ANCC 25 Practice Questions and Answers 2025

ANCC 25 Practice Questions and
Answers 2025
AA14-year-
oldApatientAhasAnonspecificAcomplaintsAaboutApainAinAhisAorAherAlegs.ATheAphysicalAexami
nationAisAunremarkable.ALaboratoryAresultsAareAwithinAnormalAlimitsAexceptAforAaAmarkedly
AelevatedAalkalineAphosphataseAlevel.ATheApsychiatric-mentalAhealthAnurseApractitioner:




a)AinterpretsAtheAfindingsAasAnormallyAoccurringAduringAaArapidAadolescentAgrowthAspurt.
b)AobtainsAaArheumatoidAprofileAbecauseAelevatedAalkalineAphosphataseAisAaAsignAofAearly
ArheumaticAfever.

c)AordersAaArepeatAbloodAtest.
d)AsuspectsAthatAtheApatientAhasAacuteApancreatitis.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
A.AinterpretsAtheAfindingsAasAnormallyAoccurringAduringAaArapidAadolescentAgrowthAspurt.
LaboratoryAfindingsAforAaApatientAwithAanAalcoholAuseAdisorderAindicateAincreasedAliverAfun
ctionAvaluesAand:

a)AaAdecreasedAmeanAcorpuscularAvolumeA(MCV)AandAnormalAtriglycerideAlevels.
b)AelevatedApotassiumAandAchlorideAlevels.
c)AincreasedAMCVAandAelevatedAtriglycerideAlevels.
d)AincreasedAurineAandAserumAcreatinineAlevels.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
C.AincreasedAMCVAandAelevatedAtriglycerideAlevels.
AAnewApatientAarrivesAatAtheAofficeAforAtreatmentAforAdepression.ATheApatientAreportsAtakin
gAsimvastatinA(Zocor)AandAlisinoprilA(Zestril).AWhenAselectingAanAantidepressant,AtheApsyc
hiatric-
mentalAhealthAnurseApractitionerAeliminatesAfluoxetineA(Prozac),AbasedAonAtheAknowledge
AthatAtheAcombinationAcanAleadAtoAincreasedAplasmaAlevelsAofAtheAstatin,AresultingAinAanAin

creasedAriskAofAmuscleAdamageAandArhabdomyolysis.ATheAnurseApractitioner'sAreasonAisAt
hat:

a)AbothAmedicationsAareACYP450A3A4Ainhibitors.
b)AbothAmedicationsAareACYP450A3A4Asubstrates.
c)AoneAmedicationAisAaACYP450A3A4AsubstrateAandAoneAisAaACYP450A3A4Ainducer.
d)AoneAmedicationAisAaACYP450A3A4AsubstrateAandAoneAisAaACYP450A3A4Ainhibitor.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

D.AoneAmedicationAisAaACYP450A3A4AsubstrateAandAoneAisAaACYP450A3A4Ainhibitor.
AA28-year-
oldApatientAwhoAisApsychoticAarrivesAatAtheAclinicAwithAfamilyAmembersAbutArefusesAtoAmeet
AifAtheAfamilyAmembersAareApresent.ATheApsychiatric-mentalAhealthAnurseApractitioner:




a)AallowsAtheAfamilyAmembersAtoAstayAforAtheAappointment.
b)AasksAtheAfamilyAmembersAandAtheApatientAtoAleave.
c)AasksAtheAfamilyAmembersAtoAleaveAforAtheAappointment.

, d)AspeaksAwithAtheAfamilyAmembersAafterAtheAappointment.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
C.AasksAtheAfamilyAmembersAtoAleaveAforAtheAappointment.
TheApsychiatric-
mentalAhealthAnurseApractitionerAisAresponsibleAforAinitiatingAqualityAimprovementAatAaAco
mmunityAmentalAhealthAclinic.ATheAeffectiveAstrategyAforAevaluatingAtheAclinic'sAservicesAis
Ato:




a)AanalyzeAtheAdataAfromAepidemiologicalAstudies.
b)AconductAaArootAcauseAanalysis.
c)AinterviewApatientAfamilies.
d)AuseAaAsurveyAtoAelicitApatientAsatisfactionAresponses.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
D.AaAsurveyAtoAelicitApatientAsatisfactionAresponses.
TheApsychiatric-
mentalAhealthAnurseApractitionerAevaluatesAaAnewAadultApatientAviaAtelemedicine.ATheApati
entAhasAquestionsAaboutAaAnewAmedicationAthatAheAorAsheArecentlyAstarted.ATheAnurseApra
ctitionerAdecidesAtoAprovideApsychoeducationAandAto:

a)Ae-mailAdrugAinformationAandAresources.
b)AencourageAtheApatientAtoAseekAinformationAonAtheAinternet.
c)AhaveAaAphoneAconferenceAwithAaAfamilyAmember.
d)AreferApatientAtoAaAlocalAprimaryAcareAprovider.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-A.Ae-
mailAdrugAinformationAandAresources.
AnyAcourtAofAlawAthatAevaluatesAtheAstandardsAofAcareAprovidedAbyAaApsychiatric-
mentalAhealthAnurseApractitioner:

a)AcomparesAtheAactionsAtoAtheAstandardAofAcareAprovidedAbyAaApsychiatrist.
b)AconsidersAwhatAaAreasonablyAprudentAhealthAcareAproviderAwouldAdo.
c)AevaluatesApatientAsatisfactionAdata.
d)AreviewsAtheAnurseApractitioner'sAchartsAforAsimilarApatients.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
B.AconsidersAwhatAaAreasonablyAprudentAhealthAcareAproviderAwouldAdo.
TheApsychiatric-
mentalAhealthAnurseApractitionerAandAaAteamAofAlocalAmentalAhealthAprofessionalsAareAask
edAtoAprovideAcrisisAcounselingAservice,AafterAaAgunmanArecentlyAtookAaAclassAhostageAatA
aAlocalAelementaryAschool,AwoundedAseveralAstudents,AandAthenAshotAhimself.AInApreparin
gAforAthisAassignment,AtheAnurseApractitionerArecognizesAthat:

a)AaAchild'sAdevelopmentalAstageAwillAinfluenceAhisAorAherAresponseAtoAcatastrophicAstress
.
b)AaAchild'sAlackAofAanAemotionalAresponseAtoAaAcatastrophicAeventAisAaApredictorAofAnegati
veAlong-termAconsequences.
c)AitAisAnecessaryAforAtheAchild'sAguardianAtoAbeApresent.
d)AtheAmeaningAofAtheAeventAisAmoreAimportantAtoAtheAchildAthanAwhetherAheAorAsheAsuffer
edAphysicalAharm.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
A.AaAchild'sAdevelopmentalAstageAwillAinfluenceAhisAorAherAresponseAtoAcatastrophicAstress
.
WhichAcommunity-basedAprogramAisAaAtertiaryAlevelAintervention?