Transitions Exam 1: Nursing Licensure and Certification/ Nursing Resear
and Evidence-Based Practice Questions with Correct Verified Answers/
GRADED A+
1. The advanced practice nurse who C
is seeking information about require-
ments for practice in a specialized area The nurse should contact the
should contact the: ANCC to determine the educa-
a. American Nurses Association (ANA). tion, experience, and examina-
b. National League for Nursing (NLN). tion requirements that must be
c. American Nurses Credentialing Cen- met if one is to become certified.
ter (ANCC).
d. National Council of State Boards of
Nursing (NCSBN).
2. The primary purpose of licensure for C
RNs is to:
a. prevent others from using the title Protecting the public is one of the
nurse. essential purposes of the state
b. demonstrate a specialized body of board of nursing, which regulates
knowledge. licensure.
c. protect the public.
d. enhance recognition for the profes-
sion
3. Nurse practice acts: A
a. are written and passed by legislators.
b. cannot be influenced by special inter- Just as other sections of state
est groups. codes are written and passed by
c. reflect only the concerns of RNs. legislators, so is the nurse prac-
d. are affected by the practice of den- tice act of each state.
tists.
4. To ensure that nursing legislation is B
current and is reviewed by specific
dates, if a nurse practice act fails to be Sunset legislation may be includ-
reviewed, it is automatically rescinded ed in a state's nurse practice act,
under which law? and this means that the act must
a. Nurse review act be reviewed by a specific date; if
b. Sunset legislation not, it is automatically rescinded.
c. Mandatory revocation
d. Grandfathering
, Transitions Exam 1: Nursing Licensure and Certification/ Nursing Resear
and Evidence-Based Practice Questions
5. Current trends in telecommunications B
and increased mobility of nurses have
led to approval of a mutual recognition The NCSBN website contains
model of nursing regulation, in which this information.
nurses are allowed to practice in states
that are compact states without obtain-
ing a license in each state. On which
website would a nurse find a list of cur-
rent compact states?
a. National League for Nursing (NLN)
b. National Council of State Boards of
Nursing (NCSBN) c. American Associ-
ation of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) d.
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Ed-
ucation (CCNE)
6. The first field of nursing to certify ad- D
vanced practitioners was the field of:
a. adult nurse practitioners. In 1946, nurse anesthesia be-
b. nurse-midwifery. came the first field of nursing
c. clinical nurse specialist. practice to certify advanced prac-
d. nurse anesthesia. titioners.
7. A graduate of a nursing school in the D
United States plans to practice nursing
in Paris, France. To request licensure to A nurse who is interested in prac-
practice in Paris, the nurse: ticing internationally may con-
a. must contact the Graduates of For- tact the International Council of
eign Nursing Schools to complete a Nurses or the nursing regulatory
special examination. board of the country in which he
b. realizes that education in the United or she wishes to practice.
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 profi-
ciency examination for the primary lan-
guage of that particular country, as well
as a cultural assessment test, prior to
licensure.
, Transitions Exam 1: Nursing Licensure and Certification/ Nursing Resear
and Evidence-Based Practice Questions
d. should contact the International
Council of Nurses or the nursing regu-
latory board of that country.
8. A nurse who is licensed in Georgia and A
moves to Oregon:
a. must check Oregon's nurse practice Endorsement refers to the orig-
act related to licensure for endorse- inal program whereby a nurse
ment. who is licensed in one state can
b. will automatically be grandfathered apply and seek licensure in an-
in as a licensed registered nurse. other without undergoing repeat
c. may request certification in Oregon examination, in accordance with
rather than licensure, so as not to have the nurse practice act of that
to retake the NCLEX-RN state.
d. should contact the American Nurs-
es Credentialing Center to determine
whether he or she is eligible to practice
in an another state.
9. When practicing in a compact state: B
a. the nurse must abide solely by the
practice act of the largest state. Nurses who practice in a com-
b. patients' rights in relation to the pact state are responsible for fol-
nurse practice act are protected by the lowing the laws and regulations
mutual recognition model. of each state in which they prac-
c. the nurse must pay for a license in tice.
all states that participate in the mutual
recognition model.
d. the nurse must refer to the nurse
practice act for the list of skills that can
be performed.
10. When participating in a nurse licensure A
compact, the nurse:
a. is held responsible for complying The nurse is accountable for
with the nursing practice laws in the practicing according to the state
state where practicing at the time care practice laws where patient care
is rendered. was provided, although discipli-
b. must purchase a license in each state
, Transitions Exam 1: Nursing Licensure and Certification/ Nursing Resear
and Evidence-Based Practice Questions
but does not retake the licensure exam. nary action is the responsibility of
c. determines residency based on the the state of the nurse's residency.
state where educated as registered
nurse.
d. may practice using one license in
any state or territory in the United
States that recognizes the NCLEX as
the source of licensure.
11. A new graduate from a master's entry D
program in nursing announces, "I just
passed my clinical nurse leader certifi- Certification provides validation
cation exam." Certification as a clinical of achievement of advanced ed-
nurse leader: ucation and competence
a. is granted by the state boards of nurs-
ing.
b. denotes minimum level of knowledge
and skills to practice safely.
c. allows independent nursing practice,
often in primary care.
d. recognizes achievement of advanced
skills and knowledge.
12. A nurse holds a license in one state but A
wishes to practice in a second state that
is not participating in a nurse licensure Licensure by endorsement al-
compact agreement. The nurse is grant- lows a nurse licensed in one state
ed licensure on payment of a fee but to obtain licensure to practice in
does not retake the licensure exam. The a second state without examina-
nurse obtains licensure in the second tion.
state:
a. by licensure and by endorsement.
b. through mandatory continuing edu-
cation.
c. by the statutory process known as
being grandfathered.
d. through sunset legislation.
