ANCC FNP EXAM PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
BeneficenceB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-TheBobligationBtoBhelpBtheBpatient---
BToBremoveBharm,BpreventBharm,BandBpromoteBgoodB("doBnoBharm").B
ActingBinBtheBpatient'sBbestBinterest.B
CompassionateBpatientBcare.B
TheBcoreBprincipleBinBpatientBadvocacy.
NonmaleficenceB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-TheBobligationBtoBavoidBharm.B
ProtectingBaBpatientBfromBHarm.B
example:BaBpatientBwantsBtoBbeBtreatedBwithBbiphosphonatesBbutBhasBaBhxBofBGIBbleedingBandBpepticBulce
rBdisease.BTheBNPBdoesBnotBprescribeBbiphosphonates.
UtilitarianismB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
TheBobligationBtoBactBinBaBwayBthatBisBusefulBtoBorBbenefitsBtheBmajority.B
TheBoutcomeBofBtheBactionBisBwhatBmattersBwithButilitarianism.BItBalsoBmeansBtoBuseBaBresourceB(taxBmone
y)BforBtheBbenefitBofBmost.B
MayBresembleBJusticeBbutBisBisBnotBtheBsameBconcept.
JusticeB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
TheBqualityBofBbeingBfairBandBactingBwithBaBlackBofBbias.BTheBfairBandBequitableBdistributionBofBsocietalBres
ources.
VeracityB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-TheBobligationBtoBpresentBinformationBhonestlyBandBtruthfully.B
InBorderBforBpatientsBtoBmakeBanBinformedBandBrationalBdecisionBaboutBtheirBhealthBcare,BpertinentBinfor
mationB(includingB"bad"Bnews)BshouldBnotBbeBwithheldBorBomitted.
whoBdoesBtheBprocessingBofBclaimsBandBadministrativeBworkBforBanotherBcompanyB(healthBinsurer,BhealthB
plan,BretirementBplan)?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-TPA
, OmbudsmanB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
ABpersonBwhoBactsBasBanBintermediaryB(orBliason)BbetweenBtheBpatientBandBanBorganization.B
InvestigatesBandBmediatesBtheBcompliantBfromBbothBsidesBandBattemptsBtoBreachBaBfairBconclusion.
GuardianBAdBLitemB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
AnBindividualBwhoBisBassignedBbyBaBcourtB(andBhasBtheBlegalBauthority)BtoBactBinBtheBbestBinterestBofBtheBw
ard.B
TheBwardBisBusuallyBaBpersonBwhoBisBaBchild,BorBsomeoneBwhoBisBfrailBorBvulnerable.
MedicareBAB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-AutomaticBatBageB65
PaysBforBinpatientBhospitalization
hospiceBcare
homeBhealthBcare
skilledBnursingBfacility
WillBNOTBpayBforBcustodialBcare,BnursingBhomes,BorBretirementBhomes.
MedicareBpartBbB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-PaysBforBoutpatientBphysicianBvisits.B
labsBandBotherBtypesBofBtestB(ekg,xray)
DME
SecondBopinionsBwithBotherBphysicians
kidneyBdialysis
MedicareBPartBCB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-administeredBbyBaBprivateBhealthBinsuranceBcompany.B
coversBMedicareBAB+BBBandBsomeBprescriptionBdrugs.
MedicareBPartBDB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-PrescriptionBdrugBcoverageB
ptBmustBhaveBMedicareBAB+BBBtoBbeBeligible.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
BeneficenceB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-TheBobligationBtoBhelpBtheBpatient---
BToBremoveBharm,BpreventBharm,BandBpromoteBgoodB("doBnoBharm").B
ActingBinBtheBpatient'sBbestBinterest.B
CompassionateBpatientBcare.B
TheBcoreBprincipleBinBpatientBadvocacy.
NonmaleficenceB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-TheBobligationBtoBavoidBharm.B
ProtectingBaBpatientBfromBHarm.B
example:BaBpatientBwantsBtoBbeBtreatedBwithBbiphosphonatesBbutBhasBaBhxBofBGIBbleedingBandBpepticBulce
rBdisease.BTheBNPBdoesBnotBprescribeBbiphosphonates.
UtilitarianismB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
TheBobligationBtoBactBinBaBwayBthatBisBusefulBtoBorBbenefitsBtheBmajority.B
TheBoutcomeBofBtheBactionBisBwhatBmattersBwithButilitarianism.BItBalsoBmeansBtoBuseBaBresourceB(taxBmone
y)BforBtheBbenefitBofBmost.B
MayBresembleBJusticeBbutBisBisBnotBtheBsameBconcept.
JusticeB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
TheBqualityBofBbeingBfairBandBactingBwithBaBlackBofBbias.BTheBfairBandBequitableBdistributionBofBsocietalBres
ources.
VeracityB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-TheBobligationBtoBpresentBinformationBhonestlyBandBtruthfully.B
InBorderBforBpatientsBtoBmakeBanBinformedBandBrationalBdecisionBaboutBtheirBhealthBcare,BpertinentBinfor
mationB(includingB"bad"Bnews)BshouldBnotBbeBwithheldBorBomitted.
whoBdoesBtheBprocessingBofBclaimsBandBadministrativeBworkBforBanotherBcompanyB(healthBinsurer,BhealthB
plan,BretirementBplan)?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-TPA
, OmbudsmanB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
ABpersonBwhoBactsBasBanBintermediaryB(orBliason)BbetweenBtheBpatientBandBanBorganization.B
InvestigatesBandBmediatesBtheBcompliantBfromBbothBsidesBandBattemptsBtoBreachBaBfairBconclusion.
GuardianBAdBLitemB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
AnBindividualBwhoBisBassignedBbyBaBcourtB(andBhasBtheBlegalBauthority)BtoBactBinBtheBbestBinterestBofBtheBw
ard.B
TheBwardBisBusuallyBaBpersonBwhoBisBaBchild,BorBsomeoneBwhoBisBfrailBorBvulnerable.
MedicareBAB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-AutomaticBatBageB65
PaysBforBinpatientBhospitalization
hospiceBcare
homeBhealthBcare
skilledBnursingBfacility
WillBNOTBpayBforBcustodialBcare,BnursingBhomes,BorBretirementBhomes.
MedicareBpartBbB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-PaysBforBoutpatientBphysicianBvisits.B
labsBandBotherBtypesBofBtestB(ekg,xray)
DME
SecondBopinionsBwithBotherBphysicians
kidneyBdialysis
MedicareBPartBCB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-administeredBbyBaBprivateBhealthBinsuranceBcompany.B
coversBMedicareBAB+BBBandBsomeBprescriptionBdrugs.
MedicareBPartBDB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-PrescriptionBdrugBcoverageB
ptBmustBhaveBMedicareBAB+BBBtoBbeBeligible.
