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Practice questions ch 1-3
Ambulatory Care Nursing
Certification Practice 1 Exam
Questions
2025/2026
s
What is the most 1. Blood pressure
appropriate
measurement to
determine the
therapeutic response
of an antihypertensive
drug?
1. Blood pressure
2. Respiratory rate
3. Temperature
4. Radial pulse
,Which of the following 1. "I have pain in my abdomen."
examples would be 4. "I had a lab test last week at my doctor's office."
considered subjective 5. Child's mother states, "His temperature was
data? Select all that 102 degrees before we came to the hospital."
7. Patient states she has trouble breathing or "catching"
apply. her breath.
1. "I have pain in my
abdomen."
2. Blood pressure is
160/90.
3. Skin is mottled.
4. "I had a lab test last
week at my doctor's
office."
5. Child's mother states,
"His temperature was
102 degrees before
we came to the
hospital."
6. Weight gain of 2 pounds
in 4 days.
7. Patient states she has
trouble breathing or
"catching" her
breath.
Which of the following 1. Right patient
would be 2. Right time
considered examples of 4. Right to refuse
the nine rights? Select 5. Right documentation
all that apply. 6. Right reason
1. Right patient
2. Right time
3. Right room number
4. Right to refuse
5. Right documentation
6. Right reason
,Which of the following 2. Giving a drug that causes birth defects to a patient
examples would be who is 12 weeks' pregnant
considered a
contraindication?
1. Giving a drug for
nausea to a patient who
has just vomited
2. Giving a drug that
causes birth defects to a
patient who is 12
weeks' pregnant
3. Giving a drug that may
cause dizziness to a
patient with high
blood pressure
4. Giving a drug that may
cause an increase in
heart rate to a patient
who has asthma
The LPN/VN is giving a 2. Ask the patient to tell you her reason for not taking
patient her morning the drug.
drugs due at 9:00 a.m.
After you have already
prepared the drug, the
patient states, "No, I
don't want that pill
today." What is your
best first action?
1. Tell the patient she
has to take the drug
because it was
, ordered by the
doctor.
2. Ask the patient to tell
you her reason for not
taking the drug.
3. Teach the patient why
she needs it and give
the drug.
4. Ask the patient if she
has any questions
about the drug.
A patient recently began 4. Evaluation
taking a blood
pressure drug and
presents for a follow-up
appointment. The office
nurse reviews the
patient's daily blood
pressure recordings.
Which stage of the
nursing process
corresponds to this
review?
1. Assessment
2. Planning
3. Diagnosis
4. Evaluation
For which patient should 3. The patient who is experiencing nausea and vomiting
the LPN/VN
contact the healthcare
provider to obtain a new
order for an alternative
route of drug
administration?
Practice questions ch 1-3
Ambulatory Care Nursing
Certification Practice 1 Exam
Questions
2025/2026
s
What is the most 1. Blood pressure
appropriate
measurement to
determine the
therapeutic response
of an antihypertensive
drug?
1. Blood pressure
2. Respiratory rate
3. Temperature
4. Radial pulse
,Which of the following 1. "I have pain in my abdomen."
examples would be 4. "I had a lab test last week at my doctor's office."
considered subjective 5. Child's mother states, "His temperature was
data? Select all that 102 degrees before we came to the hospital."
7. Patient states she has trouble breathing or "catching"
apply. her breath.
1. "I have pain in my
abdomen."
2. Blood pressure is
160/90.
3. Skin is mottled.
4. "I had a lab test last
week at my doctor's
office."
5. Child's mother states,
"His temperature was
102 degrees before
we came to the
hospital."
6. Weight gain of 2 pounds
in 4 days.
7. Patient states she has
trouble breathing or
"catching" her
breath.
Which of the following 1. Right patient
would be 2. Right time
considered examples of 4. Right to refuse
the nine rights? Select 5. Right documentation
all that apply. 6. Right reason
1. Right patient
2. Right time
3. Right room number
4. Right to refuse
5. Right documentation
6. Right reason
,Which of the following 2. Giving a drug that causes birth defects to a patient
examples would be who is 12 weeks' pregnant
considered a
contraindication?
1. Giving a drug for
nausea to a patient who
has just vomited
2. Giving a drug that
causes birth defects to a
patient who is 12
weeks' pregnant
3. Giving a drug that may
cause dizziness to a
patient with high
blood pressure
4. Giving a drug that may
cause an increase in
heart rate to a patient
who has asthma
The LPN/VN is giving a 2. Ask the patient to tell you her reason for not taking
patient her morning the drug.
drugs due at 9:00 a.m.
After you have already
prepared the drug, the
patient states, "No, I
don't want that pill
today." What is your
best first action?
1. Tell the patient she
has to take the drug
because it was
, ordered by the
doctor.
2. Ask the patient to tell
you her reason for not
taking the drug.
3. Teach the patient why
she needs it and give
the drug.
4. Ask the patient if she
has any questions
about the drug.
A patient recently began 4. Evaluation
taking a blood
pressure drug and
presents for a follow-up
appointment. The office
nurse reviews the
patient's daily blood
pressure recordings.
Which stage of the
nursing process
corresponds to this
review?
1. Assessment
2. Planning
3. Diagnosis
4. Evaluation
For which patient should 3. The patient who is experiencing nausea and vomiting
the LPN/VN
contact the healthcare
provider to obtain a new
order for an alternative
route of drug
administration?
