ANCC AGACNP STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Type 1 Error. Answer: false POSITIVE; incorrectly rejecting the true
null hypothesis
◉ Type 2 Error. Answer: false NEGATIVE; failing to reject a null
hypothesis which is false
◉ National mandate to prevent VAP. Answer: HOB elevated
◉ Credentialing. Answer: Minimal level of professional competence;
encompasses education, licensure, certification
◉ Privileging. Answer: granted by hospital credentialing committee;
necessary to practice in inpatient setting
◉ who grants licensure?. Answer: SBON
◉ Describe sensitivity of a lab test. Answer: (+) ability of test to
correctly identify those with a disease
, ◉ Describe specificity of a lab test. Answer: (-) ability of test to
correctly identify those without a disease
◉ Null hypothesis. Answer: there is no significant relation between
the variables of the study.
◉ Meaning of null hypothesis being rejected. Answer: it means that
the results of the study are not due to chance
◉ P<0.05 =. Answer: rejects null
◉ P>0.05 =. Answer: fails to reject null
◉ NP scope of practice is based on?. Answer: legal allowances in
each STATE; according to and delineated by individual state practice
acts; provides guidelines for nursing practice.
◉ Vaccines after splenectomy. Answer: both meningococcal and
both pneumonia are the most important; also HIV, flu, tdap, zoster,
HPV, MMR, varicella
◉ Addison's disease. Answer: hyponatremia, hypoglycemia,
hyperkalemia, elevated ESR, lymphocytosis; plasma cortisole <5
@0800; cosyntropin test; if hypottensive + addison's = give D5NS
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Type 1 Error. Answer: false POSITIVE; incorrectly rejecting the true
null hypothesis
◉ Type 2 Error. Answer: false NEGATIVE; failing to reject a null
hypothesis which is false
◉ National mandate to prevent VAP. Answer: HOB elevated
◉ Credentialing. Answer: Minimal level of professional competence;
encompasses education, licensure, certification
◉ Privileging. Answer: granted by hospital credentialing committee;
necessary to practice in inpatient setting
◉ who grants licensure?. Answer: SBON
◉ Describe sensitivity of a lab test. Answer: (+) ability of test to
correctly identify those with a disease
, ◉ Describe specificity of a lab test. Answer: (-) ability of test to
correctly identify those without a disease
◉ Null hypothesis. Answer: there is no significant relation between
the variables of the study.
◉ Meaning of null hypothesis being rejected. Answer: it means that
the results of the study are not due to chance
◉ P<0.05 =. Answer: rejects null
◉ P>0.05 =. Answer: fails to reject null
◉ NP scope of practice is based on?. Answer: legal allowances in
each STATE; according to and delineated by individual state practice
acts; provides guidelines for nursing practice.
◉ Vaccines after splenectomy. Answer: both meningococcal and
both pneumonia are the most important; also HIV, flu, tdap, zoster,
HPV, MMR, varicella
◉ Addison's disease. Answer: hyponatremia, hypoglycemia,
hyperkalemia, elevated ESR, lymphocytosis; plasma cortisole <5
@0800; cosyntropin test; if hypottensive + addison's = give D5NS
