CERTIFIED NURSE AMB QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2024 – 2025 UPDATE
Apraxia ANS -impaired ability to carry out motor activities despite intact motor function; decline in
motor activities
Aphasia ANS -Difficulty expressing thought and emotions, as well as difficulty in understanding verbal
messages
Order of Physical Assessment ANS -Inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation
Order of Abdominal Physical Assessment ANS -inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation
Primary care ANS -Integrates primary services with other levels of care, continuity is a key characteristic
Secondary care ANS -Hospital services
Tertiary care ANS -Highly specialized, technological hospital services
START ANS -Simple triage and rapid treatment
Red ANS -Immediate, within 1 hour. Breathing by unconscious, RR >30, cap refill >2 sec or no radial
pulse (control bleeding), unable to follow simple commands
Green ANS -Moving, walking, wounded
Black ANS -Diseased, no respirations after head tilt
Yellow ANS -Delayed, >30 RR, 0 to 2 seconds cap refill, follows commands
,Primary prevention ANS -Health promotion (nutrition and sex education), specific protection (use of seat
belts, avoidance of allergens, and immunizations); targets well populations or those already ill; does not
exist for scoliosis
Mammogram ANS -Every 2 years for women 50 to 74
Secondary prevention ANS -Early detection, diagnosis, and treatment l; mammography, colonoscopy
Tertiary prevention ANS -Recovery, rehabilitation, and specific measures to minimize disability and
increase functioning (breast reconstruction)
Pap smear ANS -Every 3 years in women 21 to 65, screening before 21 not recommended regardless of
sexual history
If abnormal pap smear ANS -Annually until 2 or 3 consecutive normal results
Fecal occult blood test ANS -Annually
flexible sigmoidoscopy ANS -every 5 years with high sensitivity fecal occult blood test every 3 years
Colonoscopy ANS -Every 10 years, begin earlier than 50 of at greater risk
Colorectal Screening ANS -Age 50 to 75
Depression screening ANS -12 to 18 years
Normal bmi ANS -18.5 to 24.9
Overweight bmi ANS -25 to 29.9
, Obese ANS -30 to 39.9
Extreme obesity ANS ->40
Tetanus diphtheria ANS -One every 10 years; after age 19 it is recommended to exchange a Tdap in
place of one Td to boost the pertussis;
Hpv ANS -3 doses through 26 starting at 11 to 12 years old
Zoster ANS -1 dose greater than or equal to 60 years
MMR ANS -2 doses prior to school entry, 1 dose by 2 years, 1 dose at 4 years
Varicella ANS -If no immunity by 12 mos, 2 doses
Meningococcal ANS -1 or more doses as recommended by provider, pre teens and teens, first year
college students living in dorms are at risk
Pneumococcal polysaccharide ANS -2 doses between 19 to 64, after age 65 is one dose
Hepatitis a ANS -Can be given at 12 mos to adult; 2 doses
Hepatitis b ANS -Can be given 1 month to adult years; 3 doses by age 2 (early childhood immunizations)
Live vaccine for childhood ANS -Herpes zoster, varicella, MMR
Inactivated vaccine ANS -Influenza, tetanus, polio
ANSWERS 2024 – 2025 UPDATE
Apraxia ANS -impaired ability to carry out motor activities despite intact motor function; decline in
motor activities
Aphasia ANS -Difficulty expressing thought and emotions, as well as difficulty in understanding verbal
messages
Order of Physical Assessment ANS -Inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation
Order of Abdominal Physical Assessment ANS -inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation
Primary care ANS -Integrates primary services with other levels of care, continuity is a key characteristic
Secondary care ANS -Hospital services
Tertiary care ANS -Highly specialized, technological hospital services
START ANS -Simple triage and rapid treatment
Red ANS -Immediate, within 1 hour. Breathing by unconscious, RR >30, cap refill >2 sec or no radial
pulse (control bleeding), unable to follow simple commands
Green ANS -Moving, walking, wounded
Black ANS -Diseased, no respirations after head tilt
Yellow ANS -Delayed, >30 RR, 0 to 2 seconds cap refill, follows commands
,Primary prevention ANS -Health promotion (nutrition and sex education), specific protection (use of seat
belts, avoidance of allergens, and immunizations); targets well populations or those already ill; does not
exist for scoliosis
Mammogram ANS -Every 2 years for women 50 to 74
Secondary prevention ANS -Early detection, diagnosis, and treatment l; mammography, colonoscopy
Tertiary prevention ANS -Recovery, rehabilitation, and specific measures to minimize disability and
increase functioning (breast reconstruction)
Pap smear ANS -Every 3 years in women 21 to 65, screening before 21 not recommended regardless of
sexual history
If abnormal pap smear ANS -Annually until 2 or 3 consecutive normal results
Fecal occult blood test ANS -Annually
flexible sigmoidoscopy ANS -every 5 years with high sensitivity fecal occult blood test every 3 years
Colonoscopy ANS -Every 10 years, begin earlier than 50 of at greater risk
Colorectal Screening ANS -Age 50 to 75
Depression screening ANS -12 to 18 years
Normal bmi ANS -18.5 to 24.9
Overweight bmi ANS -25 to 29.9
, Obese ANS -30 to 39.9
Extreme obesity ANS ->40
Tetanus diphtheria ANS -One every 10 years; after age 19 it is recommended to exchange a Tdap in
place of one Td to boost the pertussis;
Hpv ANS -3 doses through 26 starting at 11 to 12 years old
Zoster ANS -1 dose greater than or equal to 60 years
MMR ANS -2 doses prior to school entry, 1 dose by 2 years, 1 dose at 4 years
Varicella ANS -If no immunity by 12 mos, 2 doses
Meningococcal ANS -1 or more doses as recommended by provider, pre teens and teens, first year
college students living in dorms are at risk
Pneumococcal polysaccharide ANS -2 doses between 19 to 64, after age 65 is one dose
Hepatitis a ANS -Can be given at 12 mos to adult; 2 doses
Hepatitis b ANS -Can be given 1 month to adult years; 3 doses by age 2 (early childhood immunizations)
Live vaccine for childhood ANS -Herpes zoster, varicella, MMR
Inactivated vaccine ANS -Influenza, tetanus, polio
