Ambulatory Certification Prep - Nursing World
Sample Test
The ambulatory care nurse is teaching a patient who is newly diagnosed with diabetes, and
cautions the patient against taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication, because of the:
A Additional stress on kidney function.
B Additional stress on liver function.
C Effect on the liver when combined with an oral hypoglycemic agent.
D Interference with insulin absorption. - answerAdditional stress on kidney function.
The most effective strategy for improving patient adherence to the care regimen is to:
A Involve the patient's family in the treatment plan.
B Partner with the patient in the teaching/learning process.
C Reinforce that the patient must follow the plan of care.
D Schedule more frequent follow-up visits. - answerPartner with the patient in the
teaching/learning process.
The ambulatory care nurse's decision to delegate duties depends primarily upon
A Expertise in clinical pathways.
B Self-awareness skills.
C Staffing needs.
D State regulatory mandates. - answerState regulatory mandates.
A graduate nursing student is collecting data for a research study and requests a patient's chart.
, The ambulatory care nurse initially determines:
A The purpose of the research study.
B The specific data requested by the nursing student.
C Whether informed consent has been obtained.
D Whether the nursing supervisor has approved the study. - answerWhether informed consent
has been obtained.
A patient with inspiratory and expiratory wheezing from increased asthma attacks requests an
adjustment to the prescribed asthma medication. The ambulatory care nurse:
A Administers a rescue inhaler.
B Asks whether the patient is currently wheezing.
C Determines that patient's peak flow measurement.
D Refers the patient for a chest x-ray. - answerdetermines that patient's peak flow measurement.
The primary responsibility of nursing case management within the home health care setting is to:
A Ensure that care is closely monitored.
B Ensure that medications are reconciled.
C Provide continuity of care.
D Provide education on disease self-management. - answerprovide continuity of care.
A patient undergoes an excision of a sebaceous cyst. The ambulatory care nurse provides the
patient with specific written and verbal instructions about wound care, signs and symptoms of
infection, and when to follow up for suture removal. The nurse demonstrates skill in following up
with this patient, post-procedure, by:
A Calling the patient, according to facility policy, to evaluate the patient's condition.
B Calling the patient to remind him or her not to drive until the next appointment.
C Mailing the patient a card reminding him or her to schedule an annual physical.
D Mailing the patient a survey to assess the facility's performance. - answercalling the patient,
Sample Test
The ambulatory care nurse is teaching a patient who is newly diagnosed with diabetes, and
cautions the patient against taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication, because of the:
A Additional stress on kidney function.
B Additional stress on liver function.
C Effect on the liver when combined with an oral hypoglycemic agent.
D Interference with insulin absorption. - answerAdditional stress on kidney function.
The most effective strategy for improving patient adherence to the care regimen is to:
A Involve the patient's family in the treatment plan.
B Partner with the patient in the teaching/learning process.
C Reinforce that the patient must follow the plan of care.
D Schedule more frequent follow-up visits. - answerPartner with the patient in the
teaching/learning process.
The ambulatory care nurse's decision to delegate duties depends primarily upon
A Expertise in clinical pathways.
B Self-awareness skills.
C Staffing needs.
D State regulatory mandates. - answerState regulatory mandates.
A graduate nursing student is collecting data for a research study and requests a patient's chart.
, The ambulatory care nurse initially determines:
A The purpose of the research study.
B The specific data requested by the nursing student.
C Whether informed consent has been obtained.
D Whether the nursing supervisor has approved the study. - answerWhether informed consent
has been obtained.
A patient with inspiratory and expiratory wheezing from increased asthma attacks requests an
adjustment to the prescribed asthma medication. The ambulatory care nurse:
A Administers a rescue inhaler.
B Asks whether the patient is currently wheezing.
C Determines that patient's peak flow measurement.
D Refers the patient for a chest x-ray. - answerdetermines that patient's peak flow measurement.
The primary responsibility of nursing case management within the home health care setting is to:
A Ensure that care is closely monitored.
B Ensure that medications are reconciled.
C Provide continuity of care.
D Provide education on disease self-management. - answerprovide continuity of care.
A patient undergoes an excision of a sebaceous cyst. The ambulatory care nurse provides the
patient with specific written and verbal instructions about wound care, signs and symptoms of
infection, and when to follow up for suture removal. The nurse demonstrates skill in following up
with this patient, post-procedure, by:
A Calling the patient, according to facility policy, to evaluate the patient's condition.
B Calling the patient to remind him or her not to drive until the next appointment.
C Mailing the patient a card reminding him or her to schedule an annual physical.
D Mailing the patient a survey to assess the facility's performance. - answercalling the patient,
