse Specialist
b. Family nurse practitioner
c. Pediatric nurse practitioner
d. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
ANSWER: D
In 1931, the National Association of Nurse Anesthetists (NANA), renamed in 1939 to the
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) was the first recognized group
promoting advanced nursing practice. Agatha Hodgins founded the AANM at Lakeside
Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio.
4. Which factor is broadly perceived to solidify and standardize the role of the APNs over
the last 25 years?
a. Lack of access to health care providers
b. Standardized curriculum development
c. Payment for services
, d. Societal forces
ANSWER: B
As the evolution of Advanced Practice Nursing advances specific specialties and needs
are identified. Through the evolution of organization and standardization these roles
have solidified the APN’s role in today’s health care environment.
5. During the formation of early APN roles in anesthesia, which of the following
increased demand for access to health care?
a. Poverty
b. War
c. Rural access to care
d. Availability of training
ANSWER: B
Earliest demand for nursing-provided anesthesia spiked during periods of war when
numbers of physicians were inadequate. The earliest records date back to the American
Civil War with the administration of chloroform. During World War I in 1917 more than
1000 nurses, some trained anesthetists, traveled into battle. Other factors such as need
for rural health care came later in the validation and need for APNs.
TEST BANK FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING:
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE PROFESSION 3RD
EDITION BY DENISCO | ALL CHAPTERS COVERED | LATEST
(2026/2027) UPDATED VERSION
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS:
❖FULL TEST BANK
❖ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING
❖ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE PROFESSION
❖3RD EDITION BY DENISCO
❖ALL CHAPTERS COVERED
❖LATEST (2026/2027) UPDATED VERSION
,Chapter1 Introduction to the Role of Advanced Practices
Nursing Multiple Choice
1. In which year did the American Association of College of Nursing (AACN)
introduced the Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP)?
a. 2006
b. 2004
c. 2000
d. 2002
ANSWER: B
The AACN introduced the DNP degree in 2004 to prepare advanced practice nurses
(APRNs) to meet challenges and standardize practice beyond master’s degree
programs.
2. Which of the following is the best explanation for the creation of the Doctorate of
Nursing Practice (DNP) degree?
a. To compete against master’s degree programs
b. To ensure standardized curriculum ensuring independent practice
c. To validate APRN’s for financial reimbursement
d. To address increasing curriculum requirements of master’s degree programs
,ANSWER: D
Although all answers are influenced by the DNP core competencies, the DNP program
creation in 2004 by the AACN was designed to address curriculum requirements of
master’s degree programs.
3. Which of the following was the first recognized area of advanced practice nursing?
a. Clinical Nurse Specialist
b. Family nurse practitioner
c. Pediatric nurse practitioner
d. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
ANSWER: D
In 1931, the National Association of Nurse Anesthetists (NANA), renamed in 1939 to the
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) was the first recognized group
promoting advanced nursing practice. Agatha Hodgins founded the AANM at Lakeside
Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio.
4. Which factor is broadly perceived to solidify and standardize the role of the APNs over
the last 25 years?
a. Lack of access to health care providers
b. Standardized curriculum development
c. Payment for services
, d. Societal forces
ANSWER: B
As the evolution of Advanced Practice Nursing advances specific specialties and needs
are identified. Through the evolution of organization and standardization these roles
have solidified the APN’s role in today’s health care environment.
5. During the formation of early APN roles in anesthesia, which of the following
increased demand for access to health care?
a. Poverty
b. War
c. Rural access to care
d. Availability of training
ANSWER: B
Earliest demand for nursing-provided anesthesia spiked during periods of war when
numbers of physicians were inadequate. The earliest records date back to the American
Civil War with the administration of chloroform. During World War I in 1917 more than
1000 nurses, some trained anesthetists, traveled into battle. Other factors such as need
for rural health care came later in the validation and need for APNs.
