Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification
Practice 1 Exam Questions Marking
Scheme New Update (A+ Pass)
D -Five or more - ✅✅-How many medications does it typically take to be considered
"polypharmacy?"
A -Three
B -Ten
C -Twenty-four
D -Five or more
C - drug abuse
Drug abuse is not required by law to be reported. Gunshot wounds, stab wounds, and
✅✅
child abuse (actual or suspected) are required to be reported to the proper authorities. -
-The ANP knows that it is her responsibility to report certain things to the proper
authorities. Which of the following is NOT required to be reported?
A - gunshot wound
B - suspected child abuse
C - drug abuse
D - stab wounds
C - drink a liter of water
✅✅
Prior to an abdominal sonogram, the patient is asked to drink water. In addition fasting
for 8 to 12 hours prior to the procedure is often required. - -Prior to undergoing an
abdominal sonogram, the patient should do what?
A - refrain from food and water for 12 hours
B - empty his or her bladder
C - drink a liter of water
D - empty his or her bowels
C - medical diagnosis
Nursing diagnoses should never contain medical diagnoses. Rather, the nursing
✅✅
diagnosis is a statement of the patient's actual health status, risks for condition
developing, causative and related factors, and signs and symptoms. - -Which of
the following is NOT part of a nursing diagnosis?
A - statement of the patient's actual health status
B -signs of illness
C - medical diagnosis (such as stroke or pulmonary blockage)
,D - symptoms of illness
D - All of the above -✅✅ -Primary care would be considered the cornerstone of
ambulatory care with nurses practicing in which of the following areas of healthcare?
A - Telehealth services
B - Internal medicine
C - Pediatrics
D - All of the above
a - Food and Drug Administration
✅✅
This is an agency which regulates both the development and sale of drugs. -
-Which of the following would FDA stands for?
A - Food and Drug Administration
B - Food Depression Association
C - Fixed Depression Administration
D - None of the above
A - High level disinfected.
Endoscopes are critical items. Critical items are normally sterilized after being cleaned.
✅✅
Endoscopes cannot be sterilized and require high level disinfection. -
-Endoscopes are cleaned and _____.
A - High level disinfected.
B - Sterilized.
C - Low level disinfected.
D - Intermediate level disinfected.
D - giving the patient a back rub
Independent nursing actions are those which do not require a physician's order. Giving
a backrub is one of these independent nursing actions. In the age of managed care,
✅✅
actions which arise from collaborative care plans are known as interdependent actions.
- -Which of the following is considered an independent nursing action?
A - teaching a patient about the new diet she has been prescribed for management of
her condition
B - assisting the speech therapist by helping the patient practice speech exercises
C - administering pain medication to the patient
D - giving the patient a backrub
A - Lanoxin (Digoxin)
A digitalis medication is a cardiac glycoside that treats CHF and arrhythmias also for BP
support.
,✅✅
Bumex is a loop diuretic. Zestril is an ACE inhibitor. Adalat is a calcium blocking agent. -
-Which of the following is a digitalis medicine?
A -Lanoxin
B - Bumex
C - Zestril
D - Adalat
B - Patient selection
Patent selection is not one of the steps in evidence-based practice. The steps in
evidence-based practice consist of
1 - Patient assessment
2 - Constructing the clinical question
3 - Appropriate selection of resources
4 - Appraise the validity of the evidence
✅✅
5 - Apply the integrated patient preferences, evidence, and clinical expertise
6 - Performance evaluation with patience - -Which of the following is not one of the
steps in evidence-based practice?
A - Constructing the clinical question
B - Patient selection
C - Appropriate selection of resources
D - Appraise the validity of the evidence
A - This is indicated for children less than 2 years of age with chronic lung disease, and
infants <32 weeks.
Palivizumab (Synagis) provides temporary, passive immunity for high-risk infants, not
✅✅
adults. The polio vaccine (IPV) is contraindicated for those who have had a reaction to
neomycin or streptomycin. - -What is true regarding the respiratory synctical virus
(RSV) immune globin?
