FNP CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS
Assessmentrhofrhtherhopticrhdiscrhisrharhcomponentrhofrhtherhevaluationrhofrhcranialrhnerve:
I.
II.
III.
.IVrh-rhanswer--CranialrhII
Yourhexaminerharh62-year-oldrhwomanrhwithrharh20-
yearrhhistoryrhofrhhypertension.rhSherhreportsrhintermittentrhuserhofrhantihypertensiverhme
dications,rhstating,rh"Irhfeelrhbetterrhwithoutrhtherhmedications."rhTodayrhsherhpresentsrhforr
harh"check-
up."Onrhphysicalrhexamination,rhyourhnoterhtherhfollowing:rhPMIrhwithrharhdownwardrhandrh
lateralrhshiftrhasrhwellrhasrharhGrrhII/
VIrhholosystolicrhmurmurrhwithrhradiationrhtorhtherhaxilla.rh
Thisrhpatient'srhhealthrhhistoryrhisrhmostrhlikelyrhtorhincluderharhreportrhof:
Syncopalrhepisodes.
Episodesrhofrhchestrhpainrhatrhrest.
Dyspnearhwithrhexertion.
Vertigo.rh-rhanswer--Ans:rhdyspnearhonrhexertion
Ofrhtherhfollowing,rhwhichrhshouldrhberhperformedrhfirstrhinrhassessingrharh48-year-
oldrhwomanrhwhorhhasrharh25-
yearrhhistoryrhofrhmoderaterhpersistentrhasthmarhandrhwhorhnowrhpresentsrhwithrhanrhacut
erhasthmarhflare?
Oxygenrhsaturation
Arterialrhbloodrhgas
FEV1rh(forcedrhexpiratoryrhvolumerhatrh1rhsecond)
Chestrhx-rayrh-rhanswer--Ans:rhFEVrh(forcerhexpiratoryrhvolume)
Yourharerhsettingrhuprharhhealthcarerhclinicrhforrhmigrantrhfarmrhworkers.rhWhichrhofrhtherhf
ollowingrhsitesrhisrhmostrhdesirable?
,Communityrhhallrhofrharhlocalrhchurch
Localrhhospitalrhambulatoryrhcarerhcenter
Mobilerhvan
Spacerhinrharhshoppingrhcenterrh-rhanswer--Ans:rhMobilerhvan
Arh58-year-
oldrhwomanrhpresentsrhforrhanrhinitialrhexaminationrhinrhorderrhtorhbecomerharhpatientrhinrhy
ourrhprimaryrhcarerhpractice.rhSherhisrharhnonsmoker,rhdrinksrh1rhtorh2,rh5rhozrh(0.15rhL)rhgl
assesrhofrhwinerhperrhweek,rhandrhworksrhasrhanrhadministrativerhassistantrhinrharhlawrhoffi
ce.rhSherhisrhwithoutrhcomplaintrhandrhreportsrhthatrhsherhisrhgenerallyrhinrhgoodrhhealth.rh
PhysicalrhexamrhrevealsrhBMI=34rhkg/m2rhandrhBP=144/98rhmmrhHgrhbilaterally.rh
Therhrestrhofrhherrhexaminationrhisrhunremarkable.rh
Prescriberharhlow-doserhthiaziderhdiuretic.
Arrangerhforrhadditionalrhbloodrhpressurerhmeasurementsrhwithinrhtherhnextrhfourrhweeks.
Orderrharhserumrhcreatinine,rhurearhnitrogenrhandrhurinalysis.
Adviserhrestrictingrhsodiumrhintakerhandrhlimitingrhalcoholrhintakerhtorhnorhmorerhthanrh1rhg
lassrhofrhwinerhperrhweek.rh-rhanswer--
Ans:rhArrangerhforrhadditionalrhbloodrhpressurerhmeasurementsrhwithinrhtherhnextrhfourrhw
eeks.
TherhNPrhdemonstratesrhfulfillmentrhofrhtherhadvancedrhpracticerhnursingrhleadershiprhrole
rhbyrhparticipatingrhinrhwhichrhofrhtherhfollowingrhactivities?
