Pre-Predictor Exam Review With Correct
Prescriptive cauthority: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔may cbe cexercised cby cgiving ca cverbal cmedication c
An cexample cof cexercising cprescriptive cauthority cis cgiving ca cverbal corder cto ca cpharmacist cor cw
cprescription cmedication. cPrescriptive cauthority crules cand cregulations cvary cfrom cstate cto cstate.
cgranted conly cto cthose cAPRNs cwho cmeet cthe crequirements cof cthe cgoverning cbody cfor cthe csta
cpractices.
When cexamining ca cpregnant cpatient, cwhere cshould cthe cfundal cheight cbe cat c22 cweeks? c- cCOR
cumbilicus
Between c18 cand c32 cweeks, cthere cis cgood ccorrelation cbetween cfundal cheight cand cgestational c
cexpected cheights care: c10-12 cweeks: cfundus cslightly cabove cthe csymphysis cpubis c16 cweeks: cfu
csymphysis cpubis cand cumbilicus c20 cweeks: cfundus cat cthe clevel cof cumbilicus c28 cweeks: cfundu
cumbilicus c36 cweeks: cfundus cjust cbelow cthe cxiphoid cprocess
What cintervention cdoes cthe cAmerican cCollege cof cRheumatology crecommend cas cfirst-line cthera
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Exercise cand cweight closs
Exercise, cweight closs, cand crest care crecommended cby cthe cAmerican cCollege cof cRheumatology
cmanagement cof costeoarthritis c(OA). cGiven cthe cadverse ceffects cof cmedications cused cto ctreat cO
cdosage cand cdelay cuse cas clong cas cpossible. cAn cextensive cdiagnostic cworkup cis cnot crecomme
cis cin cquestion. cPatients cwho chave csevere cdegenerative cjoint cdisease c(DJD), cjoint cfusion, cor cw
crelieved cby cmore cconservative ctherapies cmay cbe ccandidates cfor cjoint creplacement. cAcetamino
cfirst-line cmedication.
A c63-year-old cmale cretired caccountant ccomplains cof cpain cand cstiffness cin chis cfeet cand chands
creports cthat cthe cpain cand cstiffness cbecome cworse cwith cactivity. cOn cexamination, che cis cnoted
cbut cno cother cbony cdeformities. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe cmost cprobable cdiagnosis? c- cCO
c(OA)
, The cintervention cthat cwill cprovide cthe cgreatest crelief cfor cthis cpatient cis celevating cher clegs cperi
cvenous creturn. cUse cof csupport cstockings cwill cprolong cthe clength cof ctime cshe cis cable cto cstand
crelief cafter cher clegs cbegin caching. cSupport cstockings cshould cbe capplied cprior cto cgetting cout co
Stress curinary cincontinence cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔may cbe caggravated cby ccaffeine cor calcoh
Stress curinary cincontinence cis cnot cexpected cas ca cresult cof cthe cnormal caging cprocess. cThe cpr
cincompetence. cThe cingestion cof ccaffeine cor calcohol cdecreases csphincter ccontrol. cAnticholinerg
cmedications care ccausative cfactors crelated cto coverflow cincontinence. cDetrusor cmuscle cinstabilit
cproblem ccausing curge cincontinence.
Which ccommonly cused cherbal cremedy cis cNOT cassociated cwith canxiety cand/or cdepressive csym
cANS✔✔Ginkgo cbiloba
Ginkgo cbiloba cis ca ccommon cherbal cremedy cassociated cwith cenhancement cof cvascular cand cce
cThe cnurse cpractitioner cshould cbe caware cwhen cthe cpatient cis ctaking cany cherbal csupplement ct
cinteractions.
Upon cophthalmoscopic cexamination cof ca c78-year-old cpatient, cthe cnurse cpractitioner cobserves c
cretina. cWhat cdiagnosis cis cthis cfinding cmost cconsistent cwith? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Cataract
A ccataract copacity cis cseen cas ca cdark cdisruption cof cthe cred creflex con cophthalmoscopic cexam.
