ANCC Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
(ACNP) 2024 BOARD EXAM REVIEW Q &
As (Verified Answers) 2026
To improve the health of a population, an acute care nurse
practitioner's intervention is to:
-join a professional nursing organization and run for an
organizational office.
-maintain current certification as an acute care nurse
practitioner.
-participate in hospital grand rounds.
-report any unusual pattern of infections to the local health
department. - Correct Answers ✅report any unusual
pattern of infections to the local health department.
A patient, who is allergic to penicillin, requires antibiotic
treatment for community-acquired pneumonia. The patient
has a limited income, lacks health insurance, and is about to
be discharged from the hospital. An acute care nurse
practitioner's intervention is to:
-consult social services for assistance.
-order an aerosol antibiotic.
-transfer the patient to an extended care facility.
-write a prescription for an antibiotic. - Correct Answers
✅consult social services for assistance.
, ANCC Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
(ACNP) 2024 BOARD EXAM REVIEW Q &
As (Verified Answers) 2026
A patient is scheduled for elective orthopedic surgery. During
the preadmission physical examination, the acute care nurse
practitioner detects an asymptomatic pulsatile mass in the
middle upper abdomen. The nurse practitioner's most
appropriate action is to:
obtain a kidney-urethra-bladder x-ray.
obtain a renal arteriogram.
obtain an abdominal ultrasound.
proceed with the patient's elective surgery. - Correct
Answers ✅obtain an abdominal ultrasound.
Abdominal Aortic aneurysm
Which musculoskeletal disease primarily involves the distal
joints, hips, knees, and spine, and is characterized by the
development of Heberden and Bouchard nodes?
Gout
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Rheumatoid arthritis - Correct Answers ✅Osteoarthritis
Heberden: distal phalanges
Bouchard: proximal phalanges
Difference between OA and RA:
(ACNP) 2024 BOARD EXAM REVIEW Q &
As (Verified Answers) 2026
To improve the health of a population, an acute care nurse
practitioner's intervention is to:
-join a professional nursing organization and run for an
organizational office.
-maintain current certification as an acute care nurse
practitioner.
-participate in hospital grand rounds.
-report any unusual pattern of infections to the local health
department. - Correct Answers ✅report any unusual
pattern of infections to the local health department.
A patient, who is allergic to penicillin, requires antibiotic
treatment for community-acquired pneumonia. The patient
has a limited income, lacks health insurance, and is about to
be discharged from the hospital. An acute care nurse
practitioner's intervention is to:
-consult social services for assistance.
-order an aerosol antibiotic.
-transfer the patient to an extended care facility.
-write a prescription for an antibiotic. - Correct Answers
✅consult social services for assistance.
, ANCC Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
(ACNP) 2024 BOARD EXAM REVIEW Q &
As (Verified Answers) 2026
A patient is scheduled for elective orthopedic surgery. During
the preadmission physical examination, the acute care nurse
practitioner detects an asymptomatic pulsatile mass in the
middle upper abdomen. The nurse practitioner's most
appropriate action is to:
obtain a kidney-urethra-bladder x-ray.
obtain a renal arteriogram.
obtain an abdominal ultrasound.
proceed with the patient's elective surgery. - Correct
Answers ✅obtain an abdominal ultrasound.
Abdominal Aortic aneurysm
Which musculoskeletal disease primarily involves the distal
joints, hips, knees, and spine, and is characterized by the
development of Heberden and Bouchard nodes?
Gout
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Rheumatoid arthritis - Correct Answers ✅Osteoarthritis
Heberden: distal phalanges
Bouchard: proximal phalanges
Difference between OA and RA:
