Exam 4: Nursing Licensure and Certification

Nurses in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas gather for a conference related to improving quality and safety in practice and nursing education. They are awarded continuing education (CE) credit for participation and evaluation of the conference. One nurse from California states, "I need these CEs to renew my license." The nurse from Mississippi replies, "You do not need CEs for license renewal or advance practice certification renewal." Which statement about CEs would help these nurses?

When practicing in a compact state:

Who establishes the "rules" for nursing practice?

A nursing student is in the final term of an Associate Science of Nursing (ASN) program and is preparing for licensure. Prior to licensure the candidate must provide evidence of: (Select all that apply.)

The primary purpose of licensure for RNs is to:

Current trends in telecommunications and increased mobility of nurses have led to approval of a mutual recognition model of nursing regulation, in which nurses are allowed to practice in states that are compact states without obtaining a license in each state. On which website would a nurse find a list of current compact states?

Nurses today accept licensure as part of the journey to becoming a registered nurse, but this has not always been right. Trace the history of licensure and place each phase in chronological order. Put a comma and space between each solve choice (for example: a, b, c, d, e ).

A new graduate from a master's entry program in nursing announces, "I just passed my clinical nurse leader certification exam." Certification as a clinical nurse leader:

Which statements concerning licensure as a registered nurse are correct? (Select all that apply.)

The primary purpose of licensure is protection of the ___________.

A group of registered nurses with associate degrees (ASN) are concerned that the minimum educational standard for licensure as a registered nurse is being raised to the bachelor's (BSN) level. After contacting the American Nurses Association, they learn they will be "grandfathered" in. Under the "grandfather clause," nurses with associate degrees will:

A nurse is completing the degree requirements for an advanced practice role as a nurse practitioner and is concerned about certification requirements. Which statement concerning certification for advanced practice is true?

Nurse practice acts:

The first field of nursing to certify advanced practitioners was the field of:

The advanced practice nurse who is seeking information about requirements for practice in a specialized area should contact the:

A nurse who wishes to practice in another state: (Select all that apply.)

To ensure that nursing legislation is current and is reviewed by specific dates, if a nurse practice act fails to be reviewed, it is automatically rescinded under which law?

A nurse who is licensed in Georgia and moves to Oregon:

When participating in a nurse licensure compact, the nurse:

Licensure has undergone many stages. Place these stages in chronological order. Put a comma and space between each solve choice (for example: a, b, c, d, e).