ANCC Sample Questions Answers
Updated 2026
AnBolderBadultBpatientBcomplainsBofBrecentBlapsesBinBmemoryBandBdecreasedBalertness.BThe
Bpatient'sBlaboratoryBtestBresultsBindicateBaBmild,BmacrocyticBanemia.BWhichBadditionalBtestB
doesBtheBadult-gerontologyBacuteBcareBnurseBpractitionerBorderBtoBconfirmBaBdiagnosis?
BABreticulocyteBcount
BABserumBfolateBlevel
BAnBerythrocyteBsedimentationBrate
BIronBstudiesB-BAnswerABserumBfolateBlevel
-BAnswer
AnB80-year-oldBmaleBpatientBwithBdementiaBrequiresBlong-
termBcareBplacement.BToBwhichBfundingBagencyBdoesBtheBpatientBapply,BafterB"spendingBdow
n"BtoBqualify?
BMedicaid
BMedicare
BTheBAmericanBAssociationBofBRetiredBPersons
BTheBUnitedBStatesBSocialBSecurityBAdministrationB-BAnswerMedicaid
AB70-year-
oldBpatientBwithBacuteBsystolicBheartBfailureBdeniesBanyBfunctionalBlimitations,BisBableBtoBwal
kBfiveBblocksBbeforeBtiring,BandBisBeuvolemic.BWhichBmedicationBisBtheBfirst-
lineBtherapyBforBthisBpatient?
BAmlodipineB(Norvasc)
BDigoxinB(Lanoxin)
BFurosemideB(Lasix)
BLisinoprilB(Zestril)B-BAnswerLisinoprilB(Zestril)
, ABpatientBhasBhyperactiveBreflexesBofBtheBlowerBextremities.BTheBadult-
gerontologyBacuteBcareBnurseBpractitionerBassessesBforBankleBclonusBby:
C)BapplyingBaBlow-pitchedBtuningBforkBfirmlyBtoBtheBlateralBmalleolus.
B)BsharplyBdorsiflexingBandBmaintainingBtheBfootBinBthisBposition,BwhileBsupportingBtheBknee.
BstrikingBtheBAchillesBtendonBwithBtheBpercussionBhammerBC)BafterBflexingBtheBlegBatBtheBk
neeBandBrotatingBitBexternally.
D)BstrokingBtheBlateralBaspectBofBtheBsoleBwithBtheBsharpBendBofBtheBpercussionBhammerBfr
omBtheBheelBtoBtheBballBofBtheBfoot.B-
BAnswerB)BsharplyBdorsiflexingBandBmaintainingBtheBfootBinBthisBposition,BwhileBsupportingBt
heBknee.
AB15-year-
oldBpatientBwithBtypeB1BdiabetesBmellitusBreportsBelevatedBbloodBglucoseBlevelsBinBtheBmorn
ing.BAnBadult-
gerontologyBacuteBcareBnurseBpractitionerBdeterminesBthatBtheBpatient'sBhyperglycemiaBisBdu
eBtoBtheBdawnBphenomenonBand:
A)BincreasesBtheBinsulinBdosageBatBbedBtime.
B)BreducesBtheBinsulinBdosageBatBbedBtime.
C)BtestsBtheBbloodBglucoseBlevelBatB3:00BAMBeveryBmorning.
D)BtestsBtheBbloodBglucoseBlevelBinBtheBevening.B-
BAnswerA)BincreasesBtheBinsulinBdosageBatBbedBtime.
ABpatientBwithBprofoundBhypotensionBisBtransferredBfromBtheBmedical-
surgicalBunitBtoBtheBintensiveBcareBunit.BTheBpatientBisBstartedBonBfluidsBandBnorepinephrine
B(Levophed)BIV.BTheBbloodBculturesBthatBwereBdrawnB48BhoursBagoBfromBtheBtunneledBcathe
ter,BshowBpreliminaryBresultsBofBgram-
negativeBbacilli.BTheBpatient'sBmostBrecentBechocardiogramBreportBrevealsBanBejectionBfractio
nBofB40%.BTheBadult-gerontologyBacuteBcareBnurseBpractitionerBdeterminesBthat:
A)BaBpulmonaryBarteryBcatheterBinsertionBisBindicated,BtoBmanageBsepticBshock.
B)BfluidBresuscitationBwillBbeBlimitedBtoBnoBmoreBthanB4BL
C)BindwellingBvancomycinB(Vancocin)BshouldBbeBplacedBinBtheBportsBofBtheBtunneledBcatheter
.
D)Bpiperacillin-tazobactamB(Zosyn)BisBindicatedBforBtheBline-relatedBinfection.B-
BAnswerD)Bpiperacillin-tazobactamB(Zosyn)BisBindicatedBforBtheBline-relatedBinfection.
