PSI FNP Practice with 165 Questions and
Answers
A 14yo male with bronchitis is being treated with fluids and expectorants. He
returns to the clinic with a fever of 103F, right pleuritic chest pain, and green
sputum. Which of the following examination results would be expected?
A. Right lower lobe crackles
B. Decreased Fremitus
C. Bilateral Wheezing
D. Normal Percussion - correct answers✅✅A. Right lower lobe crackles.
2 year old child is diagnosed with radial head subluxation ("nursemaid's
elbow"). After closed manipulation, the best indication of successful
treatment is that:
A. Swelling dissipates immediately
B. Pulse and sensation are restored
C. The child quickly begins to use the affected arm
D. A click is felt while the child is extending and rotating the arm - correct
answers✅✅C. The child quickly begins to use the affected arm.
Which of the following would be an appropriate alternative to erythromycin
therapy in an 18 year old patient with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection?
A. Azithromycin (Zithromax)
B. Cephalexin (Keflex)
C. Amoxicillin
D. Clindamycin (Cleocin) - correct answers✅✅A. Azithromycin
A 10-month old presents with a rash, runny nose, and cough. Examination
reveals a cluster of tiny white papuls with an erythematous base on the
buccal mucosa. What does this suggest?
A. Scarlet fever
,PSI FNP Practice with 165 Questions and
Answers
B. Rubella
C. Erythema infectiosum
D. Measles - correct answers✅✅D. Measles
Office Spriometry performed with an albuterol nebulizer treatment can
confirm a diagnosis of asthma because it indicates:
A. Oxygen saturation
B. Whether airway obstruction is from pulmonary fibrosis
C. Chronic carbon dioxide retention
D. Whether a patient has reversible airway obstruction - correct
answers✅✅D. Whether a patient has reversible airway obstruction
An 18yr old patient presents with complaints of maxillary facial pain and
yellow nasal discharge for 14 days. What is the appropriate initial
pharmacologic intervention?
A. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate (Augmentin)
B. Ceftriaxone (Rocephin)
C. Levofloxacin (Levaquin)
D. Erythromycin - correct answers✅✅A. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate
(Augmentin)
Which of the following is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the
majority of women?
A. cervical Cancer
B. Ovarian Cancer
C. Breat Cancer
D. Lung Cancer - correct answers✅✅D. Lung Cancer
,PSI FNP Practice with 165 Questions and
Answers
A 29-year old male with noncomplicated Chlamidia infection may exhibit:
A. Urticaria
B. No remarkable clinical symptoms
C. A green mucoid penile discharge
D. A penile ulcer - correct answers✅✅B. No remarkable clinical symptoms
To assess a patient's ability to think abstractly, a nurse practitioner could ask
the patient:
A. The meaning of a common proverb
B. What action the patient would take if their was a fire in the house
C. To count backwards from 100 by 7s
D. To spell a word backward. - correct answers✅✅A. The meaning of a
common proverb
A common rule to follow when prescribing many medications for the elderly
is to:
A. Give most medications in the morning to allow slowed body functions to
have time to adjust to the drug.
B. Start at a lower dose than what is commonly prescribed for adults, and
increase the dose slowly.
C. Perform a creatinine clearance test for baseline data on all person over
age 70 before starting on new medications.
D. Give medication with a full glass of water to promote absorption and limit
harm to the kidneys. - correct answers✅✅B. Start at a low dose than
what is commonly prescribed for adults, and increase the dose slowly.
A 72 year old female presents with a medical history unremarkable except
for the occasional headache. She enjoyed emotional health throughout
marriage and childrearing, although her family history is significant for
, PSI FNP Practice with 165 Questions and
Answers
strokes and nervous breakdowns. Since her husband died a year ago,
however, she has been waking every morning at 3am, is reluctant to go out
although she has family member living nearby, and feels a continual urge to
sleep. She cannot discuss her late husband without crying. Differential
diagnoses would include:
A. Stroke, depression, and hyperthyroidism
B. Depression, Unresolved grief, and hypothyroidism
C. Migraine, anxiety disorder, and hypertension
D. Dementia, delirium, and pna - correct answers✅✅B. Depression,
Unresolved grief, and hypothyroidism
The parent of a 13-year old diagnosed with seizure disorder calls to report
that the child is exhibiting symptoms of a cold, but has no fever. The nurse
practitioner should advise the parent that development of fever may:
A. make the seizure medication less effective
B. Lower the seizure threshold
C. Increase the seizure threshold
D. Have no effect on the seizure threshold - correct answers✅✅B. Lower
the seizure threshold
After a 3-week camping trip, an 11-year old is seen for a target lesion with
central clearing, located in the inguinal area. The patient has had a severe
headache, malaise, fatigue, and generalized musculoskeletal pain for several
days. Pharmacologic management of this condition includes:
A. trimethoprim-sulamethoxazole (Bactrim)
B. Azithromycin (Zithromax)
C. Metronidazole (Flagyl)
D. Doxycycline (Doryx) - correct answers✅✅D. Doxycycline
Answers
A 14yo male with bronchitis is being treated with fluids and expectorants. He
returns to the clinic with a fever of 103F, right pleuritic chest pain, and green
sputum. Which of the following examination results would be expected?
