Nurse Practitioners Certification Board Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (A-
GNP-C) practice test exam
1. What is the primary role of the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner?
A) To provide direct patient care only
B) To provide advanced primary care to adults and older adults across the lifespan
C) To perform surgery
D) To manage hospital finances
Answer: B
Rationale: The adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner provides advanced primary
care to adults and older adults across the lifespan.
2. Which of the following is a core competency of the adult-gerontology primary care nurse
practitioner?
A) Direct clinical practice
B) Consultation
C) Research
D) All of the above
Answer: D
Rationale: The core competencies include direct clinical practice, consultation, research,
education, leadership, and collaboration.
3. What is the purpose of a comprehensive health assessment?
A) To evaluate the patient's physical and psychosocial needs
B) To perform surgery
C) To discharge the patient
D) To bill the patient
,Answer: A
Rationale: A comprehensive health assessment evaluates the patient's physical, psychosocial,
and functional needs to guide care.
4. What is the role of the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner in health
promotion?
A) To provide preventive care and health education
B) To ignore prevention
C) To perform surgery
D) To bill the patient
Answer: A
Rationale: The adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner provides preventive care and
health education to promote health and prevent disease.
5. What is the purpose of a multidisciplinary team in primary care?
A) To coordinate care among healthcare professionals
B) To perform surgery
C) To discharge patients
D) To bill patients
Answer: A
Rationale: A multidisciplinary team coordinates care among healthcare professionals to improve
patient outcomes.
6. What is the role of the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner in chronic disease
management?
A) To provide ongoing care and education for chronic conditions
B) To ignore chronic conditions
,C) To perform surgery
D) To bill the patient
Answer: A
Rationale: The adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner provides ongoing care and
education for chronic conditions.
7. What is the purpose of a clinical pathway in primary care?
A) To standardize care and improve outcomes
B) To ignore evidence
C) To perform surgery
D) To bill the patient
Answer: A
Rationale: Clinical pathways standardize primary care for specific conditions to improve
outcomes and reduce variation.
8. What is the role of the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner in evidence-based
practice?
A) To integrate the best available evidence into primary care
B) To ignore evidence
C) To perform surgery
D) To bill the patient
Answer: A
Rationale: The adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner integrates the best available
evidence into primary care to improve outcomes.
9. What is the purpose of a quality improvement initiative in primary care?
A) To improve patient outcomes and safety
, B) To increase costs
C) To reduce quality
D) To increase infection
Answer: A
Rationale: A quality improvement initiative improves patient outcomes, safety, and satisfaction
in primary care.
10. What is the role of the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner in research?
A) To conduct and disseminate research
B) To ignore research
C) To perform surgery
D) To bill the patient
Answer: A
Rationale: The adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner conducts and disseminates
research to advance primary care practice.
11. What is the purpose of a journal club in primary care?
A) To critically appraise and discuss research literature
B) To ignore research
C) To perform surgery
D) To bill the patient
Answer: A
Rationale: A journal club critically appraises and discusses research literature to promote
evidence-based practice.
12. What is the role of the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner in education?
A) To educate staff, patients, and families
GNP-C) practice test exam
1. What is the primary role of the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner?
A) To provide direct patient care only
B) To provide advanced primary care to adults and older adults across the lifespan
C) To perform surgery
D) To manage hospital finances
Answer: B
Rationale: The adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner provides advanced primary
care to adults and older adults across the lifespan.
2. Which of the following is a core competency of the adult-gerontology primary care nurse
practitioner?
A) Direct clinical practice
B) Consultation
C) Research
D) All of the above
Answer: D
Rationale: The core competencies include direct clinical practice, consultation, research,
education, leadership, and collaboration.
3. What is the purpose of a comprehensive health assessment?
A) To evaluate the patient's physical and psychosocial needs
B) To perform surgery
C) To discharge the patient
D) To bill the patient
,Answer: A
Rationale: A comprehensive health assessment evaluates the patient's physical, psychosocial,
and functional needs to guide care.
4. What is the role of the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner in health
promotion?
A) To provide preventive care and health education
B) To ignore prevention
C) To perform surgery
D) To bill the patient
Answer: A
Rationale: The adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner provides preventive care and
health education to promote health and prevent disease.
5. What is the purpose of a multidisciplinary team in primary care?
A) To coordinate care among healthcare professionals
B) To perform surgery
C) To discharge patients
D) To bill patients
Answer: A
Rationale: A multidisciplinary team coordinates care among healthcare professionals to improve
patient outcomes.
6. What is the role of the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner in chronic disease
management?
A) To provide ongoing care and education for chronic conditions
B) To ignore chronic conditions
,C) To perform surgery
D) To bill the patient
Answer: A
Rationale: The adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner provides ongoing care and
education for chronic conditions.
7. What is the purpose of a clinical pathway in primary care?
A) To standardize care and improve outcomes
B) To ignore evidence
C) To perform surgery
D) To bill the patient
Answer: A
Rationale: Clinical pathways standardize primary care for specific conditions to improve
outcomes and reduce variation.
8. What is the role of the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner in evidence-based
practice?
A) To integrate the best available evidence into primary care
B) To ignore evidence
C) To perform surgery
D) To bill the patient
Answer: A
Rationale: The adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner integrates the best available
evidence into primary care to improve outcomes.
9. What is the purpose of a quality improvement initiative in primary care?
A) To improve patient outcomes and safety
, B) To increase costs
C) To reduce quality
D) To increase infection
Answer: A
Rationale: A quality improvement initiative improves patient outcomes, safety, and satisfaction
in primary care.
10. What is the role of the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner in research?
A) To conduct and disseminate research
B) To ignore research
C) To perform surgery
D) To bill the patient
Answer: A
Rationale: The adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner conducts and disseminates
research to advance primary care practice.
11. What is the purpose of a journal club in primary care?
A) To critically appraise and discuss research literature
B) To ignore research
C) To perform surgery
D) To bill the patient
Answer: A
Rationale: A journal club critically appraises and discusses research literature to promote
evidence-based practice.
12. What is the role of the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner in education?
A) To educate staff, patients, and families