Teachingrharh56-year-oldrhmanrhwithrhnewly-
diagnosedrhtyperh2rhdiabetesrhmellitusrhaboutrhtherhimportancerhofrhself-
glucoserhmonitoring
Volunteeringrhtorhteachrharhclassrhonrhcontraceptiverhmethodsrhtorharhgrouprhofrhteenrhmot
hers
Discussingrhbarriersrhtorhachievingrhbloodrhpressurerhcontrolrhwithrharh65-year-
oldrhwomanrhwithrhhypertensionrhwhorh"doesrhnotrhwantrhtorhtakerhanyrhmedicine"
Collaboratingrhwithrhtherhregionalrhpublicrhhealthrhdepartmentrhonrhanrhinitiativerhtorhcomb
atrhobesityrhthroughrharhcommunity-basedrhexerciserhprogramrh-rhanswer--
Ans:rhCollaboratingrhwithrhtherhregionalrhpublicrhhealthrhdepartmentrhonrhanrhinitiativerhtorh
combatrhobesityrhthroughrharhcommunity-basedrhexerciserhprogram
,YourharerhaskedrhtorhspeakrhtorharhgrouprhofrhhealthcarerhexecutivesrhonrhtherhNPrhrole.rh
WhichrhofrhtherhfollowingrhprovidesrhtherhstrongestrhsupportrhforrhNPrhpractice?rh
NumberrhofrhacademicrhcreditsrhearnedrhduringrhtherhNPrhprogram
EvidencerhofrhNPrhpracticerhoutcomes
TherhquantityrhofrhclinicalrhhoursrhandrhtyperhofrhclinicalrhrotationsrhinrhtherhNPrhprogram
TherhprofessionalrhexperiencerhofrhtherhpersonrhpriorrhtorhenteringrhtherhNPrhprogramrh-
rhanswer--Ans:rhEvidencerhofrhNPrhpracticerhoutcomes
Rankrhtherhfollowingrhfromrhhighestrh(1)rhtorhlowestrh(4)rhlevelrhofrhresearchrhdesign.
__Caserhreports
__Meta-analysis
__Randomizedrhcontrolledrhtrials
__Expertrhopinion
1-Caserhreportsrh2-Meta-analysisrh3-Randomizedrhcontrolledrhtrialsrh4-Expertrhopinion
2-Caserhreportsrh1-Meta-analysisrh3-Randomizedrhcontrolledrhtrialsrh4-Expertrhopinion
3-Caserhreportsrh1-Meta-analysisrh2-Randomizedrhcontrolledrhtrialsrh4-Expertrhopinion
4-Caserhreportsrh3-Meta-analysisrh2-Randomizedrhcontrolledrhtrialsrh1-Expertrhopinionrh-
rhanswer--Ans:rh
3-Caserhreportsrh1-Meta-analysisrh2-Randomizedrhcontrolledrhtrialsrh4-Expertrhopinion
Inrharh46-year-
oldrhwomanrhwithrhhypertensionrhandrhdyslipidemia,rhchooserhtherhcorrectrhprevention:
Primaryrhprevention
Secondaryrhprevention
Tertiaryrhprevention
Counselingrhaboutrhreducingrhriskrhforrhsexuallyrhtransmittedrhinfectionrh__
Skinrhsurveyrhforrhprecancerousrhlesionsrh__
1-Primaryrhpreventionrh2-Secondaryrhprevention
1-Secondaryrhpreventionrh2-Primaryrhprevention
1-Primaryrhpreventionrh2-Tertiaryrhprevention
, 1-Tertiaryrhpreventionrh2-Secondaryrhpreventionrh-rhanswer--Ans:rh1-
Primaryrhpreventionrh2-Secondaryrhprevention
Inrharh66-year-
oldrhwomanrhwithrhtyperh2rhdiabetesrhmellitusrh(T2DM),rhchooserhtherhcorrectrhprevention:
Primaryrhprevention
Secondaryrhprevention
Tertiaryrhprevention
1.rhAdministeringrhinfluenzarhvaccinerh__
2.rhAdjustingrhtherapyrhtorhenhancerhglycemicrhcontrolrh__
1-Tertiaryrhpreventionrh2-Primaryrhprevention
1-Secondaryrhpreventionrh2-Primaryrhprevention
1-Primaryrhpreventionrh2-Secondaryrhprevention
1-Primaryrhpreventionrh2-Tertiaryrhpreventionrh-rhanswer--Ans:rh1-Primaryrhpreventionrh2-
Tertiaryrhprevention
Inrharh25-year-
oldrhwellrhwomanrhwithrharhstrongrhfamilyrhhistoryrhofrhT2DM,rhchooserhtherhcorrectrhpreve
ntion:
Primaryrhprevention
Secondaryrhprevention
Tertiaryrhprevention
1.rhCheckingrhfastingrhlipidrhprofilerh__
2.rhTeachingrhtherhbenefitsrhofrhparticipatingrhinrharhconsistentrhprogramrhofrhmoderate-
intensityrhphysicalrhactivityrh__
1-Primaryrhpreventionrh2-Secondaryrhprevention
1-Tertiaryrhpreventionrh2-Secondaryrhprevention
1-Secondaryrhpreventionrh2-Primaryrhprevention
1-Primaryrhpreventionrh2-Tertiaryrhpreventionrh-rhanswer--Ans:rh1-
Secondaryrhpreventionrh2-Primaryrhprevention
QUESTIONS
Assessmentrhofrhtherhopticrhdiscrhisrharhcomponentrhofrhtherhevaluationrhofrhcranialrhnerve:
I.
