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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




dd ANCC FNP CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERS
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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________ dd dd DATE: _____________ dd




COURSE: ANCC FNP Board Questions dd dd dd dd TIME: _____________ dd




EXAM CODE: ANCC FNP CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTI
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ONS ANSWERS-101 dd




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. You have a 35-year-
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old female patient who is complaining of wrist pain. She is an administrative assistant who doe
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s a great deal of computer work in her job. You will test her for carpal tunnel syndrome. Whe
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n you tap at the volar surface of the wrist you are performing which of the following tests?
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[Verified Solution]: Tinel's sign dd dddd dd




Q2. A gastrinoma located on the pancreas or the stomach which secretes gastrin, stimulating
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high levels of acid production in the stomach is which of the following?
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[Verified Solution]: Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
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Q3. A 16-year- dddd dd



old male is in the office. He has a insect bite on his left forearm and you suspect a brown reclu
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se spider bite. What medical management would you provide?
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[Verified Solution]: ice pack and elevation of the area
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Q4. In addition to being overweight, the American Diabetes Association recommends type 2 d
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iabetes mellitus testing in adults who:
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[Verified Solution]: have an HDL level of < 35 mg/dL
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Q5. Which of the following found on an ECG would confirm atrial fibrillation?
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[Verified Solution]: -absent P waves -irregular ventricular rate
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,Q6. As an FNP you understand that all of the following statements about chronic heart failur
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e are accurate EXCEPT:
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[Verified Solution]: - dd dddd



The preponderance is in females until the age of 75, then there is equal occurrence in males and female
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s. -Patients who are underweight have a greater risk of CHF.
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Q7. The FNP has a 45-year-
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old male patient with BPH who has poison ivy. The FNP plans to prescribe Benadryl for this.
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What is a possible adverse effect with the use of Benadryl for this patient?
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[Verified Solution]: urinary retention dd dddd dd




Q8. You are testing a client suspected of having Parkinson's disease. You support the client's
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elbow with his forearm extended in your hand and grasp his wrist, flexing the forearm. You fi
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nd rigid resistance to this motion. This is considered which of the following?
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[Verified Solution]: cogwheeling dd dddd




Q9. The complex network of nerve fibers that innervate the organs within the abdomen like t
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he gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, and gall bladder is the
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[Verified Solution]: enteric nervous system
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Q10. Aplastic anemia would be classified as which of the following?
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[Verified Solution]: normocytic anemia dd dddd dd




Q11. Charles Darwin wrote On the Origin of Species about human evolution. He also is know
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n for which of the following?
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[Verified Solution]: developing the "baby journal" as a systematic method to document observed beha
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vioral development dd




Q12. Your patient has AIDS. He is in the hospital suffering from an infection. He presented w
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ith severe watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, malaise and has an electrolyte imbalan
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ce. Which of the following opportunistic infections do these symptoms best describe?
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[Verified Solution]: cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidiosis presents with severe watery diarrhea -
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sometimes as many as 30-
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, 40 stools per day. The patient also has abdominal cramps, nausea, malaise and tests will show an electr
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olyte balance. dd




Q13. A patient with sensitive skin had a TB skin test but has no symptoms. He returns with r
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edness and swelling that appears positive. What is the next step?
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[Verified Solution]: Schedule a CXR dd dddd dd dd




Q14. The nurse practitioner should not cross certain boundaries with patients. Which of the f
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ollowing would not be considered crossing one of these boundaries?
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[Verified Solution]: Not sharing personal information with the patient
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Q15. The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening older patients
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for depression:
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[Verified Solution]: at each primary care visit
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Q16. Which of the following types of hepatitis is transmitted by fecal and oral route from con
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taminated food? dd




[Verified Solution]: Hep A dd dddd dd




Q17. Which of the following is a normal physiologic change during pregnancy?
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[Verified Solution]: -Cardiac output increases by 1/3 by the last two trimesters. -
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Decreased systolic and diastolic pressure occurs in the first trimester. -
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There is decreased peristalsis from progesterone effects.
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Q18. If a patient is diagnosed with left-
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heart failure, which of the following medications would the nurse practitioner more than likely
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use for treatment?
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[Verified Solution]: Lasix dd dddd




Q19. When counseling patients who smoke cigarettes, which of the following is NOT good ma
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nagement advice? dd




[Verified Solution]: For asymptomatic adults, instruct the patient on how it is easier to stop now than
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when symptomatic. dd

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