ANCC Non-Clinical Exam Questions with Correct Answers
Question 1:
Hippa Protected Information
Answer:
Written information in the medical record Conversations among health care providers Patient
information on the computer
Health information cannot be used/shared without written permission
Question 2:
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA)
Answer:
Establishes a voluntary reporting system to enhance the data available to assess and resolve
patient safety and health care quality issues.
Patient safety work product includes information collected and created during the reporting
and analysis of patient safety event.
Confidentiality provisions should serve to improve patient safety outcomes by creating an
environment where providers may report and examine patient safety events w/o fear of
increased liability risk.
Question 3:
Confidentiality v/s Duty to Warn
Answer:
Duty to warn supersedes the right to confidentiality if a patients condition may endanger
others. The duty to protect a patient from harming him/herself supersedes the right to
confidentiality.
Question 4:
Invasion of Privacy
Answer:
If the information can be shown to have been accurate, given in good faith and the receiver had
a valid reason for obtaining the information.
ie. patient has HIV and is bleeding. You can tell the psych nurse who is going to be providing
mental health care.
,Question 5:
Healthy People 2020
Answer:
Access to health care and improved health care Continuance of 2000
Goals: increased the quality and years of healthy life/ eliminate health disparities among
Americans Objectives r/t equal access, availability, cost, quality of care
Question 6:
Report to the Police
Answer:
Criminal acts and injury from a dangerous weapon
Question 7:
Report to Department of Health
Answer:
Gonorrhea Chlamydia Syphilis
Glasgow Coma Scale HIV TB
Question 8:
Report to animal control
Answer:
Animal bites
Question 9:
Report to Police via Social Services
Answer:
Suspected or actual child or elder abuse
Question 10:
Not legally Required to report
Answer:
Domestic Violence
This is a relationship that is consensual. However dysfunctional it may be.
,Question 11:
Collaborative Practice
Answer:
True Partnership Share common goals
Recognize/accept separate areas of responsibility and activity.
Question 12:
Coding
Answer:
CPT codes are comprised of 5 numeric digits. The first 3 numbers are always the same
"992"...followed by the number assigned to the type of visit (e.g. New patient in an office (0),
Established patient in an office (1), initial Hospital visit (2), and subsequent hospital visit
(3)...then the last number on the CPT code is the encounter levels 1-5 (I.e. 1 =lowest level
, Question 13:
Coding
Answer:
CPT codes are comprised of 5 numeric digits. The first 3 numbers are always the same
"992"...followed by the number assigned to the type of visit (e.g. New patient in an office (0),
Established patient in an office (1), initial Hospital visit (2), and subsequent hospital visit
(3)...then the last number on the CPT code is the encounter levels 1-5 (I.e. 1 =lowest level
(problem-focused Hx, problem-focused exam, straightforward Medical decision making) and 5=
highest level (comprehensive Hx, comprehensive exam, High Medical Decision making
(MDM))).Ex. 99201 = this is the code for a new patient in the office ("0") with a low level of
encounter (problem-focused Hx, problem-focused exam, and straightforward MDM (1)).Ex.
99215 = this is an established patient (1) with comprehensive Hx, comprehensive exam, and
high MDM (5)
(problem-focused Hx, problem-focused exam, straightforward Medical decision making) and 5=
highest level (comprehensive Hx, comprehensive exam, High Medical Decision making
(MDM))).Ex. 99201 = this is the code for a new patient in the office ("0") with a low level of
encounter (problem-focused Hx, problem-focused exam, and straightforward MDM (1)).Ex.
99215 = this is an established patient (1) with comprehensive Hx, comprehensive exam, and
high MDM (5)
(problem-focused Hx, problem-focused exam, straightforward Medical decision making) and 5=
highest level (comprehensive Hx, comprehensive exam, High Medical Decision making (MDM))).
Ex. 99201 = this is the code for a new patient in the office ("0") with a low level of encounter
(problem-focused Hx, problem-focused exam, and straightforward MDM (1)).
Ex. 99215 = this is an established patient (1) with comprehensive Hx, comprehensive exam, and
high MDM (5)
(problem-focused Hx, problem-focused exam, straightforward Medical decision making) and 5=
highest level (comprehensive Hx, comprehensive exam, High Medical Decision making (MDM))).
Ex. 99201 = this is the code for a new patient in the office ("0") with a low level of encounter
(problem-focused Hx, problem-focused exam, and straightforward MDM (1)).
Ex. 99215 = this is an established patient (1) with comprehensive Hx, comprehensive exam, and
high MDM (5)
Question 14:
Third Party Payers
Answer:
Medicare Medicaid Commercial Indemnity Insurers
Commercial management organizations (HMO)
Businesses or schools wanting health services for employees or students.
