AMBULATORY CARE NURSING CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS CORRECTLY
ANSWERED |A+ GRADED |GUARANTEED PASS!!
1.Which of the following would FDA stands for?
A - Food and Drug Administration
B - Food Depression Association
C - Fixed Depression Administration
D - None of the above - ANSWER a - Food and Drug Administration
This is an agency which regulates both the development and sale of drugs.
2. Endoscopes are cleaned and _____.
A - High level disinfected.
B - Sterilized.
C - Low level disinfected.
D - Intermediate level disinfected. - ANSWER A - High level disinfected.
Endoscopes are critical items. Critical items are normally sterilized after being cleaned. Endoscopes
cannot be sterilized and require high level disinfection.
3. Which of the following is considered an independent nursing action?
A - teaching a patient about the new diet she has been prescribed for management of her condition
B - assisting the speech therapist by helping the patient practice speech exercises
C - administering pain medication to the patient
D - giving the patient a backrub - ANSWER D - giving the patient a back rub
Independent nursing actions are those which do not require a physician's order. Giving a backrub is one
of these independent nursing actions. In the age of managed care, actions which arise from collaborative
care plans are known as interdependent actions.
4. Which of the following is a digitalis medicine?
A -Lanoxin
B - Bumex
,C - Zestril
D - Adalat - ANSWER A - Lanoxin (Digoxin)
A digitalis medication is a cardiac glycoside that treats CHF and arrhythmias also for BP support.Bumex is
a loop diuretic. Zestril is an ACE inhibitor. Adalat is a calcium blocking agent.
5.Which of the following is not one of the steps in evidence-based practice?
A - Constructing the clinical question
B - Patient selection
C - Appropriate selection of resources
D - Appraise the validity of the evidence - ANSWER B - Patient selection
Patent selection is not one of the steps in evidence-based practice. The steps in evidence-based practice
consist of
1 - Patient assessment
2 - Constructing the clinical question
3 - Appropriate selection of resources
4 - Appraise the validity of the evidence
5 - Apply the integrated patient preferences, evidence, and clinical expertise
6 - Performance evaluation with patience
6.What is true regarding the respiratory synctical virus (RSV) immune globin?
A - This is indicated for children less than 2 years of age with chronic lung disease, and infants <32 weeks.
B - Contraindications include a reaction to neomycin or streptomycin products.
C - This is indicated for adults without a history of RSV.
D - Palivizumab (Synagis) provides permanent immunity for high-risk infants. - ANSWER A - This is
indicated for children less than 2 years of age with chronic lung disease, and infants <32 weeks.
Palivizumab (Synagis) provides temporary, passive immunity for high-risk infants, not adults. The polio
vaccine (IPV) is contraindicated for those who have had a reaction to neomycin or streptomycin.
7. A nurse finishes a follow up visit with one of her elderly patients and gives him the influenza vaccine
before he leaves. This is an example of what type of prevention?
,A - primary
B - secondary
C - tertiary
D - annual - ANSWER A - primary
Primary prevention, such as an immunization, aims to prevent health problems before they start.
Secondary prevention promotes early detection and treatments of diseases. Tertiary prevention is
designed to help a patient cope with a current problem or prevent relapse. "Annual" is not a type of
prevention.
8. For successful communication, the major criteria would include?
A - Forcefulness
B - Flexibility
C - Evaluation
D - Developmental - ANSWER B - Flexibility
The 4 major criteria for successful communication would include: Feedback, Appropriateness, Efficiency,
Flexibility
9.A person's knowledge is sometimes measured by which of the following verbs?
A -Recall
B - List
C - Remember
D - All of the above - ANSWER D - all of the above
Some of the verbs which might be used to measure a person's knowledge could include: Recall, List,
Remember, Identify, State, Define
10. A key value in association with "Baby Boomers" would be considered which of the following?
A - Sacrifice
B - Duty
C -Respect for authority
D - Involvement - ANSWER D - Involvement
, There are 3 key values that are associated with "Baby Boomers:" Involvement, Personal growth, Team
11. If the elderly patient is admitted with the main complaint of swelling in their lower extremities, the
differential diagnosis which could potentially be considered would include which of the following?
A -Hepatic venous obstruction
B -Local venous obstruction
C -Idiopathic edema
D -All of the above - ANSWER D -All of the above
12.You are listening to a patient's breath sounds. They are high-pitched and whistling. Which of the
following is the best way to describe these breath sounds?
A -wheezing
B -sibilant
C -Sonorous.
D -stridor - ANSWER B -sibilant
13. Behavioral theory (behaviorism) focuses on which of the following?
A -Measurable behavior
B -Provisional behavior
C -Concurrent behavior
D -Extreme behavior - ANSWER A -Measurable behavior
With behaviorism, behavioral theory focuses on: Measurable behavior, Observable behavior, Overt
behavior
14. When a patient is taking feverfew and needs to stop taking it, it should be tapered off. If not tapered,
it can cause which of the following symptoms of feverfew syndrome?
