Ambulatory care certification questions and answers updated 2026

Ambulatory care certification
questions and answers updated 2026
CoordinationMofMcareMforMaMhighMriskMpregnancyMinvolveMwhat?M-
MAnswerMAboMandMrhMbloodMtypeMduringMtheMpregnancyMandMatMdelivery.

TripleMscreening,includingMalphaMfetaMproteinMatM15MtoM19Mweeks.M

ToMexcludeMDownMsyndrome,anencephalyMandMneuralMtubeMdefects.MFrequentMultrasoun
dMtoMassessMheartMsoundsMandMmeasurementsMofMfetusMandMtheMuterus.MUrineMscree
ningM,weight,bloodMpressure,tbMandMhiv.



BasicMknowledgeMofMaM9MmonthMpregnancyMwillMhelpMwithMtriage.MListMaMfewMthings
MtheMnurseMmayMneedMtoMassistMtheMclientMwithMbesidesMnutritionMandMexercise.M-
MAnswerMAssistMwithMnauseaMandMvomitingMandMnauseaMpreventionM.MSuchMasMeating
McrackersMandMnotMtakingMvitaminsMonManMemptyMstomach.MAntiMnauseaMmedication.
MDiscussMsignsMandMsymptomsMofMuti.MTreatmentMforMupperMrespiratoryMinfections.MSh
eMmayMneedMtoManswerMquestionsMaboutMsexualMactivityMduringMpregnancy.



SignsMandMsymptomsMofMmenopauseMorMperiMmenopause.M-
MAnswerMHotMflashes,moodMswingsMandMexcessiveMvaginalMbleeding.



TesticularMcancerM-
MAnswerMAffectsMlessMthanM1%MandMisMveryMcurableMifMcaughtMearly.MTheMaverageMa
geMatMdiagnosisMisM25MbutMitMcanMaffectMmenMfromMpubertyMtoMtheMelderly.



SignsMandMsymptomsMofMtesticularMcancer.M-
MAnswerMTheMsignsMandMsymptomsMareMoftenMpainless.MSwellingMandMheavinessMisMno
ticedMinMtheMaffectedMtesticle.MTheMrightMisMaffectedMmoreMoften.



UltrasoundM-MAnswerMDiagnosticMtoolMforMtesticularMmass.



SurgicalMInterventionsMofMundescendedMtesticle.M-
MAnswerMBeforeMtheMageMofM6MtoMreduceMtheMriskMofMtesticularMcancer.



whatMisMaMtriageMnurse'sMjobM-
MAnswerMTriageMisMtheMprocessMbyMwhichMaMnurseMdecidesMwhatMpatientsMneed.

,ObesityMTreatmentM-
MAnswerMTheMnurseMneedsMaMgoodMrapport.MThenMexplainMtheMbenefitsMofMWeightMl
ossMandMexerciseMandMbeingMhealthy.MDevelopMeducationMonMloweringMfatMintake,balan
cingMcarbohydratesMandMdiet.MOfferMsuggestedMonMdietMandMexercise.MReferMtoMaMnut
ritionistMifMneeded.



replacedMtheMfoodMpyramidM-MAnswerMMyPlate



WhatMisMacuteMchestMinMsickleMcell.M-
MAnswerMAcuteMchest.M(InfiltrateMwithinMtheMlungs)MwhichMinhibitsMrespirationMwhichMc
anMbeMtheMsourceMofMpulmonaryMembolism.MThisMleadsMtoMpainMandMdifficultyMinMbr
eathing.MThisMcanMleadMtoMnecrosisMandMischemia.



sickleMcellManemiaM-
MAnswerMStrokeMlikeMsymptomsMwithMresultingMdamage,chronicMlegMulcersMfromMpoorM
circulation,anMenlargedMspleen,gallstones,propismMfromMbloodMvesselMcongestionMandMneu
rologicalMproblemsMlikeMseizuresMandMataxia.



WhatMisMtrueMaboutMasthmaMinMaMchild.M-
MAnswerMChronicallyMinflamedMairwaysMareMhypersensitiveMtoMtriggers.



WhatMwouldMbeMmostlyMlikelyMprescribedMforMaMpediatricMpatientMwithMasthmaMforMd
ailyMtreatment.M-MAnswerMLowMdoseMcorticosteroid.



AMchild'sMpeakMflowMrateMisM79%MofMhisMpersonalMbest.MWhichMzoneMisMheMin.M-
MAnswerMYellowMzoneM50%MtoM79%.MCautionMzoneM.MTakeMquickMreliefMmedicationMa
ndMmonitor.



WhatMisMtheMgreenMzoneMinMasthmaMmean.M-
MAnswerMGoodMcontrol.MContinueMcurrentMplan.MPeakMflowMisM80%MorMbetter.



WhatMisMtheMredMzoneMinMasthma.M-
MAnswerMDanger.M50%MorMless.MImmediateMactionMwithMquickMmedicationMandMseekMi
mmediateMmedicalMcareMifMnoMimmediateMresponse.



WhenMdoMasthmaMexacerbationMoccur.M-
MAnswerMRarelyMoccurMsuddenly,withoutManyMwarningMsigns.

, AdultMcareMforMsinusitis.MNursingMinterventionMwouldMbeMto.M-
MAnswerMAdviseMtoMincreaseMfluidsMandMhumidification.



SymptomsMofMpatientsMwithMactiveMtuberculosis.M-
MAnswerMFatigue,swollenMlymphMnodesMandMnightMsweats,MweightMloss.



IfMaMchildMhasMaMlowMgradeMfeverMofM101MwhatMadviceMwouldMyouMgiveMasMaMnur
se.M-
MAnswerMDressMinMlightMweightMclothesMandMavoidMoverMdressing.MAvoidMoverMbundli
ng.



WhatMisManMexampleMofMprimaryMprevention.M-MAnswerMSexMeducation



TelephoneMtriageMisM-
MAnswerMAnMinteractionMthatMoccursMoverMtheMphoneMinvolvingMidentificationMofMthe
MnatureMandMurgencyMofMtheMclientsMhealthMneedsMandMdeterminationMofMtheMapprop
riateMdisposition.



ClinicalMreasoningMduringMtelephoneMtriageMforMaMnurseMwouldMbeM-
MAnswerMRecognizingMthatMsuddenMfacialMnumbnessMandMslurredMspeechMareMsignsMof
MaMstroke.



IfMaMpatientMcomplainsMofMabdominalMpainMwhileMduringMaMtelephoneMtriageMwhatMw
ouldMtheMnurseMdoMnext.M-
MAnswerMAssessMtheMcharacteristicsMandMlocationMofMpainMandMrelatedMsymptoms.



OnlineMprotocolMandMaMsetMofMdecisionMsupportMtoolsMvalueMare.M-
MAnswerMItMservesMasMaMchecklistMtoMincreaseMtheMlikelihoodMthatMnothingMofMimpor
tanceMisMoverlooked.



ForMaMpatientMwithMmuscleMstrainMwhatMwouldMtheMnurseMadvise.M-
MAnswerMMaintainMactivityMasMtolerated.MBedMrestMnotMneeded.



InMaMschoolsMageMchildMwithMvomiting.MWhatMisMtheMrehydrationMprotocol.M-
MAnswerMHalfMstrengthMsportsMdrinks