Question 1

Select all the items that are correct concerning the New York State Licensure Bill of 1904.

Accepted Answer

A) Required hospitals to accept nursing students for training 
B) Required nursing schools to be registered with the state board of regents 
C) Formulated rules for the examination of nurses 
D) Established the minimum length of basic nursing programs at 1 year 
E) Established a State Board of Nursing 
A) Required hospitals to accept nursing students for training 
B) Required nursing schools to be registered with the state board of regents 
C) Formulated rules for the examination of nurses 
D) Established the minimum length of basic nursing programs at 1 year 
E) Established a State Board of Nursing B, C, E

Question 2

Identify the primary advantage that grassroots organizations have over large, well-established organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) Members are very passionate about only one or two issues. 
B) Organization is usually well funded from local sources. 
C) Membership is drawn from a diverse, more representative population. 
D) Organization deals with issues that have national significance. 
A) Members are very passionate about only one or two issues. 
B) Organization is usually well funded from local sources. 
C) Membership is drawn from a diverse, more representative population. 
D) Organization deals with issues that have national significance. A

Question 3

In relationship to a profession, what is the primary purpose of professional organizations?

Accepted Answer

A) Collect dues and fund research. 
B) Monitor professional practice and discipline incompetent practitioners. 
C) Fund political actions groups. 
D) Establish standards for maintaining high-quality practice in the profession. 
A) Collect dues and fund research. 
B) Monitor professional practice and discipline incompetent practitioners. 
C) Fund political actions groups. 
D) Establish standards for maintaining high-quality practice in the profession. D

Question 4

What type of credentialing indicates that an individual has achieved a high level of expertise and knowledge in an area of practice?

Accepted Answer

A) Licensure 
B) Certification 
C) Professionalism 
D) Registration 
A) Licensure 
B) Certification 
C) Professionalism 
D) Registration

Question 5

Identify the primary purpose of the National League for Nursing.

Accepted Answer

A) Establish standards of practice to ensure high-quality care. 
B) Maintain and improve the standards of nursing education. 
C) Increase the political power of nurses to influence legislation. 
D) Prevent unqualified nurses from practicing in hospitals. 
A) Establish standards of practice to ensure high-quality care. 
B) Maintain and improve the standards of nursing education. 
C) Increase the political power of nurses to influence legislation. 
D) Prevent unqualified nurses from practicing in hospitals.

Question 6

Select the most serious problem encountered when institutional licensure is used.

Accepted Answer

A) The standards are too difficult for most nurses to meet. 
B) It makes moving from one institution to another more difficult. 
C) Many qualified individuals are excluded from the profession. 
D) There are no external controls to determine a minimum level of ability. 
A) The standards are too difficult for most nurses to meet. 
B) It makes moving from one institution to another more difficult. 
C) Many qualified individuals are excluded from the profession. 
D) There are no external controls to determine a minimum level of ability.

Question 7

Identify the basic requirement found in a mandatory nurse practice act.

Accepted Answer

A) Nurses must be employed under the general supervision of a licensed physician. 
B) Nurses must be currently licensed in the state where they wish to practice nursing. 
C) Nurses must graduate from a school accredited by a national nursing organization. 
D) Nurses must be enrolled at least yearly in courses approved by the state to meet requirements for continuing education. 
A) Nurses must be employed under the general supervision of a licensed physician. 
B) Nurses must be currently licensed in the state where they wish to practice nursing. 
C) Nurses must graduate from a school accredited by a national nursing organization. 
D) Nurses must be enrolled at least yearly in courses approved by the state to meet requirements for continuing education.

Question 8

Which group composes the primary membership in the American Nurses Association?

Accepted Answer

A) Schools of nursing 
B) Health-care facilities such as hospitals 
C) Individual nurses 
D) State nursing organizations 
A) Schools of nursing 
B) Health-care facilities such as hospitals 
C) Individual nurses 
D) State nursing organizations

Question 9

Identify a key service provided by the American Nurses Association.

Accepted Answer

A) Accrediting schools of nursing 
B) Improving the standards for higher education in nursing 
C) Improving health and nursing care throughout the world 
D) Testing and certifying advanced practice nurses 
A) Accrediting schools of nursing 
B) Improving the standards for higher education in nursing 
C) Improving health and nursing care throughout the world 
D) Testing and certifying advanced practice nurses

Question 10

One of the most important factors in recent changes that have occurred in the health-care system is demands by ______________________for higher quality care.

Accepted Answer

health-car

Question 11

The primary driving force in the history of the development of licensure for nurses was _____________________of nursing care and protection of the public.Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.

Accepted Answer

inconsiste

Question 12

What measure can nurses use to establish a nurse support network?

Accepted Answer

A) Insist that all nurses follow the same path to success. 
B) Avoid criticizing each other in public. 
C) Set very high standards for care. 
D) Advocate for a multi-entry level education system. 
A) Insist that all nurses follow the same path to success. 
B) Avoid criticizing each other in public. 
C) Set very high standards for care. 
D) Advocate for a multi-entry level education system.

Question 13

Why is it important to determine if the goals and purposes of a specialty organization are at odds with the goals and purposes of the American Nurses Association?

