FNP590 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS (LATEST 2025
UPDATE)
Which is an example of asymptomatic pathogenesis? - Answer-Elevated prostate-
specific antigen (PSA)
The nurse is examining the ability of a phenylketonuria (PKU) screening test to
distinguish correctly between newborns who have and who do not have the disease.
Which of the following measures of accuracy of the instrument is being evaluated? -
Answer-Validity
A nurse is reviewing the chart of a 15-year-old girl who has been sexually active since
the age of 12. Which of the following findings would be of most concern? - Answer-She
has never had a Pap test.
A nurse is assessing a low-income population in a community. Which of the following
would be most appropriate for this population? - Answer-Blood pressure screening
A nurse is examining the incidence, prevalence, and mortality rates of colon cancer in
the community. Which of the following measures of life is being investigated? - Answer-
Quantity of life
Which represents a disadvantage of screening? - Answer-Utilization of a test with low
sensitivity
A nurse is planning a comprehensive health promotion activity to provide community
members with a better opportunity to manage their own risk. Which of the following
activities would be most appropriate for the nurse to perform? - Answer-Obtaining blood
pressures and discussing the importance of exercise during a screening
A nurse is speaking to a women's group in the community about the importance of
completing mammography to screen for breast cancer. At which age should the nurse
recommend that mammography begin? - Answer-40
A nurse is educating a group of community members about how hypertension screening
is effective in reducing the rate of cardiovascular disease, thus reducing the expenses
,that are spent on management of this disease. Which of the following ratios is being
described? - Answer-Cost-benefit ratio analysis
A nurse is implementing a test that screens for hypercholesterolemia. Which of the
following parameters should this test have? - Answer-Low cutoff point
Which of the following women should be screened for breast cancer? - Answer-A 59-
year-old woman with no children who still gets her period every month
A nurse is working at a women's health clinic and is asked by a client when she should
return for her next Pap smear. Which of the following resources would the nurse use to
find the most current recommendations? - Answer-U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
(USPSTF) website
Influenza occurs among Americans at a rate of 36 per 100 people annually. Which type
of rate is this statement describing? - Answer-Prevalence rate
A nurse is planning to offer a depression screening at a local community center. Which
of the following should be considered prior to implementation of the program? - Answer-
Limited referral sources in the community
A nurse is using a sweat test to screen people for cystic fibrosis. Which of the following
results demonstrates poor sensitivity? - Answer-When 6 out of every 10 sweat tests
performed are negative, but the six individuals actually have cystic fibrosis
A nurse is creating a hypertension screening program. Which of the following methods
would be the best way to design a successful program? - Answer-A nurse is creating a
hypertension screening program. Which of the following methods would be the best way
to design a successful program?
The proportion of people with a condition who correctly test positive when screened is
known as: - Answer-sensitivity.
A nurse is developing learning objectives for an individual who is becoming more
physically active. Which of the following is an example of an appropriately written
affective learning objective? - Answer-The individual will verbalize the importance of
daily exercise.
A nurse is developing learning objectives for an individual who has been recently
diagnosed with asthma. Which is an example of an appropriately written psychomotor
learning objective? - Answer-The individual will demonstrate proper use of the inhaler.
The goal for the educational session is for the individual to correctly demonstrate proper
technique for checking blood sugar levels. Which of the following teaching strategies
would be most effective? - Answer-Provide the individual with the opportunity to practice
blood sugar monitoring.
,A teenager, who lives at home with her parents and school-aged brother, has been
diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Which of the following would be the most appropriate
teaching goal for this teenager? - Answer-Enhanced self-esteem
A teenager, who lives at home with her parents and school-aged brother, has been
diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Which of the following would be the most appropriate
teaching goal for this family? - Answer-Improved coping
Any combination of planned experiences based on sound theories that provide
individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to acquire the information and
skills needed to make quality health decisions is known as health: - Answer-education.
A nurse is using a health education component when teaching about smoking
cessation. Which of the following actions is the nurse implementing? - Answer-Providing
education regarding the benefits of smoking cessation
A nurse is providing education about safe driving with a group of newly licensed
teenagers. Which factor would most likely influence a teenager's decision to drive within
the speed limit? - Answer-A previous traffic violation for speeding
A nurse is counseling a person who has recently started to receive treatment for alcohol
abuse. Which factor would most negatively influence the person's decision to stop
abusing alcohol? - Answer-His wife recently died from breast cancer.
The primary objective of social marketing is to - Answer-change behavior.
Which of the following illustrates that the objectives of health education and counseling
are being met? - Answer-Diabetic who starts taking his medications regularly
A nurse is developing learning objectives for an individual who has been placed on a
low-fat, low-cholesterol diet. Which is an example of an appropriately written cognitive
learning objective? - Answer-The individual will correctly identify and purchase low-fat,
low-cholesterol foods.
