Question 1

Which agency noted that poor communication and lack of teamwork among health-care professionals were major contributors to the increased number of medicine and other errors in the hospital setting?

Accepted Answer

A)   American Nurses Association
B)   The Joint Commission
C)   Institute of Medicine
D)   World Health Organization B

Question 2

Because of society's demands for an increased level of safety and high-quality nursing care, nursing education institutions began using the competencies of which organization to develop the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competency model for nursing curricula?

Accepted Answer

A)   American Nurses Association
B)   The Joint Commission
C)   Institute of Medicine
D)   World Health Organization C

Question 3

Which type of nursing program was developed by Mildred Montag as a short-term solution to the nursing shortage experienced after World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)   Practical nursing programs
B)   Associate degree nursing programs
C)   Baccalaureate degree nursing programs
D)   Licensed vocational nursing programs B

Question 4

Which type of nursing practice will always have an important place in any health-care system?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hospital-based acute care nursing practice
B)   Hospital-based chronic care nursing practice
C)   Community-based acute care nursing practice
D)   Community-based chronic care nursing practice

Question 5

In 1952, which organization assumed accrediting responsibilities for all schools of nursing?

Accepted Answer

A)   American Nurses Association
B)   National Nursing Accrediting Service
C)   National League for Nursing
D)   American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Question 6

To this day, which organization remains firmly committed to its stand that all nursing education should be housed in institutions of higher learning?

Accepted Answer

A)   American Nurses Association
B)   The Joint Commission
C)   Institute of Medicine
D)   World Health Organization

Question 7

Which terminal degree has been the gold standard for nursing education since the beginning of college-level nursing baccalaureate degrees?

Accepted Answer

A)   PhD
B)   DSN
C)   DNSc
D)   DNP

Question 8

Which type of program allows nurses to upgrade their education and move from one educational level to another with relative ease by granting credit for previous coursework and experience and without loss of credits from previous education?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ladder programs
B)   Practical nursing programs
C)   Associate degree nursing programs
D)   Baccalaureate degree nursing programs

Question 9

In the real world, which type of nurses are often required to provide care well outside their scope of practice, leaving them in legal limbo and vulnerable to lawsuits?

Accepted Answer

A)   Registered nurses
B)   Licensed practical nurses
C)   Advanced practice nurses
D)   Case managers

Question 10

The advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) certification has become the recognized credential for nurses receiving which degree in a specialized expanded practice role?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bachelor's degree
B)   Master's degree
C)   Doctor of nursing practice degree
D)   Doctor of nursing science degree

Question 11

Which model of interprofessional nursing education takes the emphasis placed on primary care in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and expands it to all areas of health care?

Accepted Answer

A)   Medical home model
B)   D'Amour and Oandasan model
C)   World Health Organization model
D)   Commission on Education of Health Care Professionals in the 21st Century model

Question 12

Which role of advanced practice nursing is a generalist with a master's degree who can coordinate care for clients, use evidence-based practice in care, focus on quality improvement, and oversee risk management and client safety?

Accepted Answer

A)   Clinical nurse specialist
B)   Clinical nurse leader
C)   Clinical registered nurse anesthetist
D)   Rehabilitation nurse practitioner

Question 13

Which nursing degree is now being considered as the terminal degree for advanced practice nurses?

Accepted Answer

A)   Doctor of nursing science (DNSc) 
B)   Doctor of science in nursing (DSN) 
C)   Doctor of nursing (DN or N
D)  
D)   Doctor of nursing practice (DNP)

Question 14

Which model of interprofessional nursing education considers the current education system for health professionals as a "silo" where members interact only among themselves?

Accepted Answer