ANCC FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
CERTIFICATION FNP BC UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ cerebellar functioning
Answer: The family nurse practitioner asks a patient to perform
rapid, alternating movements of the hands to evaluate:
cerebellar functioning.
cognitive functioning.
reflex arc functioning.
stereognostic functioning.
◉ hepatitis B.
Answer: A 38-year-old patient who is Vietnamese tells the family
nurse practitioner that his or her parent died in his or her 40s
from liver cancer. The nurse practitioner assesses that the patient
is at risk for:
hepatitis B.
malaria.
,tularemia.
tyrosinemia
◉ asking the patient's father if he has any questions regarding his
son's care.
Answer: A 55-year-old male patient who is Chinese has a follow-
up appointment after cardiac bypass surgery. The patient brings
his father with him into the examination room. The family nurse
practitioner provides culturally sensitive care by:
asking the patient's father if he has any questions regarding his
son's care.
asking the patient's father to leave the room due to
confidentiality issues.
performing the examination without commenting to the patient's
father.
performing the examination, then telling the patient's father the
examination findings.
◉ long latency period between exposure and disease
development.
Answer: A difficult aspect of determining occupational exposure
to disease is the:
confidentiality of the information within company records.
inaccuracy of occupational disease reporting.
,long latency period between exposure and disease development.
reliance on workers' memories.
◉ creating a task force to address scope-of-practice concerns.
Answer: The family nurse practitioner exhibits professional
leadership by:
adding clinical protocols to the nurse practitioner scope of
practice.
comparing the workplace roles of the registered nurse and the
nurse practitioner.
creating a task force to address scope-of-practice concerns.
lobbying to eliminate continuing education requirements.
◉ evaluation and management code with history, examination
and medical decision making
Answer: To comply with regulations for third-party payor
reimbursement and documentation, a family nurse practitioner
correlates:
evaluation and management code with history, examination and
medical decision making.
health outcomes with physical examination findings and plan of
care.
medication orders and treatment plan with electronic billing.
, patient privacy with informed consent.
◉ vocational rehabilitation services.
Answer: The family nurse practitioner examines a patient who
has sustained a non-work-related injury that interferes with the
patient's ability to perform his or her job. The patient does not
qualify for medical disability and has a reasonable chance of
engaging in a suitable occupation with proper therapy. The nurse
practitioner recommends that the patient apply for:
Family and Medical Leave Act benefits.
home health services.
Social Security benefits.
vocational rehabilitation services.
◉ requesting a referral for evaluation of the larynx.
Answer: A 45-year-old patient who is an opera singer reports
progressive hoarseness for the last four weeks. The hoarseness
began after a three-hour opera performance. The patient does not
smoke and reports no weight loss, upper respiratory infection,
dysphagia, or shortness of breath. The family nurse practitioner
manages this patient by:
ordering a computed tomography scan of the head.
ordering an immediate lateral neck x-ray.
prescribing systemic antibiotics and cool mist inhalations.
CERTIFICATION FNP BC UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ cerebellar functioning
Answer: The family nurse practitioner asks a patient to perform
rapid, alternating movements of the hands to evaluate:
cerebellar functioning.
cognitive functioning.
reflex arc functioning.
stereognostic functioning.
◉ hepatitis B.
Answer: A 38-year-old patient who is Vietnamese tells the family
nurse practitioner that his or her parent died in his or her 40s
from liver cancer. The nurse practitioner assesses that the patient
is at risk for:
hepatitis B.
malaria.
,tularemia.
tyrosinemia
◉ asking the patient's father if he has any questions regarding his
son's care.
Answer: A 55-year-old male patient who is Chinese has a follow-
up appointment after cardiac bypass surgery. The patient brings
his father with him into the examination room. The family nurse
practitioner provides culturally sensitive care by:
asking the patient's father if he has any questions regarding his
son's care.
asking the patient's father to leave the room due to
confidentiality issues.
performing the examination without commenting to the patient's
father.
performing the examination, then telling the patient's father the
examination findings.
◉ long latency period between exposure and disease
development.
Answer: A difficult aspect of determining occupational exposure
to disease is the:
confidentiality of the information within company records.
inaccuracy of occupational disease reporting.
,long latency period between exposure and disease development.
reliance on workers' memories.
◉ creating a task force to address scope-of-practice concerns.
Answer: The family nurse practitioner exhibits professional
leadership by:
adding clinical protocols to the nurse practitioner scope of
practice.
comparing the workplace roles of the registered nurse and the
nurse practitioner.
creating a task force to address scope-of-practice concerns.
lobbying to eliminate continuing education requirements.
◉ evaluation and management code with history, examination
and medical decision making
Answer: To comply with regulations for third-party payor
reimbursement and documentation, a family nurse practitioner
correlates:
evaluation and management code with history, examination and
medical decision making.
health outcomes with physical examination findings and plan of
care.
medication orders and treatment plan with electronic billing.
, patient privacy with informed consent.
◉ vocational rehabilitation services.
Answer: The family nurse practitioner examines a patient who
has sustained a non-work-related injury that interferes with the
patient's ability to perform his or her job. The patient does not
qualify for medical disability and has a reasonable chance of
engaging in a suitable occupation with proper therapy. The nurse
practitioner recommends that the patient apply for:
Family and Medical Leave Act benefits.
home health services.
Social Security benefits.
vocational rehabilitation services.
◉ requesting a referral for evaluation of the larynx.
Answer: A 45-year-old patient who is an opera singer reports
progressive hoarseness for the last four weeks. The hoarseness
began after a three-hour opera performance. The patient does not
smoke and reports no weight loss, upper respiratory infection,
dysphagia, or shortness of breath. The family nurse practitioner
manages this patient by:
ordering a computed tomography scan of the head.
ordering an immediate lateral neck x-ray.
prescribing systemic antibiotics and cool mist inhalations.
