CARN EXAM 2026 FINAL ASSESSMENT PAPER
ADDICTION COUNSELING COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ The Ambulatory care nurse is discharging a 10-year-old child
from the pediatric clinic. To whom should the nurse given the
discharge teaching?
A. The Child
B. The mother
C. Both the child and the caregiver
D. the grandparents. Answer: C. Both the child and the caregiver
◉ The ambulatory care nurse is caring for a Native Hawaiian whose
choice of food intake, health and wellbeing perception can pose
barriers to life style modification. To be effective in getting the client
to participate in dietary modification, which of the following steps
should the nurse take?
A. Give the client a brochure
B. Teach the client about nutrition from a family framework
perspective
C. Give the client the web address for the dietary information
D. Recommend a specific diet regimen. Answer: B. Teach the client
about nutrition from a family framework perspective
,◉ The Ambulatory care nurse is working in the client with a variety
of clients from different racial and ethnic groups. When providing
care, the nurse should know which group has the highest asthma
prevalence of any racial/ethnic group in the USA?
A. Hispanics
B. Caucasian
C. African Americans
D. Asian. Answer: C. African Americans
◉ The Joint commission requires accredited healthcare
organizations to develop and use a list of abbreviations that should
not be used. Which of the following if documented by the
ambulatory care nurse indicate understanding of the "Do not Use"
list?
A. QD
B. U
C. Unit
D. IU. Answer: B. U
◉ A client fell in the clinic during the intake process. The ambulatory
care nurse is documenting the occurrence. Which of the following
indicates proper documentation of the incident?
A. Document the incident in the patients chart
,B. Make no mention of the fall in the clients charts
C. Report it the the risk management and they will document the
incident
D. Document the occurrence of the fall in the organization's incident
reporting system. Answer: D. Document the occurrence of the fall in
the organization's incident reporting system
◉ Which of the following actions should the ambulatory care nurse
implement for a client who presents tot he clinic with chest pain?
A. Refer the client immediately to the ER
B. Take vital signs and obtain ECG
C. Take detailed history
D. Call the EMS for transport. Answer: B. Take vital signs and obtain
ECG
◉ Which of the following is used to determine the type and the
numbers of staff needed in an ambulatory clinic?
A. Only the volume of client
B. Nurses; years of experience
C. Nurses college degree
D. The complexity and the number of clients. Answer: D. The
complexity and the number of clients
, ◉ Which action by the ambulatory care nurse indicates that he/she
is compliant with the client self-determination Act?
A. Asking the client if they have a Advanced Directives
B. Completing a head to toe assessment
C. Reviewing the clients care plan
D. Complying with the client's right to refuse medication. Answer: A.
Asking the client if they have a Advanced Directives
◉ Which of the following medications does the ambulatory care
nurse anticipate the MD will prescribe for a client with chronic
Asthma for long-term treatment
A. Fluticasone (Flovent)
B. Albuterol ( Ventolin)
C. Ipratropium (Atrovent)
D. Levalbuterol (Xopenex). Answer: A. Fluticasone (Flovent)
◉ The Ambulatory care nurse asses a client with Shortness of
breath, lack of energy, and dry mouth. Which of the following disease
should the ambulatory care nurse suspect?
A. COPD
B. Congestive Heart Failure
C. Asthma
D. Respiratory Failure. Answer: A COPD
ADDICTION COUNSELING COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ The Ambulatory care nurse is discharging a 10-year-old child
from the pediatric clinic. To whom should the nurse given the
discharge teaching?
A. The Child
B. The mother
C. Both the child and the caregiver
D. the grandparents. Answer: C. Both the child and the caregiver
◉ The ambulatory care nurse is caring for a Native Hawaiian whose
choice of food intake, health and wellbeing perception can pose
barriers to life style modification. To be effective in getting the client
to participate in dietary modification, which of the following steps
should the nurse take?
A. Give the client a brochure
B. Teach the client about nutrition from a family framework
perspective
C. Give the client the web address for the dietary information
D. Recommend a specific diet regimen. Answer: B. Teach the client
about nutrition from a family framework perspective
,◉ The Ambulatory care nurse is working in the client with a variety
of clients from different racial and ethnic groups. When providing
care, the nurse should know which group has the highest asthma
prevalence of any racial/ethnic group in the USA?
A. Hispanics
B. Caucasian
C. African Americans
D. Asian. Answer: C. African Americans
◉ The Joint commission requires accredited healthcare
organizations to develop and use a list of abbreviations that should
not be used. Which of the following if documented by the
ambulatory care nurse indicate understanding of the "Do not Use"
list?
A. QD
B. U
C. Unit
D. IU. Answer: B. U
◉ A client fell in the clinic during the intake process. The ambulatory
care nurse is documenting the occurrence. Which of the following
indicates proper documentation of the incident?
A. Document the incident in the patients chart
,B. Make no mention of the fall in the clients charts
C. Report it the the risk management and they will document the
incident
D. Document the occurrence of the fall in the organization's incident
reporting system. Answer: D. Document the occurrence of the fall in
the organization's incident reporting system
◉ Which of the following actions should the ambulatory care nurse
implement for a client who presents tot he clinic with chest pain?
A. Refer the client immediately to the ER
B. Take vital signs and obtain ECG
C. Take detailed history
D. Call the EMS for transport. Answer: B. Take vital signs and obtain
ECG
◉ Which of the following is used to determine the type and the
numbers of staff needed in an ambulatory clinic?
A. Only the volume of client
B. Nurses; years of experience
C. Nurses college degree
D. The complexity and the number of clients. Answer: D. The
complexity and the number of clients
, ◉ Which action by the ambulatory care nurse indicates that he/she
is compliant with the client self-determination Act?
A. Asking the client if they have a Advanced Directives
B. Completing a head to toe assessment
C. Reviewing the clients care plan
D. Complying with the client's right to refuse medication. Answer: A.
Asking the client if they have a Advanced Directives
◉ Which of the following medications does the ambulatory care
nurse anticipate the MD will prescribe for a client with chronic
Asthma for long-term treatment
A. Fluticasone (Flovent)
B. Albuterol ( Ventolin)
C. Ipratropium (Atrovent)
D. Levalbuterol (Xopenex). Answer: A. Fluticasone (Flovent)
◉ The Ambulatory care nurse asses a client with Shortness of
breath, lack of energy, and dry mouth. Which of the following disease
should the ambulatory care nurse suspect?
A. COPD
B. Congestive Heart Failure
C. Asthma
D. Respiratory Failure. Answer: A COPD
