ANCC PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
InBtheBearlyBstagesBofBironBdeficientBanemias,BbloodBstudiesBshow:
(a)BmacrocyticBnormochromic
(b)BmicrocyticBhypochromic
(c)BnormochromicBnormocytic
(d)BpancytopenicBhypocyticB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-(a)BnormochromicBnormocytic
AB14-year-
old,BmaleBpatientBhasBsomeBgeneralBconcernsBaboutBeczema,BasBhisBtwinBbrotherBwasBrecentlyBdiagnosedB
withBthisBcondition.BTheBpatientBreportsBurticariaBandBaBrashBonBhisBposteriorBkneesBbilaterally.BTheBthreeBf
actorsBthatBputBtheBpatientBatBriskBforBeczemaBareBaBfamilyBhistoryBofBeczema,BaBpersonalBhistoryBofBallergi
cBrhinitis,BandBaBhistoryBof:
(a)Basthma
(b)BbeeBallergy
(c)BotitisBmedia
(d)BpsoriasisB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-(a)Basthma
ABpatientBhasBhyperactiveBreflexesBofBtheBlowerBextremities.BTheBadult-
gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitionerBassessesBforBankleBclonusBby:
(a)BfirmlyBapplyingBaBlow-pitchedBtuningBforkBtoBtheBlateralBmalleolus.
(b)BflexingBtheBlegBatBtheBknee,BrotatingBitBexternally,BandBstrikingBtheBAchillesBtendonBwithBtheBpercussion
Bhammer.
(c)BsharplyBdorsiflexingBtheBfootBandBmaintainingBthisBpositionBwhileBsupportingBtheBknee.
,(d)BstrokingBtheBlateralBaspectBofBtheBsoleBfromBtheBheelBtoBtheBballBofBtheBfootBwithBtheBsharpBendBofBtheB
percussionBhammer.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
(c)BsharplyBdorsiflexingBtheBfootBandBmaintainingBthisBpositionBwhileBsupportingBtheBknee.
AB70-year-old,BfemaleBpatientBisBhavingBherByearlyBevaluation.BTheBadult-
gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitionerBgivesBwhichBphysicalBexaminationBfindingBtheBhighestBpriorit
yBforBimmediateBtreatment?
(a)BAtrophyBofBvaginalBrugae.
(b)BCystoceleBpresent.
(c)BPalpableBovary.
(d)BPessaryBinBplace.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-(c)BPalpableBovary.
TheBadult-gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitionerBremindsBaB16-year-
old,BmaleBpatientBwhoBjustBreceivedBhisBdriver'sBlicenseBtoBwearBaBseatBbeltBatBallBtimesBwhenBinBaBcar.BThe
BpatientBrepliesBthatBheBdoesBnotBneedBtoBwearBaBseatBbelt,BbecauseBnothingBwillBhappenBtoBhimBifBheBisBin
volvedBinBanBautomobileBcollision.BAccordingBtoBtheBhealthBbeliefBmodel,BwhatBchiefBcomponentBdoesBtheB
patientBlack?
(a)BEnablingBfactors.
(b)BMotivation.
(c)BPerceivedBroleBconflict.
(d)BPerceivedBseverity.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-(d)BPerceivedBseverity.
TheBadult-
gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitionerBtreatsBseveralBpatientsBforBbiologicalBexposure.BInBtheBpatien
ts'Brecords,BtheBnurseBpractitionerBdocumentsBwhichBepidemiologicalBfactorsBforBeachBexposure?
(a)BComorbiditiesBandBlengthBofBexposure.
(b)BLocationBandBeventBintensity.
,(c)BModeBofBtransmissionBandBincubation.
(d)BPremorbidBconditionsBandBsurveillanceBrates.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
(c)BModeBofBtransmissionBandBincubation.
WhenBdisseminatingBresearchBfindingsBinBaBpeer-reviewedBjournal,BtheBadult-
gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitioner:
(a)BconcludesBthatBtheBstudyBprovesBtheBhypothesis.
(b)BexcludesBtheBdiscussionBsection,BbecauseBtheBconclusionBcontainsBthisBinformation.
(c)BrecommendsBincorporatingBtheBresultsBdirectlyBintoBclinicalBpractice.
(d)BusesBtheBmethodologyBsectionBtoBsupportBtheBvalidityBofBtheBstudy.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
(d)BusesBtheBmethodologyBsectionBtoBsupportBtheBvalidityBofBtheBstudy.
ABpatient'sBadultBchildBtelephonesBtheBadult-
gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitionerBtoBinquireBaboutBtheBpatient'sBillness.BTheBpatient'sBchildBrep
ortsBthatBtheBparentBreliesBuponBtheBchildBtoBexplainBeverythingBtoBhimBorBher.BTheBnurseBpractitioner:
(a)BasksBtheBchildBtoBprovideBaBcopyBofBtheBpatient'sBadvanceBdirectiveBdocument.
