Pre-specialty exam Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
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MAnswerMCentersMforMDiseaseMControlMandMPreventionM(CDC)
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ColoradoMinM1965MisMcreditedMtoMwhichMtwoMindividuals?M-MAnswerMHenryMSilver,MMD
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Answers Updated 2026
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I:MIntervention
C:MComparisons
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rvicesMandMmultipleMagenciesMtoMdevelopMandMdisseminateMinitiativesMonMmeetingMthe
McareMneedsMofMpatientsMwithMMultipleMchronicMconditionsM(MCC).MWhatMisMtheMprim
aryMpurposeMforMtheMnationMdirection?M-MAnswerMToMprotectMagainstMhighMout-of-
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MAnswerMHaveMseveralMdifferentMtheories/modelsMbeenMexamined?
WhichMthreeMrolesMrepresentMtheMacceptedMadvancedMpracticeMnursingMroles?M-
MAnswerMCertifiedMNurseMMidwivesM(CNM)
ClinicalMNurseMSpecialistM(CNS)
CertifiedMRegisteredMNurseMAnesthetistsM(CRNA's)
WhatMareMtheMthreeMmajorMcategoriesMofMNolaMPender'sMHealthMpromotionMmodel?M-
MAnswerMBehavior-specificMcognitionsMandMaffect
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WhichMtheoristsMidentifiesMcarativeMfactorsMasMaMvalueMsystem,Mfaith-
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ories?M-MAnswerMJeanMWatsonMtheoryMofMhumanMcaring
, WhichMsetMofMcomponentsMisMessentialMinMaMscientificMtheory?M-
MAnswerMInterrelatedMconcepts,Mdefinitions,MandMpropositions
TheMtermMadvancedMnursingMpracticeM(APN)MincludesMnursesMwhoMare:M-
MAnswerMCertifiedMAPRN'sMwithMaMminimumMofMaMmaster'sMdegree
ToMmeetMmedicare'sMcoverageMrequirements,MtheMNurseMPractitioner'sMservicesMmustMb
e:M-MAnswerMProvidedMsubjectMtoMstateMrestrictionsMandMsupervisionMrequirements
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oldMfemaleMcomesMtoMtheMprimaryMcareMclinicMwithMclinicalMfindingsMconsistentMwithM
acuteMbronchitis.MSheMisMsexuallyMactiveMwithMaMmaleMpartner,MalthoughMsheMstatesMp
riorMtoMthisMrelationshipMsheMdidMhaveMtwoMsexualMpartners.MHerMmensesMoccursMeve
ryM28MdaysMandMisMregular.MAnMexampleMofMaMprimaryMpreventionMactivityMforMthisM
patientMis:M-MAnswerMCounselingMaboutMsaferMsexualMpractices
WhichMagency'sMinitiativeMestablishesMnationalMhealthMpromotionMandMpreventionMefforts
MandMestablishesMbenchmarksMforMmonitoringMtheMprogressMofMhealthMamongMAmerica
nsMoverMaM10-yearMtimeframe?M-
MAnswerMCentersMforMDiseaseMControlMandMPreventionM(CDC)
DevelopmentMofMtheMfirstMpediatricMnurseMpractitionerMprogramMatMtheMUniversityMofM
ColoradoMinM1965MisMcreditedMtoMwhichMtwoMindividuals?M-MAnswerMHenryMSilver,MMD
LorettaMFord,MMD
RaynaudMphenomenonMisMclassifiedMasMaMtypeMIIIMhypersensitivityMreactionMandMisMdue
Mto:M-
MAnswerMImmuneMcomplexesMthatMareMdepositedMinMcapillaryMbeds,MblockingMcirculatio
n
TheMnurseMpractitionerMisMcaringMforMaM21-year-
oldMfemaleMwhoMpresentsMwithMaMpruritic,MerythematousMrashMmatchingMpatternMofMh
erMsandalMstraps.MTheMnurseMpractitionerMadvisesMtheMpatientMtoMavoidMscratchingMthe
MareaMdueMtoMriskMofMdevelopingMaMsecondaryMinfection.MTheMNPMunderstandsMthatM
theMmostMlikelyMetiologyMofMsecondaryMskinsMinfectionsMisMcausedMbyMwhichMorganism
?M-MAnswerMStaphylococcusMaureus