Family Nurse Practitioner Questions for
FNP Review 2025/2026 Exam All
Answers and Illustrations Given
A 72 year old woman has been on hydrochlorthiazide 12.5 mg for many
years to control her Stage II hypertension. Her BP at this visit is 168/96.
She is currently complaining of pain in her right hip and both knees. She
has increased her dose of ibuprofen from 400 mg TID to 800 mg TID. She
is still in pain and would like something stronger. Best explanation of the
effects of ibuprofen on her disease. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔It inhibits the effect of
renal prostaglandins and blunts the effectiveness of the diuretic
Infections that affect mostly the labia and vagina except? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Chlamydia trachomatis
The nurse practitioner would test the obturator and iliopsoas muscle to
evaluate for?
,a. cholecystitis
b.
c. inguinal hernia
d. gastric ulcer - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Acute appendicitis
Tx for mild preeclampsia includes all except: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Prescription
of methyldopa to control BP
All of the following services are covered under Medicare Part A except:
a. inpatient hospitalization
b. medicines administered to a patient while hospitalized
d. surgeons - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔nursing home care
A 28 year old student is seen in the school health clinic with complaints of a
hacking cough that is productive of small amounts of sputum and a runny
nose. He does not take medications, denies any allergies, and has no
significant medical history. Physical exam reveals low-grade temperature of
99.9 degrees, respirations of 16 per minute, heart rate of 90 beats per
,minute, and diffuse fine crackles in the base of the lungs. A chest xray
shows diffuse infiltrates on the lower lobe of the right lung. The total WBC
is 10,000. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a. streptococcal pneumonia
b. mycoplasma pneumonia
c. acute bronchitis
d. legionnaire's disease - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b
A 39 year old migrant worker presents to the clinic 2.5 days after a PPD
skin test. The minimum size of induration would be considered positive in
this patient?
a. 3 mm
b. 5 mm
c. 10 mm
d. 15 mm - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c
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3
, All of the following are correct statements regarding a durable power of
attorney's role except?
a. their decisions are legally binding
b. it can be used in other areas of a patient's life such as financial issues
c. they can decide for the patient who is on life support when it can be
terminated
d. the patient's spouse has the right to override a durable power of attorney
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d
All of the following are true statements regarding Munchausen syndrome
except:
a. it is considered a mental illness
b. the patient has a medical illness that causes an anxiety reaction and
denial
c. the patient fakes an illness in order to gain attention from health care
providers
FNP Review 2025/2026 Exam All
Answers and Illustrations Given
A 72 year old woman has been on hydrochlorthiazide 12.5 mg for many
years to control her Stage II hypertension. Her BP at this visit is 168/96.
She is currently complaining of pain in her right hip and both knees. She
has increased her dose of ibuprofen from 400 mg TID to 800 mg TID. She
is still in pain and would like something stronger. Best explanation of the
effects of ibuprofen on her disease. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔It inhibits the effect of
renal prostaglandins and blunts the effectiveness of the diuretic
Infections that affect mostly the labia and vagina except? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Chlamydia trachomatis
The nurse practitioner would test the obturator and iliopsoas muscle to
evaluate for?
,a. cholecystitis
b.
c. inguinal hernia
d. gastric ulcer - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Acute appendicitis
Tx for mild preeclampsia includes all except: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Prescription
of methyldopa to control BP
All of the following services are covered under Medicare Part A except:
a. inpatient hospitalization
b. medicines administered to a patient while hospitalized
d. surgeons - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔nursing home care
A 28 year old student is seen in the school health clinic with complaints of a
hacking cough that is productive of small amounts of sputum and a runny
nose. He does not take medications, denies any allergies, and has no
significant medical history. Physical exam reveals low-grade temperature of
99.9 degrees, respirations of 16 per minute, heart rate of 90 beats per
,minute, and diffuse fine crackles in the base of the lungs. A chest xray
shows diffuse infiltrates on the lower lobe of the right lung. The total WBC
is 10,000. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a. streptococcal pneumonia
b. mycoplasma pneumonia
c. acute bronchitis
d. legionnaire's disease - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b
A 39 year old migrant worker presents to the clinic 2.5 days after a PPD
skin test. The minimum size of induration would be considered positive in
this patient?
a. 3 mm
b. 5 mm
c. 10 mm
d. 15 mm - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
3
, All of the following are correct statements regarding a durable power of
attorney's role except?
a. their decisions are legally binding
b. it can be used in other areas of a patient's life such as financial issues
c. they can decide for the patient who is on life support when it can be
terminated
d. the patient's spouse has the right to override a durable power of attorney
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d
All of the following are true statements regarding Munchausen syndrome
except:
a. it is considered a mental illness
b. the patient has a medical illness that causes an anxiety reaction and
denial
c. the patient fakes an illness in order to gain attention from health care
providers
