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ANCC AGACNP Certification
Questions & Answers
1. When should adults get the PNA vaccine?
Answer Age 19-64 smoker, asthma,COPD, DM, ETOH, is immunocompromised
or living in facility
Age 65+
Answer PPSV23 AND PCV13
2. How often should you get a physical exam?
Answer Once from 11-14, 15-17, 18-21Every 5-6 years from ages 20-59
Every 2 years from age 60+
3. When should you check lipid panel?
Answer Starting at age 20 and every 5 yearsunless > 200 mg/dL
4. When should mammography and prostate screening begin?
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Answer Mammography starting between 40-50 and continue as long as she has 10+
more years
Prostate At 40 if family hx of AA. At 50 for everyone else
5. When should you have baseline ECG in place?
Answer Age 40
6. When should colorectal screening start?
Answer Age 50. Annual FOBT with flex sigq 5 years and colonoscopy q 10 years
7. When should glaucoma testing start?
Answer Age 40 and yearly
8. When should herpes zoster be given?
Answer Age 50-60
9. When can Pap smear be discontinued?
Answer Age > 65-70 with three consecutivenormal tests and no abnormal tests in
last 10 years
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10. Top 4 killers in the US of everyone
Answer Heart disease, colorectal cancer, Lowerespiratory disease (COPD, asthma,
flu, PNA), CVA stroke
11. Cancer with highest mortality in both men and women?
Answer Lung
12. What is the most common cancer in women in the US?
Answer Breast
13. What is the most common cancer in men in the US?
Answer Prostate
14. Who should get hep A vaccine?
Answer Military, travelers, men who have sex withmen
15. Who should have hep B vaccine?
Answer Healthcare workers and high risk patients
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16. What is ginger used for and what should you watch for?
Answer Nausea, dyspep-sia, constipation, colic
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING
17. What is ginseng used for and what should you watch for?
Answer Increase overallwell-being, Lower cholesterol, reduce fatigue, enhance libido
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING, mania with MAOIs, May inhibit opioids
18. What is St. John's wort used for and what should you watch for?
Answer Depres-sion, anxiety, sleep disorders, BPH
INCREASED RISK OF CLOTTING, many drug interactions, may increase efficacyof
opioids
19. What is echinacea used for and what should you watch for?
Answer Common coldAnaphylaxis, hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, increased sedation
during anesthesia
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