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“ AMBULATORY CARE NURSE CERTIFICATION EXAM
(ANCC) “ NEWEST UPDATED EXAM 2025 – 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100%
GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION)
Ambulatory Care Nurse Certification Exam (ANCC)
The ambulatory care nurse is teaching a client ho to change their wound
dressing. Which of the following indicates emotional readiness to learn?
A. The client accepts the need to learn the new skill
B. The client has the psychomotor function to change the dressing
C. The client is a wound care medical MD
D. The client has dressed his/her own wound in the past
A. The client accepts the need to learn the new skill
To educate the client the ambulatory care nurse needs a systematic and
planned process that consists of teaching and learning. Which of the following
factors could influence the education process?
A. Culture
B. Learner's readiness
C. Gender
D. Socio-Economic Status
B. Learner's readiness
The Ambulatory care nurse is discharging a 10-year-old child from the
pediatric clinic. To whom should the nurse given the discharge teaching?
A. The Child
B. The mother
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C. Both the child and the caregiver
D. the grandparents
C. Both the child and the caregiver
The ambulatory care nurse is caring for a Native Hawaiian whose choice of
food intake, health and wellbeing perception can pose barriers to life style
modification. To be effective in getting the client to participate in dietary
modification, which of the following steps should the nurse take?
A. Give the client a brochure
B. Teach the client about nutrition from a family framework perspective
C. Give the client the web address for the dietary information
D. Recommend a specific diet regimen
B. Teach the client about nutrition from a family framework perspective
The Ambulatory care nurse is working in the client with a variety of clients
from different racial and ethnic groups. When providing care, the nurse should
know which group has the highest asthma prevalence of any racial/ethnic
group in the USA?
A. Hispanics
B. Caucasian
C. African Americans
D. Asian
C. African Americans
The Joint commission requires accredited healthcare organizations to develop
and use a list of abbreviations that should not be used. Which of the following
if documented by the ambulatory care nurse indicate understanding of the "Do
not Use" list?
A. QD
B. U
C. Unit
D. IU
B. U
A client fell in the clinic during the intake process. The ambulatory care nurse
is documenting the occurrence. Which of the following indicates proper
documentation of the incident?
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A. Document the incident in the patients chart
B. Make no mention of the fall in the clients charts
C. Report it the the risk management and they will document the incident
D. Document the occurrence of the fall in the organization's incident reporting
system
D. Document the occurrence of the fall in the organization's incident reporting system
Which of the following actions should the ambulatory care nurse implement
for a client who presents tot he clinic with chest pain?
A. Refer the client immediately to the ER
B. Take vital signs and obtain ECG
C. Take detailed history
D. Call the EMS for transport
B. Take vital signs and obtain ECG
Which of the following is used to determine the type and the numbers of staff
needed in an ambulatory clinic?
A. Only the volume of client
B. Nurses; years of experience
C. Nurses college degree
D. The complexity and the number of clients
D. The complexity and the number of clients
Which action by the ambulatory care nurse indicates that he/she is compliant
with the client self-determination Act?
A. Asking the client if they have a Advanced Directives
B. Completing a head to toe assessment
C. Reviewing the clients care plan
D. Complying with the client's right to refuse medication
A. Asking the client if they have a Advanced Directives
Which of the following medications does the ambulatory care nurse anticipate
the MD will prescribe for a client with chronic Asthma for long-term treatment
A. Fluticasone (Flovent)
B. Albuterol ( Ventolin)
C. Ipratropium (Atrovent)
D. Levalbuterol (Xopenex)
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A. Fluticasone (Flovent)
The Ambulatory care nurse asses a client with Shortness of breath, lack of
energy, and dry mouth. Which of the following disease should the ambulatory
care nurse suspect?
A. COPD
B. Congestive Heart Failure
C. Asthma
D. Respiratory Failure
A COPD
The parent of an eight year old child reports that the child cannot efficiently
use the metered dose inhaler. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
A. Give the child a nebulizer
B. Give the child a spacer
C. Recommend discontinuation of the medication
D. Inform the parent that the medication is not important
B. Give the child a spacer
The ambulatory care nurse is formulating a research question using the PICO
format. the "C" in PICO stands for which of the following?
A. Comparison
B. Characteristics
C. Culture
D. Cure
B. Characteristics
PICO (T) Format
Formula for creating answerable research questions.
P: Population/patient - age, gender, ethnicity, individuals with a certain disorder
I: Intervention/indicator (Variable of Interest) - exposure to a disease, risk behavior,
prognostic factor
C: Comparison/control - could be a placebo or "business as usual" as in no disease,
absence of risk factor, Prognostic factor B
O: Outcome - risk of disease, accuracy of a diagnosis, rate of occurrence of adverse
outcome
“ AMBULATORY CARE NURSE CERTIFICATION EXAM
(ANCC) “ NEWEST UPDATED EXAM 2025 – 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100%
GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION)
Ambulatory Care Nurse Certification Exam (ANCC)
The ambulatory care nurse is teaching a client ho to change their wound
dressing. Which of the following indicates emotional readiness to learn?
