Test Bank For Advanced Practice Nursing Essentials for Role
Development, 5th Edition (Joel, 2023), Chapter 1-30 ,
9781719642774 , All Chapters with Answers and Rationals
Which of the following is the best explanation for the creation of the Doctorate of Nursing Practice
DNP program?
A- To validate APRN's Role for financial reimbursement
B- To address increasing curriculum requirements of master's degree programs
C- To compete against masters degree programs
D- To ensure standardized curriculum ensuring independent practic - ANSWER: B- To address
increasing curriculum requirements of masters degree programs.
Which of the following was the first recognized area of advanced nursing?
A- Clinical nurse specialist
B- Certified registered nurse anesthetist
C- Family nurse practitioner
D- Pediatric Nurse practitioner - ANSWER: B- Certified registered nurse anesthetist
Which factor is broadly perceived to solidify and standardize the role of the APN'S over the last 25
years?
A- Societal forces
B- Lack of access to health care providers
C- Payment for services
D- Standardized curriculum development - ANSWER: D- Standardized curriculum development
During the formation of early APN roles in anesthesia, which of the following increased demand for
access to health care?
A- War
B- Poverty
C- Rural access to care
D- Availability of training - ANSWER: A- War
In 1889 Dr.William Worrall Mayo built and opened St.Mary's hospital in Rochester, NY, He is known
for some of the earliest recruitment and specialized training of nurses in which of the following roles?
A- Obstetrics
B- Anesthesia
C- Family nursing
D- Pediatrics
E- Research and statisitcs - ANSWER: B- Anesthesia
In 1839, Lillian Wald established the Henry Street Settlement (HSS) House for which primary purpose?
A- Access to health care of rural areas
B- Provide the disadvantage access to care
C- Establish guideline for advanced nursing roles
D- Create inner-city nursing awareness - ANSWER: B- Provide the disadvantage access to care
The frontier nursing services (FNS) founded in Kentucky in 1925 by Mary Breckenridge initially
provided appalachia with which type of advanced nursing care?
, A- Surgical services
B- Pediatric care
C- Anesthesia
D- Midwifery - ANSWER: D- Midwifery
Which organization founded in 1941 under Mary Breckenridge's leadership merged with the american
college of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) in 1969?
A- Association for National Nurse Midwifery (ANNM)
B- American Association of Nurse-Midwives (AANM)
C- American Nurse Association (ANA)
D- Council of Nursing Midwifery (ANM) - ANSWER: B- American Association of Nurse-Midwives
(AANM)
In a landmark ruling by the supreme court as a result of Chalmers- Frances V Nelson 1936, what legal
precedent was established?
A- Nurse anesthesia was allowed under the nurse practice act
B- Nurse anesthesia was legal, if under guidance of supervising physician
C- Nurse anesthesia scope of practice included anesthesia
D- Only trained nursing professionals could administer anesthesia independently - ANSWER: B- Nurse
anesthesia was legal, if under guidance of supervising physician
The first known establishment of the nurse practitioner role occurred in 1965 at the university of
Colorado. In which area of training did this role specialize?
A- Geriatrics
B- Pediatrics
C- Midwifery
D- Anesthesia - ANSWER: B- Pediatrics
What has the AANA as of 2025 as the standard for entry into nurse anesthesia practice?
A- Master;s degree
B- Bachelors of nursing and master's degree
C- Doctorate degree
D- No specification - ANSWER: C- Doctorate degree
Which state became the first to recognize diagnosis and treatment as part of the scope of practice of
specialty nurses?
A- Oklahoma
B- South Dakota
C- Maryland
D- Idaho - ANSWER: D- Idaho
The American Nursing Association (ANA) defines which requirement for the designation of a clinical
nurse specialist in any specialty?
