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AMBULATORY CARE NURSING CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025
1. How many medications does it typically take to be considered "polypharma-
cy?"
A -Three
B -Ten
C -Twenty-four
D -Five or more ANS >> D -Five or more
2. The ANP knows that it is her responsibility to report certain things to the
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proper authorities. Which of the following is NOT required to be reported?
A - gunshot wound
B - suspected child abuse
C - drug abuse
D - stab wounds ANS >> C - drug abuse
Drug abuse is not required by law to be reported. Gunshot wounds, stab wounds, and child abuse (actual or suspected)
are required to be reported to the proper authorities.
3. Prior to undergoing an abdominal sonogram, the patient should do what?
A - refrain from food and water for 12 hours
B - empty his or her bladder
C - drink a liter of water
D - empty his or her bowels ANS >> C - drink a liter of water
Prior to an abdominal sonogram, the patient is asked to drink water. In addition fasting for 8 to 12 hours prior to the
procedure is often required.
4. Which of the following is NOT part of a nursing diagnosis?
A - statement of the patient's actual health status
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B -signs of illness
C - medical diagnosis (such as stroke or pulmonary blockage)
D - symptoms of illness ANS >> C - medical diagnosis
Nursing diagnoses should never contain medical diagnoses. Rather, the nursing diagnosis is a statement of the patient's
actual health status, risks for condition developing, causative and related factors, and signs and symptoms.
5. Primary care would be considered the cornerstone of ambulatory care with
nurses practicing in which of the following areas of healthcare?
A - Telehealth services
B - Internal medicine
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C - Pediatrics
D - All of the above ANS >> D - All of the above
6. Which of the following would FDA stands for?
A - Food and Drug Administration
B - Food Depression Association
C - Fixed Depression Administration
D - None of the above ANS >> a - Food and Drug Administration
This is an agency which regulates both the development and sale of drugs.
7. Endoscopes are cleaned and .
A - High level disinfected.
B - Sterilized.
C - Low level disinfected.
D - Intermediate level disinfected. ANS >> A - High level disinfected.
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AMBULATORY CARE NURSING CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025
1. How many medications does it typically take to be considered "polypharma-
cy?"
A -Three
B -Ten
C -Twenty-four
D -Five or more ANS >> D -Five or more
2. The ANP knows that it is her responsibility to report certain things to the
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proper authorities. Which of the following is NOT required to be reported?
A - gunshot wound
B - suspected child abuse
C - drug abuse
D - stab wounds ANS >> C - drug abuse
Drug abuse is not required by law to be reported. Gunshot wounds, stab wounds, and child abuse (actual or suspected)
are required to be reported to the proper authorities.
3. Prior to undergoing an abdominal sonogram, the patient should do what?
A - refrain from food and water for 12 hours
B - empty his or her bladder
C - drink a liter of water
D - empty his or her bowels ANS >> C - drink a liter of water
Prior to an abdominal sonogram, the patient is asked to drink water. In addition fasting for 8 to 12 hours prior to the
procedure is often required.
4. Which of the following is NOT part of a nursing diagnosis?
A - statement of the patient's actual health status
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B -signs of illness
C - medical diagnosis (such as stroke or pulmonary blockage)
D - symptoms of illness ANS >> C - medical diagnosis
Nursing diagnoses should never contain medical diagnoses. Rather, the nursing diagnosis is a statement of the patient's
actual health status, risks for condition developing, causative and related factors, and signs and symptoms.
5. Primary care would be considered the cornerstone of ambulatory care with
nurses practicing in which of the following areas of healthcare?
A - Telehealth services
B - Internal medicine
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C - Pediatrics
D - All of the above ANS >> D - All of the above
6. Which of the following would FDA stands for?
A - Food and Drug Administration
B - Food Depression Association
C - Fixed Depression Administration
D - None of the above ANS >> a - Food and Drug Administration
This is an agency which regulates both the development and sale of drugs.
7. Endoscopes are cleaned and .
A - High level disinfected.
B - Sterilized.
C - Low level disinfected.
D - Intermediate level disinfected. ANS >> A - High level disinfected.
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