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MultipleChoice
1. InwhichyeardidtheAmericanAssociationofCollegeofNursing(AACN)gintro
ducedgthegDoctorategofgNursinggPracticeg(DNP)?
a. 2006
b. 2004
c. 2000
d. 2002
ANS:B
TheAACNintroducedtheDNPdegreein2004toprepareadvancedpracticenurses g(APRNs)
gtogmeetgchallengesgandgstandardizegpracticegbeyondgmaster’sgdegreegprograms.
2. WhichofthefollowingisthebestexplanationforthecreationofthegDocto
rategofgNursinggPracticeg(DNP)gdegree?
a. Tocompeteagainstmaster’sdegreeprograms
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b. Toensurestandardizedcurriculumensuringindependentpractice
c. TovalidateAPRN’sforfinancialreimbursement
d. Toaddressincreasingcurriculumrequirementsofmaster’sdegreeprograms
ANS:D
AlthoughallanswersareinfluencedbytheDNPcorecompetencies,theDNPgprogramgcre
ationging2004gbygthegAACNgwasgdesignedgtogaddressgcurriculumgrequirementsgofgm
aster’sgdegreegprograms.
3. Whichofthefollowingwasthefirstrecognizedareaofadvancedpracticegnursi
ng?
a. ClinicalNurseSpecialist
b. Familynursepractitioner
c. Pediatricnursepractitioner
d. CertifiedRegisteredNurseAnesthetistg
ANS:gD
Ing1931,gthegNationalgAssociationgofgNurseAnesthetistsg(NANA),grenamedging1939g
togthegAmericangAssociationgofgNursegAnesthetistsg(AANA)gwasgthegfirstgrecognize
dggroupgpromotinggadvancedgnursinggpractice.gAgathagHodginsgfoundedgthegAANM
gatgLakesidegHospitalgingCleveland,gOhio.
4. WhichfactorisbroadlyperceivedtosolidifyandstandardizetheroleofthegAPNsg
overgtheglastg25gyears?
a. Lackofaccesstohealthcareproviders
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b. Standardizedcurriculumdevelopment
c. Paymentforservices
d. Societalforces
ANS:B
AsgthegevolutiongofgAdvancedgPracticegNursinggadvancesgspecificgspecialtiesgandgne
edsgaregidentified.gThroughgthegevolutiongofgorganizationgandgstandardizationgthesegr
olesghavegsolidifiedgthegAPN’sgrolegingtoday’sghealthgcaregenvironment.
5. DuringtheformationofearlyAPNrolesinanesthesia,whichofthegfollo
winggincreasedgdemandgforgaccessgtoghealthgcare?
a. Poverty
b.War
g
c.gRuralgaccessgtogcaregd.A
vailabilityoftraining
ANS:B
Earliestdemandfornursing-
providedganesthesiaspikedduringperiodsofwarwhengnumbersofphysicianswereinadequ
ate.TheearliestrecordsdatebacktotheAmericangCivilgWargwithgthegadministrationgofgchl
oroform.gDuringgWorldgWargIging1917gmoregthang1000gnurses,gsomegtrainedganesthetist
s,gtraveledgintogbattle.gOthergfactorsgsuchgasgneedgforgruralghealthgcaregcameglatergingthe
validationgandgneedgforgAPNs.
6. In1889,Dr.WilliamWorrallMayobuiltandopenedSt.Mary’shospitalin
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Rochester,NY.Heisknown forsome
oftheearliestrecruitmentandgspecializedgtraini
nggofgnursesgingwhichgofgthegfollowinggroles?
a. Pediatricsg
b.Anesthesia
c. Obstetrics
d. Researchandstatistics
e. Familynursing
gANS:gB
In1889,Dr.WilliamWorrallMayobeganformallytrainingandrecognizinggnursegan
esthetists.gThisghasgbeengregardedgasgthegearliestgtraininggingnurse-
g providedganesthesia.
7. In1893,LillianWaldestablishedtheHenryStreetSettlement(HSS)Houseforgwhic
hgpurpose?
a. Accesstohealthcareofruralareas
b. Createinner-citynursingawareness
c. Providethedisadvantagedaccesstocare
d. Establishguidelinesforadvancednursingroles
ANS:C
ThegHHSgwasgestablishedgtogprovidegnursinggservicesgtogimmigrantsgandglow-
gincomegpatientsgandgtheirgfamiliesgingManhattan.gAsgresistancegtognurse-
providedgcareggrew,gstandinggordersgweregdraftedgfromgaggroupgofgLowergEastgSidep
hysiciansgtherebygcircumventinggthen-existingglegalgramifications.
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