ANCC FNP Study Questions and Answers Updated 2026

ANCC FNP Study Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
HealthBPeopleB2010B-
BAnswertoBimproveBaccessBtoBcomprehensiveBquality,BprimaryBcareBservices.

*BIncreaseBtheBqualityBandByearsBofBhealthyBlife.

*BEliminateBhealthBdisparitiesBamongBAmericans.



HealthBPeopleB2020B-BAnswerTheBprogramBisBanBinitiativeBthatBdevelopsBevidence-
basedBpracticeBobjectivesBdesignedBtoBimproveBtheBhealthBofBallBAmericans.BTheBobjectivesBa
reBtargetedBtoBbeBfollowedBoverBaB10-yearBperiod.

4BFoundationalBHealthcareBmeasures:

1)BGeneralBhealthBstatus.

2)BHealth-relatedBqualityBofBlifeBandBwellBbeing.

3)BDeterminantsBofBHealthB-
BaimBtoBcreateBsocialB&BphysicalBenvironmentsBthatBpromoteBgoodBhealthBforBall.

4)BReduceBHealthBDisparities.



ElectronicBMedicalBRecordB(EMR)B-
BAnswerPros:BallowsBforBsharingBofBhealthBinformationBbetweenBhealthcareBentitiesB&BwithBp
atients,BtherebyBreducingBtheBcostBofBcare,BimprovingBcareBefficiency,BavoidingBreadmissionBa
ndBdecreasingBduplicateBtesting.BCons:BtheBpotentialBforBdataBlossBinBtheBeventBofBcomputer
BorBsystemBfailure.



MedicaidB-
BAnswerABfederalBandBstateBassistanceBprogramBthatBpaysBforBhealthBcareBservicesBforBpeopl
eBwhoBcannotBaffordBthem.BVariesBfromBstateBtoBstate.



MedicareB-
BAnswerABfederalBprogramBofBhealthBinsuranceBforBpersonsB65ByearsBofBageBandBolder.BThos
eBwithBsevereBdisabilityBnoBmatterBincomeBlevelBorBthoseBwithBESRD.BQualifyingBconditionsB
mustBbeBaBUSBCitizen,Bnon-
USBcitizensBafterB5ByearsBofBpermanentBresidency.BUSBVeteransBareBeligibleBafterB65Byears.



*BMedicareBPartBABcoversBmedicallyBnecessaryBinpatientBcareBandBsupplies;BskilledBnursingBfa
cility.

,*BMedicareBPartBBBcoversBnursingBhome/custodialBcareB(ADL's),BhomeBhealthBservices,Bdurabl
eBmedicalBequipment,BoutpatientBcareB&BpreventiveBservicesB(i.e.B1BmammogramBeveryB12B
months)BinBwomenB40BandBolder.BPartBBBdoesBnotBincludeBroutineBdentalBcareBofBeyeglasse
s.

*BPartBCB-BHMO

*BPartBDBcoversBprescriptions.



SingleBpayerBhealthcareBsystemB-
BAnswerrefersBtoBaBsystemBwhereBinBessenceBtheBgovernmentBrunsBaBnationwideBinsuranceB
planBthatBpaysBallBhealthcareBcostBforBitsBmembers.



PeerBReviewB/B360BdegreeBEvaluationB-
BAnsweremployeesBrateBotherBemployeesBinBtheBsameBjobBclassification,BthroughBtheBuseBof
BestablishedBcriteria.BTheBsystemBhasBtheBpotentialBtoBofferBhonestB&BspecificBfeedbackBthat
BallowsBtheBindividualBtoBmakeBimprovementsBorBadjustmentsBtoBmeetBobjectivesBandBperfor
manceBstandards.



FidelityB-BAnswerLoyaltyB&Bdedication;BkeepingBaBpromise.



BeneficenceB-BAnswerpromoteBgoodBandBpreventBharm.



Non-MaleficenceB-BAnswerdutyBtoBdoBnoBharm



JusticeB-BAnswerRightBtoBfairBandBequitableBtreatment.



AutomonyB-
BAnswerTheBrightBofBtheBpatientBtoBmakeBclinicalBdecisionsBaboutBtheirBmedicalBcare,Bassumi
ngBtheBpatientBisBrationalB&BcanBmakeBinformedBdecisionsBaboutBcare.



VeracityB-BAnswertruthfulness



UtilitarianismB-BAnswerGreatestBgoodBforBtheBgreatestBnumberBofBpeople



StateBNurseBPracticeBActB-
BAnswer(NPA)BapprovedBbyBvoteBthroughBtheBprocessesBofBeachBindividualsBstatesBlegislature.

, BTheBactBdelineatesBtheBlegalBscopeBofBpracticeBwithinBtheBgeographicalBboundariesBofBtheBj
urisdiction.BTheBpurposeBofBtheBstateBnurseBpracticeBactBisBtoBprotectBtheBpublic.



StateBBoardBofBNursingB-
BAnswer(BON)BdeterminesBlawsBgoverningBnurseBpracticeBauthority;BhasBtheBauthorityBtoBdev
elopBadministrativeBrulesBorBregulationsBthatBclarifyBtheBNPAB&BmakeBscopeBofBpracticeBinter
pretationsBmoreBspecific.BTheBstateBBONBrulesBandBregulationsBmustBbeBconsistentBwithBtheB
legislature.



EmergencyBMedicalBTreatmentB&BLaborBActB(EMTALA)B-
BAnswerdesignatedBtoBpreventBinappropriateBtransfersBandB"patientBdumping"BforBindigentBpa
tients.BRequiresBhospitalsBtoBaccessBandBtreatBpatientsBregardlessBofBabilityBtoBpayBandBprovi
desBspecificBprovisionsBonBwhenBtransfersBareBallowed.



GeneticBInformationBNondiscriminatoryBActB(GINA)B-
BAnswerprohibitsBtheBuseBofBgeneticBinformationBforBhealthBinsuranceBandBhiringBdecisions.



HealthBInformationBTechnologyBforBEconomicB&BClinicalBHealthBActBofB2009B(HITECH)B-
BAnswerhealthcareBprovidersBwouldBbeBofferedBfinancialBincentivesBforBdemonstratingBmeanin
gfulBuseBofBEHRBuntilB2015BafterBwhichBpenaltiesBmayBbeBleviedBforBfailingBtoBdemonstrateB
suchBuse.B**BdelayedBuntilB2017.



AffordableBCareBActBofB2010B-
BAnswerexpandsBhealthBcoverageBusingBaBvarietyBofBmechanismsBonBtheBstateBandBfederalBle
vel.B

*OnlyBUSBcitizensBcanBpurchaseBthroughBtheBmarketplace.

*ExpandsBMedicaidBforBlowBincomeBfamilies.

*TaxBpenaltiesBforBthoseBwhoBdoBnotBpurchase.



TheBPatientBProtectionB&BAffordableBCareBActB(PPACA)B-
BAnswerrequiresBpeopleBtoBhaveBcoverage.



ConsensusBModelBforBAdvancedBPracticeBRegisteredBNurseB-
BAnswermultifacetedBproposalBestablishedBbyBtheBNationalBCounselBofBtheBstateBBONBinBconj
unctionBwithBnumerousBprofessionalBorganizations.BAdvocatesBtheBtheBAPRNBtitle,Bindependen
tBprescriptiveBauthorityB&BestablishesBcertainBminimumBstandardsBforBNP's.BNP'sBareBnotBreq
uiredBtoBhaveBaBcollaborativeBagreementBunderBthisBmodel.