NRNP 6552 EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS A+ RATED 2025
Sheila is pregnant and fearful of getting cervical cancer as her sister
recently did. She asks about receiving the HPV vaccine. How do you
respond?
a. "As long as you're in your first trimester, the HPV vaccine is safe
and effective."
b. "Research has not shown this vaccine to be effective against
preventing cervical cancer."
c. "After the age of 20, the HPV vaccine is not recommended."
d. "You should not receive the vaccination when you are pregnant." :
D. "You should not receive the vaccination when you are pregnant."
Jack and Jill present for a preconception health counseling session.
Jack is 34, Jill is 33, and they have a 5 year old son, Jake. Jake is the
product of an uncomplicated pregnancy and labor. At birth, Jake had
an open neural tube defect and now has spina bifida with a loss of
function of his lower extremities. Jack and Jill want another child and
ask if there is anything they can do to prevent the recurrence of a
neural tube defect in future pregnancies. What is your best response
to this couple?
a. "Jill should take 60 mg/day of an iron supplement to enhance stores
to support fetal development."
b. "It is a matter of genetics, and there is nothing you can do."
c. "Have a CVS performed at 12 to 14 weeks gestation to determine the
health of the fetus."
d. "Jill should take 4 mg/day of folic acid, beginning before
conception.": D. "Jill should take 4 mg/day of folic acid, beginning before
conception."
You are invited to speak to a group of public school administrators
about recent outbreaks of head lice. As an advocate for children and
families you share
a. "no nit" policies that exclude children until all nits are removed are
essential to eradicate this problem
b. the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Association of
School
,c. Nurses discourage "no nit" policies that exclude children from
school
d. occlusive agents, such as petroleum shampoo and herbal oils,
applied to suffocate the lice are showing promising results in
randomized controlled trials
e. lindane is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics as
a treat- ment choice: B. the American Academy of Pediatrics and the
National Association of School Nurses discourage "no nit" policies that
exclude children from school
What is the simplest and safest method of suppressing lactation after
it has started?
a. administering oral and long-acting injections of hormonal
preparations
b. using breast binders
c. gradually weaning the baby to a bottle or cup over a 3-week period
d. stopping "cold-turkey": C. gradually weaning the baby to a bottle or cup
over a 3-week period
When can you hear fetal heart tones with a conventional fetoscope?
a. 7 to 8 weeks
b. 10 to 12 weeks
c. 18 to 20 weeks
d. more than 20 weeks: C. 18 to 20 weeks
The reaspn most often cited to explain why women who have had a
usual length of stay and normal delivery discontinue breastfeeding
before 8 weeks postpartum is
a. that the mother returned to work or school
b. the perception that the infant is not receiving enough milk
c. the ease of formula use
d. maternal or infant illness: B. the perception that the infant is not
receiving enough milk
Pediatric patients may now be prescribed OxyContin for pain.
Patients must be already responding to and tolerating a minimum
opioid dose equal to at least 20 mg of oxycodone per day before they
, can be prescribed an equivalent dose of OxyContin. In order to be
prescribed OxyContin, pediatric patient must be
a. 5 to 16 years
b. 11 to 16 years
c. 8 to 16 years
d. over 10 years: B. 11 to 16 years
Hegar's sign, a physiological sign of pregnancy is
a. cervical blueness
b. softness of the uterus and ballottement at the isthmus
c. cervical softness
d. quickening: B. softness of the uterus and ballottement at the isthmus
Carrie, of Irish descent, is due to deliver her second baby. During your
work-up, you note that she hemorrhaged after delivering her first baby 2
years ago, has always had menorrhagia, and bruises easily. Her lab
work reveals a normal blood workup, including a normal prothrombin
time and activated partial thromboplastin time. What do you suspect?
a. Von Willebrand's disease
b. Hemophilia
c. Sickle cell anemia
d. Beta thalassemia: A. Von Willebrand's disease
Koplik spots are small, white spots that occur on the inside of the
cheeks early in the course of
a. measles
b. varicella
c. fifth disease
d. rheumatic fever: A. measles
Aida, who is 29 weeks pregnant, received a blunt trauma to the ab-
domen during an argument with her boyfriend. She has no obvious
injuries and denies pain. Aida needs to be monitored for the
occurrence of
a. abruptio placentae
b. liver hemorrhage
c. ruptured spleen
ANSWERS A+ RATED 2025
Sheila is pregnant and fearful of getting cervical cancer as her sister
recently did. She asks about receiving the HPV vaccine. How do you
respond?
a. "As long as you're in your first trimester, the HPV vaccine is safe
and effective."
b. "Research has not shown this vaccine to be effective against
preventing cervical cancer."
c. "After the age of 20, the HPV vaccine is not recommended."
d. "You should not receive the vaccination when you are pregnant." :
D. "You should not receive the vaccination when you are pregnant."
Jack and Jill present for a preconception health counseling session.
