Ambulatory Care Nurse Certification Exam
(ANCC) questions with complete solutions
2024
The jAmbulatory jcare jNurse jis jtriaging ja jclient jwhose jchief jcomplaint jis jchest
jpain. jWhat jis ja jpriority jaction jfor jthe jnurse jto jtake?
A. jComplete jfull jhead jto jtoe j
B. jAdminister jASA
C. jPerform jElectrocardiogram j(ECG)
D. jCall j911 j- jANS✓✓-C. jPerform jan jElectrocardiogram
Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jessential jfor jthe jambulatory jcare jnurse jto jremind jthe
jclient jof jwhen jperforming jan jElectrocardiogram?
A. jTake ja jdeep jbreath jduring jthe jtest
B. jHold jyou jbreath jduring jthe jtest
C. jTry jnot jto jmove jduring jthe jtest
D. jYou jmay jkeep jyour jbra jon jduring jthe jtest j- jANS✓✓-C. jTry jnot jto jmove
jduring jthe jtest
The jAmbulatory jCare jnurse jis jassessing ja jclient. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing
jquestions jwill jyield jmore jinformation jfrom jthe jclient?
A. jAre jyou jfeeling jpain?
B. jWhat jbrought jyou jin jtoday?
C. jHow jmany jChildren jdo jyou jhave?
D. jWhen jwas jyour jlast jmenstrual jperiod? j- jANS✓✓-B. jWhat jBrought jyou jin
jtoday?
The jambulatory jcare jnurse jis jconducting jan jannual jassessment jof ja jclient. jThe
jclient jdenies jfrequent jurination, jblurry jvision, jexcessive jthirst jor jhunger. jThe
jclients jBlood jsugar jis j500mg/dl jby jfinger jstick. jWhat jshould jthe jnurse jdo
jnext?
A. jTransport jclient jto jthe jER
B. jNotify jthe jhealthcare jprovider jimmediately
C. jRetest jthe jBlood jglucose
D. jOrder ja jHemoglobin jA1c j- jANS✓✓-C. jRetest jthe jblood jglucose
Which jof jthe jfollowing jlaboratory jtest jis jmost jeffective jin jmonitoring ja jclient
jwith jDM jblood jglucose jlevel?
A. jUrine jGlucose jLevel j
,B. jGlucometer jblood jglucose jtesting j
C. jHemoglobin jA1C
D. jCreatinine jLevels j- jANS✓✓-C. jHemoglobin jA1C
The jclient jcomplains jof jsporadic jAbnormal jheart jrate. jAn jECG jperformed
jshowed jNormal jSinus jrhythm. jLabs jwere jWNL jand jassessment jrevealed jno
jcardiovascular jabnormalities. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jshould jthe jnurse
janticipate jthe jhealthcare jprovider jwill jorder?
A. jHalter jMonitoring j
B. jAdmission jto jthe jhospital j
C. jContinuous jEEG
D. jChest jX-ray j- jANS✓✓-A. jHalter jMonitoring
The jAmbulatory jcare jnurse jis jpreparing jthe jclient jfor jthe japplication jof ja
jHolter jmonitor. jWhich jinformation jis jvital jfor jthe jnurse jto jgive jthe jclient?
A. jCheck jblood jglucose jduring jhalter jmonitoring
B. jMaintain jnormal jdiet jand jexercising j
C. jAvoid jMicrowaves jand jthe juse jof jcell jphones j
D. jReduce jexercise jroutine j- jANS✓✓-B. jMaintain jnormal jDiet jand jexercise
The jAmbulatory jcare jnurse jis jassessing ja jnew jgraduate jnurses' junderstanding
jof jthe jimportance jof jgetting jclients jheight jand jweight jbefore jchemotherapy.
jWhich jstatement jindicates jthey junderstand j?
A. jHeight jand jweight jare jseldom jrequired
B. jheight jand jweight jare jonly jneeded jwhen jthe jchemotherapy jregimen jis
jchanged j
C. jHeight jand jweight jare jneeded jto jcalculate jthe jcorrect jdosage jof
jchemotherapy j
D. jThe jchemotherapy jdose jwill jremain jthe jsame, jeven jif jthere jis jan jincrease jin
jthe jamount jof jeight jlost. j- jANS✓✓-C. jHeight jand jweight jare jneeded jto
jcalculate jthe jcorrect jdosage jof jchemotherapy.
The jAmbulatory jcare jnurse jis jperforming ja jguaiac jfecal joccult jblood jtest
j(gFOBT), jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jwould jindicate ja jpositive jresult?
