Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination and Practice Preparation
1. In prescribing prednisone for a patient with Bell’s palsy, the nurse practitioner (NP) considers
that its use:
Choose matching definition
A. These therapies are safest and most effective when used with prescription medications.
B. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
ALL
-monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) inhibitors.
-catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitors.
-anticholinergics.
C. should be initiated as soon as possible after the onset of facial paralysis.
D. Its use is recommended for virtually all members of the population.
2. You are seeing 17-year-old Cynthia. As part of the visit, you consider her risk factors for type
2 DM would likely include all of the following except:
Choose matching definition
A. family history of type 1 DM.
B. community
C. a 14-year-old who received a first dose of the same vaccine at 11 years of age.
D. prednisone.
3. Assuming all of the following individuals are not immune to measles, mumps, and rubella,
which of the following is not recommended to receive the MMR vaccination?
Choose matching definition
A. a 50-year-old man who recently recovered from mumps.
B. a 30-year-old man with a history of measles.
C. a 24-year-old woman who is 20 weeks pregnant
D. a 40-year-old woman who has had the mmr vaccine before.
4. How is the varicella virus most commonly transmitted?
Choose matching definition
A. droplet transmission
B. airborne transmission
C. direct contact
D. indirect contact
5. Which of the following is most likely to be noted in a 45-year-old woman with laboratory
evidence of chronic excessive alcohol ingestion?
Choose matching definition
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, Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination and Practice Preparation
A. AST 20 U/L (0-31 U/L), MCV 90 fL (80-96 fL)
B. ALT 50 U/L (0-40 U/L), MCV 75 fL (80-96 fL)
C. AST 80 U/L (0–31 U/L), MCV 103 fL (80–96 fL)
D. AST 100 U/L (0-31 U/L), MCV 110 fL (80-96 fL)
6. A 36-year-old man with asthma also needs antihypertensive therapy. Which of the following
products should you avoid prescribing?
Choose matching definition
A. amiodarone
B. verapamil
C. propranolol
D. labetalol
7. Hepatitis B vaccine should not be given to a person with a history of anaphylactic
reaction to:
Choose matching definition
A. peanuts.
B. shellfish.
C. live vaccinia virus.
D. baker’s yeast.
8. Which of the following is most commonly reported as the largest single source of income for
elderly people?
Choose matching definition
A. Social Security
B. Workers' Compensation
C. Medicare
D. Healthcare Reform
9. After inhaled corticosteroid or leukotriene modifier therapy is initiated, clinical effects are
usually seen:
Choose matching definition
A. after a single dose of oral medication.
B. immediately after the first dose.
C. only after several months of treatment.
D. within 1 to 2 weeks.
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1. In prescribing prednisone for a patient with Bell’s palsy, the nurse practitioner (NP) considers
that its use:
Choose matching definition
A. These therapies are safest and most effective when used with prescription medications.
B. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
ALL
-monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) inhibitors.
-catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitors.
-anticholinergics.
C. should be initiated as soon as possible after the onset of facial paralysis.
D. Its use is recommended for virtually all members of the population.
2. You are seeing 17-year-old Cynthia. As part of the visit, you consider her risk factors for type
2 DM would likely include all of the following except:
Choose matching definition
A. family history of type 1 DM.
B. community
C. a 14-year-old who received a first dose of the same vaccine at 11 years of age.
D. prednisone.
3. Assuming all of the following individuals are not immune to measles, mumps, and rubella,
which of the following is not recommended to receive the MMR vaccination?
Choose matching definition
A. a 50-year-old man who recently recovered from mumps.
B. a 30-year-old man with a history of measles.
C. a 24-year-old woman who is 20 weeks pregnant
D. a 40-year-old woman who has had the mmr vaccine before.
4. How is the varicella virus most commonly transmitted?
Choose matching definition
A. droplet transmission
B. airborne transmission
C. direct contact
D. indirect contact
5. Which of the following is most likely to be noted in a 45-year-old woman with laboratory
evidence of chronic excessive alcohol ingestion?
Choose matching definition
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, Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination and Practice Preparation
A. AST 20 U/L (0-31 U/L), MCV 90 fL (80-96 fL)
B. ALT 50 U/L (0-40 U/L), MCV 75 fL (80-96 fL)
C. AST 80 U/L (0–31 U/L), MCV 103 fL (80–96 fL)
D. AST 100 U/L (0-31 U/L), MCV 110 fL (80-96 fL)
6. A 36-year-old man with asthma also needs antihypertensive therapy. Which of the following
products should you avoid prescribing?
Choose matching definition
A. amiodarone
B. verapamil
C. propranolol
D. labetalol
7. Hepatitis B vaccine should not be given to a person with a history of anaphylactic
reaction to:
Choose matching definition
A. peanuts.
B. shellfish.
C. live vaccinia virus.
D. baker’s yeast.
8. Which of the following is most commonly reported as the largest single source of income for
elderly people?
Choose matching definition
A. Social Security
B. Workers' Compensation
C. Medicare
D. Healthcare Reform
9. After inhaled corticosteroid or leukotriene modifier therapy is initiated, clinical effects are
usually seen:
Choose matching definition
A. after a single dose of oral medication.
B. immediately after the first dose.
C. only after several months of treatment.
D. within 1 to 2 weeks.
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