THE PROFESSIONAL ROLE OF THE NP AND ISSUES
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
1. Graduate from an accredited program
2. Pass a National Board Exam
3. Apply to state BON for CRNP certificate - CORRECT ANSWER What is the process
for becoming a nurse practitioner?
Pennsylvania BON
*Does not track, monitor, or license CRNAs - CORRECT ANSWER Who grants nurse
practitioners the authority to practice and regulates their practice?
1. Remove scope-of-practice barriers
2. Expand opportunities for nurses to lead and diffuse collaborative improvement
efforts
3. Implement nurse residency programs
4. Increase the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate degree to 80% by 2020
5. Double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020
6. Ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning
7. Prepare and enable nurses to lead change to advance health
8. Build an infrastructure for the collection and analysis of interprofessional health
care workforce data - CORRECT ANSWER IOM 2010 Report Recommendations
1. Certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA)
, 2. Certified nurse-midwife (CNM)
3. Clinical nurse specialist (CNS)
4. Certified nurse practitioner (CNP) - CORRECT ANSWER What are the four roles
defined by the 2008 Consensus Model?
1. Family/individual across the lifespan
2. Adult gerontology
3. Pediatrics
4. Neonatal
5. Women's health/gender-related
6. Psych/Mental health - CORRECT ANSWER What are the 6 population foci in the
2008 Consensus Model?
1 role
1 population - CORRECT ANSWER What are APRNs licensed for?
AANP
ANCC - CORRECT ANSWER What organizations offer national certification for
APRNs?
RN license
CRNP certificate
Prescriptive Authority certificate - CORRECT ANSWER What must NPs renew every
year?
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
1. Graduate from an accredited program
2. Pass a National Board Exam
3. Apply to state BON for CRNP certificate - CORRECT ANSWER What is the process
for becoming a nurse practitioner?
Pennsylvania BON
*Does not track, monitor, or license CRNAs - CORRECT ANSWER Who grants nurse
practitioners the authority to practice and regulates their practice?
1. Remove scope-of-practice barriers
2. Expand opportunities for nurses to lead and diffuse collaborative improvement
efforts
3. Implement nurse residency programs
4. Increase the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate degree to 80% by 2020
5. Double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020
6. Ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning
7. Prepare and enable nurses to lead change to advance health
8. Build an infrastructure for the collection and analysis of interprofessional health
care workforce data - CORRECT ANSWER IOM 2010 Report Recommendations
1. Certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA)
, 2. Certified nurse-midwife (CNM)
3. Clinical nurse specialist (CNS)
4. Certified nurse practitioner (CNP) - CORRECT ANSWER What are the four roles
defined by the 2008 Consensus Model?
1. Family/individual across the lifespan
2. Adult gerontology
3. Pediatrics
4. Neonatal
5. Women's health/gender-related
6. Psych/Mental health - CORRECT ANSWER What are the 6 population foci in the
2008 Consensus Model?
1 role
1 population - CORRECT ANSWER What are APRNs licensed for?
AANP
ANCC - CORRECT ANSWER What organizations offer national certification for
APRNs?
RN license
CRNP certificate
Prescriptive Authority certificate - CORRECT ANSWER What must NPs renew every
year?