A- 1000 hours relevant supervised training
B- Masters or doctoral degree
C- Specialty training certificate
D- Two or more years of clinically relevant experience
E- Successful completion of certification examination - ANSWER: B- Masters or doctoral degree
Development, 5th Edition (Joel, 2023), Chapter 1-30 ,
9781719642774 , All Chapters with Answers and Rationals
Which of the following is the best explanation for the creation of the Doctorate of Nursing Practice
DNP program?
A- To validate APRN's Role for financial reimbursement
B- To address increasing curriculum requirements of master's degree programs
C- To compete against masters degree programs
D- To ensure standardized curriculum ensuring independent practic - ANSWER: B- To address
increasing curriculum requirements of masters degree programs.
Which of the following was the first recognized area of advanced nursing?
A- Clinical nurse specialist
B- Certified registered nurse anesthetist
C- Family nurse practitioner
D- Pediatric Nurse practitioner - ANSWER: B- Certified registered nurse anesthetist
Which factor is broadly perceived to solidify and standardize the role of the APN'S over the last 25
years?
A- Societal forces
B- Lack of access to health care providers
C- Payment for services
D- Standardized curriculum development - ANSWER: D- Standardized curriculum development
During the formation of early APN roles in anesthesia, which of the following increased demand for
access to health care?
A- War
B- Poverty
C- Rural access to care
D- Availability of training - ANSWER: A- War
In 1889 Dr.William Worrall Mayo built and opened St.Mary's hospital in Rochester, NY, He is known
for some of the earliest recruitment and specialized training of nurses in which of the following roles?
A- Obstetrics
B- Anesthesia
C- Family nursing
D- Pediatrics
E- Research and statisitcs - ANSWER: B- Anesthesia
In 1839, Lillian Wald established the Henry Street Settlement (HSS) House for which primary purpose?
A- Access to health care of rural areas
B- Provide the disadvantage access to care
C- Establish guideline for advanced nursing roles
D- Create inner-city nursing awareness - ANSWER: B- Provide the disadvantage access to care
The frontier nursing services (FNS) founded in Kentucky in 1925 by Mary Breckenridge initially
provided appalachia with which type of advanced nursing care?
, A- Surgical services
B- Pediatric care
C- Anesthesia
D- Midwifery - ANSWER: D- Midwifery
Which organization founded in 1941 under Mary Breckenridge's leadership merged with the american
college of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) in 1969?
A- Association for National Nurse Midwifery (ANNM)
B- American Association of Nurse-Midwives (AANM)
C- American Nurse Association (ANA)
D- Council of Nursing Midwifery (ANM) - ANSWER: B- American Association of Nurse-Midwives
(AANM)
In a landmark ruling by the supreme court as a result of Chalmers- Frances V Nelson 1936, what legal
precedent was established?
A- Nurse anesthesia was allowed under the nurse practice act
B- Nurse anesthesia was legal, if under guidance of supervising physician
C- Nurse anesthesia scope of practice included anesthesia
D- Only trained nursing professionals could administer anesthesia independently - ANSWER: B- Nurse
anesthesia was legal, if under guidance of supervising physician
The first known establishment of the nurse practitioner role occurred in 1965 at the university of
Colorado. In which area of training did this role specialize?
A- Geriatrics
B- Pediatrics
C- Midwifery
D- Anesthesia - ANSWER: B- Pediatrics
What has the AANA as of 2025 as the standard for entry into nurse anesthesia practice?
A- Master;s degree
B- Bachelors of nursing and master's degree
C- Doctorate degree
D- No specification - ANSWER: C- Doctorate degree
Which state became the first to recognize diagnosis and treatment as part of the scope of practice of
specialty nurses?
A- Oklahoma
B- South Dakota
C- Maryland
D- Idaho - ANSWER: D- Idaho
The American Nursing Association (ANA) defines which requirement for the designation of a clinical
nurse specialist in any specialty?
A- 1000 hours relevant supervised training
B- Masters or doctoral degree
C- Specialty training certificate
D- Two or more years of clinically relevant experience
E- Successful completion of certification examination - ANSWER: B- Masters or doctoral degree
