Correct Answers 2025/2026
AdvancedApracticeAregisteredAnurseA-AcorrectAanswerstheApatient-
focusedAapplicationAofAanAexpandedArangeAofAcompetenciesAtoAimproveAhealthAoutcomesAforA
patientsAandApopulationsAinAaAspecializedAclinicalAareaAofAtheAlargerAdisciplineAofAnursing
DirectAclinicalApracticeA-
AcorrectAanswerstheAcentralAcompetencyAofAanyAAPNAroleAandAinformsAallAtheAotherAcompeten
cies
FourArolesAofAanAAPRNA-
AcorrectAanswersCertifiedAnurseApractitioner,AcertifiedAregisteredAnurseAanesthetist,AcertifiedA
nurseAmidwife,AclinicalAnurseAspecialist
LicensureA-
AcorrectAanswerstheAprocessAwherebyAanAagencyAofAstateAgovernmentAgrantsAauthorizationAto
AanAindividualAtoAengageAinAaAgivenAprofession.AForAnursing,AlicensureAisAusuallyAbasedAonA2Acri
teria;AtheAapplicationAattainingAtheAessentialAeducationAandAdegreeAofAcompetencyAnecessaryA
toAperformAaAuniqueAscopeAofApracticeAandApassingAaAnationalAexam.
CredentialingA-
AcorrectAanswersanAumbrellaAtermAthatArefersAtoAtheAregulatoryAmechanismsAthatAcanAbeAappl
iedAtoAindividuals,Aprograms,AorAorganizationsA.A
InstitutionalAlevel--
theAprocessAanAindividualAinstitution,AorAhealthAsystem,AusesAtoApermitAanAAPRNAtoApracticeAin
AanAAPRNApositionAwithinAtheAinstitution.A
StateAlevel--
TheArequirementsAthatAaAstateAusesAtoAassessAminimumAstandardsAofAcompetencyAforAAPRNsAt
oAbeAauthorizedAtoApracticeAinAanAAPRNArole.APurposeAisAtoAprotectAtheAhealthAandAsafetyAstan
dardsAofAtheApublic.
RegulationA-
AcorrectAanswersTheArulesAandApoliciesAthatAoperationalizeAtheAlawsAandApoliciesAthatArecogni
zeAAPRNsAandAcredentialAthemAforApracticeAinAanAAPRNAroleAandApopulationAfocus
CertificationA-
AcorrectAanswersAAformalAprocessA(usuallyAanAexamination)AusedAbyAaAcertifyingAagencyAtoAval
idate,AbasedAonApredeterminedAstandards,AanAindividual'sAknowledge,Askills,AandAabilities.
PrimaryAcareA-
AcorrectAanswersAddressesAmostAhealthAneedsAacrossAtheAlifespan,AinAsicknessAandAinAhealth.A
, KeyAtasks:AfirstAcontactAwithAcare,AlongitudinalAcare,AcomprehensivenessAofAcare,AandAcoordin
ationAofAservices.
PrimaryAcareANPA-
AcorrectAanswersEducatedAtoAprovideAtheAfullAspectrumAofAhealthAcareAservicesAtoApreviouslyA
diagnosedAandAundiagnosedAprimaryAcareApatientsAandAfamilies,AincludingAhealthApromotion,A
diseaseAprevention,AhealthAprotection,AanticipatoryAguidance,Acounseling,AdiseaseAmanagem
ent,AandApalliativeAandAend-of-lifeAcare.A"PreventativeAcare"
PrimaryACareA-
AcorrectAanswersMedicalAservicesAareAdividedAintoAprimary,Asecondary,AandAtertiaryAcare.APrim
aryAfocusesAonAgeneralAcareAforAoverallApatientAeducationAandAwellness,AsecondaryAandAtertiar
yAcareAtreatAmoreAsevereAconditionsAthatArequireAspecializedAknowledgeAandAmoreAintensiveA
healthAmonitoring.
CertifiedAnurseAmidwifeAeducationalArequirementsA-
AcorrectAanswersMidwiferyAeducationAhasAbeenAmoreAbroadlyAbasedAthanAnursing,AEvanAatAm
aster'sAlevel,AdegreesAmayAcomeAfromAnursing,Amidwifery,ApublicAhealthAorAalliedAhealthAscho
ols.AtoAearnAAMCBAcertificationAasAeitherAaACNMAorAaACMAmustAcompleteAaAgraduateAdegreeAp
rogramAthatAhasAbeenAaccreditedAbyAtheAaccreditationAcommissionAforAmidwiferyAeducationA(
ACME)
RegulatedAonAaAstate-by-
stateAbasis;AregulatedAbyAboardsAofAnursingAinA38Astates,ArecognizedAasAAPRNsAinA42Astates.
CertifiedAregisteredAnurseAanesthetistAeducationalArequirementsA-
AcorrectAanswersCompleteABSNAorAotherAappropriateAbaccalaureateAdegree,AholdAcurrentAlice
nsureAasAanARN,AcompleteA1AyearAofAcriticalAcareAasAanARN,AgraduateAwithAaAminimumAofAaAmas
ter'sAdegreeAfromAanAaccreditedAnurseAanesthesiaAprogram,AsuccessfullyAcompleteAnationalAc
ertificationAexamAofferedAbyAtheANBCRNAAforACRNAs
ClinicalAnurseAspecialistAeducationalArequirementsA-
AcorrectAanswersroleAwasAcreatedAtoAprovideAdirectAcareAtoApatientsAwithAcomplexAdiseasesAor
Aconditions,AtoAimproveApatientAoutcomesAbyAdevelopingAtheAclinicalAskillsAandAjudgementAofAs
taffAnurses,AandAtoAretainAnursesAwhoAwereAexpertsAinAclinicalApractice,AparticularlyAinAemergi
ngAspecialtyAareas.ACNSAgraduateApreparationAhasAnotAbeenAstandardized.ACertificationAisAavai
lableAthroughAtheAAmericanAnursesAcredentialingAcenterAandAtheAAACNAcertificationAcorporati
on.AtheAconsensusAmodelAforAaprnAregulationArequires,AatAaAminimum,AadvancedApharmacolo
gy,AandAadvancedAphysiologyAandApathoAphysiology.
physicianAassistantAeducationArequirementsA-
AcorrectAanswersbeforeAPAAschoolAatAleastA2AyearsAofAcollegeAcourseworkAinAbasicAandAbehavio
ralAsciences.AmostAhaveAprerequisitesAofAchemistry,Aphysiology,Aanatomy,Amicrobiology,Abiolog
y.AmanyArequireApriorAhealthcareAexperienceAwithAhands-