APEA Practice Exam Questions and
Answers
1. A liability policy that pays claims even after the policy is no longer active is termed:
a) Claims-made policy
b) Tail coverage
c) Liability protection
d) "all-protect" - ANSWER>>B
2. A patient you are caring for in your clinic has Medicare Part B. What does this mean?
a) The federal government will pay for his visit to your clinic today
b) His Medicare benefit covers outpatient services
c) He will have to pay a copay for his visit today
d) His prescriptions will be partly paid for today - ANSWER>>B
3. Certification
a) Is required in all 50 states
b) Validates competence
c) Is recognized by all 50 states
d) Provides for title protection - ANSWER>>B
4. A liability policy that pays claims only during the period that the policy is active is
termed:
a) Claims-made policy
b) Tail coverage
c) Liability protection
d) Bobtail coverage - ANSWER>>A
5. The Medicaid health program is:
a) Funded with premiums from participants
b) Covers an unlimited number of adult visits
, c) Funded by both state and federal governments
d) Basically the same from state to state - ANSWER>>C
6. Licensure is:
a) Used to establish a designated level of professional competence
b) Contigent on certification
c) Intended to limit entry in the profession
d) Necessary for reimbursement - ANSWER>>A
7. Prescriptive authority:
a) Is a right of every practicing nurse practitioner
b) Varies from state to state
c) Is not part of the consensus model
d) Is dependent on certification - ANSWER>>B
8. An FNP has agreed to participate in the Medicare health insurance program. Medicare
pays 80% of the charges billed for a clinic visit. What can be done about the other 20%
that is owed?
9. a: The NP can bill the patient for a percentage of the remainder
10. b: The NP is prohibited from billing the patient
11. c: The NP can collect 90% if billed incident to the MD
12. d: The NP can resubmit the bill for additional payment - ANSWER>>A
13. A patient you are examining in the clinic states he has Medicare Part A only. What does
this mean?
14. a: Your visit will be reimbursed by the federal government
15. b: Your visit will be reimbursed if you bill incident to the physician
16. c: Only hospital visits are covered
17. d: He desires cost-effective medication - ANSWER>>C
18. An NP gives a patient a 2-week sample of medications that will be taken once daily by
the patient. The sample medications are packaged by the drug manufacturer. The NP's
actions are an example of:
, 19. a: Prescriptive rights
20. b: Prescriptive authority
21. c: Dispensing
22. d: Administering - ANSWER>>C
23. A sexually active adolescent has a warty growth on the shaft of his penis. It is painless. It
is likely:
24. a: Trichomonas
25. b: Syphilis
26. c: Herpes
27. d: Human papillomavirus - ANSWER>>D
28. A 31yo female presents with fever (101F), fatigue, and worsening unilateral low back
pain for the past 5 days. Her pain is 5/10 on the pain scale. Ibuprofen has not helped. She
denies abdominal pain but is nauseated and anorexic. She denies vaginal discharge. UA
demonstrates hematuria, the presence of WBC casts, leukocytes, and nitrates. What
should be included in the differential diagnosis?
29. a: Pelvic inflammatory disease
30. b: Renal stone
31. c: Pyelonephritis
32. d: Urinary tract infection - ANSWER>>C
33. A male patient complains of dysuria. His UA is positive for nitrites, leukocyte esterase
and bacteria. What medication should be given and for how long?
34. a: Doxycycline for 7 days
35. b: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for 7-10 days
36. c: Ciprofloxacin for 3 days
37. d: Nitrofurantoin for 14 days - ANSWER>>B
38. A 72yo male has early renal insufficiency. What laboratory test best assesses his kidney
function?
39. a: Serum creatinine
40. b: Presence of proteinuria
41. c: Glomerular filtration rate
Answers
1. A liability policy that pays claims even after the policy is no longer active is termed:
a) Claims-made policy
b) Tail coverage
c) Liability protection
d) "all-protect" - ANSWER>>B
2. A patient you are caring for in your clinic has Medicare Part B. What does this mean?
a) The federal government will pay for his visit to your clinic today
b) His Medicare benefit covers outpatient services
c) He will have to pay a copay for his visit today
d) His prescriptions will be partly paid for today - ANSWER>>B
3. Certification
a) Is required in all 50 states
b) Validates competence
c) Is recognized by all 50 states
d) Provides for title protection - ANSWER>>B
4. A liability policy that pays claims only during the period that the policy is active is
termed:
a) Claims-made policy
b) Tail coverage
c) Liability protection
d) Bobtail coverage - ANSWER>>A
5. The Medicaid health program is:
a) Funded with premiums from participants
b) Covers an unlimited number of adult visits
, c) Funded by both state and federal governments
d) Basically the same from state to state - ANSWER>>C
6. Licensure is:
a) Used to establish a designated level of professional competence
b) Contigent on certification
c) Intended to limit entry in the profession
d) Necessary for reimbursement - ANSWER>>A
7. Prescriptive authority:
a) Is a right of every practicing nurse practitioner
b) Varies from state to state
c) Is not part of the consensus model
d) Is dependent on certification - ANSWER>>B
8. An FNP has agreed to participate in the Medicare health insurance program. Medicare
pays 80% of the charges billed for a clinic visit. What can be done about the other 20%
that is owed?
9. a: The NP can bill the patient for a percentage of the remainder
10. b: The NP is prohibited from billing the patient
11. c: The NP can collect 90% if billed incident to the MD
12. d: The NP can resubmit the bill for additional payment - ANSWER>>A
13. A patient you are examining in the clinic states he has Medicare Part A only. What does
this mean?
14. a: Your visit will be reimbursed by the federal government
15. b: Your visit will be reimbursed if you bill incident to the physician
16. c: Only hospital visits are covered
17. d: He desires cost-effective medication - ANSWER>>C
18. An NP gives a patient a 2-week sample of medications that will be taken once daily by
the patient. The sample medications are packaged by the drug manufacturer. The NP's
actions are an example of:
, 19. a: Prescriptive rights
20. b: Prescriptive authority
21. c: Dispensing
22. d: Administering - ANSWER>>C
23. A sexually active adolescent has a warty growth on the shaft of his penis. It is painless. It
is likely:
24. a: Trichomonas
25. b: Syphilis
26. c: Herpes
27. d: Human papillomavirus - ANSWER>>D
28. A 31yo female presents with fever (101F), fatigue, and worsening unilateral low back
pain for the past 5 days. Her pain is 5/10 on the pain scale. Ibuprofen has not helped. She
denies abdominal pain but is nauseated and anorexic. She denies vaginal discharge. UA
demonstrates hematuria, the presence of WBC casts, leukocytes, and nitrates. What
should be included in the differential diagnosis?
29. a: Pelvic inflammatory disease
30. b: Renal stone
31. c: Pyelonephritis
32. d: Urinary tract infection - ANSWER>>C
33. A male patient complains of dysuria. His UA is positive for nitrites, leukocyte esterase
and bacteria. What medication should be given and for how long?
34. a: Doxycycline for 7 days
35. b: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for 7-10 days
36. c: Ciprofloxacin for 3 days
37. d: Nitrofurantoin for 14 days - ANSWER>>B
38. A 72yo male has early renal insufficiency. What laboratory test best assesses his kidney
function?
39. a: Serum creatinine
40. b: Presence of proteinuria
41. c: Glomerular filtration rate