A. jGreen jreaction j
B. jRed jreaction
C. jBlue jreaction j
D. jYellow jreaction j- jANS✓✓-C. jBlue jreaction
The jnurse jin jthe jMedical joncology jclinic jis jassessing ja jclient jwho jis
jundergoing jchemotherapy. jThe jnurse jobtained jan joral jtemp jof j102 jdegrees.
jwhich jstatement jby jthe jnurse jindicates jan junderstanding jof jthe jclients'
jcondition?
A. jSince jthe jclient jis jfeeling j"ok" jthere jis jno jfurther jintervention j
B. jA jtemp jof j102 jis jan jexpected jfinding jafter jchemotherapy j
C. jCal jthe jMD jto jobtain jan jorder jof jTylenol jas jsoon jas jpossible
,D. jThe jclient jis jpost jchemo jand jat jrisk jfor jneutropenia jfever. jThis jis jan
jemergency jand jrequires jstat jABX jor jhospitalization j- jANS✓✓-D. jThe jclient jis
jpost jchemo jand jat jrisk jfor jneutropenia jfever. jThis jis jan jemergency jand
jrequires jstat jABX jor jhospitalization
The jAmbulatory jcare jnurse jis jperforming ja jphysical jassessment jon ja jchild
jwho junderwent jchemotherapy. jWhich jstatement jby jthe jclient jindicates jthat
jfurther jevaluation jis jneeded?
A. jI jate jmy jentire jmeal
B. jMy jears jare jringing
C. jI jplay jwith jmy jrother jeveryday j
D. jSometimes jI jam jtired j- jANS✓✓-B. jMy jears jare jringing
The jambulatory jcare jnurse jis jscheduling jthe jclient jfor jgFOBT. jWhich jstatement
jmade jby jthe jclient jindicates jthat jteaching jwas jeffective?
A. jThis jis jan jinvasive jtest
B. jI jwill jnot jeat jMushrooms jfor j48-72 jhours j
C. jI jcan jtake jASA jif jI jam jhaving ja jheadache j
D. jI jwill jreduce jmy jfiber jintake j- jANS✓✓-B. jI jwill jnot jeat jMushrooms jfor j48-72
jhours
Prioritization jis jan jimportant jaspect jof jthe jambulatory jcare jnurse's jtime
jmanagement jplan. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jclients jwould jthe jnurse jsee jfirst?
A. jA jclient jwith ja jBS jof j150mg/dl jand jis jasymptomatic j
B. jA jclient jwho jcomplains jof jblood jin jurine j24hours jPOP jTURP j
C. jA jclient jwith ja jblood jpressure jof j140/89 jand jis jasymptomatic j
D. jA jclient jin jher j3rd jtrimester jand jhas jsigns jof jpreterm jlabor. j- jANS✓✓-D. jA
jclient jin jher j3rd jtrimester jand jhas jsigns jof jpreterm jlabor.
A jclient jinformed jthe jambulatory jcare jnurse jthat jthe jinternet jis jvery jhelpful jto
jher jwhen jreviewing jhealth jinformation. jWhich jactin jis jappropriate jfor jthe jnurse
jto jtake?
A. jEncourage jthe jclient jto jcontinue jher jindependence jby jtaking jher jhealth jin
jher jown jhands. j
B. jEducate jthe jclient jon jcredible jwebsites jand jthe jimportance jof jprotecting
jprivate jinformation
C. jDo jnothing. jThe jclient jis jknowledgeable jabout jusing jthe jinternet. j
D. jDocument jthe jclients jresponse jin jthe jchart. j- jANS✓✓-B. jEducate jthe jclient
jon jcredible jwebsites jand jthe jimportance jof jprotecting jprivate jinformation
Which jof jthe jfollowing jstrategies jis jappropriate jwhen jfacilitating jconflict
jresolution?
A. jChoose ja jside jas jsoon jas jpossible
B. jRefrain jfrom jjudging
C. jUse jminimal jchoices jand joptions jto jreach ja jspeedy jsolution j
D. jBlame jthe jguilty jparty j- jANS✓✓-B. jRefrain jfrom jjudging
, The jambulatory jcare jnurse jis jworking jwith ja jhealthcare jorganization jthat jis
jseeking jMagnet jrecognition. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jactivities jby jthe jnurse jis
jthe jbest jsupporting jevidence jin jthe jMagnet japplication jprocess
A. jBeing jthe jcharge jnurse jin jthe jclinic
B. jParticipating jin jthe jnurses jweek jcelebration j
C. jAdvancing jto jRN2 jon jthe jclinical jladder
D. jBeing jthe jchairperson jof jthe jevidenced jbased jcouncil jcommittee j- jANS✓✓-
D. jBeing jthe jchairperson jof jthe jevidenced jbased jcouncil jcommittee
There jare jthree jethical jprinciples jfor jhuman jresearch. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing
jmeans jthe jclient jhas jthe jright jto jelf jdetermination?
A. jRespect j
B. jJustice
C. jBeneficence
D. jNon jmaleficence j- jANS✓✓-
Which jof jthe jfollowing jorganizations jis jresponsible jfor jevaluating jproposed
jresearch jstudies jprior jto jtheir jcommencement?
A. jCenters jfor jdisease jcontrol jand jprevention j
B. jDepartment jof jHealth jand jHuman jservices
C. jInstitution jReview jBoard j
D. jOffice jof jDisease jprevention jand jHealth jPromotion j- jANS✓✓-C. jInstitution
jReview jBoard
According jto jthe jJoint jCommission jstandard, jwhen jshould jthe jinitial
jassessment jof jthe jnurse jcompetencies jbe jconducted jin ja jhealth jcare jsetting?
A. jDuring jthe jorientation jprocess
B. jPrior jto jthe jorientation jprocess
C. jDuring jNursing jschool j
D. jAfter jthe jorientation jprocess j- jANS✓✓-A. jDuring jthe jorientation jprocess
The jpurpose jof jusing jScope jand jStandards jof jPractice jfor jAmbulatory jCare
jNursing jincludes jwhich jif jthe jfollowing?
A. jUse ja jguide jto jprovide jquality jof jcare
B. jUse jto jprevent jlaw jsuits j
C. jUse jto jincrease jthe jincome jof jthe jfacility j
D. jUse jto jtrain jnurses j- jANS✓✓-A. jUse ja jguide jto jprovide jquality jof jcare
The jambulatory jcare jnurse jis jteaching ja jclient jho jto jchange jtheir jwound
jdressing. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jindicates jemotional jreadiness jto jlearn?
A. jThe jclient jaccepts jthe jneed jto jlearn jthe jnew jskill
B. jThe jclient jhas jthe jpsychomotor jfunction jto jchange jthe jdressing j
C. jThe jclient jis ja jwound jcare jmedical jMD
D. jThe jclient jhas jdressed jhis/her jown jwound jin jthe jpast j- jANS✓✓-A. jThe jclient
jaccepts jthe jneed jto jlearn jthe jnew jskill
(ANCC) questions with complete solutions
2024
The jAmbulatory jcare jNurse jis jtriaging ja jclient jwhose jchief jcomplaint jis jchest
jpain. jWhat jis ja jpriority jaction jfor jthe jnurse jto jtake?
A. jComplete jfull jhead jto jtoe j
B. jAdminister jASA
C. jPerform jElectrocardiogram j(ECG)
D. jCall j911 j- jANS✓✓-C. jPerform jan jElectrocardiogram
Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jessential jfor jthe jambulatory jcare jnurse jto jremind jthe
jclient jof jwhen jperforming jan jElectrocardiogram?
A. jTake ja jdeep jbreath jduring jthe jtest
B. jHold jyou jbreath jduring jthe jtest
C. jTry jnot jto jmove jduring jthe jtest
D. jYou jmay jkeep jyour jbra jon jduring jthe jtest j- jANS✓✓-C. jTry jnot jto jmove
jduring jthe jtest
The jAmbulatory jCare jnurse jis jassessing ja jclient. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing
jquestions jwill jyield jmore jinformation jfrom jthe jclient?
A. jAre jyou jfeeling jpain?
B. jWhat jbrought jyou jin jtoday?
C. jHow jmany jChildren jdo jyou jhave?
D. jWhen jwas jyour jlast jmenstrual jperiod? j- jANS✓✓-B. jWhat jBrought jyou jin
jtoday?
The jambulatory jcare jnurse jis jconducting jan jannual jassessment jof ja jclient. jThe
jclient jdenies jfrequent jurination, jblurry jvision, jexcessive jthirst jor jhunger. jThe
jclients jBlood jsugar jis j500mg/dl jby jfinger jstick. jWhat jshould jthe jnurse jdo
jnext?
A. jTransport jclient jto jthe jER
B. jNotify jthe jhealthcare jprovider jimmediately
C. jRetest jthe jBlood jglucose
D. jOrder ja jHemoglobin jA1c j- jANS✓✓-C. jRetest jthe jblood jglucose
Which jof jthe jfollowing jlaboratory jtest jis jmost jeffective jin jmonitoring ja jclient
jwith jDM jblood jglucose jlevel?
