ANCC FNP Boards Exam | American Nurses
Credentialing Center | 2026/2027 Practice Questions
and Correct Detailed Answers | Complete Exam
Preparation Material| Latest Update!!
You are working with a dermatologist and treating patients
with acne. When prescribing tretinoin (Retin-A), a nurse
practitioner should advise the patient to: - ANSWER-Use a
sunscreen because the drug is photosensitizing.
You have a 41-year-old male patient who is suffering from
acute low back pain. Of the following interventions, which
one may contribute to deconditioning and potential harm?
- ANSWER-bed rest for at least 10 days
,If the patient that was brought to the emergency room
following a motorcycle accident is diagnosed to have
injuries of the lower spine (from an MRI) from the trauma,
which of the following symptoms might be assessed? -
ANSWER-Paralysis
Weakness
Numbness
A patient shares that she uses chamomile to combat
insomnia. What medication might that interact with? -
ANSWER-coumadin - Coumadin Coumadin is an
anticoagulant. Chamomile also act as an anticoagulant.
The two may cause a reaction that further increases
bleeding risks.
,All of the following are potential complications of untreated
gallbladder disease EXCEPT: - ANSWER-hypotension
For a patient with prostatitis you would advise avoiding all
of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWER-tomatoes
tomato sauces
These are things that should be added to the diet to help a
patient with prostatitis. You might also advise sitz baths;
and encourage sexual activity.
Which of the following physiological changes would NOT
be seen during pregnancy? - ANSWER-Cardiac output
decreases by 1/3 by the last two trimesters.
, Scabies is commonly seen in which of the following
populations? - ANSWER-children
institutionalized persons
persons with AIDS
****all of the above
Your patient has a small nodule under the eyelid that
moves and feels like a bead. You understand that this is
most likely which of the following? - ANSWER-chalazion- A
chalazion is a chronic inflammation of the sweat gland on
the eyelid. It is a small nodule that moves under the skin of
the eyelid and is painless. If the nodule enlarges or does
not resolve in a few weeks, a biopsy should be done to
rule out squamous cell cancer.
Credentialing Center | 2026/2027 Practice Questions
and Correct Detailed Answers | Complete Exam
Preparation Material| Latest Update!!
You are working with a dermatologist and treating patients
with acne. When prescribing tretinoin (Retin-A), a nurse
practitioner should advise the patient to: - ANSWER-Use a
sunscreen because the drug is photosensitizing.
You have a 41-year-old male patient who is suffering from
acute low back pain. Of the following interventions, which
one may contribute to deconditioning and potential harm?
- ANSWER-bed rest for at least 10 days
,If the patient that was brought to the emergency room
following a motorcycle accident is diagnosed to have
injuries of the lower spine (from an MRI) from the trauma,
which of the following symptoms might be assessed? -
ANSWER-Paralysis
Weakness
Numbness
A patient shares that she uses chamomile to combat
insomnia. What medication might that interact with? -
ANSWER-coumadin - Coumadin Coumadin is an
anticoagulant. Chamomile also act as an anticoagulant.
The two may cause a reaction that further increases
bleeding risks.
,All of the following are potential complications of untreated
gallbladder disease EXCEPT: - ANSWER-hypotension
For a patient with prostatitis you would advise avoiding all
of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWER-tomatoes
tomato sauces
These are things that should be added to the diet to help a
patient with prostatitis. You might also advise sitz baths;
and encourage sexual activity.
Which of the following physiological changes would NOT
be seen during pregnancy? - ANSWER-Cardiac output
decreases by 1/3 by the last two trimesters.
, Scabies is commonly seen in which of the following
populations? - ANSWER-children
institutionalized persons
persons with AIDS
****all of the above
Your patient has a small nodule under the eyelid that
moves and feels like a bead. You understand that this is
most likely which of the following? - ANSWER-chalazion- A
chalazion is a chronic inflammation of the sweat gland on
the eyelid. It is a small nodule that moves under the skin of
the eyelid and is painless. If the nodule enlarges or does
not resolve in a few weeks, a biopsy should be done to
rule out squamous cell cancer.
