APEA Neuro Pharmacology Test Bank |
Verified Questions & Correct Answers
for Exam Success Graded A+ (2026)
‣ A patient is examined and found to have a positive Kernig's and
Brudzinski's signs. What is the most likely diagnosis? -✓✓Meningitis
‣ A young male patient with a herniated disk reports bilateral sciatica
and
leg weakness. If he calls the NP with complaints of urinary incontinence,
what should be suspected? -✓✓Cauda equina syndrome
‣ When should medications be initiated in a patient who is diagnosed
with Parkinson's disease? -✓✓When symptoms
interfere with life's
activities
‣ What should the nurse practitioner assess in an 80-year-old patient who
reports a fall but does not have serious physical injury? -✓✓Medications
taken a few
hours before the fall
, ‣ Mrs. Johnson is an 89-year-old resident at a long-term care facility.
Her
state of health has declined rapidly over the past 2 months, and she can
no longer make her own decisions. Her daughter requests a family
conference with the nurse practitioner. Some important principles that
need discussion at this time, if not previously documented, are: -
✓✓bereavement support
for the family, quality of
life for the resident, and
living will.
‣ The cranial nerve responsible for vision is Cranial Nerve (CN): -✓✓II.
‣ An older adult patient is at increased risk of stroke and takes an aspirin
daily. Aspirin use in this patient is an example of: -✓✓primary
prevention.
‣ Mrs. Jopson is unable to name a familiar object. How is this described?
-✓✓Anomia
‣ A 72-year-old patient with a history of coronary artery disease and
hypertension reports an episode of slurred speech and right-sided facial
droop that started yesterday while at home. It lasted for about an hour.
She denies pain or headache. She presents to the clinic today and no
Verified Questions & Correct Answers
for Exam Success Graded A+ (2026)
‣ A patient is examined and found to have a positive Kernig's and
Brudzinski's signs. What is the most likely diagnosis? -✓✓Meningitis
‣ A young male patient with a herniated disk reports bilateral sciatica
and
leg weakness. If he calls the NP with complaints of urinary incontinence,
what should be suspected? -✓✓Cauda equina syndrome
‣ When should medications be initiated in a patient who is diagnosed
with Parkinson's disease? -✓✓When symptoms
interfere with life's
activities
‣ What should the nurse practitioner assess in an 80-year-old patient who
reports a fall but does not have serious physical injury? -✓✓Medications
taken a few
hours before the fall
, ‣ Mrs. Johnson is an 89-year-old resident at a long-term care facility.
Her
state of health has declined rapidly over the past 2 months, and she can
no longer make her own decisions. Her daughter requests a family
conference with the nurse practitioner. Some important principles that
need discussion at this time, if not previously documented, are: -
✓✓bereavement support
for the family, quality of
life for the resident, and
living will.
‣ The cranial nerve responsible for vision is Cranial Nerve (CN): -✓✓II.
‣ An older adult patient is at increased risk of stroke and takes an aspirin
daily. Aspirin use in this patient is an example of: -✓✓primary
prevention.
‣ Mrs. Jopson is unable to name a familiar object. How is this described?
-✓✓Anomia
‣ A 72-year-old patient with a history of coronary artery disease and
hypertension reports an episode of slurred speech and right-sided facial
droop that started yesterday while at home. It lasted for about an hour.
She denies pain or headache. She presents to the clinic today and no
