ANCC AGACNP EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2026 LATEST
UPDATE
You want to get more funding for your hospital's Rapid Response Team. How
should you present this issue to the committee?
a. Stress importance of the team (look up evidence about how team affects
outcomes) b. Describe how to improve and expand the team --PRECISE
ANS>>-a. stress importance of team
What is the best way for the AGACNP to get involved in policy
making? a. attend legislative days at the state capitol
b. join a hospital committee
c. write your local congressman
d. review literature and give more in-services --PRECISE ANS>>-b. join
a hospital committee
What is the best way for the AGACNP to demonstrate and advocate for full
scope of practice?
a. join a hospital
committee b. petition
the government
c. bill for independent services
d. start your own practice --PRECISE ANS>>-c. bill for independent services
Which of the following is considered a high acuity role for the
AGACNP? a. primary care clinic
b. cardiology office
c. community health department
d. minute clinic --PRECISE ANS>>-b. cardiology office
What is the best way to advocate for gay and lesbian
population? a. participate in a high state or national level
b. join a non-profit advocacy
group c. consider lobbying the
government
d. start at your facility --PRECISE ANS>>-d. start at your facility
Answers are worded differently. "decrease bias in healthcare" "create in-
servises in healthcare" "obtain funding to increase access"
Which of the following is most important to evaluate statistical significance
when reviewing the literature?
a. consider the sample size
b. make sure the confidence interval is tight
c. see if the p-value is less than the alpha-coefficient
d. determine the error rate --PRECISE ANS>>-a. consider the sample size
,When closing a practice, the NP is required to do all of the
following except a. give the patient adequate time to find another
provder
b. keep all of the patient's records for a minimum of
five years c. send a certified letter with a return
receipt requested
d. provide names of other providers for future care --PRECISE ANS>>-c. send
a certified letter with a return receipt requested
Which of the following components of an evidenced based research process is
the most important for NP to participate in?
a. specifying methods of data
collection b. formulating the
hypothesis
c. carefully reviewing the literature
d. formulating the research problem --PRECISE ANS>>-d. formulating the
research problem
A former pt of an NP is writing blog posts, sending emails, and distributing
false, accusatory statements about the NP's practice. Which of the following
forms of defamation is this?
a. libel
b. slander --PRECISE ANS>>-a. libel
Can you tell the patient's wife, for her protection, that her husband has
HIV? --PRECISE ANS>>-No, not without his permission
How can the ANCP prepare to get involved in future mass casualty
event? --PRECISE ANS>>-Pre enroll in disaster volunteer program
An 80 year old male patient with dementia requires long-term care
placement. To which funding agency does the patient apply after "spending
down" to qualify? --PRECISE ANS>>-Medicaid
Your patient is worried about insurance coverage and asks you for advice on
Medicaid. You instruct the patient that Medicaid: --PRECISE ANS>>-Pays after
insurance and 3rd party payers have paid
You are giving a dinner presentation to a group. The pharmaceutical rep
calls you the night before and wants you to say that their drug is the only
one that workds. What ethical principles does this challenge? --PRECISE
ANS>>-Veracity and fidelity
Health literacy --PRECISE ANS>>-Average american: 8th grade level
Quality assurance --PRECISE ANS>>-A process for evaluating the care of
patients using established standards of care to ensure quality
CPI --PRECISE ANS>>-Measures structure, processes, and outcomes
,A root cause analysis of a crisis situation in the ICU identified a lack of
clinician-family communication as the basis for the resulting adverse
outcome. As part of the performance improvement plan, the NP is asked to
develop evidence-based policies to establish clinician-family communication
standards in the unit. These policies should include: --PRECISE ANS>>-
Guidelines for having discussions with family members that are geared
toward establishing treatment goals
Which clinical scenario does the NP evaluate for a quality improvement
process change? --PRECISE ANS>>-An increased incidence of postoperative
sternal wound infections
Goals set forth in healthy people 2020 by the US department of Health and
Human services include: --PRECISE ANS>>-elimination of health disparities
(and increased QOL/LOL)
Based on the individual's culture, ethnicity, and personal choices, the NP
can optimize the therapeutic partnership with the patient by: --PRECISE
ANS>>-Tailoring his or her communication style to the patient's preference
A 70 year old patient with a history of DM, HTN, OAs, and a new diagnosis of
CAD, is being discharged. The adult-gerontology acute care NP teaches the
patient that the first point of contact for health care needs is the: --PRECISE
ANS>>-PCP
The NP is asked to provide evidence to the hospital administration about the
safety of NP placing central lines. Which resource provides the strongest
level of evidence? --PRECISE ANS>>-A systematic review (meta analysis)
What legislation allowed NPs to be recognized Medicare providers in all
geographical areas with their own provider number? --PRECISE ANS>>-
Balanced Budget act