A. jUrine jGlucose jLevel j
,B. jGlucometer jblood jglucose jtesting j
C. jHemoglobin jA1C
D. jCreatinine jLevels j- jANS✓✓-C. jHemoglobin jA1C
The jclient jcomplains jof jsporadic jAbnormal jheart jrate. jAn jECG jperformed
jshowed jNormal jSinus jrhythm. jLabs jwere jWNL jand jassessment jrevealed jno
jcardiovascular jabnormalities. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jshould jthe jnurse
janticipate jthe jhealthcare jprovider jwill jorder?
A. jHalter jMonitoring j
B. jAdmission jto jthe jhospital j
C. jContinuous jEEG
D. jChest jX-ray j- jANS✓✓-A. jHalter jMonitoring
The jAmbulatory jcare jnurse jis jpreparing jthe jclient jfor jthe japplication jof ja
jHolter jmonitor. jWhich jinformation jis jvital jfor jthe jnurse jto jgive jthe jclient?
A. jCheck jblood jglucose jduring jhalter jmonitoring
B. jMaintain jnormal jdiet jand jexercising j
C. jAvoid jMicrowaves jand jthe juse jof jcell jphones j
D. jReduce jexercise jroutine j- jANS✓✓-B. jMaintain jnormal jDiet jand jexercise
The jAmbulatory jcare jnurse jis jassessing ja jnew jgraduate jnurses' junderstanding
jof jthe jimportance jof jgetting jclients jheight jand jweight jbefore jchemotherapy.
jWhich jstatement jindicates jthey junderstand j?
A. jHeight jand jweight jare jseldom jrequired
B. jheight jand jweight jare jonly jneeded jwhen jthe jchemotherapy jregimen jis
jchanged j
C. jHeight jand jweight jare jneeded jto jcalculate jthe jcorrect jdosage jof
jchemotherapy j
D. jThe jchemotherapy jdose jwill jremain jthe jsame, jeven jif jthere jis jan jincrease jin
jthe jamount jof jeight jlost. j- jANS✓✓-C. jHeight jand jweight jare jneeded jto
jcalculate jthe jcorrect jdosage jof jchemotherapy.
The jAmbulatory jcare jnurse jis jperforming ja jguaiac jfecal joccult jblood jtest
j(gFOBT), jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jwould jindicate ja jpositive jresult?
A. jGreen jreaction j
B. jRed jreaction
C. jBlue jreaction j
D. jYellow jreaction j- jANS✓✓-C. jBlue jreaction
The jnurse jin jthe jMedical joncology jclinic jis jassessing ja jclient jwho jis
jundergoing jchemotherapy. jThe jnurse jobtained jan joral jtemp jof j102 jdegrees.
jwhich jstatement jby jthe jnurse jindicates jan junderstanding jof jthe jclients'
jcondition?
A. jSince jthe jclient jis jfeeling j"ok" jthere jis jno jfurther jintervention j
B. jA jtemp jof j102 jis jan jexpected jfinding jafter jchemotherapy j
C. jCal jthe jMD jto jobtain jan jorder jof jTylenol jas jsoon jas jpossible
,D. jThe jclient jis jpost jchemo jand jat jrisk jfor jneutropenia jfever. jThis jis jan
jemergency jand jrequires jstat jABX jor jhospitalization j- jANS✓✓-D. jThe jclient jis
jpost jchemo jand jat jrisk jfor jneutropenia jfever. jThis jis jan jemergency jand
jrequires jstat jABX jor jhospitalization
The jAmbulatory jcare jnurse jis jperforming ja jphysical jassessment jon ja jchild
jwho junderwent jchemotherapy. jWhich jstatement jby jthe jclient jindicates jthat
jfurther jevaluation jis jneeded?
A. jI jate jmy jentire jmeal
B. jMy jears jare jringing
C. jI jplay jwith jmy jrother jeveryday j
D. jSometimes jI jam jtired j- jANS✓✓-B. jMy jears jare jringing
The jambulatory jcare jnurse jis jscheduling jthe jclient jfor jgFOBT. jWhich jstatement
jmade jby jthe jclient jindicates jthat jteaching jwas jeffective?
A. jThis jis jan jinvasive jtest
B. jI jwill jnot jeat jMushrooms jfor j48-72 jhours j
C. jI jcan jtake jASA jif jI jam jhaving ja jheadache j
D. jI jwill jreduce jmy jfiber jintake j- jANS✓✓-B. jI jwill jnot jeat jMushrooms jfor j48-72
jhours
Prioritization jis jan jimportant jaspect jof jthe jambulatory jcare jnurse's jtime
jmanagement jplan. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jclients jwould jthe jnurse jsee jfirst?
A. jA jclient jwith ja jBS jof j150mg/dl jand jis jasymptomatic j
B. jA jclient jwho jcomplains jof jblood jin jurine j24hours jPOP jTURP j
C. jA jclient jwith ja jblood jpressure jof j140/89 jand jis jasymptomatic j
D. jA jclient jin jher j3rd jtrimester jand jhas jsigns jof jpreterm jlabor. j- jANS✓✓-D. jA
jclient jin jher j3rd jtrimester jand jhas jsigns jof jpreterm jlabor.
A jclient jinformed jthe jambulatory jcare jnurse jthat jthe jinternet jis jvery jhelpful jto
jher jwhen jreviewing jhealth jinformation. jWhich jactin jis jappropriate jfor jthe jnurse
jto jtake?
A. jEncourage jthe jclient jto jcontinue jher jindependence jby jtaking jher jhealth jin
jher jown jhands. j
B. jEducate jthe jclient jon jcredible jwebsites jand jthe jimportance jof jprotecting
jprivate jinformation
C. jDo jnothing. jThe jclient jis jknowledgeable jabout jusing jthe jinternet. j
D. jDocument jthe jclients jresponse jin jthe jchart. j- jANS✓✓-B. jEducate jthe jclient
jon jcredible jwebsites jand jthe jimportance jof jprotecting jprivate jinformation
Which jof jthe jfollowing jstrategies jis jappropriate jwhen jfacilitating jconflict
jresolution?
A. jChoose ja jside jas jsoon jas jpossible
B. jRefrain jfrom jjudging
C. jUse jminimal jchoices jand joptions jto jreach ja jspeedy jsolution j
D. jBlame jthe jguilty jparty j- jANS✓✓-B. jRefrain jfrom jjudging
, The jambulatory jcare jnurse jis jworking jwith ja jhealthcare jorganization jthat jis
jseeking jMagnet jrecognition. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jactivities jby jthe jnurse jis
jthe jbest jsupporting jevidence jin jthe jMagnet japplication jprocess
A. jBeing jthe jcharge jnurse jin jthe jclinic
B. jParticipating jin jthe jnurses jweek jcelebration j
C. jAdvancing jto jRN2 jon jthe jclinical jladder
D. jBeing jthe jchairperson jof jthe jevidenced jbased jcouncil jcommittee j- jANS✓✓-
D. jBeing jthe jchairperson jof jthe jevidenced jbased jcouncil jcommittee
There jare jthree jethical jprinciples jfor jhuman jresearch. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing
jmeans jthe jclient jhas jthe jright jto jelf jdetermination?
A. jRespect j
B. jJustice
C. jBeneficence
D. jNon jmaleficence j- jANS✓✓-
Which jof jthe jfollowing jorganizations jis jresponsible jfor jevaluating jproposed
jresearch jstudies jprior jto jtheir jcommencement?
A. jCenters jfor jdisease jcontrol jand jprevention j
B. jDepartment jof jHealth jand jHuman jservices
C. jInstitution jReview jBoard j
D. jOffice jof jDisease jprevention jand jHealth jPromotion j- jANS✓✓-C. jInstitution
jReview jBoard
According jto jthe jJoint jCommission jstandard, jwhen jshould jthe jinitial
jassessment jof jthe jnurse jcompetencies jbe jconducted jin ja jhealth jcare jsetting?
A. jDuring jthe jorientation jprocess
B. jPrior jto jthe jorientation jprocess
C. jDuring jNursing jschool j
D. jAfter jthe jorientation jprocess j- jANS✓✓-A. jDuring jthe jorientation jprocess
The jpurpose jof jusing jScope jand jStandards jof jPractice jfor jAmbulatory jCare
jNursing jincludes jwhich jif jthe jfollowing?
A. jUse ja jguide jto jprovide jquality jof jcare
B. jUse jto jprevent jlaw jsuits j
C. jUse jto jincrease jthe jincome jof jthe jfacility j
D. jUse jto jtrain jnurses j- jANS✓✓-A. jUse ja jguide jto jprovide jquality jof jcare
The jambulatory jcare jnurse jis jteaching ja jclient jho jto jchange jtheir jwound
jdressing. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jindicates jemotional jreadiness jto jlearn?
A. jThe jclient jaccepts jthe jneed jto jlearn jthe jnew jskill
B. jThe jclient jhas jthe jpsychomotor jfunction jto jchange jthe jdressing j
C. jThe jclient jis ja jwound jcare jmedical jMD
D. jThe jclient jhas jdressed jhis/her jown jwound jin jthe jpast j- jANS✓✓-A. jThe jclient
jaccepts jthe jneed jto jlearn jthe jnew jskill
