ANCC AGACNP Frances Guide Review – 500+ Practice Questions and Answers for 2026 Acute Care NP Board Exam Preparation Study PDF

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You want to get more funding for your hospital's Rapid Response Team. How should you
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present this issues to the committee?
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A. Stress the importance of a team
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B. Describe how to improve and expand the team - ANS>>A. Stress the importance of a team
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What is the best way for the AGACNP to get involved in policy making?
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A. Attend legislative days at the state capitol
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B. Join a hospital committee
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C. Write to your local congressman
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D. Review literature and give more in-services - ANS>>B. Join a hospital committee
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What is the best way for the AGACNP to demonstrate and advocate for full scope of practice?
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A. Join a hospital committee
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B. Petition the government
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C. Bill for independent services
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D. Start your own practice - ANS>>C. Bill for independent services
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Which of the following is considered a high acuity role for the AGACNP?
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A. Primary care clinic
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B. Cardiology office
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C. Community health department
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D. Minute Clinic - ANS>>B. Cardiology office
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What is the best way to advocate for gay and lesbian population in your area?
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A. Participate at a high state or national level
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B. Join a nonprofit advocacy group
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C. Consider lobbying the government
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D. Start at your facility - ANS>>D. Start at your facility
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Which of the following is most important to evaluate statistical significance when reviewing
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the literature?
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A. Consider the sample size
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B. Make sure the confident and interval is tight
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C. See if the p-value is less than the a-coefficient
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D. Determine the error rate - ANS>>A. Consider the sample size
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When closing a practice, the NP is required to do all of the following except:
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A. Give the patient adequate time to find another provider
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B. Keep all of the patient's records for a minimum of five years
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C. Send a certified letter with a return receipt requested
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D. Provide names of other providers for future care - ANS>>C. Send a certified letter with a
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return receipt requested
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Which of the following components of an evidence based research process is the most
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important for the NP to participate in?
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A. Specifying methods of data collection
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B. Formulating the hypothesis
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C. Carefully reviewing the literature
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D. Formulating the research problem - ANS>>D. Formulating the research problem
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A former patient of an NP is writing blog post, sending emails, distributing false, accusatory
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statements about the NP's practice. Which of the following forms of defamation is this?
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B. Slander - ANS>>A. Libel- written
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Tell the patient's wife, for her protection, that her husband has HIV? - ANS>>No, not without
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his permission
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How can the ANCP prepare to get involved in future mass casualty event? - ANS>>Pre-enroll
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in disaster volunteer program
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An 80 year old male patient with dementia requires long-term care placement. To which
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funding agency does the patient apply after "spending down" to qualify? - ANS>>Medicaid
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Your patient is worried about insurance coverage and asks for advice on Medicaid. You
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instruct the patient that Medicaid: - ANS>>Pays after insurance and third-party payers have
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paid
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You are giving a dinner presentation to a group. The pharmaceutical rep calls you the night
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before and wants you to say that their drug is the only one that works. What ethical
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principles does this challenge? - ANS>>Veracity and Fidelity
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Health literacy education level - ANS>>8th grade
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What is quality assurance? - ANS>>process for evaluating the care of patients using
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established stands of care to ensure quality
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CPI measures what three measures to improve nursing? - ANS>>Structure, processes, and
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outcomes
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But cause analysis of a crisis situation in the ICU identified a lack of clinician family
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communication as the basis for the resulting adverse outcome. As part of the performance
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improvement plan, the NP is asked to develop evidence-based policies to establish clinician
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family communication standards in the unit. These policies should include: - ANS>>Guidelines
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for having discussions with family members that are geared toward establishing treatment
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goals
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Which clinical scenario does the NP evaluate for a quality improvement process change? -
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ANS>>An increased incidence of postoperative sternal wound infections
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Goals set forth and healthy people 2020 by the united states department of health and
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human services include: - ANS>>Elimination of health disparities
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Based on the individuals culture, ethnicity, and personal choices, the NP can optimize the
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therapeutic partnership with the patient by: - ANS>>Tailoring his or her communication style
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to the patient's preference
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