ANCC Non-Clinical
Questions And Correct
Answers 2025-2026
GRADED A +
A difficult aspect of determining occupational exposure to disease is the:
A. confidentiality of the information within company records.
B. inaccuracy of occupational disease reporting.
C. long latency period between exposure and disease development.
D. reliance on workers' memories. - ANS-C. the long latency period between
exposure and disease development
A patient who sustained a myocardial infarction comes to the clinic for a refill of
atorvastatin calcium (Lipitor). The family nurse practitioner recognizes that the
medication is prescribed for:
A. cancer prevention
B. primary prevention
C. secondary prevention
D. tertiary prevention. - ANS-D. tertiary prevention
Clinical practice guidelines are designed to:
A. increase variations in clinical care
B. mandate practice decisions
C. protect nurses from legal liability
D. serve as a handbook for best practice. - ANS-
, The family nurse practitioner participates in a hospital-based quality
improvement project. The nurse practitioner reviews four charts per month of a
nurse practitioner colleague to ensure diabetes protocols are met. This process is
a:
A. core competency
B. force field analysis
C. peer review
D. risk analysis - ANS-C. Peer review
A 55-year-old male patient who is Chinese has a follow-up appointment after
cardiac bypass surgery. The patient brings his father with him into the
examination room. How does the family nurse practitioner provide culturally
sensitive care?
A. Asks the patient's father first if he has any questions regarding his son's care
B. Asks the patient's father to leave the room due to confidentiality issues
C. Performs the examination without speaking to the patient's father
D. Provides the patient's father an informational packet to read while performing
the examination - ANS-A. Asks the patient's father first if he has any questions
regarding his son's care
The family nurse practitioner observes an increase in chlamydia diagnoses in a
small rural community and suspects patients are not notifying their partners of
their diagnosis and, thereby, delaying treatment. The nurse practitioner decides
to conduct a small research study. Which type of hypothesis does the nurse
practitioner apply?
a. Complex hypothesis
B. Deductive hypothesis
C. Inductive hypothesis
D. Non-directional hypothesis. - ANS-C. Inductive hypothesis
The family nurse practitioner exhibits professional leadership by:
Questions And Correct
Answers 2025-2026
GRADED A +
A difficult aspect of determining occupational exposure to disease is the:
A. confidentiality of the information within company records.
B. inaccuracy of occupational disease reporting.
C. long latency period between exposure and disease development.
D. reliance on workers' memories. - ANS-C. the long latency period between
exposure and disease development
A patient who sustained a myocardial infarction comes to the clinic for a refill of
atorvastatin calcium (Lipitor). The family nurse practitioner recognizes that the
medication is prescribed for:
A. cancer prevention
B. primary prevention
C. secondary prevention
D. tertiary prevention. - ANS-D. tertiary prevention
Clinical practice guidelines are designed to:
A. increase variations in clinical care
B. mandate practice decisions
C. protect nurses from legal liability
D. serve as a handbook for best practice. - ANS-
, The family nurse practitioner participates in a hospital-based quality
improvement project. The nurse practitioner reviews four charts per month of a
nurse practitioner colleague to ensure diabetes protocols are met. This process is
a:
A. core competency
B. force field analysis
C. peer review
D. risk analysis - ANS-C. Peer review
A 55-year-old male patient who is Chinese has a follow-up appointment after
cardiac bypass surgery. The patient brings his father with him into the
examination room. How does the family nurse practitioner provide culturally
sensitive care?
A. Asks the patient's father first if he has any questions regarding his son's care
B. Asks the patient's father to leave the room due to confidentiality issues
C. Performs the examination without speaking to the patient's father
D. Provides the patient's father an informational packet to read while performing
the examination - ANS-A. Asks the patient's father first if he has any questions
regarding his son's care
The family nurse practitioner observes an increase in chlamydia diagnoses in a
small rural community and suspects patients are not notifying their partners of
their diagnosis and, thereby, delaying treatment. The nurse practitioner decides
to conduct a small research study. Which type of hypothesis does the nurse
practitioner apply?
a. Complex hypothesis
B. Deductive hypothesis
C. Inductive hypothesis
D. Non-directional hypothesis. - ANS-C. Inductive hypothesis
The family nurse practitioner exhibits professional leadership by:
