ANCC FNP NON CLINICAL |ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
A difficult aspect of determining occupational exposure to disease is the:
A. confidentiality of the information within company records.
B. inaccuracy of occupational disease reporting.
C. long latency period between exposure and disease development.
D. reliance on workers' memories.
CORRECT ANSWER
C. the long latency period between exposure and disease development
Question 2
A patient who sustained a myocardial infarction comes to the clinic for a refill of
atorvastatin calcium (Lipitor). The family nurse practitioner recognizes that the medication
is prescribed for:
A. cancer prevention
B. primary prevention
C. secondary prevention
D. tertiary prevention.
CORRECT ANSWER
D. tertiary prevention
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,Question 3
Clinical practice guidelines are designed to:
A. increase variations in clinical care
B. mandate practice decisions
C. protect nurses from legal liability
D. serve as a handbook for best practice.
CORRECT ANSWER
Question 4
The family nurse practitioner participates in a hospital-based quality improvement project.
The nurse practitioner reviews four charts per month of a nurse practitioner colleague to
ensure diabetes protocols are met. This process is a:
A. core competency
B. force field analysis
C. peer review
D. risk analysis
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Peer review
Question 5
A 55-year-old male patient who is Chinese has a follow-up appointment after cardiac
bypass surgery. The patient brings his father with him into the examination room. How
does the family nurse practitioner provide culturally sensitive care?
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, A. Asks the patient's father first if he has any questions regarding his son's care
B. Asks the patient's father to leave the room due to confidentiality issues
C. Performs the examination without speaking to the patient's father
D. Provides the patient's father an informational packet to read while performing the
examination
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Asks the patient's father first if he has any questions regarding his son's care
Question 6
The family nurse practitioner observes an increase in chlamydia diagnoses in a small rural
community and suspects patients are not notifying their partners of their diagnosis and,
thereby, delaying treatment. The nurse practitioner decides to conduct a small research
study. Which type of hypothesis does the nurse practitioner apply?
a. Complex hypothesis
B. Deductive hypothesis
C. Inductive hypothesis
D. Non-directional hypothesis.
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Inductive hypothesis
Question 7
The family nurse practitioner exhibits professional leadership by:
A. adding clinical protocols to the nurse practitioner scope of practice
B. comparing the workplace roles of the registered nurse and the nurse practitioner
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AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
A difficult aspect of determining occupational exposure to disease is the:
A. confidentiality of the information within company records.
B. inaccuracy of occupational disease reporting.
C. long latency period between exposure and disease development.
D. reliance on workers' memories.
CORRECT ANSWER
C. the long latency period between exposure and disease development
Question 2
A patient who sustained a myocardial infarction comes to the clinic for a refill of
atorvastatin calcium (Lipitor). The family nurse practitioner recognizes that the medication
is prescribed for:
A. cancer prevention
B. primary prevention
C. secondary prevention
D. tertiary prevention.
CORRECT ANSWER
D. tertiary prevention
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,Question 3
Clinical practice guidelines are designed to:
A. increase variations in clinical care
B. mandate practice decisions
C. protect nurses from legal liability
D. serve as a handbook for best practice.
CORRECT ANSWER
Question 4
The family nurse practitioner participates in a hospital-based quality improvement project.
The nurse practitioner reviews four charts per month of a nurse practitioner colleague to
ensure diabetes protocols are met. This process is a:
A. core competency
B. force field analysis
C. peer review
D. risk analysis
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Peer review
Question 5
A 55-year-old male patient who is Chinese has a follow-up appointment after cardiac
bypass surgery. The patient brings his father with him into the examination room. How
does the family nurse practitioner provide culturally sensitive care?
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, A. Asks the patient's father first if he has any questions regarding his son's care
B. Asks the patient's father to leave the room due to confidentiality issues
C. Performs the examination without speaking to the patient's father
D. Provides the patient's father an informational packet to read while performing the
examination
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Asks the patient's father first if he has any questions regarding his son's care
Question 6
The family nurse practitioner observes an increase in chlamydia diagnoses in a small rural
community and suspects patients are not notifying their partners of their diagnosis and,
thereby, delaying treatment. The nurse practitioner decides to conduct a small research
study. Which type of hypothesis does the nurse practitioner apply?
a. Complex hypothesis
B. Deductive hypothesis
C. Inductive hypothesis
D. Non-directional hypothesis.
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Inductive hypothesis
Question 7
The family nurse practitioner exhibits professional leadership by:
A. adding clinical protocols to the nurse practitioner scope of practice
B. comparing the workplace roles of the registered nurse and the nurse practitioner
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