Updated 2026
AnBolderBadultBpatientBcomplainsBofBrecentBlapsesBinBmemoryBandBdecreasedBalertness.BThe
Bpatient'sBlaboratoryBtestBresultsBindicateBaBmild,BmacrocyticBanemia.BWhichBadditionalBtestB
doesBtheBadult-gerontologyBacuteBcareBnurseBpractitionerBorderBtoBconfirmBaBdiagnosis?
BABreticulocyteBcount
BABserumBfolateBlevel
BAnBerythrocyteBsedimentationBrate
BIronBstudiesB-BAnswerABserumBfolateBlevel
-BAnswer
AnB80-year-oldBmaleBpatientBwithBdementiaBrequiresBlong-
termBcareBplacement.BToBwhichBfundingBagencyBdoesBtheBpatientBapply,BafterB"spendingBdow
n"BtoBqualify?
BMedicaid
BMedicare
BTheBAmericanBAssociationBofBRetiredBPersons
BTheBUnitedBStatesBSocialBSecurityBAdministrationB-BAnswerMedicaid
AB70-year-
oldBpatientBwithBacuteBsystolicBheartBfailureBdeniesBanyBfunctionalBlimitations,BisBableBtoBwal
kBfiveBblocksBbeforeBtiring,BandBisBeuvolemic.BWhichBmedicationBisBtheBfirst-
lineBtherapyBforBthisBpatient?
BAmlodipineB(Norvasc)
BDigoxinB(Lanoxin)
BFurosemideB(Lasix)
BLisinoprilB(Zestril)B-BAnswerLisinoprilB(Zestril)
, ABpatientBhasBhyperactiveBreflexesBofBtheBlowerBextremities.BTheBadult-
gerontologyBacuteBcareBnurseBpractitionerBassessesBforBankleBclonusBby:
C)BapplyingBaBlow-pitchedBtuningBforkBfirmlyBtoBtheBlateralBmalleolus.
B)BsharplyBdorsiflexingBandBmaintainingBtheBfootBinBthisBposition,BwhileBsupportingBtheBknee.
BstrikingBtheBAchillesBtendonBwithBtheBpercussionBhammerBC)BafterBflexingBtheBlegBatBtheBk
neeBandBrotatingBitBexternally.
D)BstrokingBtheBlateralBaspectBofBtheBsoleBwithBtheBsharpBendBofBtheBpercussionBhammerBfr
omBtheBheelBtoBtheBballBofBtheBfoot.B-
BAnswerB)BsharplyBdorsiflexingBandBmaintainingBtheBfootBinBthisBposition,BwhileBsupportingBt
heBknee.
AB15-year-
oldBpatientBwithBtypeB1BdiabetesBmellitusBreportsBelevatedBbloodBglucoseBlevelsBinBtheBmorn
ing.BAnBadult-
gerontologyBacuteBcareBnurseBpractitionerBdeterminesBthatBtheBpatient'sBhyperglycemiaBisBdu
eBtoBtheBdawnBphenomenonBand:
A)BincreasesBtheBinsulinBdosageBatBbedBtime.
B)BreducesBtheBinsulinBdosageBatBbedBtime.
C)BtestsBtheBbloodBglucoseBlevelBatB3:00BAMBeveryBmorning.
D)BtestsBtheBbloodBglucoseBlevelBinBtheBevening.B-
BAnswerA)BincreasesBtheBinsulinBdosageBatBbedBtime.
ABpatientBwithBprofoundBhypotensionBisBtransferredBfromBtheBmedical-
surgicalBunitBtoBtheBintensiveBcareBunit.BTheBpatientBisBstartedBonBfluidsBandBnorepinephrine
B(Levophed)BIV.BTheBbloodBculturesBthatBwereBdrawnB48BhoursBagoBfromBtheBtunneledBcathe
ter,BshowBpreliminaryBresultsBofBgram-
negativeBbacilli.BTheBpatient'sBmostBrecentBechocardiogramBreportBrevealsBanBejectionBfractio
nBofB40%.BTheBadult-gerontologyBacuteBcareBnurseBpractitionerBdeterminesBthat:
A)BaBpulmonaryBarteryBcatheterBinsertionBisBindicated,BtoBmanageBsepticBshock.
B)BfluidBresuscitationBwillBbeBlimitedBtoBnoBmoreBthanB4BL
C)BindwellingBvancomycinB(Vancocin)BshouldBbeBplacedBinBtheBportsBofBtheBtunneledBcatheter
.
D)Bpiperacillin-tazobactamB(Zosyn)BisBindicatedBforBtheBline-relatedBinfection.B-
BAnswerD)Bpiperacillin-tazobactamB(Zosyn)BisBindicatedBforBtheBline-relatedBinfection.
