AMLS REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
◼A nurse instructor is teaching a class of student nurses about the nature
of pain. Which statements accurately describe this phenomenon? Select all
that apply.
A. Pain is whatever the physician treating the pain says it is.
B. Pain exists whenever the person experiencing it says it exists.
C. Pain is an emotional and sensory reaction to tissue damage.
D. Pain is a simple, universal, and easy-to-describe phenomenon.
E. Pain that occurs without a known cause is psychological in nature.
F. Pain is classified by duration, location, source, transmission, and
etiology. Answer: B, C, F
◼Contractions occurring at regular intervals that increase in frequency,
duration, and intensity Answer: True/Active Labor
◼Transmission of these causes contractions of the heart Answer:
Impulses
◼Frequency that a disease occurs Answer: Morbidity
◼A patient complains of abdominal pain that is difficult to localize. The
nurse documents this as which type of pain?
A. Cutaneous
B. Visceral
C. Superficial
D. Somatic Answer: B
◼Natural pacemaker of the heart Answer: SA node
◼Attentive listening, comforting, touch, respect, and sensitivity are all
what? Answer: Demonstrations of caring in nursing
◼Amylin Answer: -Released from beta cells
-Slows release of bld glucose into bloodstream
,-Promotes insulin production
◼A patient is having dyspnea. What would the nurse do first?
A. Remove pillows from under the head
B. Elevate the head of the bed
C. Elevate the foot of the bed
D. Take the blood pressure Answer: B. Elevating the head of the bed
allows the abdominal organs to descend, giving the diaphragm greater
room for expansion and facilitating lung expansion.
◼Glucagon Answer: Released from alpha cells
◼Number of deaths Answer: Mortality
◼A thin brownish black pigmented line running from the umbilicus to the
symphysis pubis Answer: Linea Nigra
◼Focuses on screening for early detection of disease and treatment of any
found Answer: Secondary Prevention
◼Somatostatin Answer: Released from delta cells
Inhibits or encourages insulin or glucagon
◼Given at 28 weeks and within 72 hours after birth Answer: RhoGAM
◼Type 2 Diabetes values Answer: Fasting BG >126 mg/dL
Random BG >200 mg/dL
OGTT > 200 mg/dL plasma glucose level
◼Para Answer: The number of times a woman has given birth to a fetus of
at least 20 gestational weeks
◼Premonitory signs of labor Answer: -Cervical changes
-Lightening
-Inc. energy level
-Bloody show
-Braxton Hicks contractions
◼Random BG value Answer: > 200 mg/dL with symptoms
, ◼Pregnancies that are complicated by maternal or fetal conditions that
jeopardize the health status of the mother and put the fetus at risk
A. Low-risk pregnancy
B. Abnormal pregnancy
C. High-risk pregnancy
D. Premature birth Answer: C. High-risk pregnancies
◼MN BON grants you this Answer: Nursing license
◼Glucose Tolerance Test values Answer: >200 mg/dL plasma glucose
level using a 75g glucose load
OGTT
◼-Teach patient with illness
-Improving quality of life
-Family counseling
-Telehealth Answer: Tertiary Prevention
◼A student nurse is learning to assess blood pressure. What does the
blood pressure measure?
A. Flow of blood through the circulation
B. Force of blood against arterial walls
C. Force of blood against venous walls
D. Flow of blood through the heart Answer: B
◼A birth without pain-relieving medications Answer: Natural childbirth
◼Hemoglobin A1C Answer: -% of hemoglobin that is glycated
-Widely accepted assay of glycemic control
-Used to diagnose diabetes; guide therapy; indicates risk for development
of long-term complications
◼Insulin plays a major role in... Answer: Glucose, fat, and protein
metabolism
◼True or false: Insulin is produced exclusively in the pancreas Answer:
True
◼True or false: Birth at 2 weeks before and after the due date is
considered abnormal Answer: False. It is considered full term
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
◼A nurse instructor is teaching a class of student nurses about the nature
of pain. Which statements accurately describe this phenomenon? Select all
that apply.
