APEA Practice Exam
A liability policy that pays claims even after the policy is no longer active is termed:
a) Claims-made policy
b) Tail coverage
c) Liability protection
d) "all-protect" - answerB
A patient you are caring for in your clinic has Medicare Part B. What does this mean?
a) The federal government will pay for his visit to your clinic today
b) His Medicare benefit covers outpatient services
c) He will have to pay a copay for his visit today
d) His prescriptions will be partly paid for today - answerB
Certification
a) Is required in all 50 states
b) Validates competence
c) Is recognized by all 50 states
d) Provides for title protection - answerB
A liability policy that pays claims only during the period that the policy is active is
termed:
a) Claims-made policy
b) Tail coverage
c) Liability protection
d) Bobtail coverage - answerA
The Medicaid health program is:
a) Funded with premiums from participants
b) Covers an unlimited number of adult visits
c) Funded by both state and federal governments
d) Basically the same from state to state - answerC
Licensure is:
a) Used to establish a designated level of professional competence
b) Contigent on certification
c) Intended to limit entry in the profession
d) Necessary for reimbursement - answerA
Prescriptive authority:
a) Is a right of every practicing nurse practitioner
b) Varies from state to state
c) Is not part of the consensus model
, d) Is dependent on certification - answerB
An FNP has agreed to participate in the Medicare health insurance program. Medicare
pays 80% of the charges billed for a clinic visit. What can be done about the other 20%
that is owed?
a: The NP can bill the patient for a percentage of the remainder
b: The NP is prohibited from billing the patient
c: The NP can collect 90% if billed incident to the MD
d: The NP can resubmit the bill for additional payment - answerA
A patient you are examining in the clinic states he has Medicare Part A only. What does
this mean?
a: Your visit will be reimbursed by the federal government
b: Your visit will be reimbursed if you bill incident to the physician
c: Only hospital visits are covered
d: He desires cost-effective medication - answerC
An NP gives a patient a 2-week sample of medications that will be taken once daily by
the patient. The sample medications are packaged by the drug manufacturer. The NP's
actions are an example of:
a: Prescriptive rights
b: Prescriptive authority
c: Dispensing
d: Administering - answerC
A sexually active adolescent has a warty growth on the shaft of his penis. It is painless.
It is likely:
a: Trichomonas
b: Syphilis
c: Herpes
d: Human papillomavirus - answerD
A 31yo female presents with fever (101F), fatigue, and worsening unilateral low back
pain for the past 5 days. Her pain is 5/10 on the pain scale. Ibuprofen has not helped.
She denies abdominal pain but is nauseated and anorexic. She denies vaginal
discharge. UA demonstrates hematuria, the presence of WBC casts, leukocytes, and
nitrates. What should be included in the differential diagnosis?
a: Pelvic inflammatory disease
b: Renal stone
c: Pyelonephritis
d: Urinary tract infection - answerC
A male patient complains of dysuria. His UA is positive for nitrites, leukocyte esterase
and bacteria. What medication should be given and for how long?
a: Doxycycline for 7 days
b: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for 7-10 days
A liability policy that pays claims even after the policy is no longer active is termed:
a) Claims-made policy
b) Tail coverage
c) Liability protection
d) "all-protect" - answerB
A patient you are caring for in your clinic has Medicare Part B. What does this mean?
a) The federal government will pay for his visit to your clinic today
b) His Medicare benefit covers outpatient services
c) He will have to pay a copay for his visit today
d) His prescriptions will be partly paid for today - answerB
Certification
a) Is required in all 50 states
b) Validates competence
c) Is recognized by all 50 states
d) Provides for title protection - answerB
A liability policy that pays claims only during the period that the policy is active is
termed:
a) Claims-made policy
b) Tail coverage
c) Liability protection
d) Bobtail coverage - answerA
The Medicaid health program is:
a) Funded with premiums from participants
b) Covers an unlimited number of adult visits
c) Funded by both state and federal governments
d) Basically the same from state to state - answerC
Licensure is:
a) Used to establish a designated level of professional competence
b) Contigent on certification
c) Intended to limit entry in the profession
d) Necessary for reimbursement - answerA
Prescriptive authority:
a) Is a right of every practicing nurse practitioner
b) Varies from state to state
c) Is not part of the consensus model
, d) Is dependent on certification - answerB
An FNP has agreed to participate in the Medicare health insurance program. Medicare
pays 80% of the charges billed for a clinic visit. What can be done about the other 20%
that is owed?
a: The NP can bill the patient for a percentage of the remainder
b: The NP is prohibited from billing the patient
c: The NP can collect 90% if billed incident to the MD
d: The NP can resubmit the bill for additional payment - answerA
A patient you are examining in the clinic states he has Medicare Part A only. What does
this mean?
a: Your visit will be reimbursed by the federal government
b: Your visit will be reimbursed if you bill incident to the physician
c: Only hospital visits are covered
d: He desires cost-effective medication - answerC
An NP gives a patient a 2-week sample of medications that will be taken once daily by
the patient. The sample medications are packaged by the drug manufacturer. The NP's
actions are an example of:
a: Prescriptive rights
b: Prescriptive authority
c: Dispensing
d: Administering - answerC
A sexually active adolescent has a warty growth on the shaft of his penis. It is painless.
It is likely:
a: Trichomonas
b: Syphilis
c: Herpes
d: Human papillomavirus - answerD
A 31yo female presents with fever (101F), fatigue, and worsening unilateral low back
pain for the past 5 days. Her pain is 5/10 on the pain scale. Ibuprofen has not helped.
She denies abdominal pain but is nauseated and anorexic. She denies vaginal
discharge. UA demonstrates hematuria, the presence of WBC casts, leukocytes, and
nitrates. What should be included in the differential diagnosis?
a: Pelvic inflammatory disease
b: Renal stone
c: Pyelonephritis
d: Urinary tract infection - answerC
A male patient complains of dysuria. His UA is positive for nitrites, leukocyte esterase
and bacteria. What medication should be given and for how long?
a: Doxycycline for 7 days
b: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for 7-10 days
