ANCC FNP Study Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
HealthBPeopleB2010B-
BAnswertoBimproveBaccessBtoBcomprehensiveBquality,BprimaryBcareBservices.
*BIncreaseBtheBqualityBandByearsBofBhealthyBlife.
*BEliminateBhealthBdisparitiesBamongBAmericans.
HealthBPeopleB2020B-BAnswerTheBprogramBisBanBinitiativeBthatBdevelopsBevidence-
basedBpracticeBobjectivesBdesignedBtoBimproveBtheBhealthBofBallBAmericans.BTheBobjectivesBa
reBtargetedBtoBbeBfollowedBoverBaB10-yearBperiod.
4BFoundationalBHealthcareBmeasures:
1)BGeneralBhealthBstatus.
2)BHealth-relatedBqualityBofBlifeBandBwellBbeing.
3)BDeterminantsBofBHealthB-
BaimBtoBcreateBsocialB&BphysicalBenvironmentsBthatBpromoteBgoodBhealthBforBall.
4)BReduceBHealthBDisparities.
ElectronicBMedicalBRecordB(EMR)B-
BAnswerPros:BallowsBforBsharingBofBhealthBinformationBbetweenBhealthcareBentitiesB&BwithBp
atients,BtherebyBreducingBtheBcostBofBcare,BimprovingBcareBefficiency,BavoidingBreadmissionBa
ndBdecreasingBduplicateBtesting.BCons:BtheBpotentialBforBdataBlossBinBtheBeventBofBcomputer
BorBsystemBfailure.
MedicaidB-
BAnswerABfederalBandBstateBassistanceBprogramBthatBpaysBforBhealthBcareBservicesBforBpeopl
eBwhoBcannotBaffordBthem.BVariesBfromBstateBtoBstate.
MedicareB-
BAnswerABfederalBprogramBofBhealthBinsuranceBforBpersonsB65ByearsBofBageBandBolder.BThos
eBwithBsevereBdisabilityBnoBmatterBincomeBlevelBorBthoseBwithBESRD.BQualifyingBconditionsB
mustBbeBaBUSBCitizen,Bnon-
USBcitizensBafterB5ByearsBofBpermanentBresidency.BUSBVeteransBareBeligibleBafterB65Byears.
*BMedicareBPartBABcoversBmedicallyBnecessaryBinpatientBcareBandBsupplies;BskilledBnursingBfa
cility.
,*BMedicareBPartBBBcoversBnursingBhome/custodialBcareB(ADL's),BhomeBhealthBservices,Bdurabl
eBmedicalBequipment,BoutpatientBcareB&BpreventiveBservicesB(i.e.B1BmammogramBeveryB12B
months)BinBwomenB40BandBolder.BPartBBBdoesBnotBincludeBroutineBdentalBcareBofBeyeglasse
s.
*BPartBCB-BHMO
*BPartBDBcoversBprescriptions.
SingleBpayerBhealthcareBsystemB-
BAnswerrefersBtoBaBsystemBwhereBinBessenceBtheBgovernmentBrunsBaBnationwideBinsuranceB
planBthatBpaysBallBhealthcareBcostBforBitsBmembers.
PeerBReviewB/B360BdegreeBEvaluationB-
BAnsweremployeesBrateBotherBemployeesBinBtheBsameBjobBclassification,BthroughBtheBuseBof
BestablishedBcriteria.BTheBsystemBhasBtheBpotentialBtoBofferBhonestB&BspecificBfeedbackBthat
BallowsBtheBindividualBtoBmakeBimprovementsBorBadjustmentsBtoBmeetBobjectivesBandBperfor
manceBstandards.
FidelityB-BAnswerLoyaltyB&Bdedication;BkeepingBaBpromise.
BeneficenceB-BAnswerpromoteBgoodBandBpreventBharm.
Non-MaleficenceB-BAnswerdutyBtoBdoBnoBharm
JusticeB-BAnswerRightBtoBfairBandBequitableBtreatment.
AutomonyB-
BAnswerTheBrightBofBtheBpatientBtoBmakeBclinicalBdecisionsBaboutBtheirBmedicalBcare,Bassumi
ngBtheBpatientBisBrationalB&BcanBmakeBinformedBdecisionsBaboutBcare.
VeracityB-BAnswertruthfulness
UtilitarianismB-BAnswerGreatestBgoodBforBtheBgreatestBnumberBofBpeople
StateBNurseBPracticeBActB-
BAnswer(NPA)BapprovedBbyBvoteBthroughBtheBprocessesBofBeachBindividualsBstatesBlegislature.
, BTheBactBdelineatesBtheBlegalBscopeBofBpracticeBwithinBtheBgeographicalBboundariesBofBtheBj
urisdiction.BTheBpurposeBofBtheBstateBnurseBpracticeBactBisBtoBprotectBtheBpublic.