13.
and Evidence-Based Practice Questions with Correct Verified Answers/
GRADED A+
1. The advanced practice nurse who C
is seeking information about require-
ments for practice in a specialized area The nurse should contact the
should contact the: ANCC to determine the educa-
a. American Nurses Association (ANA). tion, experience, and examina-
b. National League for Nursing (NLN). tion requirements that must be
c. American Nurses Credentialing Cen- met if one is to become certified.
ter (ANCC).
d. National Council of State Boards of
Nursing (NCSBN).
2. The primary purpose of licensure for C
RNs is to:
a. prevent others from using the title Protecting the public is one of the
nurse. essential purposes of the state
b. demonstrate a specialized body of board of nursing, which regulates
knowledge. licensure.
c. protect the public.
d. enhance recognition for the profes-
sion
3. Nurse practice acts: A
a. are written and passed by legislators.
b. cannot be influenced by special inter- Just as other sections of state
est groups. codes are written and passed by
c. reflect only the concerns of RNs. legislators, so is the nurse prac-
d. are affected by the practice of den- tice act of each state.
tists.
4. To ensure that nursing legislation is B
current and is reviewed by specific
dates, if a nurse practice act fails to be Sunset legislation may be includ-
reviewed, it is automatically rescinded ed in a state's nurse practice act,
under which law? and this means that the act must
a. Nurse review act be reviewed by a specific date; if
b. Sunset legislation not, it is automatically rescinded.
c. Mandatory revocation
d. Grandfathering
, Transitions Exam 1: Nursing Licensure and Certification/ Nursing Resear
and Evidence-Based Practice Questions
5. Current trends in telecommunications B
and increased mobility of nurses have
led to approval of a mutual recognition The NCSBN website contains
model of nursing regulation, in which this information.
nurses are allowed to practice in states
that are compact states without obtain-
ing a license in each state. On which
website would a nurse find a list of cur-
rent compact states?
a. National League for Nursing (NLN)
b. National Council of State Boards of
Nursing (NCSBN) c. American Associ-
ation of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) d.
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Ed-
ucation (CCNE)
6. The first field of nursing to certify ad- D
vanced practitioners was the field of:
a. adult nurse practitioners. In 1946, nurse anesthesia be-
b. nurse-midwifery. came the first field of nursing
c. clinical nurse specialist. practice to certify advanced prac-
d. nurse anesthesia. titioners.
7. A graduate of a nursing school in the D
United States plans to practice nursing
in Paris, France. To request licensure to A nurse who is interested in prac-
practice in Paris, the nurse: ticing internationally may con-
a. must contact the Graduates of For- tact the International Council of
eign Nursing Schools to complete a Nurses or the nursing regulatory
special examination. board of the country in which he
b. realizes that education in the United or she wishes to practice.
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 profi-
ciency examination for the primary lan-
guage of that particular country, as well
as a cultural assessment test, prior to
licensure.
, Transitions Exam 1: Nursing Licensure and Certification/ Nursing Resear
and Evidence-Based Practice Questions
d. should contact the International
Council of Nurses or the nursing regu-
latory board of that country.
8. A nurse who is licensed in Georgia and A
moves to Oregon:
a. must check Oregon's nurse practice Endorsement refers to the orig-
act related to licensure for endorse- inal program whereby a nurse
ment. who is licensed in one state can
b. will automatically be grandfathered apply and seek licensure in an-
in as a licensed registered nurse. other without undergoing repeat
c. may request certification in Oregon examination, in accordance with
rather than licensure, so as not to have the nurse practice act of that
to retake the NCLEX-RN state.
d. should contact the American Nurs-
es Credentialing Center to determine
whether he or she is eligible to practice
in an another state.
9. When practicing in a compact state: B
a. the nurse must abide solely by the
practice act of the largest state. Nurses who practice in a com-
b. patients' rights in relation to the pact state are responsible for fol-
nurse practice act are protected by the lowing the laws and regulations
mutual recognition model. of each state in which they prac-
c. the nurse must pay for a license in tice.
all states that participate in the mutual
recognition model.
d. the nurse must refer to the nurse
practice act for the list of skills that can
be performed.
10. When participating in a nurse licensure A
compact, the nurse:
a. is held responsible for complying The nurse is accountable for
with the nursing practice laws in the practicing according to the state
state where practicing at the time care practice laws where patient care
is rendered. was provided, although discipli-
b. must purchase a license in each state
, Transitions Exam 1: Nursing Licensure and Certification/ Nursing Resear
and Evidence-Based Practice Questions
but does not retake the licensure exam. nary action is the responsibility of
c. determines residency based on the the state of the nurse's residency.
state where educated as registered
nurse.
d. may practice using one license in
any state or territory in the United
States that recognizes the NCLEX as
the source of licensure.
11. A new graduate from a master's entry D
program in nursing announces, "I just
passed my clinical nurse leader certifi- Certification provides validation
cation exam." Certification as a clinical of achievement of advanced ed-
nurse leader: ucation and competence
a. is granted by the state boards of nurs-
ing.
b. denotes minimum level of knowledge
and skills to practice safely.
c. allows independent nursing practice,
often in primary care.
d. recognizes achievement of advanced
skills and knowledge.
12. A nurse holds a license in one state but A
wishes to practice in a second state that
is not participating in a nurse licensure Licensure by endorsement al-
compact agreement. The nurse is grant- lows a nurse licensed in one state
ed licensure on payment of a fee but to obtain licensure to practice in
does not retake the licensure exam. The a second state without examina-
nurse obtains licensure in the second tion.
state:
a. by licensure and by endorsement.
b. through mandatory continuing edu-
cation.
c. by the statutory process known as
being grandfathered.
d. through sunset legislation.
13.