A. Right lower lobe crackles
B. Decreased Fremitus
C. Bilateral Wheezing
D. Normal Percussion - correct answers✅✅A. Right lower lobe crackles.
2 year old child is diagnosed with radial head subluxation ("nursemaid's
elbow"). After closed manipulation, the best indication of successful
treatment is that:
A. Swelling dissipates immediately
B. Pulse and sensation are restored
C. The child quickly begins to use the affected arm
D. A click is felt while the child is extending and rotating the arm - correct
answers✅✅C. The child quickly begins to use the affected arm.
Which of the following would be an appropriate alternative to erythromycin
therapy in an 18 year old patient with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection?
A. Azithromycin (Zithromax)
B. Cephalexin (Keflex)
C. Amoxicillin
D. Clindamycin (Cleocin) - correct answers✅✅A. Azithromycin
A 10-month old presents with a rash, runny nose, and cough. Examination
reveals a cluster of tiny white papuls with an erythematous base on the
buccal mucosa. What does this suggest?
A. Scarlet fever
,PSI FNP Practice with 165 Questions and
Answers
B. Rubella
C. Erythema infectiosum
D. Measles - correct answers✅✅D. Measles
Office Spriometry performed with an albuterol nebulizer treatment can
confirm a diagnosis of asthma because it indicates:
A. Oxygen saturation
B. Whether airway obstruction is from pulmonary fibrosis
C. Chronic carbon dioxide retention
D. Whether a patient has reversible airway obstruction - correct
answers✅✅D. Whether a patient has reversible airway obstruction
An 18yr old patient presents with complaints of maxillary facial pain and
yellow nasal discharge for 14 days. What is the appropriate initial
pharmacologic intervention?
A. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate (Augmentin)
B. Ceftriaxone (Rocephin)
C. Levofloxacin (Levaquin)
D. Erythromycin - correct answers✅✅A. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate
(Augmentin)
Which of the following is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the
majority of women?
A. cervical Cancer
B. Ovarian Cancer
C. Breat Cancer
D. Lung Cancer - correct answers✅✅D. Lung Cancer
,PSI FNP Practice with 165 Questions and
Answers
A 29-year old male with noncomplicated Chlamidia infection may exhibit:
A. Urticaria
B. No remarkable clinical symptoms
C. A green mucoid penile discharge
D. A penile ulcer - correct answers✅✅B. No remarkable clinical symptoms
To assess a patient's ability to think abstractly, a nurse practitioner could ask
the patient:
A. The meaning of a common proverb
B. What action the patient would take if their was a fire in the house
C. To count backwards from 100 by 7s
D. To spell a word backward. - correct answers✅✅A. The meaning of a
common proverb
A common rule to follow when prescribing many medications for the elderly
is to:
A. Give most medications in the morning to allow slowed body functions to
have time to adjust to the drug.
B. Start at a lower dose than what is commonly prescribed for adults, and
increase the dose slowly.
C. Perform a creatinine clearance test for baseline data on all person over
age 70 before starting on new medications.
D. Give medication with a full glass of water to promote absorption and limit
harm to the kidneys. - correct answers✅✅B. Start at a low dose than
what is commonly prescribed for adults, and increase the dose slowly.
A 72 year old female presents with a medical history unremarkable except
for the occasional headache. She enjoyed emotional health throughout
marriage and childrearing, although her family history is significant for
, PSI FNP Practice with 165 Questions and
Answers
strokes and nervous breakdowns. Since her husband died a year ago,
however, she has been waking every morning at 3am, is reluctant to go out
although she has family member living nearby, and feels a continual urge to
sleep. She cannot discuss her late husband without crying. Differential
diagnoses would include:
A. Stroke, depression, and hyperthyroidism
B. Depression, Unresolved grief, and hypothyroidism
C. Migraine, anxiety disorder, and hypertension
D. Dementia, delirium, and pna - correct answers✅✅B. Depression,
Unresolved grief, and hypothyroidism
The parent of a 13-year old diagnosed with seizure disorder calls to report
that the child is exhibiting symptoms of a cold, but has no fever. The nurse
practitioner should advise the parent that development of fever may:
A. make the seizure medication less effective
B. Lower the seizure threshold
C. Increase the seizure threshold
D. Have no effect on the seizure threshold - correct answers✅✅B. Lower
the seizure threshold
After a 3-week camping trip, an 11-year old is seen for a target lesion with
central clearing, located in the inguinal area. The patient has had a severe
headache, malaise, fatigue, and generalized musculoskeletal pain for several
days. Pharmacologic management of this condition includes:
A. trimethoprim-sulamethoxazole (Bactrim)
B. Azithromycin (Zithromax)
C. Metronidazole (Flagyl)
D. Doxycycline (Doryx) - correct answers✅✅D. Doxycycline
