ANCC Practice Questions and Answers Updated 2026

ANCC Practice Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
InBtheBearlyBstagesBofBironBdeficientBanemias,BbloodBstudiesBshow:



(a)BmacrocyticBnormochromic

(b)BmicrocyticBhypochromic

(c)BnormochromicBnormocytic

(d)BpancytopenicBhypocyticB-BAnswer(a)BnormochromicBnormocytic



AB14-year-
old,BmaleBpatientBhasBsomeBgeneralBconcernsBaboutBeczema,BasBhisBtwinBbrotherBwasBrecen
tlyBdiagnosedBwithBthisBcondition.BTheBpatientBreportsBurticariaBandBaBrashBonBhisBposterior
BkneesBbilaterally.BTheBthreeBfactorsBthatBputBtheBpatientBatBriskBforBeczemaBareBaBfamilyBhi
storyBofBeczema,BaBpersonalBhistoryBofBallergicBrhinitis,BandBaBhistoryBof:



(a)Basthma

(b)BbeeBallergy

(c)BotitisBmedia

(d)BpsoriasisB-BAnswer(a)Basthma



ABpatientBhasBhyperactiveBreflexesBofBtheBlowerBextremities.BTheBadult-
gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitionerBassessesBforBankleBclonusBby:



(a)BfirmlyBapplyingBaBlow-pitchedBtuningBforkBtoBtheBlateralBmalleolus.



(b)BflexingBtheBlegBatBtheBknee,BrotatingBitBexternally,BandBstrikingBtheBAchillesBtendonBwith
BtheBpercussionBhammer.



(c)BsharplyBdorsiflexingBtheBfootBandBmaintainingBthisBpositionBwhileBsupportingBtheBknee.



(d)BstrokingBtheBlateralBaspectBofBtheBsoleBfromBtheBheelBtoBtheBballBofBtheBfootBwithBtheB
sharpBendBofBtheBpercussionBhammer.B-
BAnswer(c)BsharplyBdorsiflexingBtheBfootBandBmaintainingBthisBpositionBwhileBsupportingBtheB
knee.

,AB70-year-old,BfemaleBpatientBisBhavingBherByearlyBevaluation.BTheBadult-
gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitionerBgivesBwhichBphysicalBexaminationBfindingBtheBhig
hestBpriorityBforBimmediateBtreatment?



(a)BAtrophyBofBvaginalBrugae.

(b)BCystoceleBpresent.

(c)BPalpableBovary.

(d)BPessaryBinBplace.B-BAnswer(c)BPalpableBovary.



TheBadult-gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitionerBremindsBaB16-year-
old,BmaleBpatientBwhoBjustBreceivedBhisBdriver'sBlicenseBtoBwearBaBseatBbeltBatBallBtimesBw
henBinBaBcar.BTheBpatientBrepliesBthatBheBdoesBnotBneedBtoBwearBaBseatBbelt,BbecauseBnot
hingBwillBhappenBtoBhimBifBheBisBinvolvedBinBanBautomobileBcollision.BAccordingBtoBtheBheal
thBbeliefBmodel,BwhatBchiefBcomponentBdoesBtheBpatientBlack?



(a)BEnablingBfactors.

(b)BMotivation.

(c)BPerceivedBroleBconflict.

(d)BPerceivedBseverity.B-BAnswer(d)BPerceivedBseverity.



TheBadult-
gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitionerBtreatsBseveralBpatientsBforBbiologicalBexposure.BI
nBtheBpatients'Brecords,BtheBnurseBpractitionerBdocumentsBwhichBepidemiologicalBfactorsBforB
eachBexposure?



(a)BComorbiditiesBandBlengthBofBexposure.



(b)BLocationBandBeventBintensity.



(c)BModeBofBtransmissionBandBincubation.



(d)BPremorbidBconditionsBandBsurveillanceBrates.B-
BAnswer(c)BModeBofBtransmissionBandBincubation.

