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ANCC AGACNP CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS | GUARANTEED PASS
When should adults get the PNA vaccine? - correct answer-
Age 19-64: smoker, asthma, COPD, DM, ETOH, is
immunocompromised or living in facility
Age 65+: PPSV23 AND PCV13
How often should you get a physical exam? - correct answer-
Once from 11-14, 15-17, 18-21
Every 5-6 years from ages 20-59
Every 2 years from age 60+
When should you check lipid panel? - correct answer- Starting
at age 20 and every 5 years unless > 200 mg/dL
When should mammography and prostate screening begin? -
correct answer- Mammography: starting between 40-50 and
continue as long as she has 10+ more years
Prostate: At 40 if family hx of AA. At 50 for everyone else
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When should you have baseline ECG in place? - correct
answer- Age 40
When should colorectal screening start? - correct answer- Age
50. Annual FOBT with flex sig q 5 years and colonoscopy q 10
years
When should glaucoma testing start? - correct answer- Age 40
and yearly
When should herpes zoster be given? - correct answer- Age
50-60
When can Pap smear be discontinued? - correct answer- Age >
65-70 with three consecutive normal tests and no abnormal
tests in last 10 years
Top 4 killers in the US of everyone - correct answer- Heart
disease, colorectal cancer, Lowe respiratory disease (COPD,
asthma, flu, PNA), CVA stroke
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Cancer with highest mortality in both men and women? -
correct answer- Lung
What is the most common cancer in women in the US? -
correct answer- Breast
What is the most common cancer in men in the US? - correct
answer- Prostate
Who should get hep A vaccine? - correct answer- Military,
travelers, men who have sex with men
Who should have hep B vaccine? - correct answer- Healthcare
workers and high risk patients
What is ginger used for and what should you watch for? -
correct answer- Nausea, dyspepsia, constipation, colic
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING
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What is ginseng used for and what should you watch for? -
correct answer- Increase overall well-being, Lower cholesterol,
reduce fatigue, enhance libido
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING, mania with MAOIs, May
inhibit opioids
What is St. John's wort used for and what should you watch
for? - correct answer- Depression, anxiety, sleep disorders,
BPH
INCREASED RISK OF CLOTTING, many drug interactions,
may increase efficacy of opioids
What is echinacea used for and what should you watch for? -
correct answer- Common cold
Anaphylaxis, hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, increased sedation
during anesthesia
What is gingko Biloba used for and what should you watch for?
- correct answer- Memory and concentration, claudication and
glaucoma
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING, increased blood pressure
Black cohosh use and warning - correct answer- Menopausal
discomfort
ANCC AGACNP CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS | GUARANTEED PASS
When should adults get the PNA vaccine? - correct answer-
Age 19-64: smoker, asthma, COPD, DM, ETOH, is
immunocompromised or living in facility
Age 65+: PPSV23 AND PCV13
How often should you get a physical exam? - correct answer-
Once from 11-14, 15-17, 18-21
Every 5-6 years from ages 20-59
Every 2 years from age 60+
When should you check lipid panel? - correct answer- Starting
at age 20 and every 5 years unless > 200 mg/dL
When should mammography and prostate screening begin? -
correct answer- Mammography: starting between 40-50 and
continue as long as she has 10+ more years
Prostate: At 40 if family hx of AA. At 50 for everyone else
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When should you have baseline ECG in place? - correct
answer- Age 40
When should colorectal screening start? - correct answer- Age
50. Annual FOBT with flex sig q 5 years and colonoscopy q 10
years
When should glaucoma testing start? - correct answer- Age 40
and yearly
When should herpes zoster be given? - correct answer- Age
50-60
When can Pap smear be discontinued? - correct answer- Age >
65-70 with three consecutive normal tests and no abnormal
tests in last 10 years
Top 4 killers in the US of everyone - correct answer- Heart
disease, colorectal cancer, Lowe respiratory disease (COPD,
asthma, flu, PNA), CVA stroke
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Cancer with highest mortality in both men and women? -
correct answer- Lung
What is the most common cancer in women in the US? -
correct answer- Breast
What is the most common cancer in men in the US? - correct
answer- Prostate
Who should get hep A vaccine? - correct answer- Military,
travelers, men who have sex with men
Who should have hep B vaccine? - correct answer- Healthcare
workers and high risk patients
What is ginger used for and what should you watch for? -
correct answer- Nausea, dyspepsia, constipation, colic
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING
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What is ginseng used for and what should you watch for? -
correct answer- Increase overall well-being, Lower cholesterol,
reduce fatigue, enhance libido
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING, mania with MAOIs, May
inhibit opioids
What is St. John's wort used for and what should you watch
for? - correct answer- Depression, anxiety, sleep disorders,
BPH
INCREASED RISK OF CLOTTING, many drug interactions,
may increase efficacy of opioids
What is echinacea used for and what should you watch for? -
correct answer- Common cold
Anaphylaxis, hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, increased sedation
during anesthesia
What is gingko Biloba used for and what should you watch for?
- correct answer- Memory and concentration, claudication and
glaucoma
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING, increased blood pressure
Black cohosh use and warning - correct answer- Menopausal
discomfort