A c72 cyear cold cfemale cpatient creports ca c6 cmonth chistory cof cprogressively cmore cswollen cand cp
c(DIP) cjoints cof cone chand. cThere care cno csystemic csymptoms cbut cthe cerythrocyte csedimentatio
cantibody c(ANA), cand crheumatoid cfactor c(RF) care call cminimally celevated. cWhat cis cthe cmost clik
cANS✔✔Osteoarthritis
When costeoarthritis caffects cthe chands, cthe cdistal cinterphalangeal c(DIP) cjoints care cusually cinvol
cusually csymmetrical, cand cthe cproximal cinterphalangeal c(PIP) cjoints care cmore coften caffected. cI
cquickly, cnot cgradually. cThis cpatient cis celderly; ctherefore, cit cis cexpected cthat cthe cESR, cANA, ca
celevated. cOver-interpretation cof claboratory ctests cwithout cevidence cof csystemic cinflammation cca
The cnurse cpractitioner cis cevaluating ca c35-year-old cfemale cnurse. cShe chas ca chistory cof chospita
cinfection c2 cyears cago. cHer claboratory ctests cdemonstrate cpositive cHBsAg. cThe cnurse cpractition
cdiagnose: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔chronic chepatitis cB cinfection.
Presence cof chepatitis cB csurface cantigen cat cthis ctime cindicates cchronic cinfection cwith chepatitis
cpositive csurface cantigen con c2 cseparate coccasions cat cleast c6 cmonths capart cindicate cchronic cin
cproduces cpositive chepatitis cB cantibodies cin cmost cinstances. cHepatitis cB csurface cantigen cwoul
cwho chas crecovered cfrom chepatitis cB cinfection. cThis ccase cwould cnot cbe can cacute cepisode cbe
chepatitis cB cinfection c2 cyears cprior.
One cexception cto cthe crecommendation cto climit cdietary cfat cintake cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔child
In corder cfor cmyelinization cof cthe cnervous csystem cto coccur, cchildren cunder c2 cyears-of-age creq
The cmost ceffective cprimary cprevention cof cskin ccancer cis cto ceducate cthe cpublic cabout: c- cCORR
cexposure cto cnatural csolar cradiation.
Primary cprevention cof cskin ccancer cincludes climiting csun cexposure, cavoiding ctanning cfacilities, c
cExamining cthe cskin cand crecognizing cmelanoma care cboth csecondary cprevention cmeasures.
A cpatient chas cexperienced cnausea cand cvomiting, cheadache, cmalaise, clow-grade cfever, cabdom
c32 chours. cThe cwhite ccount cis cslightly celevated cwith ca cshift cto cthe cleft. cHe cis crequesting cmed
Prescriptive cauthority: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔may cbe cexercised cby cgiving ca cverbal cmedication c
An cexample cof cexercising cprescriptive cauthority cis cgiving ca cverbal corder cto ca cpharmacist cor cw
cprescription cmedication. cPrescriptive cauthority crules cand cregulations cvary cfrom cstate cto cstate.
cgranted conly cto cthose cAPRNs cwho cmeet cthe crequirements cof cthe cgoverning cbody cfor cthe csta
cpractices.
When cexamining ca cpregnant cpatient, cwhere cshould cthe cfundal cheight cbe cat c22 cweeks? c- cCOR
cumbilicus
Between c18 cand c32 cweeks, cthere cis cgood ccorrelation cbetween cfundal cheight cand cgestational c
cexpected cheights care: c10-12 cweeks: cfundus cslightly cabove cthe csymphysis cpubis c16 cweeks: cfu
csymphysis cpubis cand cumbilicus c20 cweeks: cfundus cat cthe clevel cof cumbilicus c28 cweeks: cfundu
cumbilicus c36 cweeks: cfundus cjust cbelow cthe cxiphoid cprocess
What cintervention cdoes cthe cAmerican cCollege cof cRheumatology crecommend cas cfirst-line cthera
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Exercise cand cweight closs
Exercise, cweight closs, cand crest care crecommended cby cthe cAmerican cCollege cof cRheumatology
cmanagement cof costeoarthritis c(OA). cGiven cthe cadverse ceffects cof cmedications cused cto ctreat cO
cdosage cand cdelay cuse cas clong cas cpossible. cAn cextensive cdiagnostic cworkup cis cnot crecomme
cis cin cquestion. cPatients cwho chave csevere cdegenerative cjoint cdisease c(DJD), cjoint cfusion, cor cw
crelieved cby cmore cconservative ctherapies cmay cbe ccandidates cfor cjoint creplacement. cAcetamino
cfirst-line cmedication.