A -Joint pain
B -Stiffness
C -Muscle pain
D -All of the above - ANSWER D -All of the above
ANSWERED |A+ GRADED |GUARANTEED PASS!!
1.Which of the following would FDA stands for?
A - Food and Drug Administration
B - Food Depression Association
C - Fixed Depression Administration
D - None of the above - ANSWER a - Food and Drug Administration
This is an agency which regulates both the development and sale of drugs.
2. Endoscopes are cleaned and _____.
A - High level disinfected.
B - Sterilized.
C - Low level disinfected.
D - Intermediate level disinfected. - ANSWER A - High level disinfected.
Endoscopes are critical items. Critical items are normally sterilized after being cleaned. Endoscopes
cannot be sterilized and require high level disinfection.
3. Which of the following is considered an independent nursing action?
A - teaching a patient about the new diet she has been prescribed for management of her condition
B - assisting the speech therapist by helping the patient practice speech exercises
C - administering pain medication to the patient
D - giving the patient a backrub - ANSWER D - giving the patient a back rub
Independent nursing actions are those which do not require a physician's order. Giving a backrub is one
of these independent nursing actions. In the age of managed care, actions which arise from collaborative
care plans are known as interdependent actions.
4. Which of the following is a digitalis medicine?
A -Lanoxin
B - Bumex
,C - Zestril
D - Adalat - ANSWER A - Lanoxin (Digoxin)
A digitalis medication is a cardiac glycoside that treats CHF and arrhythmias also for BP support.Bumex is
a loop diuretic. Zestril is an ACE inhibitor. Adalat is a calcium blocking agent.
5.Which of the following is not one of the steps in evidence-based practice?
A - Constructing the clinical question
B - Patient selection
C - Appropriate selection of resources
D - Appraise the validity of the evidence - ANSWER B - Patient selection
Patent selection is not one of the steps in evidence-based practice. The steps in evidence-based practice
consist of
1 - Patient assessment
2 - Constructing the clinical question
3 - Appropriate selection of resources
4 - Appraise the validity of the evidence
5 - Apply the integrated patient preferences, evidence, and clinical expertise
6 - Performance evaluation with patience
6.What is true regarding the respiratory synctical virus (RSV) immune globin?
A - This is indicated for children less than 2 years of age with chronic lung disease, and infants <32 weeks.
B - Contraindications include a reaction to neomycin or streptomycin products.
C - This is indicated for adults without a history of RSV.
D - Palivizumab (Synagis) provides permanent immunity for high-risk infants. - ANSWER A - This is
indicated for children less than 2 years of age with chronic lung disease, and infants <32 weeks.
Palivizumab (Synagis) provides temporary, passive immunity for high-risk infants, not adults. The polio
vaccine (IPV) is contraindicated for those who have had a reaction to neomycin or streptomycin.
7. A nurse finishes a follow up visit with one of her elderly patients and gives him the influenza vaccine
before he leaves. This is an example of what type of prevention?
,A - primary
B - secondary
C - tertiary
D - annual - ANSWER A - primary
Primary prevention, such as an immunization, aims to prevent health problems before they start.
Secondary prevention promotes early detection and treatments of diseases. Tertiary prevention is
designed to help a patient cope with a current problem or prevent relapse. "Annual" is not a type of
prevention.
8. For successful communication, the major criteria would include?
A - Forcefulness
B - Flexibility
C - Evaluation
D - Developmental - ANSWER B - Flexibility
The 4 major criteria for successful communication would include: Feedback, Appropriateness, Efficiency,
Flexibility
9.A person's knowledge is sometimes measured by which of the following verbs?
A -Recall
B - List
C - Remember
D - All of the above - ANSWER D - all of the above
Some of the verbs which might be used to measure a person's knowledge could include: Recall, List,
Remember, Identify, State, Define
10. A key value in association with "Baby Boomers" would be considered which of the following?
A - Sacrifice
B - Duty
C -Respect for authority
D - Involvement - ANSWER D - Involvement
, There are 3 key values that are associated with "Baby Boomers:" Involvement, Personal growth, Team
11. If the elderly patient is admitted with the main complaint of swelling in their lower extremities, the
differential diagnosis which could potentially be considered would include which of the following?
A -Hepatic venous obstruction
B -Local venous obstruction
C -Idiopathic edema
D -All of the above - ANSWER D -All of the above
12.You are listening to a patient's breath sounds. They are high-pitched and whistling. Which of the
following is the best way to describe these breath sounds?
A -wheezing
B -sibilant
C -Sonorous.
D -stridor - ANSWER B -sibilant
13. Behavioral theory (behaviorism) focuses on which of the following?
A -Measurable behavior
B -Provisional behavior
C -Concurrent behavior
D -Extreme behavior - ANSWER A -Measurable behavior
With behaviorism, behavioral theory focuses on: Measurable behavior, Observable behavior, Overt
behavior
14. When a patient is taking feverfew and needs to stop taking it, it should be tapered off. If not tapered,
it can cause which of the following symptoms of feverfew syndrome?
A -Joint pain
B -Stiffness
C -Muscle pain
D -All of the above - ANSWER D -All of the above