A - This is indicated for children less than 2 years of age with chronic lung disease, and
infants <32 weeks.
B - Contraindications include a reaction to neomycin or streptomycin products.
C - This is indicated for adults without a history of RSV.
D - Palivizumab (Synagis) provides permanent immunity for high-risk infants.
A - primary
Primary prevention, such as an immunization, aims to prevent health problems before
they start. Secondary prevention promotes early detection and treatments of diseases.
✅✅
Tertiary prevention is designed to help a patient cope with a current problem or prevent
relapse. "Annual" is not a type of prevention. - -A nurse finishes a follow up visit
, with one of her elderly patients and gives him the influenza vaccine before he leaves.
This is an example of what type of prevention?
A - primary
B - secondary
C - tertiary
D - annual
B - Flexibility
✅✅
The 4 major criteria for successful communication would include: Feedback,
Appropriateness, Efficiency, Flexibility - -For successful communication, the major
criteria would include?
A - Forcefulness
B - Flexibility
C - Evaluation
D - Developmental
D - all of the above
✅✅
Some of the verbs which might be used to measure a person's knowledge could
include: Recall, List, Remember, Identify, State, Define - -A person's knowledge is
sometimes measured by which of the following verbs?
A -Recall
B - List
C - Remember
D - All of the above
D - Involvement
✅✅
There are 3 key values that are associated with "Baby Boomers:" Involvement, Personal
growth, Team - -A key value in association with "Baby Boomers" would be
considered which of the following?
A - Sacrifice
B - Duty
C -Respect for authority
D - Involvement
✅✅
D - Ask a family member, such as the patient's spouse, about the patient's alcohol use. -
-You are assessing a patient prior to surgery and want to check for her surgical
risk due to alcohol consumption. That patient tells you that her alcohol use varies and
she does not seem willing to discuss how much she drinks. Which of the following is an
appropriate strategy for getting the information you need?
Practice 1 Exam Questions Marking
Scheme New Update (A+ Pass)
D -Five or more - ✅✅-How many medications does it typically take to be considered
"polypharmacy?"
A -Three
B -Ten
C -Twenty-four
D -Five or more
C - drug abuse
Drug abuse is not required by law to be reported. Gunshot wounds, stab wounds, and
✅✅
child abuse (actual or suspected) are required to be reported to the proper authorities. -
-The ANP knows that it is her responsibility to report certain things to the proper
authorities. Which of the following is NOT required to be reported?
A - gunshot wound
B - suspected child abuse
C - drug abuse
D - stab wounds
C - drink a liter of water
✅✅
Prior to an abdominal sonogram, the patient is asked to drink water. In addition fasting
for 8 to 12 hours prior to the procedure is often required. - -Prior to undergoing an
abdominal sonogram, the patient should do what?
A - refrain from food and water for 12 hours
B - empty his or her bladder
C - drink a liter of water
D - empty his or her bowels
C - medical diagnosis
Nursing diagnoses should never contain medical diagnoses. Rather, the nursing
✅✅
diagnosis is a statement of the patient's actual health status, risks for condition
developing, causative and related factors, and signs and symptoms. - -Which of
the following is NOT part of a nursing diagnosis?
A - statement of the patient's actual health status
B -signs of illness
C - medical diagnosis (such as stroke or pulmonary blockage)
,D - symptoms of illness
D - All of the above -✅✅ -Primary care would be considered the cornerstone of
ambulatory care with nurses practicing in which of the following areas of healthcare?
A - Telehealth services
B - Internal medicine
C - Pediatrics
D - All of the above
a - Food and Drug Administration
✅✅
This is an agency which regulates both the development and sale of drugs. -
-Which of the following would FDA stands for?
A - Food and Drug Administration
B - Food Depression Association
C - Fixed Depression Administration
D - None of the above
A - High level disinfected.
