OF THE ADVANCED PRACTICE
NURSE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025-2026
RoleAAcquisitionA-
AcorrectAanswersAtheAchangesAoccurringAduringAroleAtransitionsAexperiencedAduringAtheAeduca
tionalAcomponentAofAanAAPNArole
RoleAImplementationA-
AcorrectAanswersAtheAchangesAoccurringAduringAtheAactualAperformanceAofAtheAroleAfollowingA
programAcompletion
ComponentAProcessesAofAProfessionalARoleADevelopmentA-
AcorrectAanswersA1.AAspectsAofAadultAdevelopment
2.ADevelopmentAofAclinicalAexpertise
3.AModificationAofAself-identityAthroughAinitialAsocializationAinAschool
4.ADevelopmentAandAintegrationAofAprofessionalAsub-roleA
components
5.ASubsequentAresocializationAinAtheAworkAsetting
Novice-to-ExpertASkillAAcquisitionAModelA-
AcorrectAanswersA•AAcquisitionAofAknowledgeAandAskillAoccursAinAaA
progressiveAmovementAthroughAstagesAofA
performanceAfromAnoviceAtoAexpertA(DreyfusAandA
Dreyfus,A1977,A1986,A1996).
•ATheAprogressionAfromAtheAnoviceAlevelAtoAthatAofA
advanced-beginnerAandAthenAtoAtheAcompetentAlevelA
isAincremental,AbutAnotAnecessarilyAstepwiseAorAlinear.A
•AEmbodimentAofAaAskillAoccursAafterArepeatedA
experiencesAofAperformingAtheAskillA"asAif"AoneAactuallyA