StateBBoardBofBNursingB-
BAnswer(BON)BdeterminesBlawsBgoverningBnurseBpracticeBauthority;BhasBtheBauthorityBtoBdev
elopBadministrativeBrulesBorBregulationsBthatBclarifyBtheBNPAB&BmakeBscopeBofBpracticeBinter
pretationsBmoreBspecific.BTheBstateBBONBrulesBandBregulationsBmustBbeBconsistentBwithBtheB
legislature.
EmergencyBMedicalBTreatmentB&BLaborBActB(EMTALA)B-
BAnswerdesignatedBtoBpreventBinappropriateBtransfersBandB"patientBdumping"BforBindigentBpa
tients.BRequiresBhospitalsBtoBaccessBandBtreatBpatientsBregardlessBofBabilityBtoBpayBandBprovi
desBspecificBprovisionsBonBwhenBtransfersBareBallowed.
GeneticBInformationBNondiscriminatoryBActB(GINA)B-
BAnswerprohibitsBtheBuseBofBgeneticBinformationBforBhealthBinsuranceBandBhiringBdecisions.
HealthBInformationBTechnologyBforBEconomicB&BClinicalBHealthBActBofB2009B(HITECH)B-
BAnswerhealthcareBprovidersBwouldBbeBofferedBfinancialBincentivesBforBdemonstratingBmeanin
gfulBuseBofBEHRBuntilB2015BafterBwhichBpenaltiesBmayBbeBleviedBforBfailingBtoBdemonstrateB
suchBuse.B**BdelayedBuntilB2017.
AffordableBCareBActBofB2010B-
BAnswerexpandsBhealthBcoverageBusingBaBvarietyBofBmechanismsBonBtheBstateBandBfederalBle
vel.B
*OnlyBUSBcitizensBcanBpurchaseBthroughBtheBmarketplace.
*ExpandsBMedicaidBforBlowBincomeBfamilies.
*TaxBpenaltiesBforBthoseBwhoBdoBnotBpurchase.
TheBPatientBProtectionB&BAffordableBCareBActB(PPACA)B-
BAnswerrequiresBpeopleBtoBhaveBcoverage.
ConsensusBModelBforBAdvancedBPracticeBRegisteredBNurseB-
BAnswermultifacetedBproposalBestablishedBbyBtheBNationalBCounselBofBtheBstateBBONBinBconj
unctionBwithBnumerousBprofessionalBorganizations.BAdvocatesBtheBtheBAPRNBtitle,Bindependen
tBprescriptiveBauthorityB&BestablishesBcertainBminimumBstandardsBforBNP's.BNP'sBareBnotBreq
uiredBtoBhaveBaBcollaborativeBagreementBunderBthisBmodel.
Answers Updated 2026
HealthBPeopleB2010B-
BAnswertoBimproveBaccessBtoBcomprehensiveBquality,BprimaryBcareBservices.
*BIncreaseBtheBqualityBandByearsBofBhealthyBlife.
*BEliminateBhealthBdisparitiesBamongBAmericans.
HealthBPeopleB2020B-BAnswerTheBprogramBisBanBinitiativeBthatBdevelopsBevidence-
basedBpracticeBobjectivesBdesignedBtoBimproveBtheBhealthBofBallBAmericans.BTheBobjectivesBa
reBtargetedBtoBbeBfollowedBoverBaB10-yearBperiod.
4BFoundationalBHealthcareBmeasures:
1)BGeneralBhealthBstatus.
2)BHealth-relatedBqualityBofBlifeBandBwellBbeing.
3)BDeterminantsBofBHealthB-
BaimBtoBcreateBsocialB&BphysicalBenvironmentsBthatBpromoteBgoodBhealthBforBall.
4)BReduceBHealthBDisparities.
ElectronicBMedicalBRecordB(EMR)B-
BAnswerPros:BallowsBforBsharingBofBhealthBinformationBbetweenBhealthcareBentitiesB&BwithBp
atients,BtherebyBreducingBtheBcostBofBcare,BimprovingBcareBefficiency,BavoidingBreadmissionBa
ndBdecreasingBduplicateBtesting.BCons:BtheBpotentialBforBdataBlossBinBtheBeventBofBcomputer
BorBsystemBfailure.
MedicaidB-
BAnswerABfederalBandBstateBassistanceBprogramBthatBpaysBforBhealthBcareBservicesBforBpeopl
eBwhoBcannotBaffordBthem.BVariesBfromBstateBtoBstate.
MedicareB-
BAnswerABfederalBprogramBofBhealthBinsuranceBforBpersonsB65ByearsBofBageBandBolder.BThos
eBwithBsevereBdisabilityBnoBmatterBincomeBlevelBorBthoseBwithBESRD.BQualifyingBconditionsB
mustBbeBaBUSBCitizen,Bnon-
USBcitizensBafterB5ByearsBofBpermanentBresidency.BUSBVeteransBareBeligibleBafterB65Byears.
*BMedicareBPartBABcoversBmedicallyBnecessaryBinpatientBcareBandBsupplies;BskilledBnursingBfa
cility.
