Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Q&A Review

by Dawn Carpenter DNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN (Editor)

Overview

Print version of the book includes free access to the app (web, iOS, and Android), which offers interactive Q&A review plus the entire text of the print book! Please note the app is included with print purchase only.

The only book designed specifically to prepare students for the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) exams, this unparalleled review details the step-by-step journey from classroom to patient room and beyond. This book begins with proven test-taking strategies for students and provides an overview of common pitfalls for exam takers. It features question styles and content material from both the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN^®) and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) exams, providing an overview of the certification exams written specifically by the certification organizations themselves.

With more than 630 unique questions, this review contains completely up-to-date and evidence-based exam preparation. Practice questions are organized into body system review, special populations, and legal/ethical issues, and culminate in a 175-question practice test that represents the length, variety, and complexity of board exam questions. All questions’ answers have accompanying rationales based on clinical practice guidelines. Completely unique to this publication, the last section of Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Q&A Review guides one through the next steps after the exam—how to progress into practice with your new certification.

KEY FEATURES

• Over 630 practice questions with answers and rationales
• The only current book publication designed specifically to prepare students for the AG-ACNP exams
• Contains the most current information and practice using published guidelines
• Exam tips and perils/pitfalls to avoid in test-taking
• Includes free access to interactive ebook and Q&A app—track and sync your progress on up to three devices!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826164827
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	11/28/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	398
Sales rank:	393,738
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Dawn Carpenter, DNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN
Assistant Professor
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Graduate School of Nursing
Worcester, Massachusetts

Table of Contents

Contents

Contributors

Content Reviewers

Foreword Sheila Drake Melander, PhD, APRN, ACNP-BC, FCCM, FAANP, FAAN, MSN, DNP

Preface

Acknowledgments

SECTION I: PREPARING FOR THE EXAMINATION

1. Introduction to National Certification Examinations

Dawn Carpenter, Carol Hartigan, and Diane Thompkins

2. Study Planning

Christine Merman Woolf and Dawn Carpenter

3. Test-Taking Strategies and Succeeding on Exam Day

Christine Merman Woolf and Dawn Carpenter

SECTION II: PRACTICE QUESTIONS—CLINICAL JUDGMENT/CLINICAL PRACTICE

4. Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Factors Influencing Health Status

Beth McLear, Stefanie La Manna, and Gail Lis

5. Geriatric

Gail Lis, Anthony McGuire, and Victoria Creedon

6. Cardiovascular

Kristine Anne Scordo, Joan E. King, Dana Mitchell, and Kathleen Ballman

7. Pulmonary

Donna Lynch-Smith, Traci M. Motes, and Helen Miley

8. Neurological

Hope Moser and Dawn Carpenter

9. Renal Genitourinary

Carla C. Turner

10. Gastrointestinal

Mary Anne McCoy, Stephanie Blackwell Pruitt, and Jennifer Adamski

11. Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology

Gail Lis and Kimberly Langer

12. Infectious Disease

Dawn Carpenter

13. Endocrine

Helen Miley

14. Musculoskeletal

Donna Gullette

15. Integumentary

Gail Lis

16. Psychosocial, Behavioral, and Cognitive Health

Anthony McGuire and Victoria Creedon

17. Multisystem

Audrey Snyder, Helen Miley, and Major Damon Toczylowski

SECTION III: PRACTICE QUESTIONS—ROLE, PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS

18. Scope and Standards of Practice

Donna Gullette and Mary Anne McCoy

19. Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Hope Moser, Dawn Carpenter, and James Fain

20. Education and Facilitation of Learning

Leanne H. Fowler

21. AG-ACNP–Patient Relationship

Leanne H. Fowler

22. Diversity and Inclusion

Diane Fuller Switzer, Kenneth Peterson, Carla Carten, and Dawn Carpenter

23. Ethics, Advocacy, and Moral Agency

Mary Sullivan and Mary Anne McCoy

24. Health Policy

Mary Anne McCoy and Donna Gullette

25. Quality of Healthcare Practice

Alexander Menard

26. Coding, Billing, and Reimbursement

Nancy Munro

SECTION IV: COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE EXAM

27. Comprehensive Practice Exam: Questions

28. Comprehensive Practice Exam: Answers and Rationales

SECTION V: AFTER THE CERTIFICATION EXAM

29. When You Pass the Certification Exam

Dawn Carpenter, Alexander Menard, and Nikhil Raswant

30. Should You Fail the Certification Exam

Dawn Carpenter

31. Employment Search, Interview, and Negotiations

Anthony McGuire, Dawn Carpenter, Alexander Menard, and Nikhil Raswant

32. Progressing Into Practice

Dawn Carpenter

Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Crystal L Plank, RN, BSN, RAC-CTA, IP (University of Missouri)
Description: This is a review for the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG ACNP) exams. It also includes digital access and an app, which allows readers to track their progress and to use up to three different devices if they so desire.
Purpose: The purpose is to prepare adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioners to pass the national certification exam.
Audience: This is a valuable resource for gerontology nurse practitioners to use during their educational process, for certification, and in practice. The digital access and app are helpful additions, and it is easier to use the app or digital platform instead of carrying around the book. This review had the input of multiple qualified persons in the field of gerontology.
Features: The book is divided into disease processes, so it is easy to study by topic. Each area has questions, answers, and rationales. An example practice test is very helpful. The app will flag strengths and weakness and allows users to see what they may need to focus on. The app also allows users to sync up to three devices, so they will have access on their phone, laptop and tablet or other devices.
Assessment: This book offers useful information while in the educational process, during certification study, and in practice. It is not overwhelming and provides appropriate information that nurse practitioners will need for their professional growth.

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