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ractice Nursing 6th Edition by Mary Fran Tracy, Eile
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en T. O'Grady c c
Chapter 1: Highlights from the History of Advanced Practice Nursingin
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the United States Test Bank
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Multiple Choice c
1. In which year did the American Association of College of Nursing (AACN)int
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roduced the Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP)?
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a. 2006 c
b. 2004 c
c. 2000 c
d. 2002 c
ANS: B c
The AACN introduced the DNP degree in 2004 to prepare advanced practice nurses(AP
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RNs) to meet challenges and standardize practice beyond master’s degree programs.
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2. Which of the following is the best explanation for the creation of theDo
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ctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree?
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a.To compete against master’s degree programs
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b.To ensure standardized curriculum ensuring independent practice
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c.To validate APRN’s for financial reimbursement
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d.To address increasing curriculum requirements of master’s degree programs
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ANS: D c
Although all answers are influenced by the DNP core competencies, the DNPprogram
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creation in 2004 by the AACN was designed to address curriculum requirements of m
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aster’s degree programs.
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3. Which of the following was the first recognized area of advanced practicenu
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rsing?
a. Clinical Nurse Specialist c c
b. Family nurse practitioner c c
c. Pediatric nurse practitioner c c
d. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist c c c c
ANS: D c
In 1931, the National Association of Nurse Anesthetists (NANA), renamed in 1939to t
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he American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) was the first recognized gro
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up promoting advanced nursing practice. Agatha Hodgins founded the AANM at Lak
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eside Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio.
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4. Which factor is broadly perceived to solidify and standardize the role of theA
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PNs over the last 25 years?
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a. Lack of access to health care providers
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b. Standardized curriculum development c c
c. Payment for services c c
d. Societal forces c
ANS: B c
As the evolution of Advanced Practice Nursing advances specific specialties and need
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s are identified. Through the evolution of organization and standardization these roles
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have solidified the APN’s role in today’s health care environment.
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5. During the formation of early APN roles in anesthesia, which of thefol
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lowing increased demand for access to health care?
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a. Poverty
b.Warc
c. Rural access to care d.A
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vailability of training c c
ANS: B c
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provided anesthesia spiked during periods of war whennumbers of physicians were i
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nadequate. The earliest records date back to theAmerican Civil War with the adminis
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tration of chloroform. During World War I in1917 more than 1000 nurses, some train
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ed anesthetists, traveled into battle. Other factors such as need for rural health care ca
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me later in the validation and need for APNs.
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6. In 1889, Dr. William Worrall Mayo built and opened St. Mary’s hospital in
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Rochester, NY. He is known c c c c for some c
of the earliest recruitment andspecialized tr
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aining of nurses in which of the following roles?
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a. Pediatrics c
b.Anesthesia
c.Obstetrics
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d.Research and statistics
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e.Family nursing
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ANS: B c
In 1889, Dr. William Worrall Mayo began formally training and recognizingnurs
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e anesthetists. This has been regarded as the earliest training in nurse-
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c provided anesthesia. c
7. In 1893, Lillian Wald established the Henry Street Settlement (HSS) House forw
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hich purpose? c
a.Access to health care of rural areas
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b. Create inner-city nursing awareness
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c. Provide the disadvantaged access to care
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d. Establish guidelines for advanced nursing roles
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ANS: C c
The HHS was established to provide nursing services to immigrants and low-
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income patients and their families in Manhattan. As resistance to nurse-
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provided care grew, standing orders were drafted from a group of Lower East Side ph
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ysicians thereby circumventing then-existing legal ramifications.
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