True/false: restraining an unwilling patient is grounds for malpractice? --
PRECISE ANS>>- False, if they are a danger you can restrain
Patient presents to the clinic for routine f/u and passes out. You revive the
patient and admit overnight. Which of the following would qualify as
incident to billing? --PRECISE ANS>>-Temperature and weight recording
The NP program initiated, primarily, because of what issue in healthcare at
the time? --PRECISE ANS>>-Pediatric physician shortage
Elderly patient takes a turn for the worse. The husband is crying when you
enter the room and begins telling you what end-of-life care he prefers. What
do you do? --PRECISE ANS>>-Ask him to speak candidly with you
Patient calls to complain about bills and states he has Medicare, which
should cover all costs. You explain: --PRECISE ANS>>-Since you are healthy,
exams are not covered
, Doc calls from another center asking if you can tell him what kind of orders
he should give for maintenance of patient... --PRECISE ANS>>-No, HIPPA
Patient in ER not doing well, primary MD calls: --PRECISE ANS>>-Give him info
NP working on ESRD research project. A colleague renal specialist asks for
patient info on your patients: --PRECISE ANS>>-HIPAA breach
Who enforces HIPAA? --PRECISE ANS>>-Office of Civil Rights/Dept Health and
Human Services
Who isn't covered by HIPAA? --PRECISE ANS>>-Law enforcment/municipal
offices, CPS/Schools, employers/workman's comp, life insurance
Insurance company calling to verify some patient appointments? --
PRECISE ANS>>- Answer by picking out that there is already a medical
release signed by the patient and give the requested information to
them
Benchmarking --PRECISE ANS>>-How institution compares with similar
organizations
Managed care --PRECISE ANS>>-Know what this is and how it has improved
costs, something about putting caps on payments
Peer review --PRECISE ANS>>-Timely, not anonymous, and NP knows how
peer review will impact yearly evaluation
Sensitivity vs specificity --PRECISE ANS>>-Sensitivity: true positives,
specificity: true negatives
There was a question where a patient had a multinodular goiter and wanted
to know why the NP was not going to do periodic US and fine needle biopsy
in monitoring for some kind of cancer or complication. The answer I picked
was that these tests were not very specific to detect the cancer
Reliability --PRECISE ANS>>-When implementing a new study, tested over
and over, the consistency of a measurement or the degree to which an
instrument measures the same way over time
Validity of results in an article --PRECISE ANS>>-P-value, probability of
falsely rejecting the null hypothesis, want it to be <0.05
Statistical significance --PRECISE ANS>>-Look at sample size and p value
Privileging --PRECISE ANS>>-May be granted in full or part by the hospital,
credentialing committee is made of physicians
100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2026 LATEST
UPDATE
You want to get more funding for your hospital's Rapid Response Team. How
should you present this issue to the committee?
a. Stress importance of the team (look up evidence about how team affects
outcomes) b. Describe how to improve and expand the team --PRECISE
ANS>>-a. stress importance of team
What is the best way for the AGACNP to get involved in policy
making? a. attend legislative days at the state capitol
b. join a hospital committee
c. write your local congressman
d. review literature and give more in-services --PRECISE ANS>>-b. join
a hospital committee
What is the best way for the AGACNP to demonstrate and advocate for full
scope of practice?
a. join a hospital
committee b. petition
the government
c. bill for independent services
d. start your own practice --PRECISE ANS>>-c. bill for independent services
Which of the following is considered a high acuity role for the
AGACNP? a. primary care clinic
b. cardiology office
c. community health department
d. minute clinic --PRECISE ANS>>-b. cardiology office
What is the best way to advocate for gay and lesbian
population? a. participate in a high state or national level
b. join a non-profit advocacy
group c. consider lobbying the
government
d. start at your facility --PRECISE ANS>>-d. start at your facility
Answers are worded differently. "decrease bias in healthcare" "create in-
servises in healthcare" "obtain funding to increase access"
Which of the following is most important to evaluate statistical significance
when reviewing the literature?
a. consider the sample size
b. make sure the confidence interval is tight
c. see if the p-value is less than the alpha-coefficient
d. determine the error rate --PRECISE ANS>>-a. consider the sample size
,When closing a practice, the NP is required to do all of the
following except a. give the patient adequate time to find another
provder
b. keep all of the patient's records for a minimum of
five years c. send a certified letter with a return
receipt requested
d. provide names of other providers for future care --PRECISE ANS>>-c. send
a certified letter with a return receipt requested
Which of the following components of an evidenced based research process is
the most important for NP to participate in?
a. specifying methods of data
collection b. formulating the
hypothesis
c. carefully reviewing the literature
d. formulating the research problem --PRECISE ANS>>-d. formulating the
research problem
A former pt of an NP is writing blog posts, sending emails, and distributing
false, accusatory statements about the NP's practice. Which of the following
forms of defamation is this?
