NR 603 APEA PREDICTOR EXAM
REVIEW-WITH
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS-2026 ALREADY
GRADED A+
1. A patient report that she is taking kava kava regularly for anxiety with the
results. What should the nurse practitioners evaluate?
a. Liver function studies
2. A person with 20/80 vision: HAS POORER VISION THAN SOMEONE WITH 20/40
VISION
3. One exception to the recommendation to limit dietary fat intake is CHILDREN UNDER
2 YEARS OF AGE
4. The most effective treatment for anemia of chronic disease is: TREATMENT OF
UNDERLYING DISEASE
Rationale: The key phrase is “anemia of chronic disease” and with this, the pt’s
chronic disease has caused the deficiency so once you correct and or treat the chronic
disease, then the anemia will correct itself.
5. Salicylates and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents have all of the following
actions EXCEPT- ANTI-EMETIC EFFECTS VIA SUPPRESSION OF GASTRIC ACID
SECRETION
6. Which of the following does NOT increase a woman’s risk of developing cervical
cancer? NULLIPARITY
7. All of the following principles apply to drug therapy for elders except ENCOURAGE
THE ELDERLY TO CONTINUE SELF-MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION TO
FACILITATE INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-SUFFIENCY
8. A female patient believes that she was exposed to HIV through sexual intercourse
several months ago. She asks for “the test for AIDS.” Which statement is NOT correct?
THE ELISA IS USED FOR SCREENING, BUT MAY YIELD A FALSE NEGATIVE THIS
1
, SOON AFTER EXPOSURE
9. The nurse practitioner teaches the parents of a 2-month-old infant with GERD that
treatment typically includes all of the following interventions except MAINTAINING
THE USUAL FEEDING REGIMEN AND BURPING THE INFANT WELL WHEN THE
FEEDING IS COMPLETED
10. Which of the following scenarios in a 75-year-old patient would be inappropriately
managed in an outpatient setting (i.e. the patient should be referred for hospital
admission)?
a. UNSTABLE ANGINA
11. A patient with diabetes brings his glucose diary from the past seven days for the nurse
practitioner to review and evaluate. What changes should be made? Day one through
seven AM 67, 52, 61, 48, 39, 68, 70 PM 138, 161, 148, 168, 121, 142, 176.
a. Decreased the PM dose of NPH insulin
12. Appropriate nutritional guidance for the pregnant patient is:
a. Increase caloric intake buy 300 cal/day and add iron and folic acid
supplementation
13. The most successful patient interview is likely to:
a. Be a collaborative process
14. RhoGAM is not administered to an Rh-negative mother with negative anti-d antibodies
WITHIN 72 HOURS OF BIRTH OF AN RH-NEGATIVE INFANT
15. The most common presentation of thyroid cancer is A SOLITARY THYROID NODULE
16. A benign thyroid nodule, that’s painless presents as SMOOTH
17. Initial treatment of a child presenting with a severe head injury is:
a. Aimed at resuscitation, then maintenance of oxygenation and blood flow
18. Which red blood cell (RBC) index is most useful for differentiating types of anemias?
a. Mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
19. A 31-year-old female is informed that her pregnancy test is positive, and she is about
three weeks pregnant. The nurse practitioner is very concerned about the patient
reported history of alcohol use. She correctly tells the patient that babies born to
2
, women who drink alcohol during pregnancy are at risk for all of the following except:
a. Post maturity delivery
20. A widowed 85-year-old was recently moved from her home of 65 years to a bedroom in
3
, her daughter’s home. According to reports by family members, she is now
4
REVIEW-WITH
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS-2026 ALREADY
GRADED A+
1. A patient report that she is taking kava kava regularly for anxiety with the
results. What should the nurse practitioners evaluate?
a. Liver function studies
2. A person with 20/80 vision: HAS POORER VISION THAN SOMEONE WITH 20/40
VISION
3. One exception to the recommendation to limit dietary fat intake is CHILDREN UNDER
2 YEARS OF AGE
4. The most effective treatment for anemia of chronic disease is: TREATMENT OF
UNDERLYING DISEASE
Rationale: The key phrase is “anemia of chronic disease” and with this, the pt’s
chronic disease has caused the deficiency so once you correct and or treat the chronic
disease, then the anemia will correct itself.
5. Salicylates and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents have all of the following
actions EXCEPT- ANTI-EMETIC EFFECTS VIA SUPPRESSION OF GASTRIC ACID
SECRETION
6. Which of the following does NOT increase a woman’s risk of developing cervical
cancer? NULLIPARITY
7. All of the following principles apply to drug therapy for elders except ENCOURAGE
THE ELDERLY TO CONTINUE SELF-MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION TO
FACILITATE INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-SUFFIENCY
8. A female patient believes that she was exposed to HIV through sexual intercourse
several months ago. She asks for “the test for AIDS.” Which statement is NOT correct?
THE ELISA IS USED FOR SCREENING, BUT MAY YIELD A FALSE NEGATIVE THIS
1
, SOON AFTER EXPOSURE
9. The nurse practitioner teaches the parents of a 2-month-old infant with GERD that
treatment typically includes all of the following interventions except MAINTAINING
THE USUAL FEEDING REGIMEN AND BURPING THE INFANT WELL WHEN THE
FEEDING IS COMPLETED
10. Which of the following scenarios in a 75-year-old patient would be inappropriately
managed in an outpatient setting (i.e. the patient should be referred for hospital
admission)?
a. UNSTABLE ANGINA
11. A patient with diabetes brings his glucose diary from the past seven days for the nurse
practitioner to review and evaluate. What changes should be made? Day one through
seven AM 67, 52, 61, 48, 39, 68, 70 PM 138, 161, 148, 168, 121, 142, 176.
a. Decreased the PM dose of NPH insulin
12. Appropriate nutritional guidance for the pregnant patient is:
a. Increase caloric intake buy 300 cal/day and add iron and folic acid
supplementation
13. The most successful patient interview is likely to:
a. Be a collaborative process
14. RhoGAM is not administered to an Rh-negative mother with negative anti-d antibodies
WITHIN 72 HOURS OF BIRTH OF AN RH-NEGATIVE INFANT
15. The most common presentation of thyroid cancer is A SOLITARY THYROID NODULE
16. A benign thyroid nodule, that’s painless presents as SMOOTH
17. Initial treatment of a child presenting with a severe head injury is:
a. Aimed at resuscitation, then maintenance of oxygenation and blood flow
18. Which red blood cell (RBC) index is most useful for differentiating types of anemias?
a. Mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
19. A 31-year-old female is informed that her pregnancy test is positive, and she is about
three weeks pregnant. The nurse practitioner is very concerned about the patient
reported history of alcohol use. She correctly tells the patient that babies born to
2
, women who drink alcohol during pregnancy are at risk for all of the following except:
a. Post maturity delivery
20. A widowed 85-year-old was recently moved from her home of 65 years to a bedroom in
3
, her daughter’s home. According to reports by family members, she is now
4
