MSN 612 Module 2 Paper | Fall 2026
SECTION I: AACN ESSENTIALS — FOUNDATIONS & DOMAINS (Q1–Q25)
1. How many domains are in the 2021 AACN Essentials?
A. 5
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
Rationale: The AACN Essentials (2021) include 10 domains that define the competencies
for professional nursing education.
2. What is the purpose of the AACN Essentials?
A. To standardize nursing licensure
B. To define the competencies expected of nursing graduates
C. To replace state boards of nursing
D. To set reimbursement rates
Rationale: The Essentials define the competencies expected of nursing graduates across
all levels of education.
3. Which domain addresses knowledge for nursing practice?
A. Domain 1
B. Domain 2
C. Domain 3
D. Domain 4
Rationale: Domain 1 is Knowledge for Nursing Practice, integrating nursing knowledge
and ways of knowing.
4. Which domain addresses person-centered care?
,A. Domain 1
B. Domain 2
C. Domain 3
D. Domain 4
Rationale: Domain 2 is Person-Centered Care, emphasizing holistic, individualized,
respectful, compassionate care.
5. Which domain addresses population health?
A. Domain 3
B. Domain 4
C. Domain 5
D. Domain 6
Rationale: Domain 3 is Population Health, spanning public health prevention to disease
management of populations.
6. Which domain addresses scholarship for the nursing discipline?
A. Domain 4
B. Domain 5
C. Domain 6
D. Domain 7
Rationale: Domain 4 is Scholarship for the Nursing Discipline, including generation,
synthesis, and dissemination of knowledge.
7. Which domain addresses quality and safety?
A. Domain 5
B. Domain 6
C. Domain 7
D. Domain 8
Rationale: Domain 5 is Quality and Safety, employing principles of safety and
improvement science.
,8. Which domain addresses interprofessional partnerships?
A. Domain 6
B. Domain 7
C. Domain 8
D. Domain 9
Rationale: Domain 6 is Interprofessional Partnerships, involving collaboration across
professions.
9. Which domain addresses systems-based practice?
A. Domain 7
B. Domain 8
C. Domain 9
D. Domain 10
Rationale: Domain 7 is Systems-Based Practice, responding to and leading within
complex systems.
10. Which domain addresses informatics and healthcare technologies?
A. Domain 8
B. Domain 9
C. Domain 10
D. Domain 1
Rationale: Domain 8 is Informatics and Healthcare Technologies, using technology to
provide care and drive decision-making.
11. Which domain addresses professionalism?
A. Domain 9
B. Domain 10
C. Domain 1
D. Domain 2
, Rationale: Domain 9 is Professionalism, cultivating a sustainable professional nursing
identity.
12. Which domain addresses personal, professional, and leadership development?
A. Domain 10
B. Domain 1
C. Domain 2
D. Domain 3
Rationale: Domain 10 is Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development, fostering
personal health, resilience, and lifelong learning.
13. Which domains are MOST relevant to Module 2's focus on community and cultural values?
Select all that apply.
A. Domain 2: Person-Centered Care
B. Domain 3: Population Health
C. Domain 8: Informatics
D. Domain 6: Interprofessional Partnerships
E. Domain 4: Scholarship
Rationale: Domains 2, 3, and 6 directly address person-centered care, population health,
and collaboration with communities. Domain 8 and 4 are less directly relevant.
14. What is the focus of Domain 2: Person-Centered Care?
A. Population-level interventions
B. Holistic, individualized care within multiple contexts
C. Informatics and technology
D. Scholarship and research
Rationale: Domain 2 focuses on the individual within multiple complicated contexts,
including family and important others.
15. What does Domain 3: Population Health span?
SECTION I: AACN ESSENTIALS — FOUNDATIONS & DOMAINS (Q1–Q25)
1. How many domains are in the 2021 AACN Essentials?
A. 5
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
Rationale: The AACN Essentials (2021) include 10 domains that define the competencies
for professional nursing education.
2. What is the purpose of the AACN Essentials?
A. To standardize nursing licensure
B. To define the competencies expected of nursing graduates
C. To replace state boards of nursing
D. To set reimbursement rates
Rationale: The Essentials define the competencies expected of nursing graduates across
all levels of education.
3. Which domain addresses knowledge for nursing practice?
A. Domain 1
B. Domain 2
C. Domain 3
D. Domain 4
Rationale: Domain 1 is Knowledge for Nursing Practice, integrating nursing knowledge
and ways of knowing.
4. Which domain addresses person-centered care?
,A. Domain 1
B. Domain 2
C. Domain 3
D. Domain 4
Rationale: Domain 2 is Person-Centered Care, emphasizing holistic, individualized,
respectful, compassionate care.
5. Which domain addresses population health?
A. Domain 3
B. Domain 4
C. Domain 5
D. Domain 6
Rationale: Domain 3 is Population Health, spanning public health prevention to disease
management of populations.
6. Which domain addresses scholarship for the nursing discipline?
A. Domain 4
B. Domain 5
C. Domain 6
D. Domain 7
Rationale: Domain 4 is Scholarship for the Nursing Discipline, including generation,
synthesis, and dissemination of knowledge.
7. Which domain addresses quality and safety?
A. Domain 5
B. Domain 6
C. Domain 7
D. Domain 8
Rationale: Domain 5 is Quality and Safety, employing principles of safety and
improvement science.
,8. Which domain addresses interprofessional partnerships?
A. Domain 6
B. Domain 7
C. Domain 8
D. Domain 9
Rationale: Domain 6 is Interprofessional Partnerships, involving collaboration across
professions.
9. Which domain addresses systems-based practice?
A. Domain 7
B. Domain 8
C. Domain 9
D. Domain 10
Rationale: Domain 7 is Systems-Based Practice, responding to and leading within
complex systems.
10. Which domain addresses informatics and healthcare technologies?
A. Domain 8
B. Domain 9
C. Domain 10
D. Domain 1
Rationale: Domain 8 is Informatics and Healthcare Technologies, using technology to
provide care and drive decision-making.
11. Which domain addresses professionalism?
A. Domain 9
B. Domain 10
C. Domain 1
D. Domain 2
, Rationale: Domain 9 is Professionalism, cultivating a sustainable professional nursing
identity.
12. Which domain addresses personal, professional, and leadership development?
A. Domain 10
B. Domain 1
C. Domain 2
D. Domain 3
Rationale: Domain 10 is Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development, fostering
personal health, resilience, and lifelong learning.
13. Which domains are MOST relevant to Module 2's focus on community and cultural values?
Select all that apply.
A. Domain 2: Person-Centered Care
B. Domain 3: Population Health
C. Domain 8: Informatics
D. Domain 6: Interprofessional Partnerships
E. Domain 4: Scholarship
Rationale: Domains 2, 3, and 6 directly address person-centered care, population health,
and collaboration with communities. Domain 8 and 4 are less directly relevant.
14. What is the focus of Domain 2: Person-Centered Care?
A. Population-level interventions
B. Holistic, individualized care within multiple contexts
C. Informatics and technology
D. Scholarship and research
Rationale: Domain 2 focuses on the individual within multiple complicated contexts,
including family and important others.
15. What does Domain 3: Population Health span?