An overweight woman is in the preparation stage of change. Which of the following
interventions would be the most appropriate for the nurse to implement? - Answer-
Develop a low-calorie/low-fat diet with her so she can follow it at home.
A nurse is using the health belief model as a framework when developing a community
action campaign to increase the percentage of the population who receives the
influenza vaccine. Which of the following considerations will need to be made? -
Answer-Perceived susceptibility in the community about getting influenza
, A nurse plans to use lectures, handouts, and a video to teach a group of teenagers the
importance of safe sex practices. Which step in the teaching-learning process is the
nurse demonstrating? - Answer-Development
A nurse is providing health education about the importance of dental health to Latino
residents in a community. Which of the following considerations should be made to
promote health literacy within this program? - Answer-Speak slowly and distinctly.
Which of the following illustrates that the objectives of health education and counseling
have been met? - Answer-Asthmatic who has a decrease in emergency department
visits
A nurse would like to assist Americans in improving their health. Which strategy would
be most beneficial to improve the health of the American public? - Answer-Encourage
Americans to stop smoking.
A nurse is counseling a teenager who smokes one pack of cigarettes a day. The
teenager states he likes to smoke with his friends and does not recognize the
connection between his smoking and his asthma. When planning an intervention for this
person, the nurse must first recognize that the teenager is in the: - Answer-
precontemplation stage of change.
A nurse distributes a demographic questionnaire to attendees of a weight management
program. Which step in the teaching-learning process is being implemented? - Answer-
Assessment
A client who is taking Coumadin tells the nurse that she has started taking a vitamin E
supplement as she has heard that this will help decrease the likelihood of her
developing cancer. Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by
the nurse? - Answer-"Vitamin E can interfere with the actions of vitamin K and enhance
the effects of Coumadin ."
A community health nurse is educating health care providers in a local clinic about steps
to take to help their clients improve their health-related behaviors. Which of the following
would be included as the nurse teaches about the acronym LEARN? - Answer-
Negotiate an agreement.
A nurse is working with a family that is experiencing food insecurity. Which of the
following statements best describes this family? - Answer-This family's access to
adequate food is limited by lack of money.
A nurse is investigating an outbreak of a food-borne illness occurring at a local school.
Which of the following would contribute to a chemical contamination resulting in food-
borne illness? - Answer-Pesticide on the fresh fruit
AND ANSWERS (LATEST 2025
UPDATE)
Which is an example of asymptomatic pathogenesis? - Answer-Elevated prostate-
specific antigen (PSA)
The nurse is examining the ability of a phenylketonuria (PKU) screening test to
distinguish correctly between newborns who have and who do not have the disease.
Which of the following measures of accuracy of the instrument is being evaluated? -
Answer-Validity
A nurse is reviewing the chart of a 15-year-old girl who has been sexually active since
the age of 12. Which of the following findings would be of most concern? - Answer-She
has never had a Pap test.
A nurse is assessing a low-income population in a community. Which of the following
would be most appropriate for this population? - Answer-Blood pressure screening
A nurse is examining the incidence, prevalence, and mortality rates of colon cancer in
the community. Which of the following measures of life is being investigated? - Answer-
Quantity of life
Which represents a disadvantage of screening? - Answer-Utilization of a test with low
sensitivity
A nurse is planning a comprehensive health promotion activity to provide community
members with a better opportunity to manage their own risk. Which of the following
activities would be most appropriate for the nurse to perform? - Answer-Obtaining blood
pressures and discussing the importance of exercise during a screening
A nurse is speaking to a women's group in the community about the importance of
completing mammography to screen for breast cancer. At which age should the nurse
recommend that mammography begin? - Answer-40
A nurse is educating a group of community members about how hypertension screening
is effective in reducing the rate of cardiovascular disease, thus reducing the expenses
,that are spent on management of this disease. Which of the following ratios is being
described? - Answer-Cost-benefit ratio analysis
A nurse is implementing a test that screens for hypercholesterolemia. Which of the
following parameters should this test have? - Answer-Low cutoff point
Which of the following women should be screened for breast cancer? - Answer-A 59-
year-old woman with no children who still gets her period every month
A nurse is working at a women's health clinic and is asked by a client when she should
return for her next Pap smear. Which of the following resources would the nurse use to
find the most current recommendations? - Answer-U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
(USPSTF) website
Influenza occurs among Americans at a rate of 36 per 100 people annually. Which type
of rate is this statement describing? - Answer-Prevalence rate
A nurse is planning to offer a depression screening at a local community center. Which
of the following should be considered prior to implementation of the program? - Answer-
Limited referral sources in the community
A nurse is using a sweat test to screen people for cystic fibrosis. Which of the following
results demonstrates poor sensitivity? - Answer-When 6 out of every 10 sweat tests
performed are negative, but the six individuals actually have cystic fibrosis
A nurse is creating a hypertension screening program. Which of the following methods
would be the best way to design a successful program? - Answer-A nurse is creating a
hypertension screening program. Which of the following methods would be the best way
to design a successful program?
