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AANP Practice Questions – Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam Questions & Study Guide 2026

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AANP practice questions designed to support nurse practitioner certification exam preparation, revision, and self-assessment. Useful for reviewing important clinical and primary-care concepts, strengthening test-taking skills, identifying knowledge gaps, and preparing for AANP certification examinations.

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AANPxfPracticexfQuestions


Axf65-year-oldxfwomanxfpresentsxfforxfaxffollow-
upxfexaminationxfafterxfaxfnewxfpatientxfvisit.xfShexfhasxfnotxfseenxfaxfhealthcar
exfproviderxfforxfseveralxfyears.xfShexfisxfaxfsmokerxfandxfherxfhypertensionxfisxf
nowxfadequatelyxfcontrolledxfwithxfmedication.xfHerxfmotherxfdiedxfatxfagexf4
0xffromxfaxfheartxfattack.xfThexffastingxflipidxfprofilexfshowsxfcholesterolxf=xf24
0xfmg/dL,xfHDLxf=xf30,xfandxfLDLxf=xf200.xfInxfadditionxftoxfstartingxfTherape
uticxfLifestylexfChanges,xfthexfnursexfpractitionerxfshouldxfstartxfthexfpatientxfo
n:


1.bilexfacidxfsequestrant.
2.xfaxfstatinxfdrug.
3.xfaxfcholesterolxfabsorptionxfinhibitor.

4.xflow-dosexfaspirin.xf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ Axfstatinxfdrug


Thexfmostxfcommonlyxfprescribedxfmedicationxfforxfmildxfsystemicxflupusxfer
ythematosusxf(SLE)xfis:


1.xfazathioprinexf(AZA).
2.xfbelimumabxf(Benlysta).
3.xfibuprofenxf(Advil).

,4.xfcyclophosphamidexf(Cytoxan).xf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔
ibuprofenxf(advil)


Thexfmostxfcommonxfsignxfofxfcervicalxfcancerxfis:


1.xfpostcoitalxfbleeding.
2.xfstrongxfodorxffromxfvaginalxfdischarge.
3.xfitchingxfinxfthexfvaginalxfarea.

4.xfmolluscumxfcontagiosum.xf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔
postcoitalxfbleeding


Thexfnursexfpractitionerxfprescribesxfamitriptylinexf(Elavil)xfforxfaxfpatientxfwi
thxfneuropathicxfpainxfsecondaryxftoxfdiabetesxfmellitus.xfOnxffollow-
up,xfthexfpatientxfcomplainsxfofxfurinexfretentionxfandxfdryxfmouth.xfThexfpracti
tionerxfwould:


1.xfdiscontinuexfamitriptylinexfandxfbeginxfibuprofenxf(Motrin).
2.xfreferxftoxfphysicalxftherapy.
3.xfstartxfmethocarbamolxf(Robaxin).
4.xfdiscontinuexfamitriptylinexfandxfbeginxfgabapentinxf(Neurontin).xf-
xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔
discontinuexfamitriptylinexfandxfbeginxfgabapentinxf(neurontin)

,Axf17-year-
oldxfmalexfwithxfrheumatoidxfarthritisxfisxfbeingxftreatedxfwithxfanxfNSAIDxfan
dxfomeprazolexf(Prilosec).xfThexfpatientxfcomplainsxfofxfheadache,xfabdomin
alxfpain,xfandxfgas.xfThesexfsymptomsxfarexfmostxflikely:


1.xfassociatedxfwithxfthexfomeprazole.
2.xfrelatedxftoxfthexfunderlyingxfcondition.
3.xfthexfresultxfofxfthexfNSAID.

4.xfcausedxfbyxfviralxfgastroenteritis.xf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔
associatedxfwithxfthexfomeprazole


Thexfmedicationxfofxfchoicexfforxfthexfinitialxftreatmentxfofxfjuvenilexfrheumat
oidxfarthritisxfis:


1.xfacetaminophen.
2.xfprednisone.
3.xfaspirin.

4.xfibuprofen.xf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ ibuprofen


Axf12-year-
oldxfwithxfsicklexfcellxfanemiaxfhasxfrecentlyxfexperiencedxfaxfsicklexfcellxfcrisi
sxfandxfpresentsxfforxfaxffollow-

, upxfexaminationxfafterxfaxfrecentxfhospitalization.xfItxfisxfmostxfimportantxftoxfc
ontinuexfmonitoringxfgrowth,xfdevelopment,xfand:


1.xfwhitexfbloodxfcellxflevels.
2.xffecalxfoccultxfbloodxftest.
3.xfhemoglobinxflevels.

4.xfurinexfdipsticks.xf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ hemoglobinxflevels


Axf90-year-
oldxffemalexfisxfbroughtxftoxfthexfclinicxfbyxfherxfneighbor.xfShexfstatesxfthatxfev
erythingxfisxffine,xfbutxfthexfnursexfpractitionerxfnotesxfthatxfshexfhasxfpoorxfhyg
ienexfandxfbruisesxfonxfherxftrunk.xfThexfneighborxfisxfconcernedxfthatxfthexfpati
entxfoftenxfhasxfnoxfmoneyxftoxfbuyxffood,xfdespitexfincomexffromxfsocialxfsecur
ityxfandxfaxfcoalxfminer'sxfpension.xfThexfnursexfpractitionerxfsuspectsxfabuse.xf
Whichxfofxfthexffollowingxfisxfthexfnursexfpractitionerxfobligatedxftoxfdoxfnext?
1.xfReportxfthexfcasexftoxfthexfproperxfauthorities.
2.xfTellxfthexfneighborxftoxfcheckxfonxfthexfwomanxfdailyxfandxfreportxfback.
3.xfDocumentxfthexfdataxfandxfreportxfthexfinformationxftoxfriskxfmanagement.
4.xfCallxfthexfpatient'sxffamilyxfandxfinquirexfaboutxfthexfconcerns.xf-
xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ reportxfthexfcasexftoxfproperxfauthorities


Inxfmostxfcases,xfthexffirstxfmanifestationxfofxfAlzheimer'sxfdiseasexfis:

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