AANP FNP certification Questions and
Answers Updated 2026/2027 Version |
Verified Answers
Pencil-like stools occur in an obstruction of what - ANSWER ✅ Sigmoid
descending colon
It's a thin narrow stool and possible causes include colon cancer, diarrhea, IBS.
Refer for GI colonoscopy
headache after trauma - ANSWER ✅ SDH
migraine headache - ANSWER ✅ -paroxysmal (sudden, periodic) attacks of
mostly unilateral headache, often accompanied by disordered vision, nausea, or
vomiting, lasting hours or days and caused by dilation of arteries.
4-12 hours,
abortive triptans
prophylaxis propranolol, TCA amitriptyline, anticonvulsants topiramate
Vitamin B12 - ANSWER ✅ Cognitive deficits, glossitis, pernicious anemia,
Folate shares a close relationship with this other B Vitamin.
88/yr. old patient in for follow up secondary. She's been treated with Tylenol for
Joint arthritis. Her SED rate was checked after 6 weeks of treatment and it was 28.
Normal range is from something to 25. How would you treat the pt. - ANSWER ✅
be changed to NSAID, SED rate is a sign of inflammation
,Which medication causes low sperm count for a patient - ANSWER ✅ SSRI
grandiosity - ANSWER ✅ Exaggerated belief in or claims about one's importance
or identity.
ADHD - ANSWER ✅ A behavioral problem characterized by short attention
span, restless movement, and impaired learning capacity.
pt. pap's smear noted with Low Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions and High
Grade Squamous Epithelia Lesion noted on the report, what should NP do? -
ANSWER ✅ HPV test if not done. Refer for colposcopy
Chlamydia trachomatis - ANSWER ✅ Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea
coinfection)
Genital warts treatment - ANSWER ✅ Cryotherapy
OR
Podophyllotoxin cream -
OR
Imiquimod (Aldara cream)
HIV pt. with antiviral and CD4 count still less than 200. What should NP tell the
pt. - ANSWER ✅ tell the pt. that he is qualified to be diagnosed with AIDS
according to CDC
Most common cause of death in children - ANSWER ✅ motor vehicle
, Tanner 2 - ANSWER ✅ Tanner 2- female breast bud areola develops Male testes
scrotum start to enlarge, scrotum gets darker
Tanner 4 - ANSWER ✅ Tanner 4- female nipples and areola become elevated
from breast, secondary mound Male penis grows wider grows in length, darker
scrotum
pt. expericieng memory loss, and increase in confusion and she has a history of
stroke, HTN, What type of Alzheimer. - ANSWER ✅ vascular dementia
presbycusis - ANSWER ✅ a gradual loss of sensorineural hearing that occurs as
the body ages
a pregnant female at slightly above symphysis pubic and Fundal height is 32cm
(above the umbilical). What should be done - ANSWER ✅ Ultrasound
Romberg test - ANSWER ✅ cerebellar
-ask client to stand with feet at comfortable distance apart, arms at sides, and eyes
closed
-expected finding: client should be able to stand with minimal swaying for at least
5 seconds
Direct Coombs test - ANSWER ✅ r/o bilirubin
preeclampsia treatment - ANSWER ✅ bed rest, laying on her side
, Molluscum contagiosum treatment - ANSWER ✅ Currettage, liquid nitrogen
pyloric stenosis - ANSWER ✅ non bilious vomiting, olive like firm mass
palpated on right upper quadrant
horizontal nystagmus that stops when eye is close to midline in a college student -
ANSWER ✅ Ménière's disease ?
Nystagmus test - ANSWER ✅ the involuntary jerking of the eyes as a person
gazes to the side
eating, painful lump noted on the jaw that comes and go. - ANSWER ✅
sialolithiasis).
