ANCC IQ Domain 1-5 Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
Which action best demonstrates evidence-based practice?
A. Using personal experience only
✔✔B. Applying current research to clinical decisions
C. Following outdated routines
D. Avoiding journal articles
Which research design is best for determining cause and effect?
✔✔A. Randomized controlled trial
B. Case study
C. Qualitative interview
D. Descriptive survey
What is the purpose of a systematic review?
A. To provide opinions on a topic
✔✔B. To summarize high-quality evidence from multiple studies
1
,C. To gather data from one patient
D. To create a theory
Which resource offers the highest level of research evidence?
A. Expert opinion
✔✔B. Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
C. Case reports
D. Single nurse observations
What is a key trait of transformational leadership in nursing?
✔✔A. Inspiring staff toward a shared vision
B. Giving orders without feedback
C. Avoiding change
D. Prioritizing financial goals only
How can nurse leaders foster a positive work environment?
A. Micromanaging team tasks
B. Limiting communication
2
,✔✔C. Encouraging feedback and shared goals
D. Reducing staff input
A nurse leader advocates for staff input during a policy change. This reflects:
A. Autocratic leadership
✔✔B. Participative leadership
C. Laissez-faire leadership
D. Authoritarian rule
What strategy helps reduce nurse burnout?
A. Mandatory overtime
B. Ignoring staff complaints
✔✔C. Promoting self-care and workload balance
D. Cutting breaks
What does the "P" in PDSA quality model stand for?
✔✔A. Plan
B. Prevent
3
, C. Prioritize
D. Perform
Which metric indicates improvement in quality of care?
A. Increased wait times
✔✔B. Decreased hospital-acquired infections
C. Higher medication errors
D. More patient complaints
Why are root cause analyses performed after adverse events?
✔✔A. To identify system-level failures
B. To blame individual staff
C. To delay reporting
D. To punish providers
Which tool is commonly used for measuring patient satisfaction?
A. PDSA
✔✔B. HCAHPS survey
4
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
Which action best demonstrates evidence-based practice?
A. Using personal experience only
✔✔B. Applying current research to clinical decisions
C. Following outdated routines
D. Avoiding journal articles
Which research design is best for determining cause and effect?
✔✔A. Randomized controlled trial
B. Case study
C. Qualitative interview
D. Descriptive survey
What is the purpose of a systematic review?
A. To provide opinions on a topic
✔✔B. To summarize high-quality evidence from multiple studies
1
,C. To gather data from one patient
D. To create a theory
Which resource offers the highest level of research evidence?
A. Expert opinion
✔✔B. Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
C. Case reports
D. Single nurse observations
What is a key trait of transformational leadership in nursing?
✔✔A. Inspiring staff toward a shared vision
B. Giving orders without feedback
C. Avoiding change
D. Prioritizing financial goals only
How can nurse leaders foster a positive work environment?
A. Micromanaging team tasks
B. Limiting communication
2
,✔✔C. Encouraging feedback and shared goals
D. Reducing staff input
A nurse leader advocates for staff input during a policy change. This reflects:
A. Autocratic leadership
✔✔B. Participative leadership
C. Laissez-faire leadership
D. Authoritarian rule
What strategy helps reduce nurse burnout?
A. Mandatory overtime
B. Ignoring staff complaints
✔✔C. Promoting self-care and workload balance
D. Cutting breaks
What does the "P" in PDSA quality model stand for?
✔✔A. Plan
B. Prevent
3
, C. Prioritize
D. Perform
Which metric indicates improvement in quality of care?
A. Increased wait times
✔✔B. Decreased hospital-acquired infections
C. Higher medication errors
D. More patient complaints
Why are root cause analyses performed after adverse events?
✔✔A. To identify system-level failures
B. To blame individual staff
C. To delay reporting
D. To punish providers
Which tool is commonly used for measuring patient satisfaction?
A. PDSA
✔✔B. HCAHPS survey
4