A c63-year-old cmale cretired caccountant ccomplains cof cpain cand cstiffness cin chis cfeet cand chands
creports cthat cthe cpain cand cstiffness cbecome cworse cwith cactivity. cOn cexamination, che cis cnoted
cbut cno cother cbony cdeformities. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe cmost cprobable cdiagnosis? c- cCO
c(OA)
, The cintervention cthat cwill cprovide cthe cgreatest crelief cfor cthis cpatient cis celevating cher clegs cperi
cvenous creturn. cUse cof csupport cstockings cwill cprolong cthe clength cof ctime cshe cis cable cto cstand
crelief cafter cher clegs cbegin caching. cSupport cstockings cshould cbe capplied cprior cto cgetting cout co
Stress curinary cincontinence cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔may cbe caggravated cby ccaffeine cor calcoh
Stress curinary cincontinence cis cnot cexpected cas ca cresult cof cthe cnormal caging cprocess. cThe cpr
cincompetence. cThe cingestion cof ccaffeine cor calcohol cdecreases csphincter ccontrol. cAnticholinerg
cmedications care ccausative cfactors crelated cto coverflow cincontinence. cDetrusor cmuscle cinstabilit
cproblem ccausing curge cincontinence.
Which ccommonly cused cherbal cremedy cis cNOT cassociated cwith canxiety cand/or cdepressive csym
cANS✔✔Ginkgo cbiloba
Ginkgo cbiloba cis ca ccommon cherbal cremedy cassociated cwith cenhancement cof cvascular cand cce
cThe cnurse cpractitioner cshould cbe caware cwhen cthe cpatient cis ctaking cany cherbal csupplement ct
cinteractions.
Upon cophthalmoscopic cexamination cof ca c78-year-old cpatient, cthe cnurse cpractitioner cobserves c
cretina. cWhat cdiagnosis cis cthis cfinding cmost cconsistent cwith? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Cataract
A ccataract copacity cis cseen cas ca cdark cdisruption cof cthe cred creflex con cophthalmoscopic cexam.
A c72 cyear cold cfemale cpatient creports ca c6 cmonth chistory cof cprogressively cmore cswollen cand cp
c(DIP) cjoints cof cone chand. cThere care cno csystemic csymptoms cbut cthe cerythrocyte csedimentatio
cantibody c(ANA), cand crheumatoid cfactor c(RF) care call cminimally celevated. cWhat cis cthe cmost clik
cANS✔✔Osteoarthritis
When costeoarthritis caffects cthe chands, cthe cdistal cinterphalangeal c(DIP) cjoints care cusually cinvol
cusually csymmetrical, cand cthe cproximal cinterphalangeal c(PIP) cjoints care cmore coften caffected. cI
cquickly, cnot cgradually. cThis cpatient cis celderly; ctherefore, cit cis cexpected cthat cthe cESR, cANA, ca
celevated. cOver-interpretation cof claboratory ctests cwithout cevidence cof csystemic cinflammation cca
The cnurse cpractitioner cis cevaluating ca c35-year-old cfemale cnurse. cShe chas ca chistory cof chospita
cinfection c2 cyears cago. cHer claboratory ctests cdemonstrate cpositive cHBsAg. cThe cnurse cpractition
cdiagnose: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔chronic chepatitis cB cinfection.
Presence cof chepatitis cB csurface cantigen cat cthis ctime cindicates cchronic cinfection cwith chepatitis
cpositive csurface cantigen con c2 cseparate coccasions cat cleast c6 cmonths capart cindicate cchronic cin
cproduces cpositive chepatitis cB cantibodies cin cmost cinstances. cHepatitis cB csurface cantigen cwoul
cwho chas crecovered cfrom chepatitis cB cinfection. cThis ccase cwould cnot cbe can cacute cepisode cbe
chepatitis cB cinfection c2 cyears cprior.
One cexception cto cthe crecommendation cto climit cdietary cfat cintake cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔child
In corder cfor cmyelinization cof cthe cnervous csystem cto coccur, cchildren cunder c2 cyears-of-age creq
The cmost ceffective cprimary cprevention cof cskin ccancer cis cto ceducate cthe cpublic cabout: c- cCORR
cexposure cto cnatural csolar cradiation.
Primary cprevention cof cskin ccancer cincludes climiting csun cexposure, cavoiding ctanning cfacilities, c
cExamining cthe cskin cand crecognizing cmelanoma care cboth csecondary cprevention cmeasures.
A cpatient chas cexperienced cnausea cand cvomiting, cheadache, cmalaise, clow-grade cfever, cabdom
c32 chours. cThe cwhite ccount cis cslightly celevated cwith ca cshift cto cthe cleft. cHe cis crequesting cmed
