ANCC Sample Actual Exam Questions and Verified Answers V2| 2026/2027 Update| Grade A

ANCC Sample Actual Exam Questions and Verified Answers V2| 2026/2027 Update| Grade A

ANCC Sample Actual Exam Questions and Verified

Answers V2| 2026/2027 Update| Grade A

1. TheIpsychiatric-mentalIhealthInurseIpractitionerIandIaIteamIof local mental

healthIprofessionalsIareIaskedItoIprovideIcrisisIcounselingIservice,IafterIaI

gunmanIrecentlyItookIaIclassIhostageIatIaIlocalIelementaryIschool,Iwound

edIseveralIstudents,IandIthenIshotIhimself.IInIpreparingIforIthisIassignment

,ItheInurseIpractitionerIrecognizesIthat:

A. aIchild'sIdevelopmentalIstageIwillIinfluenceIhisIorIherIresponseItoIc

atastrophicIstress.

B. aIchild'sIlackIofIanIemotionalIresponseItoIaIcatastrophicIeventIisIaIp

redictorIofInegativeIlong-termIconsequences.

C. itIisInecessaryIforItheIchild'sIguardianItoIbeIpresent.

D. theImeaningIofItheIeventIisImoreIimportantItoItheIchildIthanIwhethe

rIheIorIsheIsufferedIphysicalIharm.

~ Answer:IA.IaIchild'sIdevelopmentalIstageIwillIinfluenceIhisI

orIherIresponseItoIcatastrophicIstress.

2. WhichIcommunity-basedIprogramIisIaItertiaryIlevelIintervention?

A. EducationalIsessionsIatItheIlocalIcommunityImentalIhealthIcenter.

B. NationalIAssociationIofIMentalIIllnessImeetingsIthatIprovideIeducati

onIandIsupport.

C. PartialIhospitalizationIprogramIthatIprovidesIintensiveIgroupItherapy

IforIrehabilitation.

D. TwelvestepIorganizationIsupportImeetings,IsuchIasIAlcoholicsIAnonymous.

~ Answer:IC.IPartialIhospitalizationIprogramIthatIprovidesIint

ensiveIgroupItherapyIforIrehabilitation.

3. AI32-year-oldIfemaleIpatientIinformsItheIpsychiatricmentalIhealthInurseIpractitionerIthatIsheIisIthreeImonthsIpregnant.ISheIhas

IbeenIstableIonIfluoxetineI(Prozac)IforItheIlastItwoIyears.ITheIpatientIasks

IwhetherIsheImayIsafelyIcontinueIthisImedicationIduringIherIpregnancy.IT

heInurseIpractitionerIresponds:

A. "CognitivebehavioralItherapyIhasIprovenItoIbeIsuccessfulIduringIpregnancyIwit

hInoIriskItoItheIfetus,IsoIlet'sIdiscontinueIyourIProzac."

B. "Let'sIreviewItheIrisksIandIbenefitsIofIcontinuingIorIdiscontinuingIP

rozacIforIyouIandIyourIbaby."

C. "ProzacIisIaIcategoryIBIdrug,IwhichImeansIthatIit'sIsafeIforIyouItoIc

ontinueIonIthisImedicationIduringIyourIpregnancy."

D. "ThisImedicationIisIunsafeIforIyourIbaby,IsoIwe'llIweanIyouIoffIthis

ImedicationIduringIyourIpregnancy."

~ Answer:IB.I"Let'sIreviewItheIrisksIandIbenefitsIofIcontinuin

gIorIdiscontinuingIProzacIforIyouIandIyourIbaby."

4. EstablishedIclinicalIguidelinesIsuggestIthatIsuicidalityIisIdecreasedIbyItreat

ingIpatientsIwhoIhaveIborderlineIpersonalityIdisorderIwith:

A. eyeImovementIdesensitizationIreprocessing.

B. cognitive-behavioralItherapy.

C. dialecticalIbehavioralItherapy.

D. interpersonalItherapy.