1. After teaching a class about the views of medicine and the DNP, the instructor determines
that additional teaching is necessary when the students identify which of the following as
a current belief supported by the American Medical Association?
a. The physician has the final authority for the patient.
b. Doctors of nursing practice can practice independently.
c. Medicine has the right to regulate advanced practice nurses.
d. Medicine can identify the roles and functions of a DNP.
Ans: B
2. Which of the following would best characterize the clinical nurse leader (CNL) role?
a. Masters-prepared advanced practice specialist nurse
b. Focus on management systems for institutional health care delivery
c. Integration of the care provided by each of the disciplines involved in patient care
d. Limited focus on health promotion with greater emphasis on population-based
care
Ans: C
3. A group of students is reviewing information about the clinical nurse leader role (CNL)
and how it differs from other advanced practice roles. The students demonstrate
understanding of the information when they state which of the following about the CNL
role?
a. Focuses on a specific group of patients in a particular setting
b. Picks up care where the role of the clinical nurse specialist ends
c. Participates in care before admission and after discharge
d. Is a consistent figure to act as a point person for those involved
, Ans: D
4. When describing the functions of the nurse practitioner (NP), which of the following
would be included?
a. Prescribing medications for treatment
b. Administering anesthesia during labor
c. Providing care during pregnancy
d. Providing expert consultation for nursing staffs
Ans: A
5. According to the AACN, which role would assume guardianship for the nursing
profession?
a. Nurse practitioners
b. Clinical nurse leaders
c. Doctors of nursing practice
d. Clinical nurse specialists
Ans: B
6. When describing the clinical nurse leader to a group of nursing students, which of the
following would the instructor most likely include? Select all that apply.
a. Practice guidelines based on evidence
b. Interdisciplinary but not intradisciplinary client centered care
c. Self-care and client decision making maximized
d. Lack of emphasis on fiscal stewardship
e. Avoidance of social justice
Ans: A, C