Cherry & Jacob 7e: Chapter 4 question
and answer
Chapter 04: Nursing Licensure and Certification
Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE - correct answer-
1. The advanced practice nurse who is seeking information about requirements for practice
in a specialised area should contact the:
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). - correct answer-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 REF: p. 63 |p. 71
2. 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. - correct answer-ANS: C
Protecting the public is one of the essential purposes of the state board of nursing, which
regulates licensure.
DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 65
3. 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. - correct answer-ANS: A
Just as other sections of state codes are written and passed by legislators, so is the nurse
practice act of each state.
DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 69
4. 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practice act fails to be reviewed, it is automatically rescinded under which law?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 - correct answer-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act must be reviewed by a specific date; if not, it is automatically rescinded.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 REF: p. 70
5. 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) - correct answer-ANS: B
The NCSBN website contains this information.
DIF: Knowledge REF: pp. 70-71
6. The first field of nursing to certify advanced practitioners was the field of:
a. adult nurse practitioners.
b. nurse-midwifery.
c. clinical nurse specialist.
d. nurse anesthesia. - correct answer-ANS: D
In 1946, nurse anesthesia became the first field of nursing practice to certify advanced
practitioners.
DIF: Knowledge REF: pp. 71-72
7. 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.
d. should contact the International Council of Nurses or the nursing regulatory board of that
country. - correct answer-ANS: D
A nurse who is interested in practicing internationally may contact the International Council
of Nurses or the nursing regulatory board of the country in which he or she wishes to
practice.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 69
8. A nurse who is licensed in Georgia and moves to Oregon:
a. must check Oregon's nurse practice act related to licensure for endorsement.
b. will automatically be grandfathered in as a licensed registered nurse.
c. may request certification in Oregon rather than licensure, so as not to have to retake the
NCLEX-RN®.
and answer
Chapter 04: Nursing Licensure and Certification
Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE - correct answer-
1. The advanced practice nurse who is seeking information about requirements for practice
in a specialised area should contact the:
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). - correct answer-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 REF: p. 63 |p. 71
2. 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. - correct answer-ANS: C
Protecting the public is one of the essential purposes of the state board of nursing, which
regulates licensure.
DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 65
3. 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. - correct answer-ANS: A
Just as other sections of state codes are written and passed by legislators, so is the nurse
practice act of each state.
DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 69
4. 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 - correct answer-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 REF: p. 70
5. 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) - correct answer-ANS: B
The NCSBN website contains this information.
DIF: Knowledge REF: pp. 70-71
6. The first field of nursing to certify advanced practitioners was the field of:
a. adult nurse practitioners.
b. nurse-midwifery.
c. clinical nurse specialist.
d. nurse anesthesia. - correct answer-ANS: D
In 1946, nurse anesthesia became the first field of nursing practice to certify advanced
practitioners.
DIF: Knowledge REF: pp. 71-72
7. 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.
d. should contact the International Council of Nurses or the nursing regulatory board of that
country. - correct answer-ANS: D
A nurse who is interested in practicing internationally may contact the International Council
of Nurses or the nursing regulatory board of the country in which he or she wishes to
practice.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 69
8. A nurse who is licensed in Georgia and moves to Oregon:
a. must check Oregon's nurse practice act related to licensure for endorsement.
b. will automatically be grandfathered in as a licensed registered nurse.
c. may request certification in Oregon rather than licensure, so as not to have to retake the
NCLEX-RN®.
