This examination includes four types of questions: 1) multiple choice 2) multiple response 3) drag and drop and 4) hot spot. Most of the test questions are multiple choice. As of May 22, 2019, there are 175 questions on the exam. 150 of these are scored, and 25 are pretest questions. Four hours is allotted to complete exam and check-in process.

1. Foundations for Advanced Practice (64 questions, 37%) A. Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan *Etiologies, abnormal findings, and clinical manifestations of disease B. Advanced Pharmacology For Treating Patients Across the Lifespan *Pharmacologic action and physiologic response C. Advanced Health/Physical Assessment Across the Lifespan *Comprehensive database, risk assessment, correlating signs and symptoms and disease D. Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improvement of Outcomes *Community health, epidemiology, population-based health policy E. Research Methodology *Integrating research and evidence, critiquing and interpreting findings F. Informatics *Technology, documentation, and legal/ethical issues 2. Professional Practice (30 questions, 17%) A. Leadership, Advocacy, and Inter-professional Collaboration *Interdisciplinary team, collaboration, communication, conflict B. Quality Improvement and Safety *Continuous Quality Improvement, risk assessment, systems thinking in error prevention C. Healthcare Economics, Policy, and Organizational Practices *Relationship between regulatory bodies and practice, organizational structures and systems, health policy and economics D. Scope and Standards of Practice *Legal scope, regulatory guidelines, referrals, legal issues 3. Independent Practice (81 questions, 46%) A. Health Promotion and Maintenance Across the Lifespan *Anticipatory guidance for normal growth and development, disease progression, and palliative/end-of life care; primary, secondary, and tertiary preventative health including screenings and interventions; behavioral modifications B. Illness and Disease Management *Clinical guidelines and standards of care, complications, comorbidities, pharmacology, interventions, plan of care, patient teaching, patient outcomes C. Care of Diverse Populations *Culturally competent care, social determinants of health D. Translational Science/Evidence-Based Practice *Interpreting and critiquing evidence, critical inquiry E. Advanced Diagnostic Reasoning/Critical Thinking *Differential diagnosis through advanced pathophysiology and assessment, laboratory, diagnostics, procedural interventions, pharmacology, decision-making, patient-centered care

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