(b)BassuresBtheBchildBthatBtheBnurseBpractitionerBcanBdiscloseBrequestedBinformation.
(c)BinformsBtheBchildBthatBheBorBsheBmustBcomeBtoBtheBclinicBtoBdiscussBtheBparent'sBcase.
(d)BtellsBtheBchildBthatBtheBnurseBpractitionerBcanBdiscussBtheBinformationBonlyBwithBtheBpatient.B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-
(d)BtellsBtheBchildBthatBtheBnurseBpractitionerBcanBdiscussBtheBinformationBonlyBwithBtheBpatient.
, TheBadult-
gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitionerBisBappointedBtoBaBhospital'sBmultidisciplinaryBmedicalBethicsB
reviewBcommittee.BTheBnurseBpractitioner'sBroleBisBto:
(a)BevaluateBstandards,Brisks,Bbenefits,BandBoutcomes.
(b)BidentifyBhowBtoBanticipateBandBresolveBsimilarBfutureBsituations.
(c)BinvestigateBtheBneedBforBdisciplinaryBaction.
(d)BobtainBagreementBofBallBpartiesBwithBaBchosenBsolution.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
(a)BevaluateBstandards,Brisks,Bbenefits,BandBoutcomes.
ToBimproveBtheBqualityBofBclinicalBpractice,BtheBadult-gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitioner:
(a)BchargesBaBfeeBforBpatientsBwhoBarriveBlateBtoBclinicBappointments.
(b)BdisseminatesBresearchBstudyBresultsBtoBcolleagues.
(c)BexpressesBopinionsBaboutBalternativeBtherapiesBwithBpatientsBwhoBconsiderBsuchBtreatments.
(d)BschedulesBtimeBduringBclinicBhoursBtoBmeetBwithBpharmaceuticalBrepresentatives.B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-(b)BdisseminatesBresearchBstudyBresultsBtoBcolleagues.
OneBeffectBofBusingBelectronicBhealthBrecordBapplications,BsuchBasBtelemedicineBandBportableBmonitoringB
systems,BhasBbeenBto:
(a)BcreateBstand-aloneBclinics.
(b)BdecreaseBbillableBvisits.
(c)BincreaseBrisksBtoBpatients.
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
InBtheBearlyBstagesBofBironBdeficientBanemias,BbloodBstudiesBshow:
(a)BmacrocyticBnormochromic
(b)BmicrocyticBhypochromic
(c)BnormochromicBnormocytic
(d)BpancytopenicBhypocyticB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-(a)BnormochromicBnormocytic
AB14-year-
old,BmaleBpatientBhasBsomeBgeneralBconcernsBaboutBeczema,BasBhisBtwinBbrotherBwasBrecentlyBdiagnosedB
withBthisBcondition.BTheBpatientBreportsBurticariaBandBaBrashBonBhisBposteriorBkneesBbilaterally.BTheBthreeBf
actorsBthatBputBtheBpatientBatBriskBforBeczemaBareBaBfamilyBhistoryBofBeczema,BaBpersonalBhistoryBofBallergi
cBrhinitis,BandBaBhistoryBof:
(a)Basthma
(b)BbeeBallergy
(c)BotitisBmedia
(d)BpsoriasisB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-(a)Basthma
ABpatientBhasBhyperactiveBreflexesBofBtheBlowerBextremities.BTheBadult-
gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitionerBassessesBforBankleBclonusBby:
(a)BfirmlyBapplyingBaBlow-pitchedBtuningBforkBtoBtheBlateralBmalleolus.
(b)BflexingBtheBlegBatBtheBknee,BrotatingBitBexternally,BandBstrikingBtheBAchillesBtendonBwithBtheBpercussion
Bhammer.
(c)BsharplyBdorsiflexingBtheBfootBandBmaintainingBthisBpositionBwhileBsupportingBtheBknee.
,(d)BstrokingBtheBlateralBaspectBofBtheBsoleBfromBtheBheelBtoBtheBballBofBtheBfootBwithBtheBsharpBendBofBtheB
percussionBhammer.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
(c)BsharplyBdorsiflexingBtheBfootBandBmaintainingBthisBpositionBwhileBsupportingBtheBknee.
AB70-year-old,BfemaleBpatientBisBhavingBherByearlyBevaluation.BTheBadult-
gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitionerBgivesBwhichBphysicalBexaminationBfindingBtheBhighestBpriorit
yBforBimmediateBtreatment?
(a)BAtrophyBofBvaginalBrugae.
(b)BCystoceleBpresent.
(c)BPalpableBovary.
