ANCC 2026 questions and answers
updated
AnMolderMadultMpatientMcomplainsMofMrecentMlapsesMinMmemoryMandMdeceasedMalertn
ess.MTheMpatient'sMlaboratoryMtestMresultsMindicateMaMmild,MmacrocyticManemia.MWhich
MadditionalMtestMdoesMtheMadult-
gerontologyMacuteMcareMnurseMpractitionerMorderMtoMconfirmMaMdiagnosis?
A.MAMreticulocyteMcount
B.MAMserumMfolateMlevel
C.MAnMerythrocyteMsedimentationMrate
D.MIronMstudiesM-MAnswerMB.MAMserumMfolateMlevel
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MAnswerM
AnM80MyearMoldMmaleMpatientMwithMdementiaMrequiresMLTCMplacement.MToMwhichMfu
ndingMagencyMdoesMtheMpatientMapply,MafterM"spendingMdown"MtoMqualify?
A.MMedicaid
B.MMedicare
C.MTheMAmericanMAssociationMofMRetiredMPersons
D.MTheMUnitedMStatesMSocialMSecurityMAdministrationM-MAnswerMA.MMedicaid
AM70-year-
oldMpatientMwithMacuteMsystolicMheartMfailureMdeniesManyMfunctionalMlimitations,MisMabl
eMtoMwalkMfiveMblocksMbeforeMtiring,MandMisMeuvolemic.MwhichMmedicationMisMfirst-
lineMtherapyMforMthisMpatient?
A.MAmlodipineM(Norvasc)
B.MDigoxinM(lanoxin)
C.MFurosemideM(Lasix)
D.MLisinoprilM(Zestril)M-MAnswerMD.MLisinoprilM(Zestril)
AMpatientMhasMhyperactiveMreflexesMofMtheMlowerMextremities.MTheMadult-
gerontologyMacuteMcareMnurseMpractitionerMassessesMforMankleMclonusMbyM
A.MapplyingMaMlow-pitchedMtuningMforkMfirmlyMtoMtheMlateralMmalleolus
updated
AnMolderMadultMpatientMcomplainsMofMrecentMlapsesMinMmemoryMandMdeceasedMalertn
ess.MTheMpatient'sMlaboratoryMtestMresultsMindicateMaMmild,MmacrocyticManemia.MWhich
MadditionalMtestMdoesMtheMadult-
gerontologyMacuteMcareMnurseMpractitionerMorderMtoMconfirmMaMdiagnosis?
A.MAMreticulocyteMcount
B.MAMserumMfolateMlevel
C.MAnMerythrocyteMsedimentationMrate
D.MIronMstudiesM-MAnswerMB.MAMserumMfolateMlevel
-
MAnswerM
AnM80MyearMoldMmaleMpatientMwithMdementiaMrequiresMLTCMplacement.MToMwhichMfu
ndingMagencyMdoesMtheMpatientMapply,MafterM"spendingMdown"MtoMqualify?
A.MMedicaid
B.MMedicare
C.MTheMAmericanMAssociationMofMRetiredMPersons
D.MTheMUnitedMStatesMSocialMSecurityMAdministrationM-MAnswerMA.MMedicaid
AM70-year-
oldMpatientMwithMacuteMsystolicMheartMfailureMdeniesManyMfunctionalMlimitations,MisMabl
eMtoMwalkMfiveMblocksMbeforeMtiring,MandMisMeuvolemic.MwhichMmedicationMisMfirst-
lineMtherapyMforMthisMpatient?
A.MAmlodipineM(Norvasc)
B.MDigoxinM(lanoxin)
C.MFurosemideM(Lasix)
D.MLisinoprilM(Zestril)M-MAnswerMD.MLisinoprilM(Zestril)
AMpatientMhasMhyperactiveMreflexesMofMtheMlowerMextremities.MTheMadult-
gerontologyMacuteMcareMnurseMpractitionerMassessesMforMankleMclonusMbyM
A.MapplyingMaMlow-pitchedMtuningMforkMfirmlyMtoMtheMlateralMmalleolus