Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification
Exam with Complete questions and
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How many medications does it typically take to be considered "
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polypharmacy?"
A -Three
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B -Ten
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C -Twenty-four
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D -Five or more - Correct Answer-D -Five or more
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The ANP knows that it is her responsibility to report certain thin
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gs to the proper authorities. Which of the following is NOT requi
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red to be reported? e e e
A - gunshot wound
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B - suspected child abuse
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C - drug abuse
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D - stab wounds - Correct Answer-C - drug abuse
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Drug abuse is not required by law to be reported. Gunshot woun
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ds, stab wounds, and child abuse (actual or suspected) are requi
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red to be reported to the proper authorities.
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,Prior to undergoing an abdominal sonogram, the patient should
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do what? e e
A - refrain from food and water for 12 hours
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B - empty his or her bladder
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C - drink a liter of water
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D - empty his or her bowels - Correct Answer-C -
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drink a liter of water
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Prior to an abdominal sonogram, the patient is asked to drink w
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ater. In addition fasting for 8 to 12 hours prior to the procedure i
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s often required.
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Which of the following is NOT part of a nursing diagnosis?
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A - statement of the patient's actual health status
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B -signs of illness
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C - medical diagnosis (such as stroke or pulmonary blockage)
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D - symptoms of illness - Correct Answer-C - medical diagnosis
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Nursing diagnoses should never contain medical diagnoses. Rat
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her, the nursing diagnosis is a statement of the patient's actual h
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ealth status, risks for condition developing, causative and relate
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d factors, and signs and symptoms.
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,Primary care would be considered the cornerstone of ambulato
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ry care with nurses practicing in which of the following areas of h
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ealthcare? e
A - Telehealth services
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B - Internal medicine
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C - Pediatrics
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D - All of the above - Correct Answer-D - All of the above
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Which of the following would FDA stands for?
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A - Food and Drug Administration
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B - Food Depression Association
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C - Fixed Depression Administration
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D - None of the above - Correct Answer-a -
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Food and Drug Administration
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This is an agency which regulates both the development and sal
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Endoscopes are cleaned and _____. e e e e e
A - High level disinfected.
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B - Sterilized.
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C - Low level disinfected.
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, D - Intermediate level disinfected. - Correct Answer-A -
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High level disinfected.
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Endoscopes are critical items. Critical items are normally steriliz
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ed after being cleaned. Endoscopes cannot be sterilized and req
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uire high level disinfection.
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Which of the following is considered an independent nursing act
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teaching a patient about the new diet she has been prescribed f
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or management of her condition
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assisting the speech therapist by helping the patient practice sp
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eech exercises e e
C - administering pain medication to the patient
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D - giving the patient a backrub - Correct Answer-D -
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giving the patient a back rub
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Independent nursing actions are those which do not require a p
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hysician's order. Giving a backrub is one of these independent n
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ursing actions. In the age of managed care, actions which arise fr
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om collaborative care plans are known as interdependent actio
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ns.
Which of the following is a digitalis medicine?
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