Ambulatory Care Nursing Exam Review

The Ambulatory Care Nursing Exam Review is designed to prepare those nurses working in ambulatory care to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s exam. Ambulatory Care Nursing encompasses all practice settings of Ambulatory Care including, but not limited to, outpatient surgery, office settings, clinics and primary care settings. The course content is based on the exam blueprint provided by ANCC.

• After completing the program, 80% of participants will report an increase in knowledge and confidence necessary to pass the certification exam.

This program prepares the learner to:

• Describe the Ambulatory Care Nursing Exam, test plan and the practice requirements to sit for the exam.
• Construct a study plan for the exam based on understanding the blueprint and domains of practice covered.
• Identify common mistakes and pitfalls that are made during studying and testing for the exam.
• Recall the core components covered in the exam through didactic supplementation and test questions.

Sign-in begins at 7:30 am. Each day includes a one-hour lunch (on your own), as well as a morning and afternoon break of 15 minutes each. The order of lectures presented and break times may vary according to speaker preference.

• Hold a current, active RN license, in a state or territory of the United States or the professional, legally recognized equivalent in another country
• Have practiced the equivalent of 2 years full-time as a registered nurse
• Have a minimum of 2,000 hours of clinical practice in ambulatory care nursing within the last 3 years
• Completed 30 hours of continuing education in ambulatory care nursing within the last 3 years

MED-ED is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). Contact hours are pending.

Info: Test-Taking Information
It’s All About You
Professional Issues (22%)
Overview of Ambulatory Care Nursing | Advocacy for Ambulatory Care Nursing | Leadership Styles | Mentoring, Precepting, Coaching | Delegating | Legal and Regulatory
Clinical Practice (34%)
Nursing Process in the Ambulatory Setting | Rapid Assessment | Care Management and Disease Management | Medic*tion Management: Unapproved Abbreviations, Verbal Orders, Safety | Complementary and Alternative Medications and Treatment | Drug-Seeking Behaviors

Info: Clinical Practice (cont.)
Consent and Universal Protocol | Specimens | Care Across the Lifespan
Systems (10.67%)
Operations and Fiscal Management | Evidence-Based Practice | Performance Improvement | Quality Monitors | Sterilization and Disinfection
Communication (19.33%)
Interpersonal Skills | Cultural Competence | Communication Barriers | Telephone and Multimedia Communication
Education (14%)
Health Literacy | Modes of Educational Delivery | Hand-Off Communication | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

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