Endoscopes are critical items. Critical items are normally sterilized after being cleaned.
✅✅
Endoscopes cannot be sterilized and require high level disinfection. -
-Endoscopes are cleaned and _____.
A - High level disinfected.
B - Sterilized.
C - Low level disinfected.
D - Intermediate level disinfected.
D - giving the patient a back rub
Independent nursing actions are those which do not require a physician's order. Giving
a backrub is one of these independent nursing actions. In the age of managed care,
✅✅
actions which arise from collaborative care plans are known as interdependent actions.
- -Which of the following is considered an independent nursing action?
A - teaching a patient about the new diet she has been prescribed for management of
her condition
B - assisting the speech therapist by helping the patient practice speech exercises
C - administering pain medication to the patient
D - giving the patient a backrub
A - Lanoxin (Digoxin)
A digitalis medication is a cardiac glycoside that treats CHF and arrhythmias also for BP
support.
,✅✅
Bumex is a loop diuretic. Zestril is an ACE inhibitor. Adalat is a calcium blocking agent. -
-Which of the following is a digitalis medicine?
A -Lanoxin
B - Bumex
C - Zestril
D - Adalat
B - Patient selection
Patent selection is not one of the steps in evidence-based practice. The steps in
evidence-based practice consist of
1 - Patient assessment
2 - Constructing the clinical question
3 - Appropriate selection of resources
4 - Appraise the validity of the evidence
✅✅
5 - Apply the integrated patient preferences, evidence, and clinical expertise
6 - Performance evaluation with patience - -Which of the following is not one of the
steps in evidence-based practice?
A - Constructing the clinical question
B - Patient selection
C - Appropriate selection of resources
D - Appraise the validity of the evidence
A - This is indicated for children less than 2 years of age with chronic lung disease, and
infants <32 weeks.
Palivizumab (Synagis) provides temporary, passive immunity for high-risk infants, not
✅✅
adults. The polio vaccine (IPV) is contraindicated for those who have had a reaction to
neomycin or streptomycin. - -What is true regarding the respiratory synctical virus
(RSV) immune globin?
A - This is indicated for children less than 2 years of age with chronic lung disease, and
infants <32 weeks.
B - Contraindications include a reaction to neomycin or streptomycin products.
C - This is indicated for adults without a history of RSV.
D - Palivizumab (Synagis) provides permanent immunity for high-risk infants.
A - primary
Primary prevention, such as an immunization, aims to prevent health problems before
they start. Secondary prevention promotes early detection and treatments of diseases.
✅✅
Tertiary prevention is designed to help a patient cope with a current problem or prevent
relapse. "Annual" is not a type of prevention. - -A nurse finishes a follow up visit
, with one of her elderly patients and gives him the influenza vaccine before he leaves.
This is an example of what type of prevention?
A - primary
B - secondary
C - tertiary
D - annual
B - Flexibility
✅✅
The 4 major criteria for successful communication would include: Feedback,
Appropriateness, Efficiency, Flexibility - -For successful communication, the major
criteria would include?
A - Forcefulness
B - Flexibility
C - Evaluation
D - Developmental
D - all of the above
✅✅
Some of the verbs which might be used to measure a person's knowledge could
include: Recall, List, Remember, Identify, State, Define - -A person's knowledge is
sometimes measured by which of the following verbs?
A -Recall
B - List
C - Remember
D - All of the above
D - Involvement
✅✅
There are 3 key values that are associated with "Baby Boomers:" Involvement, Personal
growth, Team - -A key value in association with "Baby Boomers" would be
considered which of the following?
A - Sacrifice
B - Duty
C -Respect for authority
D - Involvement
✅✅
D - Ask a family member, such as the patient's spouse, about the patient's alcohol use. -
-You are assessing a patient prior to surgery and want to check for her surgical
risk due to alcohol consumption. That patient tells you that her alcohol use varies and
she does not seem willing to discuss how much she drinks. Which of the following is an
appropriate strategy for getting the information you need?
