AMBULATORY CARE NURSING
CERTIFICATION 240 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES 2023/2024 GRADED A+
How many medications does it typically take to be considered "polypharmacy?"
A -Three
B -Ten
C -Twenty-four
D -Five or more - ANSWER- D -Five or more
The ANP knows that it is her responsibility to report certain things to the 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 - ANSWER- 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.
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 - ANSWER- 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.
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 - ANSWER- 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.
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
,C - Pediatrics
D - All of the above - 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 - ANSWER- a - Food and Drug Administration
This is an agency which regulates both the development and sale of drugs.
Endoscopes are cleaned and _____.
A - High level disinfected.
B - Sterilized.
C - Low level disinfected.
D - Intermediate level disinfected. - ANSWER- A - High level disinfected.
Endoscopes are critical items. Critical items are normally sterilized after
being cleaned. Endoscopes cannot be sterilized and require high level
disinfection.
Which of the following is considered an independent nursing action?
A - teaching a patient about the new diet she has been prescribed for management
of her condition
B - assisting the speech therapist by helping the patient practice speech exercises
C - administering pain medication to the patient
D - giving the patient a backrub - ANSWER- D - giving the patient a back rub
Independent nursing actions are those which do not require a physician's
order. Giving a backrub is one of these independent nursing actions. In the
, age of managed care, actions which arise from collaborative care plans are
known as interdependent actions.
Which of the following is a digitalis medicine?
A -Lanoxin
B - Bumex
C - Zestril
D - Adalat - ANSWER- A - Lanoxin (Digoxin)
A digitalis medication is a cardiac glycoside that treats CHF and arrhythmias
also for BP support.
Bumex is a loop diuretic. Zestril is an ACE inhibitor. Adalat is a calcium
blocking agent.
Which of the following is not one of the steps in evidence-based practice?
A - Constructing the clinical question
B - Patient selection
C - Appropriate selection of resources
D - Appraise the validity of the evidence - ANSWER- B - Patient selection
Patent selection is not one of the steps in evidence-based practice. The steps in
evidence-based practice consist of
1 - Patient assessment
2 - Constructing the clinical question
3 - Appropriate selection of resources
4 - Appraise the validity of the evidence
5 - Apply the integrated patient preferences, evidence, and clinical expertise
6 - Performance evaluation with patience
CERTIFICATION 240 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES 2023/2024 GRADED A+
How many medications does it typically take to be considered "polypharmacy?"
A -Three
B -Ten
C -Twenty-four
D -Five or more - ANSWER- D -Five or more
The ANP knows that it is her responsibility to report certain things to the 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 - ANSWER- 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.
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 - ANSWER- 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.
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 - ANSWER- 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.
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
,C - Pediatrics
D - All of the above - 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 - ANSWER- a - Food and Drug Administration
This is an agency which regulates both the development and sale of drugs.
Endoscopes are cleaned and _____.
A - High level disinfected.
B - Sterilized.
C - Low level disinfected.
D - Intermediate level disinfected. - ANSWER- A - High level disinfected.
Endoscopes are critical items. Critical items are normally sterilized after
being cleaned. Endoscopes cannot be sterilized and require high level
disinfection.
Which of the following is considered an independent nursing action?
A - teaching a patient about the new diet she has been prescribed for management
of her condition
B - assisting the speech therapist by helping the patient practice speech exercises
C - administering pain medication to the patient
D - giving the patient a backrub - ANSWER- D - giving the patient a back rub
Independent nursing actions are those which do not require a physician's
order. Giving a backrub is one of these independent nursing actions. In the
, age of managed care, actions which arise from collaborative care plans are
known as interdependent actions.
Which of the following is a digitalis medicine?
A -Lanoxin
B - Bumex
C - Zestril
D - Adalat - ANSWER- A - Lanoxin (Digoxin)
A digitalis medication is a cardiac glycoside that treats CHF and arrhythmias
also for BP support.
Bumex is a loop diuretic. Zestril is an ACE inhibitor. Adalat is a calcium
blocking agent.
Which of the following is not one of the steps in evidence-based practice?
A - Constructing the clinical question
B - Patient selection
C - Appropriate selection of resources
D - Appraise the validity of the evidence - ANSWER- B - Patient selection
Patent selection is not one of the steps in evidence-based practice. The steps in
evidence-based practice consist of
1 - Patient assessment
2 - Constructing the clinical question
3 - Appropriate selection of resources
4 - Appraise the validity of the evidence
5 - Apply the integrated patient preferences, evidence, and clinical expertise
6 - Performance evaluation with patience
