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Age 19-64: smoker, asthma, COPD, DM, ETOH, is
When should adults get
immunocompromised or living in facility
the PNA vaccine?
Age 65+: PPSV23 AND PCV13
Once from 11-14, 15-17, 18-21
How often should you get
Every 5-6 years from ages 20-59
a physical exam?
Every 2 years from age 60+
When should you check Starting at age 20 and every 5 years unless > 200
lipid panel? mg/dL
Mammography: starting between 40-50 and continue
When should
as long as she has 10+ more years
mammography and
Prostate: At 40 if family hx of AA. At 50 for everyone
prostate screening begin?
else
When should you have Age 40
baseline ECG in place?
When should colorectal Age 50. Annual FOBT with flex sig q 5 years and
screening start? colonoscopy q 10 years
When should glaucoma Age 40 and yearly
testing start?
When should herpes Age 50-60
zoster be given?
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When can Pap smear be Age > 65-70 with three consecutive normal tests and
discontinued? no abnormal tests in last 10 years
Top 4 killers in the US of Heart disease, colorectal cancer, Lowe respiratory
everyone disease (COPD, asthma, flu, PNA), CVA stroke
Cancer with highest Lung
mortality in both men and
women?
What is the most common Breast
cancer in women in the
US?
What is the most common Prostate
cancer in men in the US?
Who should get hep A Military, travelers, men who have sex with men
vaccine?
Who should have hep B Healthcare workers and high risk patients
vaccine?
What is ginger used for Nausea, dyspepsia, constipation, colic
and what should you INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING
watch for?
Increase overall well-being, Lower cholesterol,
What is ginseng used for
reduce fatigue, enhance libido
and what should you
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING, mania with MAOIs,
watch for?
May inhibit opioids
What is St. John's wort Depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, BPH
used for and what should INCREASED RISK OF CLOTTING, many drug
you watch for? interactions, may increase efficacy of opioids
What is echinacea used Common cold
for and what should you Anaphylaxis, hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, increased
watch for? sedation during anesthesia
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Memory and concentration, claudication and
What is gingko Biloba
glaucoma
used for and what should
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING, increased blood
you watch for?
pressure
Menopausal discomfort
Black cohosh use and INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING
warning Large amounts may cause seizures, visual changes
and bradycardia
What is evening primrose Menopausal discomfort
used for and what should May elevate blood glucose
you watch for? May increase the risk of seizures
Improve relaxation without messing with clarity
What is kava kava used for High doses can lead to HTN, liver damage, visual
and what should you impairment and dry skin
watch for? Do not use with ETOH
May worsen Parkinson's
What is garlic used for and Indigestion, respiratory complaints, increase energy
what should you watch INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING
for?
Title 1: projects health insurance coverage for workers
and their families when they lose their job (Cobra)
What are the two titles of Title 2: requires the establishment of national
HIPAA? standards for electronic health care transactions and
national identifiers for providers, health insurance
plans and employers
Who is required to follow Health care providers, clearinghouses, and health
HIPAA? plans
What are the two goals of 1) Increase the quality and years of healthy life
healthy people 2020? 2) Eliminate health disparities among Americans
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Gonorrhea
Chlamydia
What diagnoses must NPs
Syphilis
report to the Department
HIV
of Health?
TB
Animal bites to animal control
What is covered in Hospital, SNF, home care services and hospice
Medicare A?
Known as supplemental medical insurance, pays for
What is covered by physicians visits, outpatient services, lab and
Medicare B? diagnostics, medical equipment and flu shots
Medicare pays 80% and patient pays 20%
What is Medicare C? Medicare Advantage - combines A B into one plan
Limited prescription drug coverage
What is Medicare D? Monthly premium required, only available if you have
part A
- authorize boards of nursing in each to establish
What do the State Practice
authority for licensure
Acts do?
- define scope of practice and prescriptive authority
Certification is granted by nongovernmental agencies
How is licensure and once mastery of specialized knowledge is
certification different? demonstrated. Licensure is by the state when a
person is qualified.
What are the components The ability to understand, reason, differentiate good
of decisional capacity? and bad, and communicate
Loretta Ford, who worked with Dr. Henry Silver at the
Who was the first NP in
University of Colorado and began the NP in pediatrics
the US?
in 1964 due to physician shortages
How did the inpatient NP As a result of managed care, hospital restructuring
develop? and decreases in medical residency programs
Roles of NP Clinicians, consultants, educators, and researchers
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ANCC AGACNP Certification Exam Study Guide
Questions with Correct Answers 2025 latest
update!!
Save
Terms in this set (493)
Age 19-64: smoker, asthma, COPD, DM, ETOH, is
When should adults get
immunocompromised or living in facility
the PNA vaccine?
Age 65+: PPSV23 AND PCV13
Once from 11-14, 15-17, 18-21
How often should you get
Every 5-6 years from ages 20-59
a physical exam?
Every 2 years from age 60+
When should you check Starting at age 20 and every 5 years unless > 200
lipid panel? mg/dL
Mammography: starting between 40-50 and continue
When should
as long as she has 10+ more years
mammography and
Prostate: At 40 if family hx of AA. At 50 for everyone
prostate screening begin?
else
When should you have Age 40
baseline ECG in place?
When should colorectal Age 50. Annual FOBT with flex sig q 5 years and
screening start? colonoscopy q 10 years
When should glaucoma Age 40 and yearly
testing start?
When should herpes Age 50-60
zoster be given?
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When can Pap smear be Age > 65-70 with three consecutive normal tests and
discontinued? no abnormal tests in last 10 years
Top 4 killers in the US of Heart disease, colorectal cancer, Lowe respiratory
everyone disease (COPD, asthma, flu, PNA), CVA stroke
Cancer with highest Lung
mortality in both men and
women?
What is the most common Breast
cancer in women in the
US?
What is the most common Prostate
cancer in men in the US?
Who should get hep A Military, travelers, men who have sex with men
vaccine?
Who should have hep B Healthcare workers and high risk patients
vaccine?
What is ginger used for Nausea, dyspepsia, constipation, colic
and what should you INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING
watch for?
Increase overall well-being, Lower cholesterol,
What is ginseng used for
reduce fatigue, enhance libido
and what should you
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING, mania with MAOIs,
watch for?
May inhibit opioids
What is St. John's wort Depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, BPH
used for and what should INCREASED RISK OF CLOTTING, many drug
you watch for? interactions, may increase efficacy of opioids
What is echinacea used Common cold
for and what should you Anaphylaxis, hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, increased
watch for? sedation during anesthesia
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Memory and concentration, claudication and
What is gingko Biloba
glaucoma
used for and what should
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING, increased blood
you watch for?
pressure
Menopausal discomfort
Black cohosh use and INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING
warning Large amounts may cause seizures, visual changes
and bradycardia
What is evening primrose Menopausal discomfort
used for and what should May elevate blood glucose
you watch for? May increase the risk of seizures
Improve relaxation without messing with clarity
What is kava kava used for High doses can lead to HTN, liver damage, visual
and what should you impairment and dry skin
watch for? Do not use with ETOH
May worsen Parkinson's
What is garlic used for and Indigestion, respiratory complaints, increase energy
what should you watch INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING
for?
Title 1: projects health insurance coverage for workers
and their families when they lose their job (Cobra)
What are the two titles of Title 2: requires the establishment of national
HIPAA? standards for electronic health care transactions and
national identifiers for providers, health insurance
plans and employers
Who is required to follow Health care providers, clearinghouses, and health
HIPAA? plans
What are the two goals of 1) Increase the quality and years of healthy life
healthy people 2020? 2) Eliminate health disparities among Americans
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Gonorrhea
Chlamydia
What diagnoses must NPs
Syphilis
report to the Department
HIV
of Health?
TB
Animal bites to animal control
What is covered in Hospital, SNF, home care services and hospice
Medicare A?
Known as supplemental medical insurance, pays for
What is covered by physicians visits, outpatient services, lab and
Medicare B? diagnostics, medical equipment and flu shots
Medicare pays 80% and patient pays 20%
What is Medicare C? Medicare Advantage - combines A B into one plan
Limited prescription drug coverage
What is Medicare D? Monthly premium required, only available if you have
part A
- authorize boards of nursing in each to establish
What do the State Practice
authority for licensure
Acts do?
- define scope of practice and prescriptive authority
Certification is granted by nongovernmental agencies
How is licensure and once mastery of specialized knowledge is
certification different? demonstrated. Licensure is by the state when a
person is qualified.
What are the components The ability to understand, reason, differentiate good
of decisional capacity? and bad, and communicate
Loretta Ford, who worked with Dr. Henry Silver at the
Who was the first NP in
University of Colorado and began the NP in pediatrics
the US?
in 1964 due to physician shortages
How did the inpatient NP As a result of managed care, hospital restructuring
develop? and decreases in medical residency programs
Roles of NP Clinicians, consultants, educators, and researchers
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