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Ross-Kerr and Wood’s Canadian Nursing Issues & Perspectives: CDN NURSING ISSUES & PERSPECTIVES 6th Edition
Chapter 21 : Licensure, Credentialing in Nursing, and Entry to Practice Questions
Question 1 of 5
Licensure laws were designed to protect which following group?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Licensure laws were designed to protect the public from unethical and incompetent practitioners, not to protect the nursing profession from competition.
Question 2 of 5
In most Canadian provinces, evidence of current nursing knowledge and skills is demonstrated in which of the following ways?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Most provinces require a certain number of days of employment within a specified time and a record of satisfactory practice as evidence of current knowledge and skills.
Question 3 of 5
During which decade did the nurse practitioner movement begin in Canada?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The nurse practitioner movement in Canada began in the 1960s, driven by the need for accessible healthcare in underserved areas and the evolving role of nurses.
Question 4 of 5
The study of credentialing in nursing draws attention to which of the following?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The study of credentialing in nursing draws attention to the growth and development of nursing as a profession.
Question 5 of 5
Which one of the following statements represents a defining characteristic of a specialized knowledge base?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The defining characteristics of a specialized knowledge base include that knowledge and skills are complex, and only a few have the ability to acquire them.