foundations: advanced nursing roles
exam with answers
challenges & opportunities - CORRECT ANSWERS-•Advanced practice nursing has
proliferated in response to healthcare changes
•Traditional ways of educating nurses and of practicing nursing have changed
Demands for change provide opportunities to redefine nursing role and practice
advanced nursing education - CORRECT ANSWERS-•Historically, nurses educated to
be a nurse generalist
•Knowledge and skill previously limited to the physician have crossed over into nursing
•As nurses' role expands they become more specialized
graduate programs - CORRECT ANSWERS-•Advanced nursing practice requires a
graduate degree
master degree programs focus on education and leadership
CNS (clinical nurse specialist) - CORRECT ANSWERS-educator, researcher, clinician,
informatic specialist
•Improves client care and nursing practice
•Serves as an expert in the practice setting/expert in a specialized area
•CNS role not clearly defined-Nurses perform different roles in various settings
APRN (Advanced Practice Registered Nurse) - CORRECT ANSWERS-attorney
many other roles
APN (advanced practice nurse) - CORRECT ANSWERS-is an umbrella term for
registered nurses who have met advanced education and clinical practice requirements
(APRN is newly preferred term)
four principle types of advanced practice - CORRECT ANSWERS-•Certified nurse
midwives (CNM)
•Clinical nurse specialists (CNS)
exam with answers
challenges & opportunities - CORRECT ANSWERS-•Advanced practice nursing has
proliferated in response to healthcare changes
•Traditional ways of educating nurses and of practicing nursing have changed
Demands for change provide opportunities to redefine nursing role and practice
advanced nursing education - CORRECT ANSWERS-•Historically, nurses educated to
be a nurse generalist
•Knowledge and skill previously limited to the physician have crossed over into nursing
•As nurses' role expands they become more specialized
graduate programs - CORRECT ANSWERS-•Advanced nursing practice requires a
graduate degree
master degree programs focus on education and leadership
CNS (clinical nurse specialist) - CORRECT ANSWERS-educator, researcher, clinician,
informatic specialist
•Improves client care and nursing practice
•Serves as an expert in the practice setting/expert in a specialized area
•CNS role not clearly defined-Nurses perform different roles in various settings
APRN (Advanced Practice Registered Nurse) - CORRECT ANSWERS-attorney
many other roles
APN (advanced practice nurse) - CORRECT ANSWERS-is an umbrella term for
registered nurses who have met advanced education and clinical practice requirements
(APRN is newly preferred term)
four principle types of advanced practice - CORRECT ANSWERS-•Certified nurse
midwives (CNM)
•Clinical nurse specialists (CNS)
