Leadership, chapter 4: nursing licensure & certification Exam Questions and Answers

Leadership, chapter 4: nursing licensure & certification Exam Questions and Answers the advanced practice nurse who is seeking information about requirements for practice in a specialized area should contact the: a. american nurses association (ANA) b. national league for nursing (NLN) c. american nurses credentialing center (ANCC) d. national council of state boards of nursing (NCSBN) - Answer-c. american nurses credentialing center (ANCC) The primary purpose of licensure for RNs is to: a. prevent others from using the title nurse. b. demonstrate a specialized body of knowledge. c. protect the public. d. enhance recognition for the profession. - Answer-c. protect the public Nurse practice acts: a. are written and passed by legislators. b. cannot be influenced by special interest groups. c. reflect only the concerns of RNs. d. are affected by the practice of dentists. - Answer-a. are written and passed by legislators To ensure that nursing legislation is current and is reviewed by specific dates, if a nurse practice act fails to be reviewed, it is automatically rescinded under which law? a. Nurse review act b. Sunset legislation c. Mandatory revocation d. Grandfathering - Answer-b. sunset legislation Current trends in telecommunications and increased mobility of nurses have led to the approval of a mutual recognition model of nursing regulation, in which nurses are allowed to practice in states that are compact states without obtaining a license in each state. On which website would a nurse find a list of current compact states? a. National League for Nursing (NLN) b. National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) c. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) d. Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) - Answer-b. National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) The first field of nursing to certify advanced practitioners was the field of: a. adult nurse practitioners. b. nurse-midwifery. c. clinical nurse specialist. d. nurse anesthesia. - Answer-d. nurse anesthesia A graduate of a nursing school in the United States plans to practice nursing in Paris, France. To request licensure to practice in Paris, the nurse: a. must contact the Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools to complete a special examination. b. realizes that education in the United States is so generalized that he or she is eligible to practice in other countries without additional licensure. c. is required to take a language proficiency examination for the primary language of that particular country, as well as a cultural assessment test, prior to licensure. d. should contact the International Council of Nurses or the nursing regulatory board of that country - Answer-d. should contact the International Council of Nurses or the nursing regulatory board of that country A nurse who is licensed in Georgia and moves to Oregon: a. must check Oregon's nurse practice act related to licensure for endorsement. b. will automatically be grandfathered in as a licensed registered nurse. c. may request certification in Oregon rather than licensure, so as not to have to retake the NCLEX-RN®. d. should contact the American Nurses Credentialing Center to determine whether he or she is eligible to practice in an another state. - Answer-a. must check Oregon's nurse practice act related to licensure for endorsement. When practicing in a compact state: a. the nurse must abide solely by the practice act of the largest state. b. patients' rights in relation to the nurse practice act are protected by the mutual recognition model