AMBULATORY CARE NURSING CERTIFICATION
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What documents primarily defines the scope of telehealth nursing practice - Answers -
Nurse State Practice Acts
In School Age Children with acute vomiting, rehydration therapy might include which of
the following - Answers - half-strength sports drinks and popscicles
Which of the following are signs of volume overleoad in a chronic heart failure patient -
Answers - Edema, Dyspenea, Neck vein distension, sudden weight gain
Joshua is a 5 year old with siclke cell disease. his mother called to report that Joshua
has a fever over 101.5 orally. The nurse should: - Answers - tell the mother to bring
Joshua in right away to be evaluated.
The following are elements of Dieteary Approches to Stop hypertension (DASH) -
Answers - Low Cholesterol and toal fat, reducted sweets, high fiber
Untreated Hypertension may lead to - Answers - organ damage in the eyes?
Promoting advocacy and positive patient/family relations includes - Answers - Providing
service recovery processes that resolve patient/family complaints or concerns
Which of the following scenarios potentially violates the confidentiality of a patient's
protected health information - Answers - Talking to an elderly patient's daughter about
the need to bring the patient back for another appointment because tests came back
with some abnormalities
The purposes of nursing practice standards include - Answers - Serve as a guide for the
structure and processes in the delivery of nursing care
Which of the following is true about delegation by a registered nurse - Answers - The
delegating nurse remains ultimately responsible for the service
Which of the following would be a semi-critical item and require high level disinfection -
Answers - and endoscope used for upper gastroenterological procedures
Primary prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and other sexually transmitted
diseases would include the following - Answers - A) Use of Condoms and avoidance of
anonymous partners.
B) Vaccination against herpes, hepatitis, and menigococcal infections,
, C) Prophylactic antibiotics or any oral sex
D) Annual Health Screenings
Mr. McIntire is a 37 year old patient who has a 25 a pack-year history of smoking. Today
he has told his physician that he is ready to quit, and Ryan, the ambulatory care nurse,
has been asked to assist Mr. McIntire. Which of the following describes a potential
method to assist this patient to quit smoking? - Answers - A) Explain that relapsing is
part of the process
B) Advise Mr. McIntire about the harms of smoking, which impact nearly every organ in
the body
C) Set specific goals and a quit date
D) Use motivational interviewing to help him understand his ambivalence about quitting
The nurse is educating an adult patient regarding medications for asthma. Which order
would be most appropriate for administration? - Answers -
Telephone triage may be a responsibility of the ambulatory care nurse. What are the
appropriate components of telephone triage? - Answers -
What are the best question types to ask when gaining information from a patient? -
Answers -
In what order would the nurse prioritize the care of the following patients presenting to
the clinic at the same time: a parent carrying a smiling infant with a fever, a pale and
sweaty male with flank pain for tow days, a carpenter with a nail in his thumb, and a
three year old with vomiting? - Answers -
Activities taht require ambulatory nurses to apply critical thinking include - Answers -
Analyzing information in development of a diagnosis and plan of care
Which organization has established criteria for accepted nursing languages and
approves languages meeting the criteria - Answers - American Nurses Association
Federal and state laws require public health reporting in which of the following situations
- Answers - Diagnosis of a serious communicable disease
Decision support tools, such as prototcols, guidelines or algorithms, generally have the
following characteristics - Answers - They provide standardization and decrease
omissions
The Ambulatory Care Nursing Conceptual Framework is a diagram that specifies -
Answers - Concepts that form the focus of nursing practice and the relationship among
those concepts
Mom has described her child's symptoms as a fever for three days and vomiting for the
last 24 hours. She states the child has been very sleepy for the last two to three hours.
REVIEW
What documents primarily defines the scope of telehealth nursing practice - Answers -
Nurse State Practice Acts
In School Age Children with acute vomiting, rehydration therapy might include which of
the following - Answers - half-strength sports drinks and popscicles
Which of the following are signs of volume overleoad in a chronic heart failure patient -
Answers - Edema, Dyspenea, Neck vein distension, sudden weight gain
Joshua is a 5 year old with siclke cell disease. his mother called to report that Joshua
has a fever over 101.5 orally. The nurse should: - Answers - tell the mother to bring
Joshua in right away to be evaluated.
The following are elements of Dieteary Approches to Stop hypertension (DASH) -
Answers - Low Cholesterol and toal fat, reducted sweets, high fiber
Untreated Hypertension may lead to - Answers - organ damage in the eyes?
Promoting advocacy and positive patient/family relations includes - Answers - Providing
service recovery processes that resolve patient/family complaints or concerns
Which of the following scenarios potentially violates the confidentiality of a patient's
protected health information - Answers - Talking to an elderly patient's daughter about
the need to bring the patient back for another appointment because tests came back
with some abnormalities
The purposes of nursing practice standards include - Answers - Serve as a guide for the
structure and processes in the delivery of nursing care
Which of the following is true about delegation by a registered nurse - Answers - The
delegating nurse remains ultimately responsible for the service
Which of the following would be a semi-critical item and require high level disinfection -
Answers - and endoscope used for upper gastroenterological procedures
Primary prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and other sexually transmitted
diseases would include the following - Answers - A) Use of Condoms and avoidance of
anonymous partners.
B) Vaccination against herpes, hepatitis, and menigococcal infections,
, C) Prophylactic antibiotics or any oral sex
D) Annual Health Screenings
Mr. McIntire is a 37 year old patient who has a 25 a pack-year history of smoking. Today
he has told his physician that he is ready to quit, and Ryan, the ambulatory care nurse,
has been asked to assist Mr. McIntire. Which of the following describes a potential
method to assist this patient to quit smoking? - Answers - A) Explain that relapsing is
part of the process
B) Advise Mr. McIntire about the harms of smoking, which impact nearly every organ in
the body
C) Set specific goals and a quit date
D) Use motivational interviewing to help him understand his ambivalence about quitting
The nurse is educating an adult patient regarding medications for asthma. Which order
would be most appropriate for administration? - Answers -
Telephone triage may be a responsibility of the ambulatory care nurse. What are the
appropriate components of telephone triage? - Answers -
What are the best question types to ask when gaining information from a patient? -
Answers -
In what order would the nurse prioritize the care of the following patients presenting to
the clinic at the same time: a parent carrying a smiling infant with a fever, a pale and
sweaty male with flank pain for tow days, a carpenter with a nail in his thumb, and a
three year old with vomiting? - Answers -
Activities taht require ambulatory nurses to apply critical thinking include - Answers -
Analyzing information in development of a diagnosis and plan of care
Which organization has established criteria for accepted nursing languages and
approves languages meeting the criteria - Answers - American Nurses Association
Federal and state laws require public health reporting in which of the following situations
- Answers - Diagnosis of a serious communicable disease
Decision support tools, such as prototcols, guidelines or algorithms, generally have the
following characteristics - Answers - They provide standardization and decrease
omissions
The Ambulatory Care Nursing Conceptual Framework is a diagram that specifies -
Answers - Concepts that form the focus of nursing practice and the relationship among
those concepts
Mom has described her child's symptoms as a fever for three days and vomiting for the
last 24 hours. She states the child has been very sleepy for the last two to three hours.