A. The client accepts the need to learn the new skill
B. The client has the psychomotor function to change the dressing
C. The client is a wound care medical MD
D. The client has dressed his/her own wound in the past
A. The client accepts the need to learn the new skill
To educate the client the ambulatory care nurse needs a systematic and
planned process that consists of teaching and learning. Which of the following
factors could influence the education process?
A. Culture
B. Learner's readiness
C. Gender
D. Socio-Economic Status
B. Learner's readiness
The Ambulatory care nurse is discharging a 10-year-old child from the
pediatric clinic. To whom should the nurse given the discharge teaching?
A. The Child
B. The mother
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C. Both the child and the caregiver
D. the grandparents
C. Both the child and the caregiver
The ambulatory care nurse is caring for a Native Hawaiian whose choice of
food intake, health and wellbeing perception can pose barriers to life style
modification. To be effective in getting the client to participate in dietary
modification, which of the following steps should the nurse take?
A. Give the client a brochure
B. Teach the client about nutrition from a family framework perspective
C. Give the client the web address for the dietary information
D. Recommend a specific diet regimen
B. Teach the client about nutrition from a family framework perspective
The Ambulatory care nurse is working in the client with a variety of clients
from different racial and ethnic groups. When providing care, the nurse should
know which group has the highest asthma prevalence of any racial/ethnic
group in the USA?
A. Hispanics
B. Caucasian
C. African Americans
D. Asian
C. African Americans
The Joint commission requires accredited healthcare organizations to develop
and use a list of abbreviations that should not be used. Which of the following
if documented by the ambulatory care nurse indicate understanding of the "Do
not Use" list?
A. QD
B. U
C. Unit
D. IU
B. U
A client fell in the clinic during the intake process. The ambulatory care nurse
is documenting the occurrence. Which of the following indicates proper
documentation of the incident?
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A. Document the incident in the patients chart
B. Make no mention of the fall in the clients charts
C. Report it the the risk management and they will document the incident
D. Document the occurrence of the fall in the organization's incident reporting
system
D. Document the occurrence of the fall in the organization's incident reporting system
Which of the following actions should the ambulatory care nurse implement
for a client who presents tot he clinic with chest pain?
A. Refer the client immediately to the ER
B. Take vital signs and obtain ECG
C. Take detailed history
D. Call the EMS for transport
B. Take vital signs and obtain ECG
Which of the following is used to determine the type and the numbers of staff
needed in an ambulatory clinic?
A. Only the volume of client
B. Nurses; years of experience
C. Nurses college degree
D. The complexity and the number of clients
D. The complexity and the number of clients
Which action by the ambulatory care nurse indicates that he/she is compliant
with the client self-determination Act?
A. Asking the client if they have a Advanced Directives
B. Completing a head to toe assessment
C. Reviewing the clients care plan
D. Complying with the client's right to refuse medication
A. Asking the client if they have a Advanced Directives
Which of the following medications does the ambulatory care nurse anticipate
the MD will prescribe for a client with chronic Asthma for long-term treatment
A. Fluticasone (Flovent)
B. Albuterol ( Ventolin)
C. Ipratropium (Atrovent)
D. Levalbuterol (Xopenex)
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A. Fluticasone (Flovent)
The Ambulatory care nurse asses a client with Shortness of breath, lack of
energy, and dry mouth. Which of the following disease should the ambulatory
care nurse suspect?
A. COPD
B. Congestive Heart Failure
C. Asthma
D. Respiratory Failure
A COPD
The parent of an eight year old child reports that the child cannot efficiently
use the metered dose inhaler. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
A. Give the child a nebulizer
B. Give the child a spacer
C. Recommend discontinuation of the medication
D. Inform the parent that the medication is not important
B. Give the child a spacer
The ambulatory care nurse is formulating a research question using the PICO
format. the "C" in PICO stands for which of the following?
A. Comparison
B. Characteristics
C. Culture
D. Cure
B. Characteristics
PICO (T) Format
Formula for creating answerable research questions.
P: Population/patient - age, gender, ethnicity, individuals with a certain disorder
I: Intervention/indicator (Variable of Interest) - exposure to a disease, risk behavior,
prognostic factor
C: Comparison/control - could be a placebo or "business as usual" as in no disease,
absence of risk factor, Prognostic factor B
O: Outcome - risk of disease, accuracy of a diagnosis, rate of occurrence of adverse
outcome
