ANCC NON-CLINICAL QUESTIONS &VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026
ABdifficultBaspectBofBdeterminingBoccupationalBexposureBtoBdiseaseBisBthe:
A.BconfidentialityBofBtheBinformationBwithinBcompanyBrecords.B
B.BinaccuracyBofBoccupationalBdiseaseBreporting.B
C.BlongBlatencyBperiodBbetweenBexposureBandBdiseaseBdevelopment.B
D.BrelianceBonBworkers'Bmemories.B-BCORRECTBANSWER-
C.BtheBlongBlatencyBperiodBbetweenBexposureBandBdiseaseBdevelopment
ABpatientBwhoBsustainedBaBmyocardialBinfarctionBcomesBtoBtheBclinicBforBaBrefillBofBatorvastatinBcal
ciumB(Lipitor).BTheBfamilyBnurseBpractitionerBrecognizesBthatBtheBmedicationBisBprescribedBfor:
A.BcancerBprevention
B.BprimaryBprevention
C.BsecondaryBprevention
D.BtertiaryBprevention.B-BCORRECTBANSWER-D.BtertiaryBprevention
ClinicalBpracticeBguidelinesBareBdesignedBto:
A.BincreaseBvariationsBinBclinicalBcare
B.BmandateBpracticeBdecisions
C.BprotectBnursesBfromBlegalBliability
D.BserveBasBaBhandbookBforBbestBpractice.B-BCORRECTBANSWER-
TheBfamilyBnurseBpractitionerBparticipatesBinBaBhospital-
basedBqualityBimprovementBproject.BTheBnurseBpractitionerBreviewsBfourBchartsBperBmonthBofBaBn
urseBpractitionerBcolleagueBtoBensureBdiabetesBprotocolsBareBmet.BThisBprocessBisBa:
, A.BcoreBcompetency
B.BforceBfieldBanalysis
C.BpeerBreview
D.BriskBanalysisB-BCORRECTBANSWER-C.BPeerBreview
AB55-year-oldBmaleBpatientBwhoBisBChineseBhasBaBfollow-
upBappointmentBafterBcardiacBbypassBsurgery.BTheBpatientBbringsBhisBfatherBwithBhimBintoBtheBexa
minationBroom.BHowBdoesBtheBfamilyBnurseBpractitionerBprovideBculturallyBsensitiveBcare?
A.BAsksBtheBpatient'sBfatherBfirstBifBheBhasBanyBquestionsBregardingBhisBson'sBcare
B.BAsksBtheBpatient'sBfatherBtoBleaveBtheBroomBdueBtoBconfidentialityBissues
C.BPerformsBtheBexaminationBwithoutBspeakingBtoBtheBpatient'sBfather
D.BProvidesBtheBpatient'sBfatherBanBinformationalBpacketBtoBreadBwhileBperformingBtheBexaminati
onB-BCORRECTBANSWER-
A.BAsksBtheBpatient'sBfatherBfirstBifBheBhasBanyBquestionsBregardingBhisBson'sBcare
TheBfamilyBnurseBpractitionerBobservesBanBincreaseBinBchlamydiaBdiagnosesBinBaBsmallBruralBcomm
unityBandBsuspectsBpatientsBareBnotBnotifyingBtheirBpartnersBofBtheirBdiagnosisBand,Bthereby,Bdela
yingBtreatment.BTheBnurseBpractitionerBdecidesBtoBconductBaBsmallBresearchBstudy.BWhichBtypeBofB
hypothesisBdoesBtheBnurseBpractitionerBapply?
