APRN EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

APRN EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Year 1st NP program created - Answers :1965

Year of 1st national certification exams - Answers :1974

Year APRN consensus model created - Answers :2008

Full practice authority in VA - Answers :2016

HHS Sec. Azar advises loosening restrictions in all states; CMS temporarily loosened
restrictions on NP practice during pandemic, allows NP ordering of home health
services - Answers :2020

LACE - Answers :Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: LACE Model: Licensure,
Accreditation, Certification, and Education (LACE)
Standardization of licensure, accreditation, certification, and education aimed to improve
access to APRN care
Collaboration among > 40 nursing organizations to address the inconsistency in APRN
education, regulation, and practice which limited APRN mobility from one state to
another

4 nationally recognized roles - Answers :Nurse Practitioner
Certified Nurse Midwife
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

6 population foci for NP - Answers :Family
Adult/Gerontology Acute/Primary
Pediatric Acute/Primary
Neonatal
Psychiatric Mental Health
Women's Health

Certification board for FNP's - Answers :ANCC
AANPCB

Certification board for AGPCNP - Answers :ANCC
AANPCB

Certification board for AGACNP - Answers :ANCC
AACN

Certification board for ENP - Answers :AANPCB

Certification board for PPCNP/PPACNP - Answers :PNCB