AMBULATORY CARE NURSING CERTIFICATION
|ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
How many medications does it typically take to be considered "polypharmacy?"
A -Three
B -Ten
C -Twenty-four
D -Five or more
CORRECT ANSWER
D -Five or more
Question 2
The ANP knows that it is her responsibility to report certain things to the proper
authorities. Which of the following is NOT required to be reported?
A - gunshot wound
B - suspected child abuse
C - drug abuse
D - stab wounds
CORRECT ANSWER
C - drug abuse
Drug abuse is not required by law to be reported. Gunshot wounds, stab wounds, and
child abuse (actual or suspected) are required to be reported to the proper authorities.
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,Question 3
Prior to undergoing an abdominal sonogram, the patient should do what?
A - refrain from food and water for 12 hours
B - empty his or her bladder
C - drink a liter of water
D - empty his or her bowels
CORRECT ANSWER
C - drink a liter of water
Prior to an abdominal sonogram, the patient is asked to drink water. In addition fasting
for 8 to 12 hours prior to the procedure is often required.
Question 4
Which of the following is NOT part of a nursing diagnosis?
A - statement of the patient's actual health status
B -signs of illness
C - medical diagnosis (such as stroke or pulmonary blockage)
D - symptoms of illness
CORRECT ANSWER
C - medical diagnosis
Nursing diagnoses should never contain medical diagnoses. Rather, the nursing diagnosis
is a statement of the patient's actual health status, risks for condition developing,
causative and related factors, and signs and symptoms.
Question 5
Primary care would be considered the cornerstone of ambulatory care with nurses
practicing in which of the following areas of healthcare?
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,A - Telehealth services
B - Internal medicine
C - Pediatrics
D - All of the above
CORRECT ANSWER
D - All of the above
Question 6
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
CORRECT ANSWER
a - Food and Drug Administration
This is an agency which regulates both the development and sale of drugs.
Question 7
Endoscopes are cleaned and _____.
A - High level disinfected.
B - Sterilized.
C - Low level disinfected.
D - Intermediate level disinfected.
CORRECT ANSWER
A - High level disinfected.
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, Endoscopes are critical items. Critical items are normally sterilized after being cleaned.
Endoscopes cannot be sterilized and require high level disinfection.
Question 8
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
CORRECT 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.
Question 9
Which of the following is a digitalis medicine?
A -Lanoxin
B - Bumex
C - Zestril
D - Adalat
CORRECT 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.
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|ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
How many medications does it typically take to be considered "polypharmacy?"
A -Three
B -Ten
C -Twenty-four
D -Five or more
CORRECT ANSWER
D -Five or more
Question 2
The ANP knows that it is her responsibility to report certain things to the proper
authorities. Which of the following is NOT required to be reported?
A - gunshot wound
B - suspected child abuse
C - drug abuse
D - stab wounds
CORRECT ANSWER
C - drug abuse
Drug abuse is not required by law to be reported. Gunshot wounds, stab wounds, and
child abuse (actual or suspected) are required to be reported to the proper authorities.
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,Question 3
Prior to undergoing an abdominal sonogram, the patient should do what?
A - refrain from food and water for 12 hours
B - empty his or her bladder
C - drink a liter of water
D - empty his or her bowels
CORRECT ANSWER
C - drink a liter of water
Prior to an abdominal sonogram, the patient is asked to drink water. In addition fasting
for 8 to 12 hours prior to the procedure is often required.
Question 4
Which of the following is NOT part of a nursing diagnosis?
A - statement of the patient's actual health status
B -signs of illness
C - medical diagnosis (such as stroke or pulmonary blockage)
D - symptoms of illness
CORRECT ANSWER
C - medical diagnosis
Nursing diagnoses should never contain medical diagnoses. Rather, the nursing diagnosis
is a statement of the patient's actual health status, risks for condition developing,
causative and related factors, and signs and symptoms.
Question 5
Primary care would be considered the cornerstone of ambulatory care with nurses
practicing in which of the following areas of healthcare?
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,A - Telehealth services
B - Internal medicine
C - Pediatrics
D - All of the above
CORRECT ANSWER
D - All of the above
Question 6
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
CORRECT ANSWER
a - Food and Drug Administration
This is an agency which regulates both the development and sale of drugs.
Question 7
Endoscopes are cleaned and _____.
A - High level disinfected.
B - Sterilized.
C - Low level disinfected.
D - Intermediate level disinfected.
CORRECT ANSWER
A - High level disinfected.
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, Endoscopes are critical items. Critical items are normally sterilized after being cleaned.
Endoscopes cannot be sterilized and require high level disinfection.
Question 8
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
CORRECT 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.
Question 9
Which of the following is a digitalis medicine?
A -Lanoxin
B - Bumex
C - Zestril
D - Adalat
CORRECT 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.
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