AANP AGPCNP EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. An older adult presents with severe abdominal pain. The husband reports that earlier in the afternoon, the patient's abdominal hernia had been firm and bulged out 4 inches (10.2 cm). The patient had him press on the hernia and immediately felt burning pain throughout the abdomen. Which of the following is the nurse practitioners' NEXT action? 1. Abdominal CT scan 2. Complete blood count with differential 3. Abdominal ultrasound 4. Referral to the ED - CORRECT ANSWER -4. Referral to the ED 2. A young adult female who is 34 weeks pregnant presents with the complaint of urinary frequency every 1 to 2 hours. The patient has no fever and denies back pain. A urine dipstick test is positive for leukocyte esterase and nitrites. Microscopic analysis reveals 15-20 WBCs/hpf and a few bacteria. The BEST choice for treatment of this patient's urinary tract infection would be: