ANA Scopes and Standards of Practice for
Nurses UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the ANA - CORRECT ANSWER - American Nurses Association
What is the ANA concerned with? - CORRECT ANSWER - -legal aspects of nursing
-public recognition of significance of nursing practice to health care
-implications for nursing practice regarding trends
What is the ANA active in regarding nursing issues? - CORRECT ANSWER - -political
-financial
-professional
ANA definition of nursing - CORRECT ANSWER - nursing is the protection, promotion,
and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering
through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals,
families, communities, and populations
What are the ANA standards of care in regards to professional nursing practice? - CORRECT
ANSWER - -assessment
-diagnosis
-outcome identification
-planning
-implementation
-evaluation
what are the ANA standards of professional performance? - CORRECT ANSWER - -
quality of care
, -performance appraisal
-education
-collegiality
-ethics
-collaboration
-research
-resource utilization
-leadership
Nurse Practice Acts (NPA's) - CORRECT ANSWER - -overseen by state boards of
nursing
-regulate the scope of nursing practice
-protect public safety, health, and welfare
-states are different but similar
-NPA's are revised over past decade (more autonomy and expanded roles)
What is a nurse's scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER - -graduated from an approved
school of nursing
-qualified by national exam to be a RN
-hold a baccalaureate degree
-care for patients and families
-derive interventions based on desired outcomes
What does the scope of nursing practice serve as? - CORRECT ANSWER - caregivers
and qualifications of care
what is the scope of nursing practice role? - CORRECT ANSWER - -integrate patient
service delivery
- prepare for tests/procedures
Nurses UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the ANA - CORRECT ANSWER - American Nurses Association
What is the ANA concerned with? - CORRECT ANSWER - -legal aspects of nursing
-public recognition of significance of nursing practice to health care
-implications for nursing practice regarding trends
What is the ANA active in regarding nursing issues? - CORRECT ANSWER - -political
-financial
-professional
ANA definition of nursing - CORRECT ANSWER - nursing is the protection, promotion,
and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering
through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals,
families, communities, and populations
What are the ANA standards of care in regards to professional nursing practice? - CORRECT
ANSWER - -assessment
-diagnosis
-outcome identification
-planning
-implementation
-evaluation
what are the ANA standards of professional performance? - CORRECT ANSWER - -
quality of care
, -performance appraisal
-education
-collegiality
-ethics
-collaboration
-research
-resource utilization
-leadership
Nurse Practice Acts (NPA's) - CORRECT ANSWER - -overseen by state boards of
nursing
-regulate the scope of nursing practice
-protect public safety, health, and welfare
-states are different but similar
-NPA's are revised over past decade (more autonomy and expanded roles)
What is a nurse's scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER - -graduated from an approved
school of nursing
-qualified by national exam to be a RN
-hold a baccalaureate degree
-care for patients and families
-derive interventions based on desired outcomes
What does the scope of nursing practice serve as? - CORRECT ANSWER - caregivers
and qualifications of care
what is the scope of nursing practice role? - CORRECT ANSWER - -integrate patient
service delivery
- prepare for tests/procedures