The proportion of people with a condition who correctly test positive when screened is
known as: - Answer-sensitivity.
A nurse is developing learning objectives for an individual who is becoming more
physically active. Which of the following is an example of an appropriately written
affective learning objective? - Answer-The individual will verbalize the importance of
daily exercise.
A nurse is developing learning objectives for an individual who has been recently
diagnosed with asthma. Which is an example of an appropriately written psychomotor
learning objective? - Answer-The individual will demonstrate proper use of the inhaler.
The goal for the educational session is for the individual to correctly demonstrate proper
technique for checking blood sugar levels. Which of the following teaching strategies
would be most effective? - Answer-Provide the individual with the opportunity to practice
blood sugar monitoring.
,A teenager, who lives at home with her parents and school-aged brother, has been
diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Which of the following would be the most appropriate
teaching goal for this teenager? - Answer-Enhanced self-esteem
A teenager, who lives at home with her parents and school-aged brother, has been
diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Which of the following would be the most appropriate
teaching goal for this family? - Answer-Improved coping
Any combination of planned experiences based on sound theories that provide
individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to acquire the information and
skills needed to make quality health decisions is known as health: - Answer-education.
A nurse is using a health education component when teaching about smoking
cessation. Which of the following actions is the nurse implementing? - Answer-Providing
education regarding the benefits of smoking cessation
A nurse is providing education about safe driving with a group of newly licensed
teenagers. Which factor would most likely influence a teenager's decision to drive within
the speed limit? - Answer-A previous traffic violation for speeding
A nurse is counseling a person who has recently started to receive treatment for alcohol
abuse. Which factor would most negatively influence the person's decision to stop
abusing alcohol? - Answer-His wife recently died from breast cancer.
The primary objective of social marketing is to - Answer-change behavior.
Which of the following illustrates that the objectives of health education and counseling
are being met? - Answer-Diabetic who starts taking his medications regularly
A nurse is developing learning objectives for an individual who has been placed on a
low-fat, low-cholesterol diet. Which is an example of an appropriately written cognitive
learning objective? - Answer-The individual will correctly identify and purchase low-fat,
low-cholesterol foods.
An overweight woman is in the preparation stage of change. Which of the following
interventions would be the most appropriate for the nurse to implement? - Answer-
Develop a low-calorie/low-fat diet with her so she can follow it at home.
A nurse is using the health belief model as a framework when developing a community
action campaign to increase the percentage of the population who receives the
influenza vaccine. Which of the following considerations will need to be made? -
Answer-Perceived susceptibility in the community about getting influenza
, A nurse plans to use lectures, handouts, and a video to teach a group of teenagers the
importance of safe sex practices. Which step in the teaching-learning process is the
nurse demonstrating? - Answer-Development
A nurse is providing health education about the importance of dental health to Latino
residents in a community. Which of the following considerations should be made to
promote health literacy within this program? - Answer-Speak slowly and distinctly.
Which of the following illustrates that the objectives of health education and counseling
have been met? - Answer-Asthmatic who has a decrease in emergency department
visits
A nurse would like to assist Americans in improving their health. Which strategy would
be most beneficial to improve the health of the American public? - Answer-Encourage
Americans to stop smoking.
A nurse is counseling a teenager who smokes one pack of cigarettes a day. The
teenager states he likes to smoke with his friends and does not recognize the
connection between his smoking and his asthma. When planning an intervention for this
person, the nurse must first recognize that the teenager is in the: - Answer-
precontemplation stage of change.
A nurse distributes a demographic questionnaire to attendees of a weight management
program. Which step in the teaching-learning process is being implemented? - Answer-
Assessment
A client who is taking Coumadin tells the nurse that she has started taking a vitamin E
supplement as she has heard that this will help decrease the likelihood of her
developing cancer. Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by
the nurse? - Answer-"Vitamin E can interfere with the actions of vitamin K and enhance
the effects of Coumadin ."
A community health nurse is educating health care providers in a local clinic about steps
to take to help their clients improve their health-related behaviors. Which of the following
would be included as the nurse teaches about the acronym LEARN? - Answer-
Negotiate an agreement.
A nurse is working with a family that is experiencing food insecurity. Which of the
following statements best describes this family? - Answer-This family's access to
adequate food is limited by lack of money.
A nurse is investigating an outbreak of a food-borne illness occurring at a local school.
Which of the following would contribute to a chemical contamination resulting in food-
borne illness? - Answer-Pesticide on the fresh fruit
