Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification
Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
How many medications does it typically take to be considered "polypharmacy?"
A -Three
B -Ten
C -Twenty-four
D -Five or more - Correct answer-D -Five or more
The ANP knows that it is her responsibility to report certain things to the proper
authorities. Which of the following is NOT required to be reported?
A - gunshot wound
B - suspected child abuse
C - drug abuse
D - stab wounds - Correct answer-C - drug abuse
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,Drug abuse is not required by law to be reported. Gunshot wounds, stab wounds,
and child abuse (actual or suspected) are required to be reported to the proper
authorities.
Prior to undergoing an abdominal sonogram, the patient should do what?
A - refrain from food and water for 12 hours
B - empty his or her bladder
C - drink a liter of water
D - empty his or her bowels - Correct answer-C - drink a liter of water
Prior to an abdominal sonogram, the patient is asked to drink water. In addition
fasting for 8 to 12 hours prior to the procedure is often required.
Which of the following is NOT part of a nursing diagnosis?
A - statement of the patient's actual health status
B -signs of illness
C - medical diagnosis (such as stroke or pulmonary blockage)
D - symptoms of illness - Correct answer-C - medical diagnosis
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,Nursing diagnoses should never contain medical diagnoses. Rather, the nursing
diagnosis is a statement of the patient's actual health status, risks for condition
developing, causative and related factors, and signs and symptoms.
Primary care would be considered the cornerstone of ambulatory care with nurses
practicing in which of the following areas of healthcare?
A - Telehealth services
B - Internal medicine
C - Pediatrics
D - All of the above - Correct answer-D - All of the above
Which of the following would FDA stands for?
A - Food and Drug Administration
B - Food Depression Association
C - Fixed Depression Administration
D - None of the above - Correct answer-a - Food and Drug Administration
This is an agency which regulates both the development and sale of drugs.
Endoscopes are cleaned and _____.
A - High level disinfected.
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, B - Sterilized.
C - Low level disinfected.
D - Intermediate level disinfected. - Correct answer-A - High level disinfected.
Endoscopes are critical items. Critical items are normally sterilized after being
cleaned. Endoscopes cannot be sterilized and require high level disinfection.
Which of the following is considered an independent nursing action?
A - teaching a patient about the new diet she has been prescribed for management
of her condition
B - assisting the speech therapist by helping the patient practice speech exercises
C - administering pain medication to the patient
D - giving the patient a backrub - Correct answer-D - giving the patient a back rub
Independent nursing actions are those which do not require a physician's order.
Giving a backrub is one of these independent nursing actions. In the age of
managed care, actions which arise from collaborative care plans are known as
interdependent actions.
Which of the following is a digitalis medicine?
A -Lanoxin
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Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
How many medications does it typically take to be considered "polypharmacy?"
A -Three
B -Ten
C -Twenty-four
D -Five or more - Correct answer-D -Five or more
The ANP knows that it is her responsibility to report certain things to the proper
authorities. Which of the following is NOT required to be reported?
A - gunshot wound
B - suspected child abuse
C - drug abuse
D - stab wounds - Correct answer-C - drug abuse
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,Drug abuse is not required by law to be reported. Gunshot wounds, stab wounds,
and child abuse (actual or suspected) are required to be reported to the proper
authorities.
Prior to undergoing an abdominal sonogram, the patient should do what?
A - refrain from food and water for 12 hours
B - empty his or her bladder
C - drink a liter of water
D - empty his or her bowels - Correct answer-C - drink a liter of water
Prior to an abdominal sonogram, the patient is asked to drink water. In addition
fasting for 8 to 12 hours prior to the procedure is often required.
Which of the following is NOT part of a nursing diagnosis?
A - statement of the patient's actual health status
B -signs of illness
C - medical diagnosis (such as stroke or pulmonary blockage)
D - symptoms of illness - Correct answer-C - medical diagnosis
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,Nursing diagnoses should never contain medical diagnoses. Rather, the nursing
diagnosis is a statement of the patient's actual health status, risks for condition
developing, causative and related factors, and signs and symptoms.
Primary care would be considered the cornerstone of ambulatory care with nurses
practicing in which of the following areas of healthcare?
A - Telehealth services
B - Internal medicine
C - Pediatrics
D - All of the above - Correct answer-D - All of the above
Which of the following would FDA stands for?
A - Food and Drug Administration
B - Food Depression Association
C - Fixed Depression Administration
D - None of the above - Correct answer-a - Food and Drug Administration
This is an agency which regulates both the development and sale of drugs.
Endoscopes are cleaned and _____.
A - High level disinfected.
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, B - Sterilized.
C - Low level disinfected.
D - Intermediate level disinfected. - Correct answer-A - High level disinfected.
Endoscopes are critical items. Critical items are normally sterilized after being
cleaned. Endoscopes cannot be sterilized and require high level disinfection.
Which of the following is considered an independent nursing action?
A - teaching a patient about the new diet she has been prescribed for management
of her condition
B - assisting the speech therapist by helping the patient practice speech exercises
C - administering pain medication to the patient
D - giving the patient a backrub - Correct answer-D - giving the patient a back rub
Independent nursing actions are those which do not require a physician's order.
Giving a backrub is one of these independent nursing actions. In the age of
managed care, actions which arise from collaborative care plans are known as
interdependent actions.
Which of the following is a digitalis medicine?
A -Lanoxin
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