AMBULATORY CARE NURSE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔In written materials for patients, which of the following sentences is likely to be the
most easily understood by the general public
A. A low sodium diet is recommended for cardiovascular disease
B. High blood pressure can lead to a stroke
C. People who smoke cigarettes' are prone to pulmonary disease
D. Remain NPO for 6 hours prior to the procedure - ✔✔B. High blood pressure can lead
to a stroke
✔✔When a patient is angry and aggressive but not yet violent, the first method to use in
changing the behavior is to
A. Ignore
B. Redirect
C. Reward
D. Interrupt - ✔✔D. Interrupt
✔✔The ambulatory care nurse wants to participate in outreach to a largely Spanish
speaking population of Mexican immigrants by setting up booths in the community to
screen for High blood pressure and Diabetes. The best places to set up booths are
probably:
A. Parks and recreation areas
B. Churches and shopping areas
C. Hospitals and clinics
D. police departments and social services offices - ✔✔B. Churches and shopping areas
✔✔When orienting a patient and/or caregiver to the healthcare delivery system, the first
step is to:
A. Explain the structure of the healthcare delivery system
B. Provide literature regarding the healthcare delivery system
C. Ask what the patient and/or caregiver wants to know
D. Assess the patients and/or caregiver health literacy - ✔✔D. Assess the patients
and/or caregiver health literacy
✔✔If a patient with severe joint pain and swelling has been diagnosed w/ Rheumatoid
Arthritis and has failed to follow through with referral to a rheumatologist, the ambulatory
care nurse should:
A. Take no action, this is the patients choice
B. Explain how the treatment can help prevent further deterioration and relive pain
C. Advise the patient that he or she is exercising bad judgement
D. Remind the patient that RA an cause severe damage - ✔✔B. Explain how the
treatment can help prevent further deterioration and relive pain
, ✔✔If a patient asks, "Should I continue w/ chemotherapy or stop?" and the nurse
responds with "How do you feel about stopping chemotherapy?" this is an example of:
A. Redirection
B. Diversion
C. Reflection
D. Restatement - ✔✔C. Reflection
✔✔When entering the examining room of a patient who is deaf and facing away from
the door, the ambulatory care nurse should
A. Approach from the direction the patient is facing
B. Say the patients name
C. Approach and touch the patient
D. Clap hands or tap your foot. - ✔✔D. Clap hands or tap your foot.
(Sensitive to vibrations)
✔✔if a patient with severe dysarthria because of MS but with good cognition is admitted
to an ambulatory surgery center and needs to answer questions. the best way to get
information is to ask
A. Open ended questions
B. Yes/no questions
C. The patient to write answers
D. Questions of the caregiver - ✔✔B. Yes/no questions
✔✔In handoff communication, the SBAR technique involves S B A and r is:
A. Rating
B. Recommendation
C. Response
D. Requirement - ✔✔B. Recommendation
✔✔Patient with passive aggressive personalities often attempt to hide an underlying
feeling of
A. Depression
B. Hurt
C. Guilt
D. anger - ✔✔D. anger
✔✔If the ambulatory care nurse leader of a task group has completed the tasks
assigned to the group and is in its final termination phase, the primary role of the nurse
leader is to
A. Review the group process and achievements
B. Disband the group without further input
C. Evaluate the participation of the group members
D. Make recommendations about future projects - ✔✔A. Review the group process and
achievements
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔In written materials for patients, which of the following sentences is likely to be the
most easily understood by the general public
A. A low sodium diet is recommended for cardiovascular disease
B. High blood pressure can lead to a stroke
C. People who smoke cigarettes' are prone to pulmonary disease
D. Remain NPO for 6 hours prior to the procedure - ✔✔B. High blood pressure can lead
to a stroke
✔✔When a patient is angry and aggressive but not yet violent, the first method to use in
changing the behavior is to
A. Ignore
B. Redirect
C. Reward
D. Interrupt - ✔✔D. Interrupt
✔✔The ambulatory care nurse wants to participate in outreach to a largely Spanish
speaking population of Mexican immigrants by setting up booths in the community to
screen for High blood pressure and Diabetes. The best places to set up booths are
probably:
A. Parks and recreation areas
B. Churches and shopping areas
C. Hospitals and clinics
D. police departments and social services offices - ✔✔B. Churches and shopping areas
✔✔When orienting a patient and/or caregiver to the healthcare delivery system, the first
step is to:
A. Explain the structure of the healthcare delivery system
B. Provide literature regarding the healthcare delivery system
C. Ask what the patient and/or caregiver wants to know
D. Assess the patients and/or caregiver health literacy - ✔✔D. Assess the patients
and/or caregiver health literacy
✔✔If a patient with severe joint pain and swelling has been diagnosed w/ Rheumatoid
Arthritis and has failed to follow through with referral to a rheumatologist, the ambulatory
care nurse should:
A. Take no action, this is the patients choice
B. Explain how the treatment can help prevent further deterioration and relive pain
C. Advise the patient that he or she is exercising bad judgement
D. Remind the patient that RA an cause severe damage - ✔✔B. Explain how the
treatment can help prevent further deterioration and relive pain
, ✔✔If a patient asks, "Should I continue w/ chemotherapy or stop?" and the nurse
responds with "How do you feel about stopping chemotherapy?" this is an example of:
A. Redirection
B. Diversion
C. Reflection
D. Restatement - ✔✔C. Reflection
✔✔When entering the examining room of a patient who is deaf and facing away from
the door, the ambulatory care nurse should
A. Approach from the direction the patient is facing
B. Say the patients name
C. Approach and touch the patient
D. Clap hands or tap your foot. - ✔✔D. Clap hands or tap your foot.
(Sensitive to vibrations)
✔✔if a patient with severe dysarthria because of MS but with good cognition is admitted
to an ambulatory surgery center and needs to answer questions. the best way to get
information is to ask
A. Open ended questions
B. Yes/no questions
C. The patient to write answers
D. Questions of the caregiver - ✔✔B. Yes/no questions
✔✔In handoff communication, the SBAR technique involves S B A and r is:
A. Rating
B. Recommendation
C. Response
D. Requirement - ✔✔B. Recommendation
✔✔Patient with passive aggressive personalities often attempt to hide an underlying
feeling of
A. Depression
B. Hurt
C. Guilt
D. anger - ✔✔D. anger
✔✔If the ambulatory care nurse leader of a task group has completed the tasks
assigned to the group and is in its final termination phase, the primary role of the nurse
leader is to
A. Review the group process and achievements
B. Disband the group without further input
C. Evaluate the participation of the group members
D. Make recommendations about future projects - ✔✔A. Review the group process and
achievements