,*BMedicareBPartBBBcoversBnursingBhome/custodialBcareB(ADL's),BhomeBhealthBservices,Bdurabl
eBmedicalBequipment,BoutpatientBcareB&BpreventiveBservicesB(i.e.B1BmammogramBeveryB12B
months)BinBwomenB40BandBolder.BPartBBBdoesBnotBincludeBroutineBdentalBcareBofBeyeglasse
s.
*BPartBCB-BHMO
*BPartBDBcoversBprescriptions.
SingleBpayerBhealthcareBsystemB-
BAnswerrefersBtoBaBsystemBwhereBinBessenceBtheBgovernmentBrunsBaBnationwideBinsuranceB
planBthatBpaysBallBhealthcareBcostBforBitsBmembers.
PeerBReviewB/B360BdegreeBEvaluationB-
BAnsweremployeesBrateBotherBemployeesBinBtheBsameBjobBclassification,BthroughBtheBuseBof
BestablishedBcriteria.BTheBsystemBhasBtheBpotentialBtoBofferBhonestB&BspecificBfeedbackBthat
BallowsBtheBindividualBtoBmakeBimprovementsBorBadjustmentsBtoBmeetBobjectivesBandBperfor
manceBstandards.
FidelityB-BAnswerLoyaltyB&Bdedication;BkeepingBaBpromise.
BeneficenceB-BAnswerpromoteBgoodBandBpreventBharm.
Non-MaleficenceB-BAnswerdutyBtoBdoBnoBharm
JusticeB-BAnswerRightBtoBfairBandBequitableBtreatment.
AutomonyB-
BAnswerTheBrightBofBtheBpatientBtoBmakeBclinicalBdecisionsBaboutBtheirBmedicalBcare,Bassumi
ngBtheBpatientBisBrationalB&BcanBmakeBinformedBdecisionsBaboutBcare.
VeracityB-BAnswertruthfulness
UtilitarianismB-BAnswerGreatestBgoodBforBtheBgreatestBnumberBofBpeople
StateBNurseBPracticeBActB-
BAnswer(NPA)BapprovedBbyBvoteBthroughBtheBprocessesBofBeachBindividualsBstatesBlegislature.
, BTheBactBdelineatesBtheBlegalBscopeBofBpracticeBwithinBtheBgeographicalBboundariesBofBtheBj
urisdiction.BTheBpurposeBofBtheBstateBnurseBpracticeBactBisBtoBprotectBtheBpublic.
StateBBoardBofBNursingB-
BAnswer(BON)BdeterminesBlawsBgoverningBnurseBpracticeBauthority;BhasBtheBauthorityBtoBdev
elopBadministrativeBrulesBorBregulationsBthatBclarifyBtheBNPAB&BmakeBscopeBofBpracticeBinter
pretationsBmoreBspecific.BTheBstateBBONBrulesBandBregulationsBmustBbeBconsistentBwithBtheB
legislature.
EmergencyBMedicalBTreatmentB&BLaborBActB(EMTALA)B-
BAnswerdesignatedBtoBpreventBinappropriateBtransfersBandB"patientBdumping"BforBindigentBpa
tients.BRequiresBhospitalsBtoBaccessBandBtreatBpatientsBregardlessBofBabilityBtoBpayBandBprovi
desBspecificBprovisionsBonBwhenBtransfersBareBallowed.
GeneticBInformationBNondiscriminatoryBActB(GINA)B-
BAnswerprohibitsBtheBuseBofBgeneticBinformationBforBhealthBinsuranceBandBhiringBdecisions.
HealthBInformationBTechnologyBforBEconomicB&BClinicalBHealthBActBofB2009B(HITECH)B-
BAnswerhealthcareBprovidersBwouldBbeBofferedBfinancialBincentivesBforBdemonstratingBmeanin
gfulBuseBofBEHRBuntilB2015BafterBwhichBpenaltiesBmayBbeBleviedBforBfailingBtoBdemonstrateB
suchBuse.B**BdelayedBuntilB2017.
AffordableBCareBActBofB2010B-
BAnswerexpandsBhealthBcoverageBusingBaBvarietyBofBmechanismsBonBtheBstateBandBfederalBle
vel.B
*OnlyBUSBcitizensBcanBpurchaseBthroughBtheBmarketplace.
*ExpandsBMedicaidBforBlowBincomeBfamilies.
*TaxBpenaltiesBforBthoseBwhoBdoBnotBpurchase.
TheBPatientBProtectionB&BAffordableBCareBActB(PPACA)B-
BAnswerrequiresBpeopleBtoBhaveBcoverage.
ConsensusBModelBforBAdvancedBPracticeBRegisteredBNurseB-
BAnswermultifacetedBproposalBestablishedBbyBtheBNationalBCounselBofBtheBstateBBONBinBconj
unctionBwithBnumerousBprofessionalBorganizations.BAdvocatesBtheBtheBAPRNBtitle,Bindependen
tBprescriptiveBauthorityB&BestablishesBcertainBminimumBstandardsBforBNP's.BNP'sBareBnotBreq
uiredBtoBhaveBaBcollaborativeBagreementBunderBthisBmodel.