AGACNP Certification Exam 2027 Prep Test Bank | Updated
Questions and Answers Review with A+ Solutions
Question 1.
How often should you get a physical exam?
Answer: Once from 11-14, 15-17, 18-21
Every 5-6 years from ages 20-59
Every 2 years from age 60+
Question 2.
When should you check lipid panel?
Answer: Starting at age 20 and every 5 years unless > 200 mg/dL
Question 3.
When should mammography and prostate screening begin?
Answer: Mammography: starting between 40-50 and continue as long as she
has 10+ more years
Prostate: At 40 if family hx of AA. At 50 for everyone else
Question 4.
When should you have baseline ECG in place?
Answer: Age 40
Question 5.
When should colorectal screening start?
Answer: Age 50. Annual FOBT with flex sig q 5 years and colonoscopy q 10
years
Question 6.
When should glaucoma testing start?
Answer: Age 40 and yearly
• When should herpes zoster be given? Answer: Age 50-60
Question 7.
When can Pap smear be discontinued?
Answer: Age > 65-70 with three consecutive normal tests and no abnormal
tests in last 10 years
,Question 8.
Top 4 killers in the US of everyone
Answer: Heart disease, colorectal cancer, Lowe respiratory disease (COPD,
asthma, flu, PNA), CVA stroke
Question 9.
Cancer with highest mortality in both men and women?
Answer: Lung
Question 10.
What is the most common cancer in women in the US?
Answer: Breast
Question 11.
What is the most common cancer in men in the US?
Answer: Prostate
Question 12.
Who should get hep A vaccine?
Answer: Military, travelers, men who have sex with men
Question 13.
Who should have hep B vaccine?
Answer: Healthcare workers and high risk patients
Question 14.
What is ginger used for and what should you watch for?
Answer: Nausea, dyspepsia, constipation, colic
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING
• What is ginseng used for and what should you watch for? Answer: Increase
overall well-being, Lower cholesterol, reduce fatigue, enhance libido
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING, mania with MAOIs, May inhibit opioids
Question 15.
What is St. John's wort used for and what should you watch for?
Answer: Depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, BPH
INCREASED RISK OF CLOTTING, many drug interactions, may increase efficacy
,of opioids
Question 16.
What is echinacea used for and what should you watch for?
Answer: Common cold
Anaphylaxis, hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, increased sedation during
anesthesia
Question 17.
What is gingko Biloba used for and what should you watch for?
Answer: Memory and concentration, claudication and glaucoma
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING, increased blood pressure
Question 18.
Black cohosh use and warning
Answer: Menopausal discomfort
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING
Large amounts may cause seizures, visual changes and bradycardia
• What is evening primrose used for and what should you watch for? Answer:
Menopausal discomfort
May elevate blood glucose
May increase the risk of seizures
Question 19.
What is kava kava used for and what should you watch for?
Answer: Improve relaxation without messing with clarity
High doses can lead to HTN, liver damage, visual impairment and dry skin
Do not use with ETOH
May worsen Parkinson's
Question 20.
What is garlic used for and what should you watch for?
Answer: Indigestion, respiratory complaints, increase energy
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING
Question 21.
What are the two titles of HIPAA?
Answer: Title 1: projects health insurance coverage for workers and their
families when they lose their job (Cobra)
, Title 2: requires the establishment of national standards for electronic health
care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans
and employers
Question 22.
Who is required to follow HIPAA?
Answer: Health care providers, clearinghouses, and health plans
• What are the two goals of healthy people 2020? Answer: 1) Increase the
quality and years of healthy life
2) Eliminate health disparities among Americans
Question 23.
What diagnoses must NPs report to the Department of Health?
Answer: Gonorrhea
Chlamydia
Syphilis
HIV
TB
Animal bites to animal control
Question 24.
What is covered in Medicare A?
Answer: Hospital, SNF, home care services and hospice
Question 25.
What is covered by Medicare B?
Answer: Known as supplemental medical insurance, pays for physicians visits,
outpatient services, lab and diagnostics, medical equipment and flu shots
Medicare pays 80% and patient pays 20%
Question 26.
What is Medicare C?
Answer: Medicare Advantage - combines A B into one plan
Question 27.
What is Medicare D?
Answer: Limited prescription drug coverage
Monthly premium required, only available if you have part A
Questions and Answers Review with A+ Solutions
Question 1.
How often should you get a physical exam?
Answer: Once from 11-14, 15-17, 18-21
Every 5-6 years from ages 20-59
Every 2 years from age 60+
Question 2.
When should you check lipid panel?
Answer: Starting at age 20 and every 5 years unless > 200 mg/dL
Question 3.
When should mammography and prostate screening begin?
Answer: Mammography: starting between 40-50 and continue as long as she
has 10+ more years
Prostate: At 40 if family hx of AA. At 50 for everyone else
Question 4.
When should you have baseline ECG in place?
Answer: Age 40
Question 5.
When should colorectal screening start?
Answer: Age 50. Annual FOBT with flex sig q 5 years and colonoscopy q 10
years
Question 6.
When should glaucoma testing start?
Answer: Age 40 and yearly
• When should herpes zoster be given? Answer: Age 50-60
Question 7.
When can Pap smear be discontinued?
Answer: Age > 65-70 with three consecutive normal tests and no abnormal
tests in last 10 years
,Question 8.
Top 4 killers in the US of everyone
Answer: Heart disease, colorectal cancer, Lowe respiratory disease (COPD,
asthma, flu, PNA), CVA stroke
Question 9.
Cancer with highest mortality in both men and women?
Answer: Lung
Question 10.
What is the most common cancer in women in the US?
Answer: Breast
Question 11.
What is the most common cancer in men in the US?
Answer: Prostate
Question 12.
Who should get hep A vaccine?
Answer: Military, travelers, men who have sex with men
Question 13.
Who should have hep B vaccine?
Answer: Healthcare workers and high risk patients
Question 14.
What is ginger used for and what should you watch for?
Answer: Nausea, dyspepsia, constipation, colic
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING
• What is ginseng used for and what should you watch for? Answer: Increase
overall well-being, Lower cholesterol, reduce fatigue, enhance libido
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING, mania with MAOIs, May inhibit opioids
Question 15.
What is St. John's wort used for and what should you watch for?
Answer: Depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, BPH
INCREASED RISK OF CLOTTING, many drug interactions, may increase efficacy
,of opioids
Question 16.
What is echinacea used for and what should you watch for?
Answer: Common cold
Anaphylaxis, hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, increased sedation during
anesthesia
Question 17.
What is gingko Biloba used for and what should you watch for?
Answer: Memory and concentration, claudication and glaucoma
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING, increased blood pressure
Question 18.
Black cohosh use and warning
Answer: Menopausal discomfort
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING
Large amounts may cause seizures, visual changes and bradycardia
• What is evening primrose used for and what should you watch for? Answer:
Menopausal discomfort
May elevate blood glucose
May increase the risk of seizures
Question 19.
What is kava kava used for and what should you watch for?
Answer: Improve relaxation without messing with clarity
High doses can lead to HTN, liver damage, visual impairment and dry skin
Do not use with ETOH
May worsen Parkinson's
Question 20.
What is garlic used for and what should you watch for?
Answer: Indigestion, respiratory complaints, increase energy
INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING
Question 21.
What are the two titles of HIPAA?
Answer: Title 1: projects health insurance coverage for workers and their
families when they lose their job (Cobra)
, Title 2: requires the establishment of national standards for electronic health
care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans
and employers
Question 22.
Who is required to follow HIPAA?
Answer: Health care providers, clearinghouses, and health plans
• What are the two goals of healthy people 2020? Answer: 1) Increase the
quality and years of healthy life
2) Eliminate health disparities among Americans
Question 23.
What diagnoses must NPs report to the Department of Health?
Answer: Gonorrhea
Chlamydia
Syphilis
HIV
TB
Animal bites to animal control
Question 24.
What is covered in Medicare A?
Answer: Hospital, SNF, home care services and hospice
Question 25.
What is covered by Medicare B?
Answer: Known as supplemental medical insurance, pays for physicians visits,
outpatient services, lab and diagnostics, medical equipment and flu shots
Medicare pays 80% and patient pays 20%
Question 26.
What is Medicare C?
Answer: Medicare Advantage - combines A B into one plan
Question 27.
What is Medicare D?
Answer: Limited prescription drug coverage
Monthly premium required, only available if you have part A
