Ambulatory Care Nurse Certification Exam Study Guide
With Correct Answers Verified A+
1. Ambulatory Care Nursing: complex, multi-faceted specialty that encompasses independent and
collaborative practice based on nursing process
-it is built on broad knowledge based on nursing and health sciences
-use of evidence-based information based in clinical practice
-focus on safe, quality care and improved patient outcomes
-the role and functions of an RN
-accountability for and autonomy in delivering ambulatory nursing services
2. Defining Characteristics of Ambulatory Nursing: -nurse autonomy, critical reasoning,
astute clinical judgement, nursing process
-patient advocacy, ethics, holistic nursing care
-assists and supports patients and families in optimal management of their health care
-skillful, rapid nursing assessment, patient education, patient engagement
-long term relationships that promote patient/family trust
3. Characteristics of Ambulatory Care of Nursing Practice: - ambulatory care applies
clinical expertise that is rooted in nursing practice
-includes clinical, leadership, education, and research (EBP) process focused on individuals, groups, or populations
who seek assistance with improving health and/or seek care for health-related problems based on patient safety and
patient outcomes
4. acute care: Treatment management: initiate, implement, observe by healthcare team
Timing: admission to discharge
5. ambulatory: Treatment management: treatment plan handled by patient
Timing: individual intermittent, flexible period of time
6. ambulatory care nursing: -encounter are episodic
-less than 24 hours in duration
-occur singly or in a series
-encounter modalities happen via:
-face to face
-telehealth
-email, patient portal, text messaging, video conferencing, smart phones, facetime, virtual clinics, biosensors, various
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, apps
7. patient: individual who requests or receives nursing services
-unique, functions holistically, center of patient-nurse relationship
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With Correct Answers Verified A+
1. Ambulatory Care Nursing: complex, multi-faceted specialty that encompasses independent and
collaborative practice based on nursing process
-it is built on broad knowledge based on nursing and health sciences
-use of evidence-based information based in clinical practice
-focus on safe, quality care and improved patient outcomes
-the role and functions of an RN
-accountability for and autonomy in delivering ambulatory nursing services
2. Defining Characteristics of Ambulatory Nursing: -nurse autonomy, critical reasoning,
astute clinical judgement, nursing process
-patient advocacy, ethics, holistic nursing care
-assists and supports patients and families in optimal management of their health care
-skillful, rapid nursing assessment, patient education, patient engagement
-long term relationships that promote patient/family trust
3. Characteristics of Ambulatory Care of Nursing Practice: - ambulatory care applies
clinical expertise that is rooted in nursing practice
-includes clinical, leadership, education, and research (EBP) process focused on individuals, groups, or populations
who seek assistance with improving health and/or seek care for health-related problems based on patient safety and
patient outcomes
4. acute care: Treatment management: initiate, implement, observe by healthcare team
Timing: admission to discharge
5. ambulatory: Treatment management: treatment plan handled by patient
Timing: individual intermittent, flexible period of time
6. ambulatory care nursing: -encounter are episodic
-less than 24 hours in duration
-occur singly or in a series
-encounter modalities happen via:
-face to face
-telehealth
-email, patient portal, text messaging, video conferencing, smart phones, facetime, virtual clinics, biosensors, various
1/6
, apps
7. patient: individual who requests or receives nursing services
-unique, functions holistically, center of patient-nurse relationship
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