NSG 6006 Pre-specialty Evaluation Exam: South University
1. Which three roles represent the accepted advanced practice nursing roles?
Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM)
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs)
2. What are the three major categories of Nola Pender’s Health promotion model?
Behavior-specific cognitions and affect
Characteristics and experiences
Behavioral outcomes
3. Which theorist/s identifies carative factors as a value system, faith-hope and sensitivity to self and
others? This describes which of the following theories?
Jean Watson theory of human caring
4. Which set of components is essential in a scientific theory?
Interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions
5. The term advanced nursing practice (APN) includes nurses who are:
Certified APRNs with a minimum of a master’s degree
6. Once a practice problem has been identified the next step would be to use the PICOT format to ask a
question about the problem. PICOT stands for:
, P—population, I—intervention, C—comparisons, O—outcome, T—time.
7. The Affordable Care Act has directed the US Department of Health and Human Services and multiple
agencies to develop and disseminate initiatives on meeting the care needs of patients with Multiple Chronic
Conditions (MCC). What is the primary purpose for the national direction?
To protect against high out-of-pocket costs by prohibiting insurers from denying coverage based on pre-
existing conditions.
8. After thoroughly researching the topic of interest, what is the next step an APN should ask in
selecting a theory/model for use in practice or research?
Have several different theories/models been examined?
9. To meet Medicare’s coverage requirements, the Nurse Practitioner’s services must be:
Provided subject to state restrictions and supervision requirements
10. A 20-year-old female comes to the primary care clinic with clinical findings consistent with acute
bronchitis. She is sexually active with a male partner, although she states prior to this relationship she did have
two sexual partners. Her menses occurs every 28 days and is regular. An example of a primary prevention
activity for this patient is:
Counseling about safer sexual practices
11. Which agency’s initiative establishes national health promotion and prevention efforts and
establishes benchmarks for monitoring the progress of health among Americans over a 10-year timeframe?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
12. Development of the first pediatric nurse practitioner program at the University of Colorado in 1965
is credited to which two individuals?
1. Which three roles represent the accepted advanced practice nursing roles?
Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM)
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs)
2. What are the three major categories of Nola Pender’s Health promotion model?
Behavior-specific cognitions and affect
Characteristics and experiences
Behavioral outcomes
3. Which theorist/s identifies carative factors as a value system, faith-hope and sensitivity to self and
others? This describes which of the following theories?
Jean Watson theory of human caring
4. Which set of components is essential in a scientific theory?
Interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions
5. The term advanced nursing practice (APN) includes nurses who are:
Certified APRNs with a minimum of a master’s degree
6. Once a practice problem has been identified the next step would be to use the PICOT format to ask a
question about the problem. PICOT stands for:
, P—population, I—intervention, C—comparisons, O—outcome, T—time.
7. The Affordable Care Act has directed the US Department of Health and Human Services and multiple
agencies to develop and disseminate initiatives on meeting the care needs of patients with Multiple Chronic
Conditions (MCC). What is the primary purpose for the national direction?
To protect against high out-of-pocket costs by prohibiting insurers from denying coverage based on pre-
existing conditions.
8. After thoroughly researching the topic of interest, what is the next step an APN should ask in
selecting a theory/model for use in practice or research?
Have several different theories/models been examined?
9. To meet Medicare’s coverage requirements, the Nurse Practitioner’s services must be:
Provided subject to state restrictions and supervision requirements
10. A 20-year-old female comes to the primary care clinic with clinical findings consistent with acute
bronchitis. She is sexually active with a male partner, although she states prior to this relationship she did have
two sexual partners. Her menses occurs every 28 days and is regular. An example of a primary prevention
activity for this patient is:
Counseling about safer sexual practices
11. Which agency’s initiative establishes national health promotion and prevention efforts and
establishes benchmarks for monitoring the progress of health among Americans over a 10-year timeframe?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
12. Development of the first pediatric nurse practitioner program at the University of Colorado in 1965
is credited to which two individuals?
