ANCC QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
|2026 NEWEST UPDATE |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which factor is associated with the highest risk of falls in older persons living in the community?
A. A history of previous falls
B. Living Alone
C. Osteoporosis
D. Use of an assistive device - ANS -A. A history of previous falls
An older adult patient complains of recent lapses in memory and deceased alertness. The patient's
laboratory test results indicate a mild, macrocytic anemia. Which additional test does the adult-
gerontology acute care nurse practitioner order to confirm a diagnosis?
A. A reticulocyte count
B. A serum folate level
C. An erythrocyte sedimentation rate
D. Iron studies - ANS -B. A serum folate level
An 80-year-old male patient with dementia requires LTC placement. To which funding agency does the
patient apply, after "spending down" to qualify?
A. Medicaid
B. Medicare
C. The American Association of Retired Persons
D. The United States Social Security Administration - ANS -A. Medicaid
A 70-year-old patient with acute systolic heart failure denies any functional limitations, is able to walk
five blocks before tiring, and is euvolemic. which medication is first-line therapy for this patient?
A. Amlodipine (Norvasc)
B. Digoxin (lanoxin)
C. Furosemide (Lasix)
|2026 NEWEST UPDATE |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which factor is associated with the highest risk of falls in older persons living in the community?
A. A history of previous falls
B. Living Alone
C. Osteoporosis
D. Use of an assistive device - ANS -A. A history of previous falls
An older adult patient complains of recent lapses in memory and deceased alertness. The patient's
laboratory test results indicate a mild, macrocytic anemia. Which additional test does the adult-
gerontology acute care nurse practitioner order to confirm a diagnosis?
A. A reticulocyte count
B. A serum folate level
C. An erythrocyte sedimentation rate
D. Iron studies - ANS -B. A serum folate level
An 80-year-old male patient with dementia requires LTC placement. To which funding agency does the
patient apply, after "spending down" to qualify?
A. Medicaid
B. Medicare
C. The American Association of Retired Persons
D. The United States Social Security Administration - ANS -A. Medicaid
A 70-year-old patient with acute systolic heart failure denies any functional limitations, is able to walk
five blocks before tiring, and is euvolemic. which medication is first-line therapy for this patient?
A. Amlodipine (Norvasc)
B. Digoxin (lanoxin)
C. Furosemide (Lasix)
