NURS 1400 CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
COMPLETE EXAM PREP WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ The primary purpose of licensure for RNs is to:
a. prevent others from using the title nurse.
b. demonstrate a specialized body of knowledge.
c. protect the public.
d. enhance recognition for the profession.
Answer: c
◉ Nurse practice acts:
a. are written and passed by legislators.
b. cannot be influenced by special interest groups.
c. reflect only the concerns of RNs.
d. are affected by the practice of dentists.
Answer: a
◉ To ensure that nursing legislation is current and is reviewed 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automatically rescinded under which law?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
Answer: b
◉ Current trends in telecommunications and increased mobility of
nurses have led to the approval of a mutual recognition model of nursing
regulation, in which nurses are allowed to practice in states that are
compact states without obtaining a license in each state. On which
website would a nurse find a list of current compact 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)
Answer: b
◉ A graduate of a nursing school in the United States plans to practice
nursing in Paris, France. To request licensure to practice in Paris, the
nurse:
a. must contact the Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools to complete a
special examination.
b. realizes that education in the United States is so generalized that he or
she is eligible to practice in other countries without additional licensure.
c. is required to take a language proficiency examination for the primary
language of that particular country, as well as a cultural assessment test,
prior to licensure.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
COMPLETE EXAM PREP WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ The primary purpose of licensure for RNs is to:
a. prevent others from using the title nurse.
b. demonstrate a specialized body of knowledge.
c. protect the public.
d. enhance recognition for the profession.
Answer: c
◉ Nurse practice acts:
a. are written and passed by legislators.
b. cannot be influenced by special interest groups.
c. reflect only the concerns of RNs.
d. are affected by the practice of dentists.
Answer: a
◉ To ensure that nursing legislation is current and is reviewed 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
Answer: b
◉ Current trends in telecommunications and increased mobility of
nurses have led to the approval of a mutual recognition model of nursing
regulation, in which nurses are allowed to practice in states that are
compact states without obtaining a license in each state. On which
website would a nurse find a list of current compact 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)
Answer: b
◉ A graduate of a nursing school in the United States plans to practice
nursing in Paris, France. To request licensure to practice in Paris, the
nurse:
a. must contact the Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools to complete a
special examination.
b. realizes that education in the United States is so generalized that he or
she is eligible to practice in other countries without additional licensure.
c. is required to take a language proficiency examination for the primary
language of that particular country, as well as a cultural assessment test,
prior to licensure.
