Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification Exam
What documents primarily defines the scope of telehealth nursing practice - Correct Answer-
Nurse State Practice Acts
In School Age Children with acute vomiting, rehydration therapy might include which of the
following - Correct Answer- half-strength sports drinks and popscicles
Which of the following are signs of volume overleoad in a chronic heart failure patient - Correct
Answer- Edema, Dyspenea, Neck vein distension, sudden weight gain
Joshua is a 5 year old with siclke cell disease. his mother called to report that Joshua has a fever
over 101.5 orally. The nurse should: - Correct Answer- tell the mother to bring Joshua in right
away to be evaluated.
The following are elements of Dieteary Approches to Stop hypertension (DASH) - Correct
Answer- Low Cholesterol and toal fat, reducted sweets, high fiber
Untreated Hypertension may lead to - Correct Answer- organ damage in the eyes?
Promoting advocacy and positive patient/family relations includes - Correct Answer- Providing
service recovery processes that resolve patient/family complaints or concerns
Which of the following scenarios potentially violates the confidentiality of a patient's protected
health information - Correct Answer- Talking to an elderly patient's daughter about the need to
bring the patient back for another appointment because tests came back with some abnormalities
Activities taht require ambulatory nurses to apply critical thinking include - Correct Answer-
Analyzing information in development of a diagnosis and plan of care
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Which organization has established criteria for accepted nursing languages and approves
languages meeting the criteria - Correct Answer- American Nurses Association
Federal and state laws require public health reporting in which of the following situations -
Correct Answer- Diagnosis of a serious communicable disease
Decision support tools, such as prototcols, guidelines or algorithms, generally have the following
characteristics - Correct Answer- They provide standardization and decrease omissions
The Ambulatory Care Nursing Conceptual Framework is a diagram that specifies - Correct
Answer- Concepts that form the focus of nursing practice and the relationship among those
concepts
The purposes of nursing practice standards include - Correct Answer- Serve as a guide for the
structure and processes in the delivery of nursing care
Which of the following is true about delegation by a registered nurse - Correct Answer- The
delegating nurse remains ultimately responsible for the service
Which of the following would be a semi-critical item and require high level disinfection -
Correct Answer- and endoscope used for upper gastroenterological procedures
Primary prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and other sexually transmitted diseases
would include the following - Correct Answer- A) Use of Condoms and avoidance of anonymous
partners.
B) Vaccination against herpes, hepatitis, and menigococcal infections,
C) Prophylactic antibiotics or any oral sex
D) Annual Health Screenings
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