AMBULATORY CARE NURSE CERTIFICATION UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Prioritization is an important aspect of the ambulatory care nurse's time
management plan. Which of the following clients would the nurse see first?
A. A client with a BS of 150mg/dl and is asymptomatic
B. A client who complains of blood in urine 24hours POP TURP
C. A client with a blood pressure of 140/89 and is asymptomatic
D. A client in her 3rd trimester and has signs of preterm labor. - ✔✔D. A client in her 3rd
trimester and has signs of preterm labor.
✔✔A client informed the ambulatory care nurse that the internet is very helpful to her
when reviewing health information. Which actin is appropriate for the nurse to take?
A. Encourage the client to continue her independence by taking her health in her own
hands.
B. Educate the client on credible websites and the importance of protecting private
information
C. Do nothing. The client is knowledgeable about using the internet.
D. Document the clients response in the chart. - ✔✔B. Educate the client on credible
websites and the importance of protecting private information
✔✔Which of the following strategies is appropriate when facilitating conflict resolution?
A. Choose a side as soon as possible
B. Refrain from judging
C. Use minimal choices and options to reach a speedy solution
D. Blame the guilty party - ✔✔B. Refrain from judging
✔✔The ambulatory care nurse is working with a healthcare organization that is seeking
Magnet recognition. Which of the following activities by the nurse is the best supporting
evidence in the Magnet application process
A. Being the charge nurse in the clinic
B. Participating in the nurses week celebration
C. Advancing to RN2 on the clinical ladder
D. Being the chairperson of the evidenced based council committee - ✔✔D. Being the
chairperson of the evidenced based council committee
✔✔There are three ethical principles for human research. Which of the following means
the client has the right to elf determination?
A. Respect
B. Justice
C. Beneficence
D. Non maleficence - ✔✔
✔✔Which of the following organizations is responsible for evaluating proposed research
studies prior to their commencement?
,A. Centers for disease control and prevention
B. Department of Health and Human services
C. Institution Review Board
D. Office of Disease prevention and Health Promotion - ✔✔C. Institution Review Board
✔✔According to the Joint Commission standard, when should the initial assessment of
the nurse competencies be conducted in a health care setting?
A. During the orientation process
B. Prior to the orientation process
C. During Nursing school
D. After the orientation process - ✔✔A. During the orientation process
✔✔The purpose of using Scope and Standards of Practice for Ambulatory Care Nursing
includes which if the following?
A. Use a guide to provide quality of care
B. Use to prevent law suits
C. Use to increase the income of the facility
D. Use to train nurses - ✔✔A. Use a guide to provide quality of care
✔✔The ambulatory care nurse is teaching a client ho to change their wound dressing.
Which of the following indicates emotional readiness to learn?
A. The client accepts the need to learn the new skill
B. The client has the psychomotor function to change the dressing
C. The client is a wound care medical MD
D. The client has dressed his/her own wound in the past - ✔✔A. The client accepts the
need to learn the new skill
✔✔To educate the client the ambulatory care nurse needs a systematic and planned
process that consists of teaching and learning. Which of the following factors could
influence the education process?
A. Culture
B. Learner's readiness
C. Gender
D. Socio-Economic Status - ✔✔B. Learner's readiness
✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 -
✔✔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 - ✔✔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
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Prioritization is an important aspect of the ambulatory care nurse's time
management plan. Which of the following clients would the nurse see first?
A. A client with a BS of 150mg/dl and is asymptomatic
B. A client who complains of blood in urine 24hours POP TURP
C. A client with a blood pressure of 140/89 and is asymptomatic
D. A client in her 3rd trimester and has signs of preterm labor. - ✔✔D. A client in her 3rd
trimester and has signs of preterm labor.
✔✔A client informed the ambulatory care nurse that the internet is very helpful to her
when reviewing health information. Which actin is appropriate for the nurse to take?
A. Encourage the client to continue her independence by taking her health in her own
hands.
B. Educate the client on credible websites and the importance of protecting private
information
C. Do nothing. The client is knowledgeable about using the internet.
D. Document the clients response in the chart. - ✔✔B. Educate the client on credible
websites and the importance of protecting private information
✔✔Which of the following strategies is appropriate when facilitating conflict resolution?
A. Choose a side as soon as possible
B. Refrain from judging
C. Use minimal choices and options to reach a speedy solution
D. Blame the guilty party - ✔✔B. Refrain from judging
✔✔The ambulatory care nurse is working with a healthcare organization that is seeking
Magnet recognition. Which of the following activities by the nurse is the best supporting
evidence in the Magnet application process
A. Being the charge nurse in the clinic
B. Participating in the nurses week celebration
C. Advancing to RN2 on the clinical ladder
D. Being the chairperson of the evidenced based council committee - ✔✔D. Being the
chairperson of the evidenced based council committee
✔✔There are three ethical principles for human research. Which of the following means
the client has the right to elf determination?
A. Respect
B. Justice
C. Beneficence
D. Non maleficence - ✔✔
✔✔Which of the following organizations is responsible for evaluating proposed research
studies prior to their commencement?
,A. Centers for disease control and prevention
B. Department of Health and Human services
C. Institution Review Board
D. Office of Disease prevention and Health Promotion - ✔✔C. Institution Review Board
✔✔According to the Joint Commission standard, when should the initial assessment of
the nurse competencies be conducted in a health care setting?
A. During the orientation process
B. Prior to the orientation process
C. During Nursing school
D. After the orientation process - ✔✔A. During the orientation process
✔✔The purpose of using Scope and Standards of Practice for Ambulatory Care Nursing
includes which if the following?
A. Use a guide to provide quality of care
B. Use to prevent law suits
C. Use to increase the income of the facility
D. Use to train nurses - ✔✔A. Use a guide to provide quality of care
✔✔The ambulatory care nurse is teaching a client ho to change their wound dressing.
Which of the following indicates emotional readiness to learn?
A. The client accepts the need to learn the new skill
B. The client has the psychomotor function to change the dressing
C. The client is a wound care medical MD
D. The client has dressed his/her own wound in the past - ✔✔A. The client accepts the
need to learn the new skill
✔✔To educate the client the ambulatory care nurse needs a systematic and planned
process that consists of teaching and learning. Which of the following factors could
influence the education process?
A. Culture
B. Learner's readiness
C. Gender
D. Socio-Economic Status - ✔✔B. Learner's readiness
✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 -
✔✔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 - ✔✔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
