ANCC NON-CLINICAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
A diicult aspect of determining occupational exposure to disease is the:
A. condentiality 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 rell of
atorvastatin calcium (Lipitor). The family nurse practitioner recognizes that the medication
is prescribed for:
A. cancer prevention
B. primary prevention
C. secondary prevention
D. tertiary prevention.
Correct answer: D. tertiary prevention
Clinical practice guidelines are designed to:
A. increase variations in clinical care
B. mandate practice decisions
C. protect nurses from legal liability
D. serve as a handbook for best practice.
, Correct answer:
The family nurse practitioner participates in a hospital-based quality improvement project.
The nurse practitioner reviews four charts per month of a nurse practitioner colleague to
ensure diabetes protocols are met. This process is a:
A. core competency
B. force eld analysis
C. peer review
D. risk analysis
Correct answer: C. Peer review
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 rst if he has any questions regarding his son's care
B. Asks the patient's father to leave the room due to condentiality 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 rst if he has any questions regarding his son's
care
The family nurse practitioner observes an increase in chlamydia diagnoses in a small rural
community and suspects patients are not notifying their partners of their diagnosis and,
thereby, delaying treatment. The nurse practitioner decides to conduct a small research
study. Which type of hypothesis does the nurse practitioner apply?
A diicult aspect of determining occupational exposure to disease is the:
A. condentiality 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 rell of
atorvastatin calcium (Lipitor). The family nurse practitioner recognizes that the medication
is prescribed for:
A. cancer prevention
B. primary prevention
C. secondary prevention
D. tertiary prevention.
Correct answer: D. tertiary prevention
Clinical practice guidelines are designed to:
A. increase variations in clinical care
B. mandate practice decisions
C. protect nurses from legal liability
D. serve as a handbook for best practice.
, Correct answer:
The family nurse practitioner participates in a hospital-based quality improvement project.
The nurse practitioner reviews four charts per month of a nurse practitioner colleague to
ensure diabetes protocols are met. This process is a:
A. core competency
B. force eld analysis
C. peer review
D. risk analysis
Correct answer: C. Peer review
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 rst if he has any questions regarding his son's care
B. Asks the patient's father to leave the room due to condentiality 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 rst if he has any questions regarding his son's
care
The family nurse practitioner observes an increase in chlamydia diagnoses in a small rural
community and suspects patients are not notifying their partners of their diagnosis and,
thereby, delaying treatment. The nurse practitioner decides to conduct a small research
study. Which type of hypothesis does the nurse practitioner apply?