II.
III.
.IVrh-rhanswer--CranialrhII
Yourhexaminerharh62-year-oldrhwomanrhwithrharh20-
yearrhhistoryrhofrhhypertension.rhSherhreportsrhintermittentrhuserhofrhantihypertensiverhme
dications,rhstating,rh"Irhfeelrhbetterrhwithoutrhtherhmedications."rhTodayrhsherhpresentsrhforr
harh"check-
up."Onrhphysicalrhexamination,rhyourhnoterhtherhfollowing:rhPMIrhwithrharhdownwardrhandrh
lateralrhshiftrhasrhwellrhasrharhGrrhII/
VIrhholosystolicrhmurmurrhwithrhradiationrhtorhtherhaxilla.rh
Thisrhpatient'srhhealthrhhistoryrhisrhmostrhlikelyrhtorhincluderharhreportrhof:
Syncopalrhepisodes.
Episodesrhofrhchestrhpainrhatrhrest.
Dyspnearhwithrhexertion.
Vertigo.rh-rhanswer--Ans:rhdyspnearhonrhexertion
Ofrhtherhfollowing,rhwhichrhshouldrhberhperformedrhfirstrhinrhassessingrharh48-year-
oldrhwomanrhwhorhhasrharh25-
yearrhhistoryrhofrhmoderaterhpersistentrhasthmarhandrhwhorhnowrhpresentsrhwithrhanrhacut
erhasthmarhflare?
Oxygenrhsaturation
Arterialrhbloodrhgas
FEV1rh(forcedrhexpiratoryrhvolumerhatrh1rhsecond)
Chestrhx-rayrh-rhanswer--Ans:rhFEVrh(forcerhexpiratoryrhvolume)
Yourharerhsettingrhuprharhhealthcarerhclinicrhforrhmigrantrhfarmrhworkers.rhWhichrhofrhtherhf
ollowingrhsitesrhisrhmostrhdesirable?
,Communityrhhallrhofrharhlocalrhchurch
Localrhhospitalrhambulatoryrhcarerhcenter
Mobilerhvan
Spacerhinrharhshoppingrhcenterrh-rhanswer--Ans:rhMobilerhvan
Arh58-year-
oldrhwomanrhpresentsrhforrhanrhinitialrhexaminationrhinrhorderrhtorhbecomerharhpatientrhinrhy
ourrhprimaryrhcarerhpractice.rhSherhisrharhnonsmoker,rhdrinksrh1rhtorh2,rh5rhozrh(0.15rhL)rhgl
assesrhofrhwinerhperrhweek,rhandrhworksrhasrhanrhadministrativerhassistantrhinrharhlawrhoffi
ce.rhSherhisrhwithoutrhcomplaintrhandrhreportsrhthatrhsherhisrhgenerallyrhinrhgoodrhhealth.rh
PhysicalrhexamrhrevealsrhBMI=34rhkg/m2rhandrhBP=144/98rhmmrhHgrhbilaterally.rh
Therhrestrhofrhherrhexaminationrhisrhunremarkable.rh
Prescriberharhlow-doserhthiaziderhdiuretic.
Arrangerhforrhadditionalrhbloodrhpressurerhmeasurementsrhwithinrhtherhnextrhfourrhweeks.
Orderrharhserumrhcreatinine,rhurearhnitrogenrhandrhurinalysis.
Adviserhrestrictingrhsodiumrhintakerhandrhlimitingrhalcoholrhintakerhtorhnorhmorerhthanrh1rhg
lassrhofrhwinerhperrhweek.rh-rhanswer--
Ans:rhArrangerhforrhadditionalrhbloodrhpressurerhmeasurementsrhwithinrhtherhnextrhfourrhw
eeks.
TherhNPrhdemonstratesrhfulfillmentrhofrhtherhadvancedrhpracticerhnursingrhleadershiprhrole
rhbyrhparticipatingrhinrhwhichrhofrhtherhfollowingrhactivities?
