FNP PRACTICE EXAMS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
1. __________ is a medication that is not strongly associated with drug-
induced hepatitis/hepatotoxicity.
A. Metformin (Glucophage)
B. Tetracycline (Sumycin)
C. Morphine (Roxanol)
D. Griseofulvin (Gris-PEG) - ANSWER-A. Metformin (Glucophage)
2. 3-1. All of the following are true of Healthy People 2020 except:
A. It is funded by the pharmaceutical industry
B. It is a national agenda that communicates a vision for improving
health and achieving health equity of the U.S. population
C. It provides a set of more than 1,200 specific, measurable
objectives with targets to be achieved over the decade
D. Initiatives are organized by general health and wellness topics,
age, and special needs populations such as maternal health or
vulnerable population groups - ANSWER-A. It is funded by the
pharmaceutical industry
3. 3-2. The Lesbian, Bay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) population is
included as a special population in the Healthy People 2020 initiative
due to which of the following health concerns?
A. LGBT population experiences few social barriers to healthcare
caused by discrimination
B. LGBT youth can be at special risk, with increased suicide rates 2-
3 times higher than the general population
C. LGBT individuals have less access to healthcare due to living in
poorly served rural areas
, D. LGBT individuals experience a lower risk of violence and
victimization, which has long-lasting effects on the individual and
the community - ANSWER-B. LGBT youth can be at special risk,
with increased suicide rates 2-3 times higher than the general
population
4. 3-3. Many objectives of Healthy People 2020 focus on broader
population issues including which of the following?
A. Increasing health disparities
B. Reducing equal access to quality healthcare
C. Increasing services to identified minority populations
D. Decreasing the availability and dissemination of health-related
information - ANSWER-C. Increasing services to identified
minority populations
5. 3-4. Improvement in sleep health is an objective of Healthy People
2020 for what reason?
A. Inadequate sleep has implications for driving safety, work
productivity, and quality of life
B. 75% of adult population in the U.S. reports some sort of sleep
disturbance
C. Sleep apnea can be successfully treated with zolpidem
D. Sleep apnea significantly increases the risk of diabetes and
glaucoma - ANSWER-A. Inadequate sleep has implications for
driving safety, work productivity, and quality of life
6. 3-5. Which organization, created by Congress in 1984, is an
independent, volunteer panel of national experts that develops
screening recommendations based on evidence-based medicine?
A. The World Health Organization
B. American Association of Family Physicians
, C. National Screening Program
D. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) - ANSWER-D.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
7. 3-6. Daily exercise and staying current with routine-recommended
immunizations are examples of what level of prevention?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Primordial prevention - ANSWER-A. Primary prevention
8. 3-7. A patient with type 2 diabetes who sees a podiatrist for monthly
foot examinations is practicing what type of prevention?
A. Tertiary prevention
B. Primary prevention
C. Secondary prevention
D. Diabetic surveillance - ANSWER-C. Secondary prevention
9. 3-8. A patient who has experienced a stroke with hemiparesis and is
now participating in occupational therapy is practicing what type of
prevention?
A. Tertiary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Primary prevention
D. Disease mitigation - ANSWER-A. Tertiary prevention
10. 3-9. The CDC reports that the costliest healthcare expenditures
in the U.S. are attributed to:
, A. Ebola and dengue fever
B. Chronic, preventable diseases
C. Tick-borne diseases, such as Lyme disease
D. Motor vehicle accidents - ANSWER-B. Chronic, preventable
diseases
11. 3-10. The term prevalence refers to:
A. Health conditions required through statute, ordinance, or
administrative rule to be reported to a public health agency
when diagnosed in an individual
B. A group of cases of a specific disease or illness clearly in excess
of what one would normally expect in a particular geographic
area
C. Illness or lack of health caused by disease, disability, or injury
D. The proportions of people in a population who have some
attribute or condition at a given point in time, or during a
specified time period - ANSWER-D. The proportions of people in a
population who have some attribute or condition at a given point
in time, or during a specified time period
12. 3-11. Which of the following tests carries a grade A
recommendation for a 67-year-old male who has smoked a pack of
cigarettes every day for the last 25 years?
A. Abdominal ultrasound
B. Chest CT
C. PSA
D. Pulmonary function test - ANSWER-A. Abdominal ultrasound
13. 3-12. The ability of a test to correctly identify whose with the
disease (true positive rate) is known as:
A. False positivity
ANSWERS
1. __________ is a medication that is not strongly associated with drug-
induced hepatitis/hepatotoxicity.