a. libel
b. slander --PRECISE ANS>>-a. libel
Can you tell the patient's wife, for her protection, that her husband has
HIV? --PRECISE ANS>>-No, not without his permission
How can the ANCP prepare to get involved in future mass casualty
event? --PRECISE ANS>>-Pre enroll in disaster volunteer program
An 80 year old male patient with dementia requires long-term care
placement. To which funding agency does the patient apply after "spending
down" to qualify? --PRECISE ANS>>-Medicaid
Your patient is worried about insurance coverage and asks you for advice on
Medicaid. You instruct the patient that Medicaid: --PRECISE ANS>>-Pays after
insurance and 3rd party payers have paid
You are giving a dinner presentation to a group. The pharmaceutical rep
calls you the night before and wants you to say that their drug is the only
one that workds. What ethical principles does this challenge? --PRECISE
ANS>>-Veracity and fidelity
Health literacy --PRECISE ANS>>-Average american: 8th grade level
Quality assurance --PRECISE ANS>>-A process for evaluating the care of
patients using established standards of care to ensure quality
CPI --PRECISE ANS>>-Measures structure, processes, and outcomes
,A root cause analysis of a crisis situation in the ICU identified a lack of
clinician-family communication as the basis for the resulting adverse
outcome. As part of the performance improvement plan, the NP is asked to
develop evidence-based policies to establish clinician-family communication
standards in the unit. These policies should include: --PRECISE ANS>>-
Guidelines for having discussions with family members that are geared
toward establishing treatment goals
Which clinical scenario does the NP evaluate for a quality improvement
process change? --PRECISE ANS>>-An increased incidence of postoperative
sternal wound infections
Goals set forth in healthy people 2020 by the US department of Health and
Human services include: --PRECISE ANS>>-elimination of health disparities
(and increased QOL/LOL)
Based on the individual's culture, ethnicity, and personal choices, the NP
can optimize the therapeutic partnership with the patient by: --PRECISE
ANS>>-Tailoring his or her communication style to the patient's preference
A 70 year old patient with a history of DM, HTN, OAs, and a new diagnosis of
CAD, is being discharged. The adult-gerontology acute care NP teaches the
patient that the first point of contact for health care needs is the: --PRECISE
ANS>>-PCP
The NP is asked to provide evidence to the hospital administration about the
safety of NP placing central lines. Which resource provides the strongest
level of evidence? --PRECISE ANS>>-A systematic review (meta analysis)
What legislation allowed NPs to be recognized Medicare providers in all
geographical areas with their own provider number? --PRECISE ANS>>-
Balanced Budget act
True/false: restraining an unwilling patient is grounds for malpractice? --
PRECISE ANS>>- False, if they are a danger you can restrain
Patient presents to the clinic for routine f/u and passes out. You revive the
patient and admit overnight. Which of the following would qualify as
incident to billing? --PRECISE ANS>>-Temperature and weight recording
The NP program initiated, primarily, because of what issue in healthcare at
the time? --PRECISE ANS>>-Pediatric physician shortage
Elderly patient takes a turn for the worse. The husband is crying when you
enter the room and begins telling you what end-of-life care he prefers. What
do you do? --PRECISE ANS>>-Ask him to speak candidly with you
Patient calls to complain about bills and states he has Medicare, which
should cover all costs. You explain: --PRECISE ANS>>-Since you are healthy,
exams are not covered
, Doc calls from another center asking if you can tell him what kind of orders
he should give for maintenance of patient... --PRECISE ANS>>-No, HIPPA
Patient in ER not doing well, primary MD calls: --PRECISE ANS>>-Give him info
NP working on ESRD research project. A colleague renal specialist asks for
patient info on your patients: --PRECISE ANS>>-HIPAA breach
Who enforces HIPAA? --PRECISE ANS>>-Office of Civil Rights/Dept Health and
Human Services
Who isn't covered by HIPAA? --PRECISE ANS>>-Law enforcment/municipal
offices, CPS/Schools, employers/workman's comp, life insurance
Insurance company calling to verify some patient appointments? --
PRECISE ANS>>- Answer by picking out that there is already a medical
release signed by the patient and give the requested information to
them
Benchmarking --PRECISE ANS>>-How institution compares with similar
organizations
Managed care --PRECISE ANS>>-Know what this is and how it has improved
costs, something about putting caps on payments
Peer review --PRECISE ANS>>-Timely, not anonymous, and NP knows how
peer review will impact yearly evaluation
Sensitivity vs specificity --PRECISE ANS>>-Sensitivity: true positives,
specificity: true negatives
There was a question where a patient had a multinodular goiter and wanted
to know why the NP was not going to do periodic US and fine needle biopsy
in monitoring for some kind of cancer or complication. The answer I picked
was that these tests were not very specific to detect the cancer
Reliability --PRECISE ANS>>-When implementing a new study, tested over
and over, the consistency of a measurement or the degree to which an
instrument measures the same way over time
Validity of results in an article --PRECISE ANS>>-P-value, probability of
falsely rejecting the null hypothesis, want it to be <0.05
Statistical significance --PRECISE ANS>>-Look at sample size and p value
Privileging --PRECISE ANS>>-May be granted in full or part by the hospital,
credentialing committee is made of physicians
