Chapter 04: Nursing Licensure and Certification Cherry: Contemporary Nursing: Issues,
Trends, and Management, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The advanced practice nurse who is seeking information about requirements for practice in a
specialized area should contact what nursing organization? 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)
ANS: C
The nurse should contact the ANCC to determine the education, experience, and examination
requirements that must be met if one is to become certified.
DIF:Comprehension
2. What is the primary purpose of licensure for professional registered nurses?
a. Preventing the misuse of the title nurse
b. Demonstrating a specialized body of knowledge
c. Protecting the public from physical and emotional harm
d. Enhancing recognition for the nursing profession
ANS: C
Protecting the public is one of the essential purposes of the state board of nursing, which
regulates licensure. While appropriate none of the other options address the primary focus of
nursing licensure.
DIF:Knowledge
3. What statement presents accurate information concerning nurse practice acts?
a. They are written and passed by state legislators.
b. They cannot be influenced by special interest groups.
c. They reflect the primary concerns of professional nurses.
d. They are affected by other interprofessional practices.
ANS: A
Just as other sections of state codes are written and passed by legislators, so is the nurse
practice act of each state. None of the other statements are true when considering nurse
practice acts.
DIF:Knowledge
, 4. Nursing legislation is to be current and reviewed annually 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act fails to be reviewed, it is automatically rescinded under which law?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
ANS: B
Sunset legislation may be included in a state‘s nurse practice act, and this means that the act
must be reviewed by a specific date; if not, it is automatically rescinded.
DIF:Comprehension
5. On which website would a nurse find a list of current compact states that allow for a single
license recognized in multiple 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)
ANS: B
The NCSBN website contains this information.
DIF:Knowledge
6. What was the first field of nursing to certify advanced practitioners?
a. Adult nurse practitioners
b. Nurse-midwifery
c. Clinical nurse specialist
d. Nurse anesthesia
ANS: D
In 1946, nurse anesthesia became the first field of nursing practice to certify advanced
practitioners.
DIF:Knowledge
7. To request licensure to practice in France, a nurse licensed in the United States must engage in
what initial step?
a. Contacting the Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools to complete a special examination
b. Realizing that licensure in the United States is recognized as sufficient for practice in
most countries
c. Passing a language proficiency examination for the primary language of that part country
is required prior to licensure
Trends, and Management, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The advanced practice nurse who is seeking information about requirements for practice in a
specialized area should contact what nursing organization? 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)
ANS: C
The nurse should contact the ANCC to determine the education, experience, and examination
requirements that must be met if one is to become certified.
DIF:Comprehension
2. What is the primary purpose of licensure for professional registered nurses?
a. Preventing the misuse of the title nurse
b. Demonstrating a specialized body of knowledge
c. Protecting the public from physical and emotional harm
d. Enhancing recognition for the nursing profession
ANS: C
Protecting the public is one of the essential purposes of the state board of nursing, which
regulates licensure. While appropriate none of the other options address the primary focus of
nursing licensure.
DIF:Knowledge
3. What statement presents accurate information concerning nurse practice acts?
a. They are written and passed by state legislators.
b. They cannot be influenced by special interest groups.
c. They reflect the primary concerns of professional nurses.
d. They are affected by other interprofessional practices.
ANS: A
Just as other sections of state codes are written and passed by legislators, so is the nurse
practice act of each state. None of the other statements are true when considering nurse
practice acts.
DIF:Knowledge
, 4. Nursing legislation is to be current and reviewed annually 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
ANS: B
Sunset legislation may be included in a state‘s nurse practice act, and this means that the act
must be reviewed by a specific date; if not, it is automatically rescinded.
DIF:Comprehension
5. On which website would a nurse find a list of current compact states that allow for a single
license recognized in multiple 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)
ANS: B
The NCSBN website contains this information.
DIF:Knowledge
6. What was the first field of nursing to certify advanced practitioners?
a. Adult nurse practitioners
b. Nurse-midwifery
c. Clinical nurse specialist
d. Nurse anesthesia
ANS: D
In 1946, nurse anesthesia became the first field of nursing practice to certify advanced
practitioners.
DIF:Knowledge
7. To request licensure to practice in France, a nurse licensed in the United States must engage in
what initial step?
a. Contacting the Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools to complete a special examination
b. Realizing that licensure in the United States is recognized as sufficient for practice in
most countries
c. Passing a language proficiency examination for the primary language of that part country
is required prior to licensure