(d)BPessaryBinBplace.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-(c)BPalpableBovary.
TheBadult-gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitionerBremindsBaB16-year-
old,BmaleBpatientBwhoBjustBreceivedBhisBdriver'sBlicenseBtoBwearBaBseatBbeltBatBallBtimesBwhenBinBaBcar.BThe
BpatientBrepliesBthatBheBdoesBnotBneedBtoBwearBaBseatBbelt,BbecauseBnothingBwillBhappenBtoBhimBifBheBisBin
volvedBinBanBautomobileBcollision.BAccordingBtoBtheBhealthBbeliefBmodel,BwhatBchiefBcomponentBdoesBtheB
patientBlack?
(a)BEnablingBfactors.
(b)BMotivation.
(c)BPerceivedBroleBconflict.
(d)BPerceivedBseverity.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-(d)BPerceivedBseverity.
TheBadult-
gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitionerBtreatsBseveralBpatientsBforBbiologicalBexposure.BInBtheBpatien
ts'Brecords,BtheBnurseBpractitionerBdocumentsBwhichBepidemiologicalBfactorsBforBeachBexposure?
(a)BComorbiditiesBandBlengthBofBexposure.
(b)BLocationBandBeventBintensity.
,(c)BModeBofBtransmissionBandBincubation.
(d)BPremorbidBconditionsBandBsurveillanceBrates.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
(c)BModeBofBtransmissionBandBincubation.
WhenBdisseminatingBresearchBfindingsBinBaBpeer-reviewedBjournal,BtheBadult-
gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitioner:
(a)BconcludesBthatBtheBstudyBprovesBtheBhypothesis.
(b)BexcludesBtheBdiscussionBsection,BbecauseBtheBconclusionBcontainsBthisBinformation.
(c)BrecommendsBincorporatingBtheBresultsBdirectlyBintoBclinicalBpractice.
(d)BusesBtheBmethodologyBsectionBtoBsupportBtheBvalidityBofBtheBstudy.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
(d)BusesBtheBmethodologyBsectionBtoBsupportBtheBvalidityBofBtheBstudy.
ABpatient'sBadultBchildBtelephonesBtheBadult-
gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitionerBtoBinquireBaboutBtheBpatient'sBillness.BTheBpatient'sBchildBrep
ortsBthatBtheBparentBreliesBuponBtheBchildBtoBexplainBeverythingBtoBhimBorBher.BTheBnurseBpractitioner:
(a)BasksBtheBchildBtoBprovideBaBcopyBofBtheBpatient'sBadvanceBdirectiveBdocument.
(b)BassuresBtheBchildBthatBtheBnurseBpractitionerBcanBdiscloseBrequestedBinformation.
(c)BinformsBtheBchildBthatBheBorBsheBmustBcomeBtoBtheBclinicBtoBdiscussBtheBparent'sBcase.
(d)BtellsBtheBchildBthatBtheBnurseBpractitionerBcanBdiscussBtheBinformationBonlyBwithBtheBpatient.B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-
(d)BtellsBtheBchildBthatBtheBnurseBpractitionerBcanBdiscussBtheBinformationBonlyBwithBtheBpatient.
, TheBadult-
gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitionerBisBappointedBtoBaBhospital'sBmultidisciplinaryBmedicalBethicsB
reviewBcommittee.BTheBnurseBpractitioner'sBroleBisBto:
(a)BevaluateBstandards,Brisks,Bbenefits,BandBoutcomes.
(b)BidentifyBhowBtoBanticipateBandBresolveBsimilarBfutureBsituations.
(c)BinvestigateBtheBneedBforBdisciplinaryBaction.
(d)BobtainBagreementBofBallBpartiesBwithBaBchosenBsolution.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
(a)BevaluateBstandards,Brisks,Bbenefits,BandBoutcomes.
ToBimproveBtheBqualityBofBclinicalBpractice,BtheBadult-gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitioner:
(a)BchargesBaBfeeBforBpatientsBwhoBarriveBlateBtoBclinicBappointments.
(b)BdisseminatesBresearchBstudyBresultsBtoBcolleagues.
(c)BexpressesBopinionsBaboutBalternativeBtherapiesBwithBpatientsBwhoBconsiderBsuchBtreatments.
(d)BschedulesBtimeBduringBclinicBhoursBtoBmeetBwithBpharmaceuticalBrepresentatives.B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-(b)BdisseminatesBresearchBstudyBresultsBtoBcolleagues.
OneBeffectBofBusingBelectronicBhealthBrecordBapplications,BsuchBasBtelemedicineBandBportableBmonitoringB
systems,BhasBbeenBto:
(a)BcreateBstand-aloneBclinics.
(b)BdecreaseBbillableBvisits.
(c)BincreaseBrisksBtoBpatients.