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American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) · ANCC Test Content Outline, effective September 10, 2024, updated June 30, 2026; current issuer-linked revision verified October 11, 2026. The workbook label Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification (MEDSURG-BC) maps to this board certification examination and its MEDSURG-BC credential; the assigned slug is preserved.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification (MEDSURG-BC)
- Medical-Surgical Nursing (MEDSURG-BC) Board Certification Examination: Test Content Outline
- Medical-Surgical Nursing: Test Content Outline, Updated August 28, 2025
- High Potassium (Hyperkalemia)
- Potassium
- Delirium
- About Sepsis
- Acute Kidney Injury and Acute Kidney Disease
- KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Kidney Injury
- Stroke
- Adult Inpatient Brief Suicide Safety Assessment Guide
- Heart Failure: Symptoms
- Low Blood Glucose (Hypoglycemia)
- CAUTI Prevention: Summary of Recommendations
- Clinical Guidance for C. diff Infection Prevention in Acute Care Facilities
- Venous Thromboembolism: Pulmonary Embolism
- FDA Updates Opioid Pain Medicine Prescribing Information
- TeamSTEPPS Tool: Teach-Back
- International Pressure Injury Guideline: Repositioning
- Clinical Interventions to Treat Tobacco Use and Dependence Among Adults
- 2025 Code of Ethics for Nurses: Provision 1.4
- TeamSTEPPS Tool: SBAR
- National Guidelines for Nursing Delegation
- How Do I Conduct an Evaluation, and What Questions Will It Answer?
- TeamSTEPPS Tool: Check-Back
- Evidence-Based Practice
- The Nursing Process
- Pneumonia: Symptoms
- Respiratory Failure: Symptoms
- 2025 Code of Ethics for Nurses: Provision 1.2
- medsurg-tco_10142026.pdf
- Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment for Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Glucose) | American Diabetes Association
- Skin and Tissue Assessment — International Guideline
Medical-Surgical Nursing (MEDSURG-BC) Board Certification Examination
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A patient with reduced kidney function has a newly reported high potassium concentration. The patient denies discomfort. Which potential complication makes this finding important to evaluate promptly?
Medical-Surgical Nursing (MEDSURG-BC) Board Certification Examination
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Potassium and cardiac risk
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