a.BComplexBhypothesis
B.BDeductiveBhypothesis
C.BInductiveBhypothesis
D.BNon-directionalBhypothesis.B-BCORRECTBANSWER-C.BInductiveBhypothesis
TheBfamilyBnurseBpractitionerBexhibitsBprofessionalBleadershipBby:
A.BaddingBclinicalBprotocolsBtoBtheBnurseBpractitionerBscopeBofBpractice
B.BcomparingBtheBworkplaceBrolesBofBtheBregisteredBnurseBandBtheBnurseBpractitioner
ANSWERS 2026
ABdifficultBaspectBofBdeterminingBoccupationalBexposureBtoBdiseaseBisBthe:
A.BconfidentialityBofBtheBinformationBwithinBcompanyBrecords.B
B.BinaccuracyBofBoccupationalBdiseaseBreporting.B
C.BlongBlatencyBperiodBbetweenBexposureBandBdiseaseBdevelopment.B
D.BrelianceBonBworkers'Bmemories.B-BCORRECTBANSWER-
C.BtheBlongBlatencyBperiodBbetweenBexposureBandBdiseaseBdevelopment
ABpatientBwhoBsustainedBaBmyocardialBinfarctionBcomesBtoBtheBclinicBforBaBrefillBofBatorvastatinBcal
ciumB(Lipitor).BTheBfamilyBnurseBpractitionerBrecognizesBthatBtheBmedicationBisBprescribedBfor:
A.BcancerBprevention
B.BprimaryBprevention
C.BsecondaryBprevention
D.BtertiaryBprevention.B-BCORRECTBANSWER-D.BtertiaryBprevention
ClinicalBpracticeBguidelinesBareBdesignedBto:
A.BincreaseBvariationsBinBclinicalBcare
B.BmandateBpracticeBdecisions
C.BprotectBnursesBfromBlegalBliability
D.BserveBasBaBhandbookBforBbestBpractice.B-BCORRECTBANSWER-
TheBfamilyBnurseBpractitionerBparticipatesBinBaBhospital-
basedBqualityBimprovementBproject.BTheBnurseBpractitionerBreviewsBfourBchartsBperBmonthBofBaBn
urseBpractitionerBcolleagueBtoBensureBdiabetesBprotocolsBareBmet.BThisBprocessBisBa:
, A.BcoreBcompetency
B.BforceBfieldBanalysis
C.BpeerBreview
D.BriskBanalysisB-BCORRECTBANSWER-C.BPeerBreview
AB55-year-oldBmaleBpatientBwhoBisBChineseBhasBaBfollow-
upBappointmentBafterBcardiacBbypassBsurgery.BTheBpatientBbringsBhisBfatherBwithBhimBintoBtheBexa
minationBroom.BHowBdoesBtheBfamilyBnurseBpractitionerBprovideBculturallyBsensitiveBcare?
A.BAsksBtheBpatient'sBfatherBfirstBifBheBhasBanyBquestionsBregardingBhisBson'sBcare
B.BAsksBtheBpatient'sBfatherBtoBleaveBtheBroomBdueBtoBconfidentialityBissues
C.BPerformsBtheBexaminationBwithoutBspeakingBtoBtheBpatient'sBfather
D.BProvidesBtheBpatient'sBfatherBanBinformationalBpacketBtoBreadBwhileBperformingBtheBexaminati
onB-BCORRECTBANSWER-
A.BAsksBtheBpatient'sBfatherBfirstBifBheBhasBanyBquestionsBregardingBhisBson'sBcare
TheBfamilyBnurseBpractitionerBobservesBanBincreaseBinBchlamydiaBdiagnosesBinBaBsmallBruralBcomm
unityBandBsuspectsBpatientsBareBnotBnotifyingBtheirBpartnersBofBtheirBdiagnosisBand,Bthereby,Bdela
yingBtreatment.BTheBnurseBpractitionerBdecidesBtoBconductBaBsmallBresearchBstudy.BWhichBtypeBofB
hypothesisBdoesBtheBnurseBpractitionerBapply?
a.BComplexBhypothesis
B.BDeductiveBhypothesis
C.BInductiveBhypothesis
D.BNon-directionalBhypothesis.B-BCORRECTBANSWER-C.BInductiveBhypothesis
TheBfamilyBnurseBpractitionerBexhibitsBprofessionalBleadershipBby:
A.BaddingBclinicalBprotocolsBtoBtheBnurseBpractitionerBscopeBofBpractice
B.BcomparingBtheBworkplaceBrolesBofBtheBregisteredBnurseBandBtheBnurseBpractitioner