Etopic Pregnancy: Risk Factors - ANSWER ✅ Previous ectopic pregnancy
Prior fallopian tube surgery
Previous pelvic or abdominal surgery
Certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Endometriosis
cigarette smoking
age older than 35 years
history of infertility
use of assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF)
Answers Updated 2026/2027 Version |
Verified Answers
Pencil-like stools occur in an obstruction of what - ANSWER ✅ Sigmoid
descending colon
It's a thin narrow stool and possible causes include colon cancer, diarrhea, IBS.
Refer for GI colonoscopy
headache after trauma - ANSWER ✅ SDH
migraine headache - ANSWER ✅ -paroxysmal (sudden, periodic) attacks of
mostly unilateral headache, often accompanied by disordered vision, nausea, or
vomiting, lasting hours or days and caused by dilation of arteries.
4-12 hours,
abortive triptans
prophylaxis propranolol, TCA amitriptyline, anticonvulsants topiramate
Vitamin B12 - ANSWER ✅ Cognitive deficits, glossitis, pernicious anemia,
Folate shares a close relationship with this other B Vitamin.
88/yr. old patient in for follow up secondary. She's been treated with Tylenol for
Joint arthritis. Her SED rate was checked after 6 weeks of treatment and it was 28.
Normal range is from something to 25. How would you treat the pt. - ANSWER ✅
be changed to NSAID, SED rate is a sign of inflammation
,Which medication causes low sperm count for a patient - ANSWER ✅ SSRI
grandiosity - ANSWER ✅ Exaggerated belief in or claims about one's importance
or identity.
ADHD - ANSWER ✅ A behavioral problem characterized by short attention
span, restless movement, and impaired learning capacity.
pt. pap's smear noted with Low Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions and High
Grade Squamous Epithelia Lesion noted on the report, what should NP do? -
ANSWER ✅ HPV test if not done. Refer for colposcopy
Chlamydia trachomatis - ANSWER ✅ Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea
coinfection)
Genital warts treatment - ANSWER ✅ Cryotherapy
OR
Podophyllotoxin cream -
OR
Imiquimod (Aldara cream)
HIV pt. with antiviral and CD4 count still less than 200. What should NP tell the
pt. - ANSWER ✅ tell the pt. that he is qualified to be diagnosed with AIDS
according to CDC
Most common cause of death in children - ANSWER ✅ motor vehicle
, Tanner 2 - ANSWER ✅ Tanner 2- female breast bud areola develops Male testes
scrotum start to enlarge, scrotum gets darker
Tanner 4 - ANSWER ✅ Tanner 4- female nipples and areola become elevated
from breast, secondary mound Male penis grows wider grows in length, darker
scrotum
pt. expericieng memory loss, and increase in confusion and she has a history of
stroke, HTN, What type of Alzheimer. - ANSWER ✅ vascular dementia
presbycusis - ANSWER ✅ a gradual loss of sensorineural hearing that occurs as
the body ages
a pregnant female at slightly above symphysis pubic and Fundal height is 32cm
(above the umbilical). What should be done - ANSWER ✅ Ultrasound
Romberg test - ANSWER ✅ cerebellar
-ask client to stand with feet at comfortable distance apart, arms at sides, and eyes
closed
-expected finding: client should be able to stand with minimal swaying for at least
5 seconds
Direct Coombs test - ANSWER ✅ r/o bilirubin
preeclampsia treatment - ANSWER ✅ bed rest, laying on her side
, Molluscum contagiosum treatment - ANSWER ✅ Currettage, liquid nitrogen
pyloric stenosis - ANSWER ✅ non bilious vomiting, olive like firm mass
palpated on right upper quadrant
horizontal nystagmus that stops when eye is close to midline in a college student -
ANSWER ✅ Ménière's disease ?
Nystagmus test - ANSWER ✅ the involuntary jerking of the eyes as a person
gazes to the side
eating, painful lump noted on the jaw that comes and go. - ANSWER ✅
sialolithiasis).
Etopic Pregnancy: Risk Factors - ANSWER ✅ Previous ectopic pregnancy
Prior fallopian tube surgery
Previous pelvic or abdominal surgery
Certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Endometriosis
cigarette smoking
age older than 35 years
history of infertility
use of assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF)
