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The ANCC provides a list of recommended references that may support candidates in preparing for the Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification (AMB-BC) exam, including key textbooks and professional guidelines relevant to ambulatory care nursing practice.

At BoardCerts, we integrate these recommended resources and the exam blueprint into our question banks to ensure they are comprehensive, relevant, and aligned with the core competencies of ambulatory care nursing practice.

Key Concepts on AMB-BC Exam

Exam Categories: Percentage Distribution

AMB-BC Blueprint and Focus Areas

Area of FocusSubtopicsNumber of QuestionsPercent of Exam

Assess and Evaluate

A. Knowledge

  • Disease Process (e.g., acute, chronic)
  • Medications
  • Preventative care/health promotion
  • Expected outcomes (e.g., optimal health indicators)

B. Skill

  • Treatment evaluation
  • Triage (e.g., in-person, virtual, telehealth)
  • Physical and psychosocial assessment
  • Clinical data interpretation (e.g., documentation and chart review)

50

40%

Plan and Implement

A. Knowledge

  • Care coordination (e.g., patient resources, population management)
  • Disease-specific interventions

B. Skill

  • Clinical tasks (e.g., procedures, point of care testing, wound care)

23

18%

Professional Role

A. Knowledge

  • Scope and Standards of Practice (i.e., ANA, AAACN, legal and regulatory bodies)
  • Professional development
  • Fiscal health (i.e., reimbursement, resource allocation, billable services)

B. Skill

  • Patient, family, and staff advocacy
  • Leadership (e.g., risk management, process improvement)
  • Safety and security (e.g., incident reporting, disaster training, safety rounds, root cause analysis)

28

22%

Education

A. Knowledge

  • Modes of educational delivery
  • Diverse populations
  • Communication barriers (e.g., language, technology, cognitive/sensory disabilities, health literacy)

B. Skill

  • Professional communication (e.g., building trust, therapeutic communication, conflict resolution)

24

19%

AMB-BC Resources

The BoardCerts AMB-BC question bank is expertly crafted to align with the official exam blueprint, helping each individual concentrate on the most relevant topics for success.

In addition, the exam candidate handbook lists the following resources as additional possible material to support preparation:

  • Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment. Elsevier.
  • Scope and Standards of Practice for Professional Ambulatory Care Nursing. American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing.
  • Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. Nursesbooks.org.
  • Interpersonal Relationships: Professional Communication Skills for Nurses. Elsevier.
  • Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span. Elsevier.
  • Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professions. Elsevier.
  • Fischbach’s A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests. Wolters Kluwer.
  • Primary Care Medicine: Office Evaluation and Management of the Adult Patient. Wolters Kluwer.
  • Care Coordination and Transition Management Core Curriculum. American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing.
  • Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children. Elsevier.
  • Core Curriculum for Ambulatory Care Nursing. American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing.
  • Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice. Wolters Kluwer.
  • Nursing Drug Handbook. Wolters Kluwer.
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