Accepted Answer

A) Divergent goals produce better dialog between groups of nurses to improve both the quality and the options for care. 
B) Nurses will have a choice between several distinct options and can make more informed decisions about which organization to belong to. 
C) Legislators can become easily confused if they receive conflicting information from several different groups of nurses. 
D) The health-care system has become so complex that only a wide range of options for the provision of health care can successfully be used. 
A) Divergent goals produce better dialog between groups of nurses to improve both the quality and the options for care. 
B) Nurses will have a choice between several distinct options and can make more informed decisions about which organization to belong to. 
C) Legislators can become easily confused if they receive conflicting information from several different groups of nurses. 
D) The health-care system has become so complex that only a wide range of options for the provision of health care can successfully be used.

Question 14

What is the primary form of registered nurse (RN) licensure currently used in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Optional 
B) Compulsory 
C) Customary 
D) Traditional 
A) Optional 
B) Compulsory 
C) Customary 
D) Traditional

Question 15

What is the primary goal of the National Student Nurses Organization?

Accepted Answer

A) Changing curricula in schools of nursing to allow more students to graduate 
B) Eliminating poor and unprofessional nursing professors from schools of nursing 
C) Maintaining high standards of education in schools of nursing 
D) Keeping unqualified students from entering the profession 
A) Changing curricula in schools of nursing to allow more students to graduate 
B) Eliminating poor and unprofessional nursing professors from schools of nursing 
C) Maintaining high standards of education in schools of nursing 
D) Keeping unqualified students from entering the profession

Question 16

Identify the primary function of permissive licensure.

Accepted Answer

A) Protects only the title "registered nurse" 
B) Allows anyone to use the title "registered nurse" 
C) Used by states to maintain quality and control over nurses 
D) Allows institutions to use foreign nurses as RNs 
A) Protects only the title "registered nurse" 
B) Allows anyone to use the title "registered nurse" 
C) Used by states to maintain quality and control over nurses 
D) Allows institutions to use foreign nurses as RNs

Question 17

What is the most significant benefit to a student who belongs to the National Student Nurses Association?

Accepted Answer

A) Receiving the official publication, Imprint, along with the membership 
B) Experiencing firsthand the operation, activities, and professionalism of a national organization 
C) Obtaining one of the many large cash scholarships available through the organization 
D) Joining an elite group that has a great deal of power and a wide range of control over other students 
A) Receiving the official publication, Imprint, along with the membership 
B) Experiencing firsthand the operation, activities, and professionalism of a national organization 
C) Obtaining one of the many large cash scholarships available through the organization 
D) Joining an elite group that has a great deal of power and a wide range of control over other students

Question 18

What is the primary goal for establishing licensure of nurses?

Accepted Answer

A) Guarantee high-quality nurses. 
B) Increase tax revenues for the state. 
C) Set a minimum level of competency to protect the public. 
D) Maintain high numbers of nurses in the profession. 
A) Guarantee high-quality nurses. 
B) Increase tax revenues for the state. 
C) Set a minimum level of competency to protect the public. 
D) Maintain high numbers of nurses in the profession.

Question 19

Identify a primary goal of the American Nurses Association.

Accepted Answer

A) Promote the professional growth and development of all nurses. 
B) Maintain and improve the standards of nursing education. 
C) Limit access to health-care services to individuals in need. 
D) Control the independence of practice by nurses to those with bachelor of science degrees. 
A) Promote the professional growth and development of all nurses. 
B) Maintain and improve the standards of nursing education. 
C) Limit access to health-care services to individuals in need. 
D) Control the independence of practice by nurses to those with bachelor of science degrees.

Question 20

Which term is used to identify the listing of names of individuals on an official roster when they have met certain pre-established criteria?

Accepted Answer

A) Certification 
B) Licensure 
C) Registration 
D) Practitioner 
A) Certification 
B) Licensure 
C) Registration 
D) Practitioner

Exam 3: The Evolution of Licensure, Certification, and Nursing Organizations

Select all the items that are correct concerning the New York State Licensure Bill of 1904.

Identify the primary advantage that grassroots organizations have over large, well-established organizations.

In relationship to a profession, what is the primary purpose of professional organizations?

What type of credentialing indicates that an individual has achieved a high level of expertise and knowledge in an area of practice?

Identify the primary purpose of the National League for Nursing.

Select the most serious problem encountered when institutional licensure is used.

Identify the basic requirement found in a mandatory nurse practice act.

Which group composes the primary membership in the American Nurses Association?

Identify a key service provided by the American Nurses Association.

One of the most important factors in recent changes that have occurred in the health-care system is demands by ______________________for higher quality care.

The primary driving force in the history of the development of licensure for nurses was _____________________of nursing care and protection of the public.Multiple Response Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.

What measure can nurses use to establish a nurse support network?

Why is it important to determine if the goals and purposes of a specialty organization are at odds with the goals and purposes of the American Nurses Association?

What is the primary form of registered nurse (RN) licensure currently used in the United States?

What is the primary goal of the National Student Nurses Organization?

Identify the primary function of permissive licensure.

What is the most significant benefit to a student who belongs to the National Student Nurses Association?

What is the primary goal for establishing licensure of nurses?

Identify a primary goal of the American Nurses Association.

Which term is used to identify the listing of names of individuals on an official roster when they have met certain pre-established criteria?

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