A. Metformin (Glucophage)
B. Tetracycline (Sumycin)
C. Morphine (Roxanol)
D. Griseofulvin (Gris-PEG) - ANSWER-A. Metformin (Glucophage)
2. 3-1. All of the following are true of Healthy People 2020 except:
A. It is funded by the pharmaceutical industry
B. It is a national agenda that communicates a vision for improving
health and achieving health equity of the U.S. population
C. It provides a set of more than 1,200 specific, measurable
objectives with targets to be achieved over the decade
D. Initiatives are organized by general health and wellness topics,
age, and special needs populations such as maternal health or
vulnerable population groups - ANSWER-A. It is funded by the
pharmaceutical industry
3. 3-2. The Lesbian, Bay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) population is
included as a special population in the Healthy People 2020 initiative
due to which of the following health concerns?
A. LGBT population experiences few social barriers to healthcare
caused by discrimination
B. LGBT youth can be at special risk, with increased suicide rates 2-
3 times higher than the general population
C. LGBT individuals have less access to healthcare due to living in
poorly served rural areas
, D. LGBT individuals experience a lower risk of violence and
victimization, which has long-lasting effects on the individual and
the community - ANSWER-B. LGBT youth can be at special risk,
with increased suicide rates 2-3 times higher than the general
population
4. 3-3. Many objectives of Healthy People 2020 focus on broader
population issues including which of the following?
A. Increasing health disparities
B. Reducing equal access to quality healthcare
C. Increasing services to identified minority populations
D. Decreasing the availability and dissemination of health-related
information - ANSWER-C. Increasing services to identified
minority populations
5. 3-4. Improvement in sleep health is an objective of Healthy People
2020 for what reason?
A. Inadequate sleep has implications for driving safety, work
productivity, and quality of life
B. 75% of adult population in the U.S. reports some sort of sleep
disturbance
C. Sleep apnea can be successfully treated with zolpidem
D. Sleep apnea significantly increases the risk of diabetes and
glaucoma - ANSWER-A. Inadequate sleep has implications for
driving safety, work productivity, and quality of life
6. 3-5. Which organization, created by Congress in 1984, is an
independent, volunteer panel of national experts that develops
screening recommendations based on evidence-based medicine?
A. The World Health Organization
B. American Association of Family Physicians
, C. National Screening Program
D. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) - ANSWER-D.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
7. 3-6. Daily exercise and staying current with routine-recommended
immunizations are examples of what level of prevention?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Primordial prevention - ANSWER-A. Primary prevention
8. 3-7. A patient with type 2 diabetes who sees a podiatrist for monthly
foot examinations is practicing what type of prevention?
A. Tertiary prevention
B. Primary prevention
C. Secondary prevention
D. Diabetic surveillance - ANSWER-C. Secondary prevention
9. 3-8. A patient who has experienced a stroke with hemiparesis and is
now participating in occupational therapy is practicing what type of
prevention?
A. Tertiary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Primary prevention
D. Disease mitigation - ANSWER-A. Tertiary prevention
10. 3-9. The CDC reports that the costliest healthcare expenditures
in the U.S. are attributed to:
, A. Ebola and dengue fever
B. Chronic, preventable diseases
C. Tick-borne diseases, such as Lyme disease
D. Motor vehicle accidents - ANSWER-B. Chronic, preventable
diseases
11. 3-10. The term prevalence refers to:
A. Health conditions required through statute, ordinance, or
administrative rule to be reported to a public health agency
when diagnosed in an individual
B. A group of cases of a specific disease or illness clearly in excess
of what one would normally expect in a particular geographic
area
C. Illness or lack of health caused by disease, disability, or injury
D. The proportions of people in a population who have some
attribute or condition at a given point in time, or during a
specified time period - ANSWER-D. The proportions of people in a
population who have some attribute or condition at a given point
in time, or during a specified time period
12. 3-11. Which of the following tests carries a grade A
recommendation for a 67-year-old male who has smoked a pack of
cigarettes every day for the last 25 years?
A. Abdominal ultrasound
B. Chest CT
C. PSA
D. Pulmonary function test - ANSWER-A. Abdominal ultrasound
13. 3-12. The ability of a test to correctly identify whose with the
disease (true positive rate) is known as:
A. False positivity