Jack is 34, Jill is 33, and they have a 5 year old son, Jake. Jake is the
product of an uncomplicated pregnancy and labor. At birth, Jake had
an open neural tube defect and now has spina bifida with a loss of
function of his lower extremities. Jack and Jill want another child and
ask if there is anything they can do to prevent the recurrence of a
neural tube defect in future pregnancies. What is your best response
to this couple?
a. "Jill should take 60 mg/day of an iron supplement to enhance stores
to support fetal development."
b. "It is a matter of genetics, and there is nothing you can do."
c. "Have a CVS performed at 12 to 14 weeks gestation to determine the
health of the fetus."
d. "Jill should take 4 mg/day of folic acid, beginning before
conception.": D. "Jill should take 4 mg/day of folic acid, beginning before
conception."
You are invited to speak to a group of public school administrators
about recent outbreaks of head lice. As an advocate for children and
families you share
a. "no nit" policies that exclude children until all nits are removed are
essential to eradicate this problem
b. the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Association of
School
,c. Nurses discourage "no nit" policies that exclude children from
school
d. occlusive agents, such as petroleum shampoo and herbal oils,
applied to suffocate the lice are showing promising results in
randomized controlled trials
e. lindane is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics as
a treat- ment choice: B. the American Academy of Pediatrics and the
National Association of School Nurses discourage "no nit" policies that
exclude children from school
What is the simplest and safest method of suppressing lactation after
it has started?
a. administering oral and long-acting injections of hormonal
preparations
b. using breast binders
c. gradually weaning the baby to a bottle or cup over a 3-week period
d. stopping "cold-turkey": C. gradually weaning the baby to a bottle or cup
over a 3-week period
When can you hear fetal heart tones with a conventional fetoscope?
a. 7 to 8 weeks
b. 10 to 12 weeks
c. 18 to 20 weeks
d. more than 20 weeks: C. 18 to 20 weeks
The reaspn most often cited to explain why women who have had a
usual length of stay and normal delivery discontinue breastfeeding
before 8 weeks postpartum is
a. that the mother returned to work or school
b. the perception that the infant is not receiving enough milk
c. the ease of formula use
d. maternal or infant illness: B. the perception that the infant is not
receiving enough milk
Pediatric patients may now be prescribed OxyContin for pain.
Patients must be already responding to and tolerating a minimum
opioid dose equal to at least 20 mg of oxycodone per day before they
, can be prescribed an equivalent dose of OxyContin. In order to be
prescribed OxyContin, pediatric patient must be
a. 5 to 16 years
b. 11 to 16 years
c. 8 to 16 years
d. over 10 years: B. 11 to 16 years
Hegar's sign, a physiological sign of pregnancy is
a. cervical blueness
b. softness of the uterus and ballottement at the isthmus
c. cervical softness
d. quickening: B. softness of the uterus and ballottement at the isthmus
Carrie, of Irish descent, is due to deliver her second baby. During your
work-up, you note that she hemorrhaged after delivering her first baby 2
years ago, has always had menorrhagia, and bruises easily. Her lab
work reveals a normal blood workup, including a normal prothrombin
time and activated partial thromboplastin time. What do you suspect?
a. Von Willebrand's disease
b. Hemophilia
c. Sickle cell anemia
d. Beta thalassemia: A. Von Willebrand's disease
Koplik spots are small, white spots that occur on the inside of the
cheeks early in the course of
a. measles
b. varicella
c. fifth disease
d. rheumatic fever: A. measles
Aida, who is 29 weeks pregnant, received a blunt trauma to the ab-
domen during an argument with her boyfriend. She has no obvious
injuries and denies pain. Aida needs to be monitored for the
occurrence of
a. abruptio placentae
b. liver hemorrhage
c. ruptured spleen
