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Ambulatory Care Nurse Certification
Exam (ANCC) Certified Q&A 2026
A family practice physician's office schedule is usually fully booked with patients
scheduled every 15 minutes, but the MD routinely adds patients who have acute
needs to the schedule resulting in delays in seeing patients, unpaid staff OT and
staff complaints. The best solution for the nurse manager may be to:
A. Schedule staff later in the day
B. Suggest referring patient to ED
C. As for payment for any OT
D. Leave open slots in the schedule - correct-answer - D. Leave open slots in the
schedule
When conducting a test for the erythrocyte sedimentation (ESR) rate using the
Sediplast kit rack, after the blood in the Sediplast tube is inserted into the vial, the
results should be checked in:
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A. 10 min
B. 30 min
C. 60 Min
D. 90 min - correct-answer - C. 60 min
If a patient comes to the ambulatory care center with a 1inch gash on he left foot
from a dog bite, the initial response should be to:
A. Wash the wound area with soap and water
B. Irrigate the wound with -ml of NS
C. Irrigate the wound with - ml of hydrogen peroxide
D. Soak the foot in povidone-iodine/NS (50/50) solution - correct-answer - D.
Soak the foot in povidone-iodine/NS (50/50) solution
If one of the patients nursing diagnosis on the care plan is "Self care deficit" which
of the following is an appropriate desired outcome?
A. The patient will achieve maximal physical activity
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B. The patient will perform self care within physical limitations and activity
restrictions
C. The patient exhibit increased ability to engage in activities
D. The patient will need no assistance with persona care - correct-answer - B. The
patient will perform self care within physical limitations and activity restrictions
If the ambulatory care nurse is interviewing an adolescent patient with autism
spectrum disorder and the patient states at the wall and repeatedly states, "You
don't want to be here," this likely means that the patient:
A. Senses the nurse doesn't want to be there
B. Wants the nurse to leave
C. Doesn't want to be there
D. Is just repeating a random phrase - correct-answer - C. Doesn't want to be
there
An ambulatory surgery center that has received accreditation and deemed status
from the Joint Commission:
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A. Does not need to undergo the CMS certification process
B. Must still undergo the CMS certification process
C. Must undergo an abbreviated CMS certification process
D. Can opt to pay a fee rather than undergo CMS certification - correct-answer -
A. Does not need to undergo the CMS certification process
If the Ambulatory nurse is carrying out a point of care rapid HIV test on a patient,
the nurse should:
A. Advise the patient that the test is simply routine
B. Remind the patient of the right to refuse test
C. Tell the patient not to worry because most test are negative
D. Discuss the implications of the test with the patient first. - correct-answer - D.
Discuss the implications of the test with the patient first.
According to the CDCs infection prevention and control assessment tool for
outpatient settings, the organization's written infection prevention policies and
procedures should be reassessed at least every:
Ambulatory Care Nurse Certification
Exam (ANCC) Certified Q&A 2026
A family practice physician's office schedule is usually fully booked with patients
scheduled every 15 minutes, but the MD routinely adds patients who have acute
needs to the schedule resulting in delays in seeing patients, unpaid staff OT and
staff complaints. The best solution for the nurse manager may be to:
A. Schedule staff later in the day
B. Suggest referring patient to ED
C. As for payment for any OT
D. Leave open slots in the schedule - correct-answer - D. Leave open slots in the
schedule
When conducting a test for the erythrocyte sedimentation (ESR) rate using the
Sediplast kit rack, after the blood in the Sediplast tube is inserted into the vial, the
results should be checked in:
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A. 10 min
B. 30 min
C. 60 Min
D. 90 min - correct-answer - C. 60 min
If a patient comes to the ambulatory care center with a 1inch gash on he left foot
from a dog bite, the initial response should be to:
A. Wash the wound area with soap and water
B. Irrigate the wound with -ml of NS
C. Irrigate the wound with - ml of hydrogen peroxide
D. Soak the foot in povidone-iodine/NS (50/50) solution - correct-answer - D.
Soak the foot in povidone-iodine/NS (50/50) solution
If one of the patients nursing diagnosis on the care plan is "Self care deficit" which
of the following is an appropriate desired outcome?
A. The patient will achieve maximal physical activity
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B. The patient will perform self care within physical limitations and activity
restrictions
C. The patient exhibit increased ability to engage in activities
D. The patient will need no assistance with persona care - correct-answer - B. The
patient will perform self care within physical limitations and activity restrictions
If the ambulatory care nurse is interviewing an adolescent patient with autism
spectrum disorder and the patient states at the wall and repeatedly states, "You
don't want to be here," this likely means that the patient:
A. Senses the nurse doesn't want to be there
B. Wants the nurse to leave
C. Doesn't want to be there
D. Is just repeating a random phrase - correct-answer - C. Doesn't want to be
there
An ambulatory surgery center that has received accreditation and deemed status
from the Joint Commission:
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A. Does not need to undergo the CMS certification process
B. Must still undergo the CMS certification process
C. Must undergo an abbreviated CMS certification process
D. Can opt to pay a fee rather than undergo CMS certification - correct-answer -
A. Does not need to undergo the CMS certification process
If the Ambulatory nurse is carrying out a point of care rapid HIV test on a patient,
the nurse should:
A. Advise the patient that the test is simply routine
B. Remind the patient of the right to refuse test
C. Tell the patient not to worry because most test are negative
D. Discuss the implications of the test with the patient first. - correct-answer - D.
Discuss the implications of the test with the patient first.
According to the CDCs infection prevention and control assessment tool for
outpatient settings, the organization's written infection prevention policies and
procedures should be reassessed at least every:
