ANCC Non-Clinical Questions with Accurate
Answers
"Incident to" billing correct answer Billing under a licensed physician; a way to bill
Medicare for outpatient services rendered by a nonphysician health provider (NP)
and receive 100% physician fee
1st visit must be completed by physician, evals the pt and writes a plan of care
the np does the follow-up visits and can get 100% physician reimbursement for
that health problem being addressed
*if new health problem is addressed by the NP, reimbursement will be at 85%
A 33-year-old man is applying for employment as a home healthcare aid and the
employer is requiring testing for hepatitis and HIV. Three days later, the employer
calls for the results. According to the Privacy Rule, the NP can provide information
on:
Hepatitis results only.
Hepatitis and HIV results only if the employer paid for the testing.
His current medications.
The number of HIV tests performed each month at the clinic.
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D. The number of HIV tests performed each month at the clinic. correct answer
The Privacy Rule prevents the sharing of any individually identifiable health
information by a covered entity without patient permission. Providers are allowed
to share de-identified health information, such as the number of tests performed
, each month at the clinic, as this information cannot be used to identify a specific
individual (D).
A 55-year-old male patient who is Chinese has a follow-up appointment after
cardiac bypass surgery. The patient brings his father with him into the
examination room. How does the family nurse practitioner provide culturally
sensitive care?
A. Asks the patient's father first if he has any questions regarding his son's care
B. Asks the patient's father to leave the room due to confidentiality issues
C. Performs the examination without speaking to the patient's father
D. Provides the patient's father an informational packet to read while performing
the examination correct answer A. Asks the patient's father first if he has any
questions regarding his son's care
A difficult aspect of determining occupational exposure to disease is the:
A. confidentiality of the information within company records.
B. inaccuracy of occupational disease reporting.
C. long latency period between exposure and disease development.
D. reliance on workers' memories. correct answer C. the long latency period
between exposure and disease development
A patient who sustained a myocardial infarction comes to the clinic for a refill of
atorvastatin calcium (Lipitor). The family nurse practitioner recognizes that the
medication is prescribed for:
Answers
"Incident to" billing correct answer Billing under a licensed physician; a way to bill
Medicare for outpatient services rendered by a nonphysician health provider (NP)
and receive 100% physician fee
1st visit must be completed by physician, evals the pt and writes a plan of care
the np does the follow-up visits and can get 100% physician reimbursement for
that health problem being addressed
*if new health problem is addressed by the NP, reimbursement will be at 85%
A 33-year-old man is applying for employment as a home healthcare aid and the
employer is requiring testing for hepatitis and HIV. Three days later, the employer
calls for the results. According to the Privacy Rule, the NP can provide information
on:
Hepatitis results only.
Hepatitis and HIV results only if the employer paid for the testing.
His current medications.
The number of HIV tests performed each month at the clinic.
Feedback
D. The number of HIV tests performed each month at the clinic. correct answer
The Privacy Rule prevents the sharing of any individually identifiable health
information by a covered entity without patient permission. Providers are allowed
to share de-identified health information, such as the number of tests performed
, each month at the clinic, as this information cannot be used to identify a specific
individual (D).
A 55-year-old male patient who is Chinese has a follow-up appointment after
cardiac bypass surgery. The patient brings his father with him into the
examination room. How does the family nurse practitioner provide culturally
sensitive care?
A. Asks the patient's father first if he has any questions regarding his son's care
B. Asks the patient's father to leave the room due to confidentiality issues
C. Performs the examination without speaking to the patient's father
D. Provides the patient's father an informational packet to read while performing
the examination correct answer A. Asks the patient's father first if he has any
questions regarding his son's care
A difficult aspect of determining occupational exposure to disease is the:
A. confidentiality of the information within company records.
B. inaccuracy of occupational disease reporting.
C. long latency period between exposure and disease development.
D. reliance on workers' memories. correct answer C. the long latency period
between exposure and disease development
A patient who sustained a myocardial infarction comes to the clinic for a refill of
atorvastatin calcium (Lipitor). The family nurse practitioner recognizes that the
medication is prescribed for:
