ANCC Practice Questions - Strategies
Review of Key Quizzes & Correct Answers
INTRODUCTION:
This document provides a comprehensive collection of ANCC exam
practice questions with correct answers and strategies. It reviews
critical areas such as ethics, clinical decision-making, evidence-
based practice, pharmacology, diagnostic interpretation, and
patient care across adult, gerontological, and family nurse
practitioner settings. In addition, it includes exam preparation
details—format, scoring, eligibility, specialties, retake policies, and
certification maintenance—making it a complete study resource for
nurses preparing for ANCC certification exams.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
A patient informs an adult nurse practitioner, "I want to stop
smoking." The nurse practitioner responds:
(a) "Do you have any ideas about how you would like to quit
smoking?"
,(b) "Does your health insurance cover smoking cessation?"
(c) "I will develop a plan for you to stop smoking."
(d) "Quitting smoking is the most important thing you can do for
your health." --- correct answer ---(a) "Do you have any ideas about
how you would like to quit smoking?"
An adult nurse practitioner is responsible for billing codes that are
selected and submitted to third party payors when:
(a) a certified coder has selected the code.
(b) a change has occurred in the insurance carrier.
(c) a misprint has appeared in the coding book.
(d) the evaluation and management criteria have changed. ---
correct answer ---(a) a certified coder has selected the code.
Many patients view illness as a distortion in the balance of some
aspect of their lives, and believe that folk medicine can remedy this.
,When encountering such beliefs, an adult nurse practitioner's
appropriate action is to:
(a) discuss these remedies and include them in the management
plan.
(b) educate these patients about evidence-based practice that is
specific to their present condition.
(c) promote scientifically proven treatment measures.
(d) refer the patient to a homeopathic specialist. --- correct answer
---(a) discuss these remedies and include them in the management
plan.
An adult nurse practitioner is designing a research study to
investigate the efficacy of a patient education tool for adults with
low literacy levels. Which action reflects the nurse's inclusion of
ethical principles in the research plan?
(a) Ensuring that the participants understand their right to
withdraw from the study at any time, without incurring penalties
, (b) Explaining the study in scientific, medical, and nursing terms so
as not to patronize the participants
(c) Testing the study's informed consent form on nursing doctoral
candidates at a local university to validate its clarity
(d) Using large print in the content of the study's informed consent
form --- correct answer ---(a) Ensuring that the participants
understand their right to withdraw from the study at any time,
without incurring penalties
An adult nurse practitioner evaluates a patient who has been a
victim of domestic violence. After the office visit, law enforcement
authorities contact the nurse practitioner, requesting information
regarding any visible injuries observed during the visit. The nurse
practitioner's response is to:
(a) call the patient to obtain consent.
(b) provide the written record, as requested.
(c) refer the request to the office manager.
Review of Key Quizzes & Correct Answers
INTRODUCTION:
This document provides a comprehensive collection of ANCC exam
practice questions with correct answers and strategies. It reviews
critical areas such as ethics, clinical decision-making, evidence-
based practice, pharmacology, diagnostic interpretation, and
patient care across adult, gerontological, and family nurse
practitioner settings. In addition, it includes exam preparation
details—format, scoring, eligibility, specialties, retake policies, and
certification maintenance—making it a complete study resource for
nurses preparing for ANCC certification exams.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
A patient informs an adult nurse practitioner, "I want to stop
smoking." The nurse practitioner responds:
(a) "Do you have any ideas about how you would like to quit
smoking?"
,(b) "Does your health insurance cover smoking cessation?"
(c) "I will develop a plan for you to stop smoking."
(d) "Quitting smoking is the most important thing you can do for
your health." --- correct answer ---(a) "Do you have any ideas about
how you would like to quit smoking?"
An adult nurse practitioner is responsible for billing codes that are
selected and submitted to third party payors when:
(a) a certified coder has selected the code.
(b) a change has occurred in the insurance carrier.
(c) a misprint has appeared in the coding book.
(d) the evaluation and management criteria have changed. ---
correct answer ---(a) a certified coder has selected the code.
Many patients view illness as a distortion in the balance of some
aspect of their lives, and believe that folk medicine can remedy this.
,When encountering such beliefs, an adult nurse practitioner's
appropriate action is to:
(a) discuss these remedies and include them in the management
plan.
(b) educate these patients about evidence-based practice that is
specific to their present condition.
(c) promote scientifically proven treatment measures.
(d) refer the patient to a homeopathic specialist. --- correct answer
---(a) discuss these remedies and include them in the management
plan.
An adult nurse practitioner is designing a research study to
investigate the efficacy of a patient education tool for adults with
low literacy levels. Which action reflects the nurse's inclusion of
ethical principles in the research plan?
(a) Ensuring that the participants understand their right to
withdraw from the study at any time, without incurring penalties
, (b) Explaining the study in scientific, medical, and nursing terms so
as not to patronize the participants
(c) Testing the study's informed consent form on nursing doctoral
candidates at a local university to validate its clarity
(d) Using large print in the content of the study's informed consent
form --- correct answer ---(a) Ensuring that the participants
understand their right to withdraw from the study at any time,
without incurring penalties
An adult nurse practitioner evaluates a patient who has been a
victim of domestic violence. After the office visit, law enforcement
authorities contact the nurse practitioner, requesting information
regarding any visible injuries observed during the visit. The nurse
practitioner's response is to:
(a) call the patient to obtain consent.
(b) provide the written record, as requested.
(c) refer the request to the office manager.
