AMBULATORY CARE NURSING CERTIFICATION
EXAM
AMBULATORY CARE NURSING CERTIFICATION
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE
How many medications does it typically take to be considered "
polypharmacy?"
A -Three
B -Ten
C -Twenty-four
D -Five or more - Correct Answer-D -Five or more
The ANP knows that it is her responsibility to report certain thin
gs to the proper authorities. Which of the following is NOT requi
red to be reported?
A - gunshot wound
B - suspected child abuse
C - drug abuse
D - stab wounds - Correct Answer-C - drug abuse
Drug abuse is not required by law to be reported. Gunshot woun
ds, stab wounds, and child abuse (actual or suspected) are requi
red to be reported to the proper authorities.
,AMBULATORY CARE NURSING CERTIFICATION
EXAM
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 - Correct Answer-C -
drink a liter of water
e
Prior to an abdominal sonogram, the patient is asked to drink w e
ater. In addition fasting for 8 to 12 hours prior to the procedure i s
often required.
Which of the following is NOT part of a nursing diagnosis?
A - statement of the patient's actual health status
B -signs of illness
C - medical diagnosis (such as stroke or pulmonary blockage)
D - symptoms of illness - Correct Answer-C - medical diagnosis
Nursing diagnoses should never contain medical diagnoses. Rat
her, the nursing diagnosis is a statement of the patient's actual h
ealth status, risks for condition developing, causative and relate d
factors, and signs and symptoms.
,AMBULATORY CARE NURSING CERTIFICATION
EXAM
Primary care would be considered the cornerstone of ambulato
ry care with nurses practicing in which of the following areas of h
ealthcare?
A - Telehealth services
B - Internal medicine
C - Pediatrics
D - All of the above - Correct Answer-D - All of the above
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 - Correct Answer-a -
Food and Drug Administration
This is an agency which regulates both the development and sal e
of drugs.
Endoscopes are cleaned and .
A - High level disinfected.
B - Sterilized.
C - Low level disinfected.
, AMBULATORY CARE NURSING CERTIFICATION
EXAM
D - Intermediate level disinfected. - Correct Answer-A -
High level disinfected.
Endoscopes are critical items. Critical items are normally steriliz
ed after being cleaned. Endoscopes cannot be sterilized and req
uire high level disinfection.
Which of the following is considered an independent nursing act
ion?
A-
teaching a patient about the new diet she has been prescribed f
or management of her condition
B-
assisting the speech therapist by helping the patient practice sp
eech exercises
C - administering pain medication to the patient
D - giving the patient a backrub - Correct Answer-D -
giving the patient a back rub
Independent nursing actions are those which do not require a p
hysician's order. Giving a backrub is one of these independent n
ursing actions. In the age of managed care, actions which arise fr
om collaborative care plans are known as interdependent actio
ns.
Which of the following is a digitalis medicine?
EXAM
AMBULATORY CARE NURSING CERTIFICATION
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE
How many medications does it typically take to be considered "
polypharmacy?"
A -Three
B -Ten
C -Twenty-four
D -Five or more - Correct Answer-D -Five or more
The ANP knows that it is her responsibility to report certain thin
gs to the proper authorities. Which of the following is NOT requi
red to be reported?
A - gunshot wound
B - suspected child abuse
C - drug abuse
D - stab wounds - Correct Answer-C - drug abuse
Drug abuse is not required by law to be reported. Gunshot woun
ds, stab wounds, and child abuse (actual or suspected) are requi
red to be reported to the proper authorities.
,AMBULATORY CARE NURSING CERTIFICATION
EXAM
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 - Correct Answer-C -
drink a liter of water
e
Prior to an abdominal sonogram, the patient is asked to drink w e
ater. In addition fasting for 8 to 12 hours prior to the procedure i s
often required.
Which of the following is NOT part of a nursing diagnosis?
A - statement of the patient's actual health status
B -signs of illness
C - medical diagnosis (such as stroke or pulmonary blockage)
D - symptoms of illness - Correct Answer-C - medical diagnosis
Nursing diagnoses should never contain medical diagnoses. Rat
her, the nursing diagnosis is a statement of the patient's actual h
ealth status, risks for condition developing, causative and relate d
factors, and signs and symptoms.
,AMBULATORY CARE NURSING CERTIFICATION
EXAM
Primary care would be considered the cornerstone of ambulato
ry care with nurses practicing in which of the following areas of h
ealthcare?
A - Telehealth services
B - Internal medicine
C - Pediatrics
D - All of the above - Correct Answer-D - All of the above
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 - Correct Answer-a -
Food and Drug Administration
This is an agency which regulates both the development and sal e
of drugs.
Endoscopes are cleaned and .
A - High level disinfected.
B - Sterilized.
C - Low level disinfected.
, AMBULATORY CARE NURSING CERTIFICATION
EXAM
D - Intermediate level disinfected. - Correct Answer-A -
High level disinfected.
Endoscopes are critical items. Critical items are normally steriliz
ed after being cleaned. Endoscopes cannot be sterilized and req
uire high level disinfection.
Which of the following is considered an independent nursing act
ion?
A-
teaching a patient about the new diet she has been prescribed f
or management of her condition
B-
assisting the speech therapist by helping the patient practice sp
eech exercises
C - administering pain medication to the patient
D - giving the patient a backrub - Correct Answer-D -
giving the patient a back rub
Independent nursing actions are those which do not require a p
hysician's order. Giving a backrub is one of these independent n
ursing actions. In the age of managed care, actions which arise fr
om collaborative care plans are known as interdependent actio
ns.
Which of the following is a digitalis medicine?
