CEA ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS
UPDATED 2026/2027
When evaluating a 78-year-old man, the PMHNP notices the patient frequently leans in with the right
side of his head and frequently asks for things to be repeated. His daughter is very worried that he has
dementia or depression because he has also become increasingly isolated, as well as increasingly
irritable as he believes people are yelling at him out of frustration of not being heard. The daughter is
tearful, anxious, and frustrated. What should the PMHNP do first?
Order a CT scan of the head
Separate the patient from the daughter and interview him alone
Examine the patient's ear canals
Provide anticipatory guidance regarding aging parents to the daughter -CORRECT ANSWERS- Examine
the patient's ear canals
A 35-year-old man diagnosed with bipolar disorder mentions to his PMHNP that he had felt a lump on
his left testicle. He is concerned he has not had a physical exam in 10 years. What is the best action by
the PMHNP?
Explore the reason for not having had a physical in so long
Refer him to his primary care provider
Perform a urogenital exam and order an ultrasound
Refer him to urology -CORRECT ANSWERS- Explore the reason for not having had a physical in so long
In observing the appearance of the patient with depression and a history of systemic lupus
erythematosus, the PMHNP notices a lesion on the neck of the patient about the size of a pencil eraser,
flush with the skin, uniformly colored, with discrete borders, and consistent texture. The PMHNP should:
Refer the patient to oncology
Watch and wait
, Refer the patient to rheumatology
Refer the patient to dermatology -CORRECT ANSWERS- Watch and wait
Which of the following best represent the physical exam maneuver known as Murphy's sign?
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CORRECTgANSWERS-
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QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS
UPDATED 2026/2027
When evaluating a 78-year-old man, the PMHNP notices the patient frequently leans in with the right
side of his head and frequently asks for things to be repeated. His daughter is very worried that he has
dementia or depression because he has also become increasingly isolated, as well as increasingly
irritable as he believes people are yelling at him out of frustration of not being heard. The daughter is
tearful, anxious, and frustrated. What should the PMHNP do first?
Order a CT scan of the head
Separate the patient from the daughter and interview him alone
Examine the patient's ear canals
Provide anticipatory guidance regarding aging parents to the daughter -CORRECT ANSWERS- Examine
the patient's ear canals
A 35-year-old man diagnosed with bipolar disorder mentions to his PMHNP that he had felt a lump on
his left testicle. He is concerned he has not had a physical exam in 10 years. What is the best action by
the PMHNP?
Explore the reason for not having had a physical in so long
Refer him to his primary care provider
Perform a urogenital exam and order an ultrasound
Refer him to urology -CORRECT ANSWERS- Explore the reason for not having had a physical in so long
In observing the appearance of the patient with depression and a history of systemic lupus
erythematosus, the PMHNP notices a lesion on the neck of the patient about the size of a pencil eraser,
flush with the skin, uniformly colored, with discrete borders, and consistent texture. The PMHNP should:
Refer the patient to oncology
Watch and wait
, Refer the patient to rheumatology
Refer the patient to dermatology -CORRECT ANSWERS- Watch and wait
Which of the following best represent the physical exam maneuver known as Murphy's sign?
Whilegsupine,gaskgthegpatientgtoggraspghergkneegwhilegtuckingg1gleggupgtogthegchest.gAgpositivegtestgoccursg
whengpaingprohibitsgelevationgofgthegipsilateralgleg.
Thegexaminergpalpatesgingthegrightguppergabdominalgquadrantgbelowgthegcostalgmargingwhilegthegpatientg
breathesgin.gThegtestgisgpositivegifgthegexaminergobservesgpaingduringginhalation.
Pressgandgpalpategdeeplygintogthegabdomengandgreleasegquicklygobservinggforgpain.
Askgthegpatientgtogbendgatgthegkneesgwhilegholdinggontogagrail,gobservegforgaglossgofgbalance.g-
CORRECTgANSWERS-
gThegexaminergpalpatesgingthegrightguppergabdominalgquadrantgbelowgthegcostalgmargingwhilegthegpatientg
breathesgin.gThegtestgisgpositivegifgthegexaminergobservesgpaingduringginhalation.
Acutegcholecystitis
WhatgdoesgthegMurphygsigngassessgforg-CORRECTgANSWERS-gCholecystitis
Ag26-year-
oldgmanghasgbeengongangantipsychotic.gHegrequiresgfurthergtitrationgforgcontrolgofgsymptoms.gWhichgofgth
egfollowinggtestsgshouldgbegrepeated?
EKG
HeadgCTgscan
Livergfunctiongtest
Urinalysisg-CORRECTgANSWERS-gEKG