Question 1:
Hippa Protected Information
Answer:
Written information in the medical record Conversations among health care providers Patient
information on the computer
Health information cannot be used/shared without written permission
Question 2:
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA)
Answer:
Establishes a voluntary reporting system to enhance the data available to assess and resolve
patient safety and health care quality issues.
Patient safety work product includes information collected and created during the reporting
and analysis of patient safety event.
Confidentiality provisions should serve to improve patient safety outcomes by creating an
environment where providers may report and examine patient safety events w/o fear of
increased liability risk.
Question 3:
Confidentiality v/s Duty to Warn
Answer:
Duty to warn supersedes the right to confidentiality if a patients condition may endanger
others. The duty to protect a patient from harming him/herself supersedes the right to
confidentiality.
Question 4:
Invasion of Privacy
Answer:
If the information can be shown to have been accurate, given in good faith and the receiver had
a valid reason for obtaining the information.
ie. patient has HIV and is bleeding. You can tell the psych nurse who is going to be providing
mental health care.
,Question 5:
Healthy People 2020
Answer:
Access to health care and improved health care Continuance of 2000
Goals: increased the quality and years of healthy life/ eliminate health disparities among
Americans Objectives r/t equal access, availability, cost, quality of care
Question 6:
Report to the Police
Answer:
Criminal acts and injury from a dangerous weapon
Question 7:
Report to Department of Health
Answer:
Gonorrhea Chlamydia Syphilis
Glasgow Coma Scale HIV TB
Question 8:
Report to animal control
Answer:
Animal bites
Question 9:
Report to Police via Social Services
Answer:
Suspected or actual child or elder abuse
Question 10:
Not legally Required to report
Answer:
Domestic Violence
This is a relationship that is consensual. However dysfunctional it may be.
,Question 11:
Collaborative Practice
Answer:
True Partnership Share common goals
Recognize/accept separate areas of responsibility and activity.
Question 12:
Coding
Answer:
CPT codes are comprised of 5 numeric digits. The first 3 numbers are always the same
"992"...followed by the number assigned to the type of visit (e.g. New patient in an office (0),
Established patient in an office (1), initial Hospital visit (2), and subsequent hospital visit
(3)...then the last number on the CPT code is the encounter levels 1-5 (I.e. 1 =lowest level
, Question 13:
Coding
Answer:
CPT codes are comprised of 5 numeric digits. The first 3 numbers are always the same
"992"...followed by the number assigned to the type of visit (e.g. New patient in an office (0),
Established patient in an office (1), initial Hospital visit (2), and subsequent hospital visit
(3)...then the last number on the CPT code is the encounter levels 1-5 (I.e. 1 =lowest level
(problem-focused Hx, problem-focused exam, straightforward Medical decision making) and 5=
highest level (comprehensive Hx, comprehensive exam, High Medical Decision making
(MDM))).Ex. 99201 = this is the code for a new patient in the office ("0") with a low level of
encounter (problem-focused Hx, problem-focused exam, and straightforward MDM (1)).Ex.
99215 = this is an established patient (1) with comprehensive Hx, comprehensive exam, and
high MDM (5)
(problem-focused Hx, problem-focused exam, straightforward Medical decision making) and 5=
highest level (comprehensive Hx, comprehensive exam, High Medical Decision making
(MDM))).Ex. 99201 = this is the code for a new patient in the office ("0") with a low level of
encounter (problem-focused Hx, problem-focused exam, and straightforward MDM (1)).Ex.
99215 = this is an established patient (1) with comprehensive Hx, comprehensive exam, and
high MDM (5)
(problem-focused Hx, problem-focused exam, straightforward Medical decision making) and 5=
highest level (comprehensive Hx, comprehensive exam, High Medical Decision making (MDM))).
Ex. 99201 = this is the code for a new patient in the office ("0") with a low level of encounter
(problem-focused Hx, problem-focused exam, and straightforward MDM (1)).
Ex. 99215 = this is an established patient (1) with comprehensive Hx, comprehensive exam, and
high MDM (5)
(problem-focused Hx, problem-focused exam, straightforward Medical decision making) and 5=
highest level (comprehensive Hx, comprehensive exam, High Medical Decision making (MDM))).
Ex. 99201 = this is the code for a new patient in the office ("0") with a low level of encounter
(problem-focused Hx, problem-focused exam, and straightforward MDM (1)).
Ex. 99215 = this is an established patient (1) with comprehensive Hx, comprehensive exam, and
high MDM (5)
Question 14:
Third Party Payers
Answer:
Medicare Medicaid Commercial Indemnity Insurers
Commercial management organizations (HMO)
Businesses or schools wanting health services for employees or students.
