ANCC Acute Care Nurse
Practitioner (ACNP) 2026
BOARD EXAM REVIEW 2026
EXPERT VERIFED ACE THE
TEST
To improve the health of a population, an acute care nurse practitioner's
intervention is to:
-join a professional nursing organization and run for an organizational
office.
,-maintain current certification as an acute care nurse practitioner.
-participate in hospital grand rounds.
-report any unusual pattern of infections to the local health department.
- ANSWER ✔✔report any unusual pattern of infections to the local
health department.
A patient, who is allergic to penicillin, requires antibiotic treatment for
community-acquired pneumonia. The patient has a limited income, lacks
health insurance, and is about to be discharged from the hospital. An
acute care nurse practitioner's intervention is to:
-consult social services for assistance.
-order an aerosol antibiotic.
-transfer the patient to an extended care facility.
-write a prescription for an antibiotic. - ANSWER ✔✔consult social
services for assistance.
A patient is scheduled for elective orthopedic surgery. During the
preadmission physical examination, the acute care nurse practitioner
detects an asymptomatic pulsatile mass in the middle upper abdomen.
The nurse practitioner's most appropriate action is to:
, obtain a kidney-urethra-bladder x-ray.
obtain a renal arteriogram.
obtain an abdominal ultrasound.
proceed with the patient's elective surgery. - ANSWER ✔✔obtain an
abdominal ultrasound.
Abdominal Aortic aneurysm
Which musculoskeletal disease primarily involves the distal joints, hips,
knees, and spine, and is characterized by the development of Heberden
and Bouchard nodes?
Gout
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Rheumatoid arthritis - ANSWER ✔✔Osteoarthritis
Heberden: distal phalanges
Bouchard: proximal phalanges
Difference between OA and RA:
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Practitioner (ACNP) 2026
BOARD EXAM REVIEW 2026
EXPERT VERIFED ACE THE
TEST
To improve the health of a population, an acute care nurse practitioner's
intervention is to:
-join a professional nursing organization and run for an organizational
office.
,-maintain current certification as an acute care nurse practitioner.
-participate in hospital grand rounds.
-report any unusual pattern of infections to the local health department.
- ANSWER ✔✔report any unusual pattern of infections to the local
health department.
A patient, who is allergic to penicillin, requires antibiotic treatment for
community-acquired pneumonia. The patient has a limited income, lacks
health insurance, and is about to be discharged from the hospital. An
acute care nurse practitioner's intervention is to:
-consult social services for assistance.
-order an aerosol antibiotic.
-transfer the patient to an extended care facility.
-write a prescription for an antibiotic. - ANSWER ✔✔consult social
services for assistance.
A patient is scheduled for elective orthopedic surgery. During the
preadmission physical examination, the acute care nurse practitioner
detects an asymptomatic pulsatile mass in the middle upper abdomen.
The nurse practitioner's most appropriate action is to:
, obtain a kidney-urethra-bladder x-ray.
obtain a renal arteriogram.
obtain an abdominal ultrasound.
proceed with the patient's elective surgery. - ANSWER ✔✔obtain an
abdominal ultrasound.
Abdominal Aortic aneurysm
Which musculoskeletal disease primarily involves the distal joints, hips,
knees, and spine, and is characterized by the development of Heberden
and Bouchard nodes?
Gout
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Rheumatoid arthritis - ANSWER ✔✔Osteoarthritis
Heberden: distal phalanges
Bouchard: proximal phalanges
Difference between OA and RA:
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PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