Teachingrharh56-year-oldrhmanrhwithrhnewly-
diagnosedrhtyperh2rhdiabetesrhmellitusrhaboutrhtherhimportancerhofrhself-
glucoserhmonitoring
Volunteeringrhtorhteachrharhclassrhonrhcontraceptiverhmethodsrhtorharhgrouprhofrhteenrhmot
hers
Discussingrhbarriersrhtorhachievingrhbloodrhpressurerhcontrolrhwithrharh65-year-
oldrhwomanrhwithrhhypertensionrhwhorh"doesrhnotrhwantrhtorhtakerhanyrhmedicine"
Collaboratingrhwithrhtherhregionalrhpublicrhhealthrhdepartmentrhonrhanrhinitiativerhtorhcomb
atrhobesityrhthroughrharhcommunity-basedrhexerciserhprogramrh-rhanswer--
Ans:rhCollaboratingrhwithrhtherhregionalrhpublicrhhealthrhdepartmentrhonrhanrhinitiativerhtorh
combatrhobesityrhthroughrharhcommunity-basedrhexerciserhprogram
,YourharerhaskedrhtorhspeakrhtorharhgrouprhofrhhealthcarerhexecutivesrhonrhtherhNPrhrole.rh
WhichrhofrhtherhfollowingrhprovidesrhtherhstrongestrhsupportrhforrhNPrhpractice?rh
NumberrhofrhacademicrhcreditsrhearnedrhduringrhtherhNPrhprogram
EvidencerhofrhNPrhpracticerhoutcomes
TherhquantityrhofrhclinicalrhhoursrhandrhtyperhofrhclinicalrhrotationsrhinrhtherhNPrhprogram
TherhprofessionalrhexperiencerhofrhtherhpersonrhpriorrhtorhenteringrhtherhNPrhprogramrh-
rhanswer--Ans:rhEvidencerhofrhNPrhpracticerhoutcomes
Rankrhtherhfollowingrhfromrhhighestrh(1)rhtorhlowestrh(4)rhlevelrhofrhresearchrhdesign.
__Caserhreports
__Meta-analysis
__Randomizedrhcontrolledrhtrials
__Expertrhopinion
1-Caserhreportsrh2-Meta-analysisrh3-Randomizedrhcontrolledrhtrialsrh4-Expertrhopinion
2-Caserhreportsrh1-Meta-analysisrh3-Randomizedrhcontrolledrhtrialsrh4-Expertrhopinion
3-Caserhreportsrh1-Meta-analysisrh2-Randomizedrhcontrolledrhtrialsrh4-Expertrhopinion
4-Caserhreportsrh3-Meta-analysisrh2-Randomizedrhcontrolledrhtrialsrh1-Expertrhopinionrh-
rhanswer--Ans:rh
3-Caserhreportsrh1-Meta-analysisrh2-Randomizedrhcontrolledrhtrialsrh4-Expertrhopinion
Inrharh46-year-
oldrhwomanrhwithrhhypertensionrhandrhdyslipidemia,rhchooserhtherhcorrectrhprevention:
Primaryrhprevention
Secondaryrhprevention
Tertiaryrhprevention
Counselingrhaboutrhreducingrhriskrhforrhsexuallyrhtransmittedrhinfectionrh__
Skinrhsurveyrhforrhprecancerousrhlesionsrh__
1-Primaryrhpreventionrh2-Secondaryrhprevention
1-Secondaryrhpreventionrh2-Primaryrhprevention
1-Primaryrhpreventionrh2-Tertiaryrhprevention
, 1-Tertiaryrhpreventionrh2-Secondaryrhpreventionrh-rhanswer--Ans:rh1-
Primaryrhpreventionrh2-Secondaryrhprevention
Inrharh66-year-
oldrhwomanrhwithrhtyperh2rhdiabetesrhmellitusrh(T2DM),rhchooserhtherhcorrectrhprevention:
Primaryrhprevention
Secondaryrhprevention
Tertiaryrhprevention
1.rhAdministeringrhinfluenzarhvaccinerh__
2.rhAdjustingrhtherapyrhtorhenhancerhglycemicrhcontrolrh__
1-Tertiaryrhpreventionrh2-Primaryrhprevention
1-Secondaryrhpreventionrh2-Primaryrhprevention
1-Primaryrhpreventionrh2-Secondaryrhprevention
1-Primaryrhpreventionrh2-Tertiaryrhpreventionrh-rhanswer--Ans:rh1-Primaryrhpreventionrh2-
Tertiaryrhprevention
Inrharh25-year-
oldrhwellrhwomanrhwithrharhstrongrhfamilyrhhistoryrhofrhT2DM,rhchooserhtherhcorrectrhpreve
ntion:
Primaryrhprevention
Secondaryrhprevention
Tertiaryrhprevention
1.rhCheckingrhfastingrhlipidrhprofilerh__
2.rhTeachingrhtherhbenefitsrhofrhparticipatingrhinrharhconsistentrhprogramrhofrhmoderate-
intensityrhphysicalrhactivityrh__
1-Primaryrhpreventionrh2-Secondaryrhprevention
1-Tertiaryrhpreventionrh2-Secondaryrhprevention
1-Secondaryrhpreventionrh2-Primaryrhprevention
1-Primaryrhpreventionrh2-Tertiaryrhpreventionrh-rhanswer--Ans:rh1-
Secondaryrhpreventionrh2-Primaryrhprevention
