AANP AGPCNP PRACTICE Test 2
2025/2026 Exam Questions and Answers
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1. An older adult presents with severe abdominal pain. The husband
reports that earlier in the afternoon, the patient's abdominal hernia had
been firm and bulged out 4 inches (10.2 cm). The patient had him press on
the hernia and immediately felt burning pain throughout the abdomen.
Which of the following is the nurse practitioners' NEXT action?
1. Abdominal CT scan
2. Complete blood count with differential
3. Abdominal ultrasound
4. Referral to the ED - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔4. Referral to the ED
,2. A young adult female who is 34 weeks pregnant presents with the
complaint of urinary frequency every 1 to 2 hours. The patient has no fever
and denies back pain. A urine dipstick test is positive for leukocyte esterase
and nitrites. Microscopic analysis reveals 15-20 WBCs/hpf and a few
bacteria. The BEST choice for treatment of this patient's urinary tract
infection would be:
1. trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim), 160 mg/800 mg twice daily for
3 days.
2. cephalexin (Keflex), 500 mg four times daily for 7 days.
3. ciprofloxacin (Cipro), 500 mg twice daily for 7 days.
4. erythromycin, 250 mg three times daily for 5 days. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔2.
cephalexin (Keflex), 500 mg four times daily for 7 days.
3. An adult male presents with new-onset pain and tenderness in the low
back and pain in the right great toe after a weekend of golf. He denies
experiencing numbness and tingling. Which of the following would the
nurse practitioner expect to find an investigation of this patient's low back
pain?
,1. Exacerbation of extremity symptoms with straight-leg raising
2. Loss of bowel and bladder function
3. Increased ankle jerk on evaluation of deep tendon reflexes
4. Increased lumbar lordosis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. Exacerbation of extremity
symptoms with straight-leg raising
4. A true statement about essential tremors is that they:
1. often begin with "pill-rolling" of one hand and may affect the legs, feet,
and toes.
2. are often barely visible, rapid tremors.
3. are a characteristic of Parkinson's disease.
4. are slow tremors that are absent or minimal at rest and usually involve
the hands. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔4. are slow tremors that are absent or minimal
at rest and usually involve the hands.
5. Which opioid medication is the MOST potent?
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, 1. Codeine
2. Morphine
3. Oxycodone
4. Hydromorphone - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔4. Hydromorphone
6. Which symptom documented in a menstrual diary is diagnostic of PMS?
1. Irritability
2. Decreased libido
3. Menstrual cramps
4. Dyspareunia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. Irritability
7. Which of the following is the medication of choice for monotherapy of an
older adult with hypertension and
no related comorbid conditions?
1.Alpha-blocker
2.Vasodilator
2025/2026 Exam Questions and Answers
| 100% Solved
1. An older adult presents with severe abdominal pain. The husband
reports that earlier in the afternoon, the patient's abdominal hernia had
been firm and bulged out 4 inches (10.2 cm). The patient had him press on
the hernia and immediately felt burning pain throughout the abdomen.
Which of the following is the nurse practitioners' NEXT action?
1. Abdominal CT scan
2. Complete blood count with differential
3. Abdominal ultrasound
4. Referral to the ED - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔4. Referral to the ED
,2. A young adult female who is 34 weeks pregnant presents with the
complaint of urinary frequency every 1 to 2 hours. The patient has no fever
and denies back pain. A urine dipstick test is positive for leukocyte esterase
and nitrites. Microscopic analysis reveals 15-20 WBCs/hpf and a few
bacteria. The BEST choice for treatment of this patient's urinary tract
infection would be:
1. trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim), 160 mg/800 mg twice daily for
3 days.
2. cephalexin (Keflex), 500 mg four times daily for 7 days.
3. ciprofloxacin (Cipro), 500 mg twice daily for 7 days.
4. erythromycin, 250 mg three times daily for 5 days. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔2.
cephalexin (Keflex), 500 mg four times daily for 7 days.
3. An adult male presents with new-onset pain and tenderness in the low
back and pain in the right great toe after a weekend of golf. He denies
experiencing numbness and tingling. Which of the following would the
nurse practitioner expect to find an investigation of this patient's low back
pain?
,1. Exacerbation of extremity symptoms with straight-leg raising
2. Loss of bowel and bladder function
3. Increased ankle jerk on evaluation of deep tendon reflexes
4. Increased lumbar lordosis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. Exacerbation of extremity
symptoms with straight-leg raising
4. A true statement about essential tremors is that they:
1. often begin with "pill-rolling" of one hand and may affect the legs, feet,
and toes.
2. are often barely visible, rapid tremors.
3. are a characteristic of Parkinson's disease.
4. are slow tremors that are absent or minimal at rest and usually involve
the hands. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔4. are slow tremors that are absent or minimal
at rest and usually involve the hands.
5. Which opioid medication is the MOST potent?
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
3
, 1. Codeine
2. Morphine
3. Oxycodone
4. Hydromorphone - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔4. Hydromorphone
6. Which symptom documented in a menstrual diary is diagnostic of PMS?
1. Irritability
2. Decreased libido
3. Menstrual cramps
4. Dyspareunia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. Irritability
7. Which of the following is the medication of choice for monotherapy of an
older adult with hypertension and
no related comorbid conditions?
1.Alpha-blocker
2.Vasodilator
