ANCC PRACTICE QUESTIONS DOMAIN 3 AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

ANCC PRACTICE QUESTIONS DOMAIN
3 AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS
2024
InKdistinguishingKHIV-
relatedKdepressionKfromKHIVKdementia,KwhichKofKtheKfollowingKfindingsKwouldKbeKindicativeKofKHIVKdemen
tia?

a.KApathyKandKinertia

b.KIncoordination

c.KDecreasedKmotivation

d.KDiminishedKattentionKandKconcentrationK-KANSWERKB



ClozapineKisKassociatedKwithKsevereKneutropeniaK(absoluteKneutrophilKcountK(ANC)KlessKthanK500/?L).KTheK
requirementsKtoKprescribe,Kdispense,KandKreceiveKClozapineKareKincorporatedKintoKaKsingle,KsharedKprogra
mKcalledKtheKClozapineKRiskKEvaluationKandKMitigationKStrategyK(REMS).KWhoKimplementKtheKClozapineKRi
skKEvaluationKandKMitigationKStrategyK(REMS)?

a.KAKFederalKDrugKAdministrationK(FDA)

b.KCentersKforKDiseaseKControlKandKPreventionK(CDC)

c.KHealthKandKHumanKServices

d.KTheKmanufacturesKofKClozapineK(Clozaril)K-KANSWERKD



YouKhaveKaK16-year-
oldKpatientKwhoKsuffersKfromKBingeKEatingKDisorder.KSheKisK5KfootK10KinchesKtallK(70Kinches)KandKhasKaKBMIK
ofK30.KYouKconsultKtheKNationalKGuidelineKClearingKHouseKforKtheKbestKinformationKonKtreatingKtheKpatient
.KPartKofKyourKtreatmentKplanKincludes:

a.KImplementingKnon-
dietKhealthKatKeveryKsizeKtherapyKinKadditionKtoKpsychotherapyKtoKhelpKwithKweightKstabilizationKandKbinge
Keating



b.KTreatmentKwithKDuloxetineK(Cymbalta)Klong-
termKatKlowKdosesKandKaKreducedKcalorieKdiet.KItKisKassociatedKwithKsignificantKweightKloss.

c.KUrineKspecificKgravity,KorthostaticKvitalKsigns,KandKoralKtemperaturesKtakenKonKaKregularKbasis.

d.KUseKofKSibutramineK(Meridia)K10KmgKpoKQAMKandKaKreducedKcalorieKdiet.KItKisKassociatedKwithKsignifican
tKweightKloss.K-KANSWERKA

, WhenKevaluatingKaK5-year-
oldKchildKwithKlanguageKdeficits,KwhichKofKtheKfollowingKisKaKkeyKindicatorKinKdifferentiatingKautisticKdisorde
rKfromKaKmixedKreceptive-expressiveKlanguageKdisorder.

a.KImaginativeKplayKisKpredominantKformKofKexpression

b.KLanguageKabnormalitiesKsuchKasKecholaliaKareKcommon

c.KFamilyKhistoryKofKspeechKdelayKorKlanguageKproblems

d.KLevelKofKintelligenceKrangesKfromKmildKtoKsevereKimpairmentK-KANSWERKB



AKclientKsaysKthatKbecauseKheKwishedKhisKsisterKwasKdead,KandKyourKclient'sKsisterKsubsequentlyKwasKkilledK
inKaKmotorKvehicleKaccident,KtheKdeathKwasKcausedKbyKtheKclient'sKwishes.KTheKclientKalsoKrevealedKthatKhe
KcanKreadKother'sKminds.KThisKclientKisKmostKlikelyKsufferingKfromKwhichKpersonalityKdisorder?



a.KSchizotypalKPersonalityKDisorder

b.KSchizoidKPersonalityKDisorder

c.KParanoidKPersonalityKDisorder

d.KDelusionalKPersonalityKDisorderK-KANSWERKA



WhichKofKtheKfollowingKatypicalKantipsychoticKmedicationsKhasKU.S.KFDAKapprovalKforKtreatmentKofKbipolar
KdepressionKwhenKcombinedKwithKfluoxetineK(Prozac)?



a.KQuetiapineK(Seroquel)

b.KOlanzapineK(Zyprexa)

c.KAripiprazoleK(Abilify)

d.KRisperidoneK(Risperdal)K-KANSWERKB



TheKPMHNPKtreatingKaKpatientKforKschizophreniaKonKziprasidoneKordersKandKEKG.KWhichKQTcKintervalKresul
tKplacesKtheKpatientKatKgreatestKriskKforKtorsade'sKdeKpoints?

a.K160-260Kmilliseconds

b.K300-500Kmilliseconds

c.K500-700Kmilliseconds

d.K100-200KmillisecondsK-KANSWERKC