FNP CERTIFICATION REVIEW
An adult patient needs treatment for Chlamydia trachomatis urethritis. Which one of the
following drugs is useful as a single-dose regimen?
a. Ceftriaxone intramuscularly
b. Levofloxacin
c. Azithromycin
d. Doxycycline
c
A patient who gave birth to an infant two months previously seems disengaged and withdrawn.
The family nurse practitioner is concerned that the patient may have postpartum depression.
Which three of the following symptoms are characteristic of postpartum depressions?
a. Insomnia or hypersomnia
b. Disorientation and confusion
c. Feeling of worthlessness or inadequacy
d. Poor concentration and inability to make decisions
e. Delusions associated with the infant
a, c & d
A child with fetal alcohol syndrome [FAS] is likely to exhibit which of the following findings?
a. Growth deficiency
b. Normal IQ
c. Thickened upper lip
d. Macrocephaly
a
To evaluate a child for esotropia, which one of the following is a rapid and convenient diagnostic
screening test?
a. Slit lamp examination
b. Corneal light reflex test
c. Snellen test
d. Fluorescein test
b
According to Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, dying patients experience several emotional stages
during terminal illness. Which one of these emotions persists throughout all the stages of
terminal illness?
, a. Anger
b. Hope
c. Denial
d. Bargaining
b
A family nurse practitioner is assessing an 11-month-old African-American child who was
brought in by his mother for concerns about swelling in both hands and both feet. On
examination, the nurse practitioner finds tenderness and obvious swelling of the hands and feet.
Vital signs, including temperature and blood pressure, are normal The most likely diagnosis is:
a. osteomyelitis
b. hand-foot-mouth disease
c. glomerulonephritis
d. sickle cell disease
d
(hand-foot syndrome) dactylitis due to sickle cell disease
A 65-year-old woman complains of urinary incontinence. She is experiencing leakage of urine
when she coughs, sneezes, or laughs. This form of urinary incontinence is called:
a. stress incontinence
b. urge incontinence
c. overflow incontinence
d. functional incontinence
a
A full-term newborn weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces at birth. Three days after hospital discharge,
the family nurse practitioner is seeing the baby for his first checkup. he now weighs 7 pounds, 4
ounces. This level of weight loss is:
a. worrisome because it is below birth weight
b Indicative of inadequate nutrition
c. A sign of dehydration
d. Normal at this age
d
Which of the following drugs is NOT associated with human teratogenicity?
a. Valproic acid
b. Warfarin
c. Phenytoin
d. Amoxicillin
d
An adult patient needs treatment for Chlamydia trachomatis urethritis. Which one of the
following drugs is useful as a single-dose regimen?
a. Ceftriaxone intramuscularly
b. Levofloxacin
c. Azithromycin
d. Doxycycline
c
A patient who gave birth to an infant two months previously seems disengaged and withdrawn.
The family nurse practitioner is concerned that the patient may have postpartum depression.
Which three of the following symptoms are characteristic of postpartum depressions?
a. Insomnia or hypersomnia
b. Disorientation and confusion
c. Feeling of worthlessness or inadequacy
d. Poor concentration and inability to make decisions
e. Delusions associated with the infant
a, c & d
A child with fetal alcohol syndrome [FAS] is likely to exhibit which of the following findings?
a. Growth deficiency
b. Normal IQ
c. Thickened upper lip
d. Macrocephaly
a
To evaluate a child for esotropia, which one of the following is a rapid and convenient diagnostic
screening test?
a. Slit lamp examination
b. Corneal light reflex test
c. Snellen test
d. Fluorescein test
b
According to Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, dying patients experience several emotional stages
during terminal illness. Which one of these emotions persists throughout all the stages of
terminal illness?
, a. Anger
b. Hope
c. Denial
d. Bargaining
b
A family nurse practitioner is assessing an 11-month-old African-American child who was
brought in by his mother for concerns about swelling in both hands and both feet. On
examination, the nurse practitioner finds tenderness and obvious swelling of the hands and feet.
Vital signs, including temperature and blood pressure, are normal The most likely diagnosis is:
a. osteomyelitis
b. hand-foot-mouth disease
c. glomerulonephritis
d. sickle cell disease
d
(hand-foot syndrome) dactylitis due to sickle cell disease
A 65-year-old woman complains of urinary incontinence. She is experiencing leakage of urine
when she coughs, sneezes, or laughs. This form of urinary incontinence is called:
a. stress incontinence
b. urge incontinence
c. overflow incontinence
d. functional incontinence
a
A full-term newborn weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces at birth. Three days after hospital discharge,
the family nurse practitioner is seeing the baby for his first checkup. he now weighs 7 pounds, 4
ounces. This level of weight loss is:
a. worrisome because it is below birth weight
b Indicative of inadequate nutrition
c. A sign of dehydration
d. Normal at this age
d
Which of the following drugs is NOT associated with human teratogenicity?
a. Valproic acid
b. Warfarin
c. Phenytoin
d. Amoxicillin
d
