FNP Certification Practice Questions & Answers (2026)

FNP Certification Practice
Questions & Answers (2026)




In the early stages of iron deficient anemias, blood studies show:
m m m m m m m m m m




(a) macrocytic normochromic
m m




(b) microcytic hypochromic
m m




(c) normochromic normocytic
m m




(d) pancytopenic hypocytic - correct answers(a) normochromic normocytic
m m m m m m m




A 14-year-old, male patient has some general concerns about eczema, as his twin brother was recently
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m




diagnosed with this condition. The patient reports urticaria and a rash on his posterior knees bilaterally. The
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m




three factors that put the patient at risk for eczema are a family history of eczema, a personal history of
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m




allergic rhinitis, and a history of:
m m m m m

,(a) asthma
m




(b) bee allergy
m m




(c) otitis media
m m




(d) psoriasis - correct answers(a) asthma
m m m m m




A patient has hyperactive reflexes of the lower extremities. The adult-gerontology primary care nurse
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m




practitioner assesses for ankle clonus by: m m m m m




(a) firmly applying a low-pitched tuning fork to the lateral malleolus.
m m m m m m m m m m




(b) flexing the leg at the knee, rotating it externally, and striking the Achilles tendon with the percussion
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m




hammer.



(c) sharply dorsiflexing the foot and maintaining this position while supporting the knee.
m m m m m m m m m m m m




(d) stroking the lateral aspect of the sole from the heel to the ball of the foot with the sharp end of the
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m




percussion hammer. - correct answers(c) sharply dorsiflexing the foot and maintaining this position while
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m




supporting the knee. m m




A 70-year-old, female patient is having her yearly evaluation. The adult-gerontology primary care nurse
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m




practitioner gives which physical examination finding the highest priority for immediate treatment?
m m m m m m m m m m m




(a) Atrophy of vaginal rugae.
m m m m




(b) Cystocele present.
m m




(c) Palpable ovary.
m m




(d) Pessary in place. - correct answers(c) Palpable ovary.
m m m m m m m m




The adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner reminds a 16-year-old, male patient who just
m m m m m m m m m m m m m




received his driver's license to wear a seat belt at all times when in a car. The patient replies that he does not
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m




need to wear a seat belt, because nothing will happen to him if he is involved in an automobile collision.
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m




According to the health belief model, what chief component does the patient lack?
m m m m m m m m m m m m

,(a) Enabling factors.
m m




(b) Motivation.
m




(c) Perceived role conflict.
m m m




(d) Perceived severity. - correct answers(d) Perceived severity.
m m m m m m m




The adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner treats several patients for biological exposure. In the
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m




patients' records, the nurse practitioner documents which epidemiological factors for each exposure?
m m m m m m m m m m m




(a) Comorbidities and length of exposure.
m m m m m




(b) Location and event intensity.
m m m m




(c) Mode of transmission and incubation.
m m m m m




(d) Premorbid conditions and surveillance rates. - correct answers(c) Mode of transmission and incubation.
m m m m m m m m m m m m m




When disseminating research findings in a peer-reviewed journal, the adult-gerontology primary care nurse
m m m m m m m m m m m m m




practitioner:



(a) concludes that the study proves the hypothesis.
m m m m m m m




(b) excludes the discussion section, because the conclusion contains this information.
m m m m m m m m m m




(c) recommends incorporating the results directly into clinical practice.
m m m m m m m m




(d) uses the methodology section to support the validity of the study. - correct answers(d) uses the
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m




methodology section to support the validity of the study.
m m m m m m m m

, A patient's adult child telephones the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner to inquire about the
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m




patient's illness. The patient's child reports that the parent relies upon the child to explain everything to him
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m




or her. The nurse practitioner:
m m m m




(a) asks the child to provide a copy of the patient's advance directive document.
m m m m m m m m m m m m m




(b) assures the child that the nurse practitioner can disclose requested information.
m m m m m m m m m m m




(c) informs the child that he or she must come to the clinic to discuss the parent's case.
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m




(d) tells the child that the nurse practitioner can discuss the information only with the patient. - correct
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m




answers(d) tells the child that the nurse practitioner can discuss the information only with the patient.
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m




The adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner is appointed to a hospital's multidisciplinary medical
m m m m m m m m m m m m m




ethics review committee. The nurse practitioner's role is to:
m m m m m m m m




(a) evaluate standards, risks, benefits, and outcomes.
m m m m m m




(b) identify how to anticipate and resolve similar future situations.
m m m m m m m m m




(c) investigate the need for disciplinary action.
m m m m m m




(d) obtain agreement of all parties with a chosen solution. - correct answers(a) evaluate standards, risks,
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m




benefits, and outcomes. m m




To improve the quality of clinical practice, the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner:
m m m m m m m m m m m m




(a) charges a fee for patients who arrive late to clinic appointments.
m m m m m m m m m m m




(b) disseminates research study results to colleagues.
m m m m m m