,WhenBdisseminatingBresearchBfindingsBinBaBpeer-reviewedBjournal,BtheBadult-
gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitioner:



(a)BconcludesBthatBtheBstudyBprovesBtheBhypothesis.



(b)BexcludesBtheBdiscussionBsection,BbecauseBtheBconclusionBcontainsBthisBinformation.



(c)BrecommendsBincorporatingBtheBresultsBdirectlyBintoBclinicalBpractice.



(d)BusesBtheBmethodologyBsectionBtoBsupportBtheBvalidityBofBtheBstudy.B-
BAnswer(d)BusesBtheBmethodologyBsectionBtoBsupportBtheBvalidityBofBtheBstudy.



ABpatient'sBadultBchildBtelephonesBtheBadult-
gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitionerBtoBinquireBaboutBtheBpatient'sBillness.BTheBpatie
nt'sBchildBreportsBthatBtheBparentBreliesBuponBtheBchildBtoBexplainBeverythingBtoBhimBorBhe
r.BTheBnurseBpractitioner:



(a)BasksBtheBchildBtoBprovideBaBcopyBofBtheBpatient'sBadvanceBdirectiveBdocument.



(b)BassuresBtheBchildBthatBtheBnurseBpractitionerBcanBdiscloseBrequestedBinformation.



(c)BinformsBtheBchildBthatBheBorBsheBmustBcomeBtoBtheBclinicBtoBdiscussBtheBparent'sBcase.



(d)BtellsBtheBchildBthatBtheBnurseBpractitionerBcanBdiscussBtheBinformationBonlyBwithBtheBpat
ient.B-
BAnswer(d)BtellsBtheBchildBthatBtheBnurseBpractitionerBcanBdiscussBtheBinformationBonlyBwith
BtheBpatient.



TheBadult-
gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitionerBisBappointedBtoBaBhospital'sBmultidisciplinaryBme
dicalBethicsBreviewBcommittee.BTheBnurseBpractitioner'sBroleBisBto:



(a)BevaluateBstandards,Brisks,Bbenefits,BandBoutcomes.

, (b)BidentifyBhowBtoBanticipateBandBresolveBsimilarBfutureBsituations.



(c)BinvestigateBtheBneedBforBdisciplinaryBaction.



(d)BobtainBagreementBofBallBpartiesBwithBaBchosenBsolution.B-
BAnswer(a)BevaluateBstandards,Brisks,Bbenefits,BandBoutcomes.



ToBimproveBtheBqualityBofBclinicalBpractice,BtheBadult-
gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitioner:



(a)BchargesBaBfeeBforBpatientsBwhoBarriveBlateBtoBclinicBappointments.



(b)BdisseminatesBresearchBstudyBresultsBtoBcolleagues.



(c)BexpressesBopinionsBaboutBalternativeBtherapiesBwithBpatientsBwhoBconsiderBsuchBtreatmen
ts.



(d)BschedulesBtimeBduringBclinicBhoursBtoBmeetBwithBpharmaceuticalBrepresentatives.B-
BAnswer(b)BdisseminatesBresearchBstudyBresultsBtoBcolleagues.



OneBeffectBofBusingBelectronicBhealthBrecordBapplications,BsuchBasBtelemedicineBandBportable
BmonitoringBsystems,BhasBbeenBto:



(a)BcreateBstand-aloneBclinics.

(b)BdecreaseBbillableBvisits.

(c)BincreaseBrisksBtoBpatients.

(d)BopenBaccessBtoBcare.B-BAnswer(d)BopenBaccessBtoBcare.



TheBadult-gerontologyBprimaryBcareBnurseBpractitionerBevaluatesBanB80-year-
oldBpatientBwithBcognitiveBdeficits,BwhoBisBunaccompaniedBbyBtheBadultBchildBwhoBtypicallyBi
sBpresent.BTheBpatientBhasBurinaryBsymptoms,BforBwhichBtheBnurseBpractitionerBconsidersBor
deringBsulfamethoxazole-