APN - CORRECT ANSWER advanced practice nurse
APNP - CORRECT ANSWER Advanced practice nurse prescriber
APPN - CORRECT ANSWER Advanced practice professional nurse
APRN - CORRECT ANSWER Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
ARNP - CORRECT ANSWER Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
CNM - CORRECT ANSWER certified nurse midwife
CNP - CORRECT ANSWER certified nurse practitioner
CNS - CORRECT ANSWER Clinical Nurse Specialist
CRNA - CORRECT ANSWER certified registered nurse anesthetist
CRNM - CORRECT ANSWER Certified registered nurse midwife
CRNP - CORRECT ANSWER certified registered nurse practitioner
NA - CORRECT ANSWER Nurse anesthetist
RNP - CORRECT ANSWER Registered Nurse Practitioner
, Regulation - CORRECT ANSWER A mechanism to define scope of practice, level of educational
requirements, the degree of prescriptive authority, and level of physician involvement
Major functions of nursing boards - CORRECT ANSWER Provide scope and standards of nursing practice
and education, licensure requirements, title, and rule for disciplinary action and remedies
As of 2018, how many states have independent practice without physician supervision and full
prescriptive authority? - CORRECT ANSWER 14
As of 2018, how many states have independent practice without physician supervision and full
prescriptive authority after post licensure /certification period of supervision? - CORRECT ANSWER 11
As of 2018, how many states have limited practice with physician supervision and prescriptive authority?
- CORRECT ANSWER 26
As of 2015, How many states have enacted the nurse Lin ensure compact? - CORRECT ANSWER 25
What has been an issue and barrier to autonomy in advanced nursing practice? - CORRECT ANSWER
Prescriptive authority
What we're the first states to grant prescriptive authority? - CORRECT ANSWER Washington, Oregon,
Alaska
What are some trends that restrict or limit prescriptive practice? - CORRECT ANSWER Movement
toward joint regulation, reluctance to grandfather in nurses with existing authority, ignoring state
boards of nursing actions by other governmental agencies, restricting drug utilization review boards to
only pharmacists and physicians, and unwillingness by insurance companies to fill prescriptions written
by APRNs
Definition and Registration of mid level practitioners - CORRECT ANSWER Less restrictive regarding
prescriptive authority for APRNSs