A. Pain is whatever the physician treating the pain says it is.
B. Pain exists whenever the person experiencing it says it exists.
C. Pain is an emotional and sensory reaction to tissue damage.
D. Pain is a simple, universal, and easy-to-describe phenomenon.
E. Pain that occurs without a known cause is psychological in nature.
F. Pain is classified by duration, location, source, transmission, and
etiology. Answer: B, C, F
◼Contractions occurring at regular intervals that increase in frequency,
duration, and intensity Answer: True/Active Labor
◼Transmission of these causes contractions of the heart Answer:
Impulses
◼Frequency that a disease occurs Answer: Morbidity
◼A patient complains of abdominal pain that is difficult to localize. The
nurse documents this as which type of pain?
A. Cutaneous
B. Visceral
C. Superficial
D. Somatic Answer: B
◼Natural pacemaker of the heart Answer: SA node
◼Attentive listening, comforting, touch, respect, and sensitivity are all
what? Answer: Demonstrations of caring in nursing
◼Amylin Answer: -Released from beta cells
-Slows release of bld glucose into bloodstream
,-Promotes insulin production
◼A patient is having dyspnea. What would the nurse do first?
A. Remove pillows from under the head
B. Elevate the head of the bed
C. Elevate the foot of the bed
D. Take the blood pressure Answer: B. Elevating the head of the bed
allows the abdominal organs to descend, giving the diaphragm greater
room for expansion and facilitating lung expansion.
◼Glucagon Answer: Released from alpha cells
◼Number of deaths Answer: Mortality
◼A thin brownish black pigmented line running from the umbilicus to the
symphysis pubis Answer: Linea Nigra
◼Focuses on screening for early detection of disease and treatment of any
found Answer: Secondary Prevention
◼Somatostatin Answer: Released from delta cells
Inhibits or encourages insulin or glucagon
◼Given at 28 weeks and within 72 hours after birth Answer: RhoGAM
◼Type 2 Diabetes values Answer: Fasting BG >126 mg/dL
Random BG >200 mg/dL
OGTT > 200 mg/dL plasma glucose level
◼Para Answer: The number of times a woman has given birth to a fetus of
at least 20 gestational weeks
◼Premonitory signs of labor Answer: -Cervical changes
-Lightening
-Inc. energy level
-Bloody show
-Braxton Hicks contractions
◼Random BG value Answer: > 200 mg/dL with symptoms
, ◼Pregnancies that are complicated by maternal or fetal conditions that
jeopardize the health status of the mother and put the fetus at risk
A. Low-risk pregnancy
B. Abnormal pregnancy
C. High-risk pregnancy
D. Premature birth Answer: C. High-risk pregnancies
◼MN BON grants you this Answer: Nursing license
◼Glucose Tolerance Test values Answer: >200 mg/dL plasma glucose
level using a 75g glucose load
OGTT
◼-Teach patient with illness
-Improving quality of life
-Family counseling
-Telehealth Answer: Tertiary Prevention
◼A student nurse is learning to assess blood pressure. What does the
blood pressure measure?
A. Flow of blood through the circulation
B. Force of blood against arterial walls
C. Force of blood against venous walls
D. Flow of blood through the heart Answer: B
◼A birth without pain-relieving medications Answer: Natural childbirth
◼Hemoglobin A1C Answer: -% of hemoglobin that is glycated
-Widely accepted assay of glycemic control
-Used to diagnose diabetes; guide therapy; indicates risk for development
of long-term complications
◼Insulin plays a major role in... Answer: Glucose, fat, and protein
metabolism
◼True or false: Insulin is produced exclusively in the pancreas Answer:
True
◼True or false: Birth at 2 weeks before and after the due date is
considered abnormal Answer: False. It is considered full term
