Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification Practice 1 Exam Questions Marking Scheme New Update (A+ Pass)
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Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification Practice 1 Exam Questions Marking Scheme New Update (A+ Pass)
How many medications does it typically take to be considered "polypharmacy?"
A -Three
B -Ten
C -Twenty-four
D -Five or more - Answers - D -Five or more
The ANP knows that it is her responsi...
Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification
Practice 1 Exam Questions Marking
Scheme New Update (A+ Pass)
How many medications does it typically take to be considered "polypharmacy?"
A -Three
B -Ten
C -Twenty-four
D -Five or more - Answers -✔✔ 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 - Answers -✔✔ 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 - Answers -✔✔ 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 - Answers -✔✔ 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 - Answers -✔✔ 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 - Answers -✔✔ 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. - Answers -✔✔ 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 - Answers -✔✔ 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 - Answers -✔✔ 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 - Answers -✔✔ 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
What is true regarding the respiratory synctical virus (RSV) immune globin?
A - This is indicated for children less than 2 years of age with chronic lung disease, and
infants <32 weeks.
B - Contraindications include a reaction to neomycin or streptomycin products.
C - This is indicated for adults without a history of RSV.
D - Palivizumab (Synagis) provides permanent immunity for high-risk infants. - Answers
-✔✔ A - This is indicated for children less than 2 years of age with chronic lung
disease, and infants <32 weeks.
Palivizumab (Synagis) provides temporary, passive immunity for high-risk infants, not
adults. The polio vaccine (IPV) is contraindicated for those who have had a reaction to
neomycin or streptomycin.
A nurse finishes a follow up visit with one of her elderly patients and gives him the
influenza vaccine before he leaves. This is an example of what type of prevention?
A - primary
B - secondary
C - tertiary
D - annual - Answers -✔✔ A - primary
Primary prevention, such as an immunization, aims to prevent health problems before
they start. Secondary prevention promotes early detection and treatments of diseases.
Tertiary prevention is designed to help a patient cope with a current problem or prevent
relapse. "Annual" is not a type of prevention.
For successful communication, the major criteria would include?
A - Forcefulness
B - Flexibility
C - Evaluation
D - Developmental - Answers -✔✔ B - Flexibility
The 4 major criteria for successful communication would include: Feedback,
Appropriateness, Efficiency, Flexibility
A person's knowledge is sometimes measured by which of the following verbs?
A -Recall
B - List
C - Remember
D - All of the above - Answers -✔✔ D - all of the above
Some of the verbs which might be used to measure a person's knowledge could
include: Recall, List, Remember, Identify, State, Define
A key value in association with "Baby Boomers" would be considered which of the
following?
A - Sacrifice
B - Duty
C -Respect for authority
, D - Involvement - Answers -✔✔ D - Involvement
There are 3 key values that are associated with "Baby Boomers:" Involvement, Personal
growth, Team
You are assessing a patient prior to surgery and want to check for her surgical risk due
to alcohol consumption. That patient tells you that her alcohol use varies and she does
not seem willing to discuss how much she drinks. Which of the following is an
appropriate strategy for getting the information you need?
A -Present the patient with graphic images of the internal organs of people who abuse
alcohol.
B -Shame the patient into telling you what you need to know.
C - Refer the patient to a social worker at the hospital.
D - Ask a family member, such as the patient's spouse, about the patient's alcohol use.
- Answers -✔✔ D - Ask a family member, such as the patient's spouse, about the
patient's alcohol use.
Which of the following is NOT a concern when developing health literacy education for
patients?
A - Literacy level.
B - Cultural background.
C - Language.
D - Gender - Answers -✔✔ D - Gender
When learning in the affective domain, it would involve internalization or commitment to
which of the following?
A - Feelings
B - Interests
C - Cognitive
D - Both A and B - Answers -✔✔ D - Both A and B
When a person is learning in the affective domain, it would involve internalization or
commitment to: Feelings, Interests, Attitudes, Beliefs, Values
Of the following, which would be considered the name for when it would reflect the
chemical structure of a drug?
A - Generic name
B - Common name
C - Trade name
D - Chemical name - Answers -✔✔ D - Chemical name
An older patient presents with swelling in the lower extremities. Which of the following
should be ordered to rule out heart failure?
A - CBC
B - Spirometry study
C - Brain natriuretic peptide test
D - Ketone balances - Answers -✔✔ C - Brain natriuretic peptide test (BNP)
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