Nurse Practitioner Exam Test Bank
2026/2027 | Comprehensive NP
Certification Practice Questions, Answers
& Rationales
Primary prevention - correct answer-prevent the onset or acquisition of a given
disease.
education and counseling
the most effective form of healthcare.
Secondary prevention - correct answer-to identify and treat asymptomatic
persons who have risk factors for a given disease or in preclinical disease.
screening,
BP for HTN
Lipid Profile for HLD
Tertiary prevention - correct answer-management of an established disease.
,minimize disease
medications and lifestyle modification to normalize
aimed at improving or minimizing disease-related symptoms.
Active immunity is defined as - correct answer-resistance developed in response
to an antigen.
Which of the following statements best describes zanamivir (Relenza) or
oseltamivir (Tamiflu) use in the care of patients with or at risk for influenza? -
correct answer-Initiation of therapy early in acute influenza illness can help
minimize the severity of disease when the illness is caused by a nonresistant viral
strain.
Preventive Services Recommended by the USPSTF - correct answer-
Preventive Services Recommended by the USPSTF 2 - correct answer-
In an immunocompetent adult, the length of incubation for the influenza virus is
on average: - correct answer-1-4 days
Adults pass the illness on 1 day before the onset of symptoms and continue to
remain infectious for approximately 5 days after the onset of the illness. Children
remain infectious for 10 or more days after the onset of symptoms and can shed
the virus before the onset of symptoms. People who are immunocompromised
can remain infectious for up to 3 weeks.
,Influenza protection options for a 62-year-old man with hypertension,
dyslipidemia, and type 2 diabetes mellitus include receiving: - correct answer-
trivalent inactivated vaccine (TIV) in standard dose via intramuscular injection.
This is the typical "flu shot." A quadrivalent inactivated vaccine is also available.
injected is not live but the nasal spray is
Which of the following should not receive vaccination against influenza?
A. a 19 year-old with a history of hive-form reaction to eating eggs
B. a 24-year-old woman who is 8 weeks pregnant
C. a 4-month-old infant who was born at 32 weeks of gestation
D. a 28-year-old woman who is breastfeeding a 2 week old. - correct answer-c
all members of the population age 6 months and older should receive annual
immunization against seasonal influenza.
those with an egg allergy that is only hives should be given the vax
A healthy 6-year-old girl presents for care. Her parents request that she receive
vaccination for influenza and report that she has not received this vaccine in the
past. How many doses of influenza vaccine should she receive this flu season?
A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4 - correct answer-b
, All children aged 6 months to 8 years who receive a seasonal influenza vaccine for
the first time should receive 2 doses spaced ≥4 weeks apart.
high risk populations that need flu vax - correct answer-• All children aged 6
through 59 months.
• Adults and children who have chronic pulmonary (including asthma) or
cardiovascular (except isolated hypertension), renal, hepatic, neurological,
hematologic, or metabolic disorders (including diabetes mellitus). Individuals age
50 years of age and older.
• Persons who have immunosuppression (including immunosuppression caused
by medications or by HIV infection).
• Women who are or will be pregnant during the influenza season.
• Children and adolescents (aged 6 months - 18 years) who are receiving long-
term aspirin therapy and who might be
at risk for experiencing Reye's syndrome after influenza virus infection.
• Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.
• American Indians/Alaska Natives.
• Persons who are morbidly obese (BMI ≥40) kg/m2.
• People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu,
including:
• Healthcare workers.
• Household contacts of persons with medical conditions that put them at high
risk for complications from the flu.
• Household contacts and out of home caregivers of children aged ≤59 months
and adults aged ≥50 years, with par-
ticular emphasis on vaccinating contacts of children less than 6 months of age.
(These children are too young to be vaccinated.)
2026/2027 | Comprehensive NP
Certification Practice Questions, Answers
& Rationales
Primary prevention - correct answer-prevent the onset or acquisition of a given
disease.
education and counseling
the most effective form of healthcare.
Secondary prevention - correct answer-to identify and treat asymptomatic
persons who have risk factors for a given disease or in preclinical disease.
screening,
BP for HTN
Lipid Profile for HLD
Tertiary prevention - correct answer-management of an established disease.
,minimize disease
medications and lifestyle modification to normalize
aimed at improving or minimizing disease-related symptoms.
Active immunity is defined as - correct answer-resistance developed in response
to an antigen.
Which of the following statements best describes zanamivir (Relenza) or
oseltamivir (Tamiflu) use in the care of patients with or at risk for influenza? -
correct answer-Initiation of therapy early in acute influenza illness can help
minimize the severity of disease when the illness is caused by a nonresistant viral
strain.
Preventive Services Recommended by the USPSTF - correct answer-
Preventive Services Recommended by the USPSTF 2 - correct answer-
In an immunocompetent adult, the length of incubation for the influenza virus is
on average: - correct answer-1-4 days
Adults pass the illness on 1 day before the onset of symptoms and continue to
remain infectious for approximately 5 days after the onset of the illness. Children
remain infectious for 10 or more days after the onset of symptoms and can shed
the virus before the onset of symptoms. People who are immunocompromised
can remain infectious for up to 3 weeks.
,Influenza protection options for a 62-year-old man with hypertension,
dyslipidemia, and type 2 diabetes mellitus include receiving: - correct answer-
trivalent inactivated vaccine (TIV) in standard dose via intramuscular injection.
This is the typical "flu shot." A quadrivalent inactivated vaccine is also available.
injected is not live but the nasal spray is
Which of the following should not receive vaccination against influenza?
A. a 19 year-old with a history of hive-form reaction to eating eggs
B. a 24-year-old woman who is 8 weeks pregnant
C. a 4-month-old infant who was born at 32 weeks of gestation
D. a 28-year-old woman who is breastfeeding a 2 week old. - correct answer-c
all members of the population age 6 months and older should receive annual
immunization against seasonal influenza.
those with an egg allergy that is only hives should be given the vax
A healthy 6-year-old girl presents for care. Her parents request that she receive
vaccination for influenza and report that she has not received this vaccine in the
past. How many doses of influenza vaccine should she receive this flu season?
A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4 - correct answer-b
, All children aged 6 months to 8 years who receive a seasonal influenza vaccine for
the first time should receive 2 doses spaced ≥4 weeks apart.
high risk populations that need flu vax - correct answer-• All children aged 6
through 59 months.
• Adults and children who have chronic pulmonary (including asthma) or
cardiovascular (except isolated hypertension), renal, hepatic, neurological,
hematologic, or metabolic disorders (including diabetes mellitus). Individuals age
50 years of age and older.
• Persons who have immunosuppression (including immunosuppression caused
by medications or by HIV infection).
• Women who are or will be pregnant during the influenza season.
• Children and adolescents (aged 6 months - 18 years) who are receiving long-
term aspirin therapy and who might be
at risk for experiencing Reye's syndrome after influenza virus infection.
• Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.
• American Indians/Alaska Natives.
• Persons who are morbidly obese (BMI ≥40) kg/m2.
• People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu,
including:
• Healthcare workers.
• Household contacts of persons with medical conditions that put them at high
risk for complications from the flu.
• Household contacts and out of home caregivers of children aged ≤59 months
and adults aged ≥50 years, with par-
ticular emphasis on vaccinating contacts of children less than 6 months of age.
(These children are too young to be vaccinated.)
