Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Exam 1
Questions With Correct Answers
The concept of health promotion consists of efforts to prevent rather
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than to cure disease or disability. This description best describes:
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a. tertiary prevention
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b. secondary prevention
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c. primary prevention
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d. morbidity prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c
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Standards for well child care and health promotion are set forth by the:
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a. Task Force on Preventative Services, US Department of Health and
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Human services |
b. American Academy of Family Physicians
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c. American Academy of pediatrics
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d. Healthy People 2010 and 2020 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c
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A 15 yo female comes to the clinic for a health maintenance visit. The
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patient reports no complaints. She does well in school, has many
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friends, and gets along well with her parents and two siblings. She has
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recently become sexually active with her boyfriend of 6mo. The physical
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,|exam is normal for her age. What screening, lab tests, and/or
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immunizations should the PNP order? | | | |
a. Vision, hearing, urinalysis, STD screen, pelvic exam, and
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immunizations as needed | |
b. STD screen, pneumococcal vaccine, pelvic exam, and cholesterol
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screening as indicated | |
c. vision, hearing, STD screen, pelvic exam, and hemoglobin if indicated.
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d. Measles vaccine, vision, hearing, STD screen, pelvic exam exam, and
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cholesterol screen if indicated. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a | | | | | |
Which of the following is the best written chief complaint?
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a. 5yo asian female with itchy red rash
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b. 1 mo with difficulty feeding
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c. 15yo african american female complaining of lower abdominal pain
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for 3 days
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d. 12yo caucasian with itchy eye for 1 week - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c
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The past history should include
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a. family history
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b. social hx
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c. symptom analysis
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d. hospitalization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d
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,The family history should include:
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a. the health status of the paternal grandparents
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b. the living conditions of the family
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c. the work status of the parents
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d. school information - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a
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Which of the following statements would be considered subjective data
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obtained from the client during the review of systems for the skin?
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a. the skin appears dry & excoriated
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b. a lesion is noted on the lateral aspect of the right leg
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c. there is moderate acne on the forehead and back
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d. the patient denies changes in skin texture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d
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The PNP is completing the ROS on a 4mo. What response from the
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mother might indicate a cardiac problem in the infant & require a more
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thorough history? | |
a. the baby gets the hiccups often.
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b. it takes the baby over 30min to complete a bottle
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c. the baby's heart seems to beat rapidly sometimes
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d. sometimes the baby sounds congested - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b
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, The PNP is obtaining a review of systems on a healthy 8yo girl. It would
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be important to include:
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a. the date of last breast self-exam.
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b. any limitations related to sports participation.
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c. the last hematocrit and hemoglobin
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d. the last lead screen - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b
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The mother of a 3yo states that her son was completely toilet trained at
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18mo. The PNP explores further, asking:
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a. how the mother did the toilet training
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b. if the child is dry at night and fully trained for urine and stool day and
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night
c. at what age did the mother begin toilet training the other child.
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d. if the child gets up at night to use the bathroom - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-b
Jasmine, a 5-month-old infant is in the clinic for a well child visit and is
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sleeping in her mother's arms. What should the PNP do first?
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a. Examine the ears, since this is uncomfortable for the infant.
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b. Quickly give any needed immunizations.
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c. Begin with assessment of the head and proceed from head to toe.
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d. auscultate the heart & lungs while the infant is sleeping. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-d
Questions With Correct Answers
The concept of health promotion consists of efforts to prevent rather
| | | | | | | | | | |
than to cure disease or disability. This description best describes:
| | | | | | | | |
a. tertiary prevention
| |
b. secondary prevention
| |
c. primary prevention
| |
d. morbidity prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c
| | | | |
Standards for well child care and health promotion are set forth by the:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
a. Task Force on Preventative Services, US Department of Health and
| | | | | | | | | | |
Human services |
b. American Academy of Family Physicians
| | | | |
c. American Academy of pediatrics
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d. Healthy People 2010 and 2020 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c
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A 15 yo female comes to the clinic for a health maintenance visit. The
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
patient reports no complaints. She does well in school, has many
| | | | | | | | | | |
friends, and gets along well with her parents and two siblings. She has
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
recently become sexually active with her boyfriend of 6mo. The physical
| | | | | | | | | |
,|exam is normal for her age. What screening, lab tests, and/or
| | | | | | | | | | |
immunizations should the PNP order? | | | |
a. Vision, hearing, urinalysis, STD screen, pelvic exam, and
| | | | | | | | |
immunizations as needed | |
b. STD screen, pneumococcal vaccine, pelvic exam, and cholesterol
| | | | | | | | |
screening as indicated | |
c. vision, hearing, STD screen, pelvic exam, and hemoglobin if indicated.
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d. Measles vaccine, vision, hearing, STD screen, pelvic exam exam, and
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cholesterol screen if indicated. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a | | | | | |
Which of the following is the best written chief complaint?
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a. 5yo asian female with itchy red rash
| | | | | | |
b. 1 mo with difficulty feeding
| | | | |
c. 15yo african american female complaining of lower abdominal pain
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for 3 days
| |
d. 12yo caucasian with itchy eye for 1 week - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c
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The past history should include
| | | |
a. family history
| |
b. social hx
| |
c. symptom analysis
| |
d. hospitalization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d
| | | |
,The family history should include:
| | | |
a. the health status of the paternal grandparents
| | | | | | |
b. the living conditions of the family
| | | | | |
c. the work status of the parents
| | | | | |
d. school information - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a
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Which of the following statements would be considered subjective data
| | | | | | | | | |
obtained from the client during the review of systems for the skin?
| | | | | | | | | | |
a. the skin appears dry & excoriated
| | | | | |
b. a lesion is noted on the lateral aspect of the right leg
| | | | | | | | | | | |
c. there is moderate acne on the forehead and back
| | | | | | | | |
d. the patient denies changes in skin texture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d
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The PNP is completing the ROS on a 4mo. What response from the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
mother might indicate a cardiac problem in the infant & require a more
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
thorough history? | |
a. the baby gets the hiccups often.
| | | | | |
b. it takes the baby over 30min to complete a bottle
| | | | | | | | | |
c. the baby's heart seems to beat rapidly sometimes
| | | | | | | |
d. sometimes the baby sounds congested - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b
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, The PNP is obtaining a review of systems on a healthy 8yo girl. It would
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
be important to include:
| | |
a. the date of last breast self-exam.
| | | | | |
b. any limitations related to sports participation.
| | | | | |
c. the last hematocrit and hemoglobin
| | | | |
d. the last lead screen - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b
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The mother of a 3yo states that her son was completely toilet trained at
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
18mo. The PNP explores further, asking:
| | | | |
a. how the mother did the toilet training
| | | | | | |
b. if the child is dry at night and fully trained for urine and stool day and
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
night
c. at what age did the mother begin toilet training the other child.
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d. if the child gets up at night to use the bathroom - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-b
Jasmine, a 5-month-old infant is in the clinic for a well child visit and is
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
sleeping in her mother's arms. What should the PNP do first?
| | | | | | | | | | |
a. Examine the ears, since this is uncomfortable for the infant.
| | | | | | | | | |
b. Quickly give any needed immunizations.
| | | | |
c. Begin with assessment of the head and proceed from head to toe.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
d. auscultate the heart & lungs while the infant is sleeping. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-d
