APEA 3P 2.0 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ 2024/2025
WhenTperformingTaTvisualTacuityTtestTtheTnurseTpractitionerTnotesT20/30TinTtheTleftTeyeTandT20/40TinTtheTr
ightTeyeTusingTtheTSnellenTeyeTchart.TThisTmeans:T-TcorrectTanswer-referTtheTpatientTtoTanTophthalmologist
TheTamericanTpsychiatricTassociation'sTdiagnosticTandTstatisticalTmanualTofTmentalTdisorderTdefinesTMunc
hausenTSyndromeTbyTProxyT-TcorrectTanswer-
aTcaregiverTmakingTupTorTcausingTanTillnessTorTinjuryTinTaTpersonTunderThisTorTherTcare
SymptomsTofTdepressionTareTaTsideTeffectTofTwhichTneurotransmitterTmedication?T-TcorrectTanswer-
dopamine
WhichTlesionTisTdarkTraisedTandTasymmetricTwithTirregularTborders?T-TcorrectTanswer-melanoma
AT32TyearToldTwomanTpresentsTwithTdullTpuffinessTofTtheTeyesTpronouncedTnonpittingTperiorbitalTedema,Tt
hisTfindingTisTsuggestiveTofTwhichTcondition?T-TcorrectTanswer-myxedema
aT42TyearToldTwomanTwithTaTPMHTofTmigraineTheadachesTisTrequestingTprophylacticTmedicationTtreatment
.TWhichTmedicationTshouldTtheTnurseTpractitionerTprescribe?T-TcorrectTanswer-amitriptylineT(elavil)
ATpediatricTpatientThasTareasTofTscalingTonTtheTscalpTwithTroundTpatchesTofTalopecia.TthisTclinicalTfindingTisT
consistentTwith:T-TcorrectTanswer-tineaTcapitis
whatTisTtheTappropriateTprophylacticTmedicationTforTanT18TyearToldTwomanTwithTaTpastTmedicalThistoryTofT
migraineTheadaches?T-TcorrectTanswer-propanololT(inderal)
WhyTwouldTaTcombinedThormonalTcontraceptiveTbeTcontraindicatedTinTaT36TyearToldTpatientTwithTaTPMHTo
fTtypeT2Tdiabetes,Tobesity,TchronicTsmoking,TandTsedentaryTlifestyleT-TcorrectTanswer-
herTageTandTtobaccoTuse
, DuringTtheTbreastTexaminationTofTaTperimenopausalTwoman,TtheTNPTdetectsTaTbloodyTspontaneousTdischa
rgeTfromTtheTrightTnipple.TThisTindicatesTfurtherTevaluationT-TcorrectTanswer-anTintraductalTpapilloma
whenTinterpretingTaTCBCTlabTreportTwhichTofTtheTfollowingTresultsTdescribesTtheTsizeTofTtheTRBCsT-
TcorrectTanswer-MeanTcorpuscularTvolumeT(MCV)
WhatTmedicationTshouldTbeTavoidedTwhenTprescribingTprophylacticTtherapyTforTheadaches?T-
TcorrectTanswer-VenlataxinT(effexor)
WhichTofTtheTfollowingTconditionsTisTNOTTaTtypicalTfindingTofThyperprolactinemiaTinTaT47TyearToldTpremen
opausalTwoman?T-TcorrectTanswer-gynecomastia
whichTimmunizationTreducesTaTpatientsTriskTforTinfectionTwithTtheTvirusTthatTcausesTpainfulTlocalizedTbliste
ringTrash?T-TcorrectTanswer-shinglesT(herpesTzoster)Tvaccine
TheTclientTwithTironTdeficiencyTanemiaTshouldTbeTadvisedTtoTtakeTtheTironTsupplementT-TcorrectTanswer-
onTanTemptyTstomachTbetweenTmeals
WhichToneTofTtheTfollowingTstatementsTisTtrueTofTMunchausenTsyndromeTbyTproxyT-TcorrectTanswer-
underTtheTsupervisionTofTadultsTotherTthanTtheTabuser,TtheTpatientTdoesTnotTexhibitTsymptoms
WhichTofTtheTfollowingTisTtheTmostTcommonTpresentingTsignTofTsubstanceTabuseTinTadolescents?T-
TcorrectTanswer-changesTinTbehavior
ATwomanTisT11TweeksTpregnantTandThasTaTmaternityThistoryTofToneTfullTtermTvaginalTdelivery,TaTsetTofTpre
matureTtripletsTdeliveredTvaginally,TandTaTfirstTtrimesterTabortion.TUsingTherTTPALTsystemTtoTdocumentTher
TmaternalTstatusT-TcorrectTanswer-GravidaT4TParaT1114
theTnurseTpractitionerTpalpatesTanTenlargedTrightTepitrochlearTlymphTnodeTinTaT30TyearToldTpatient.TTheTn
urseTpractitionerTshouldTassessTtheTpatientsT-TcorrectTanswer-rightTforearmTandThand
anticholinergicsTareTindicatedTforTtheTtreatmentTofT-TcorrectTanswer-urgeTincontinence
ALREADY GRADED A+ 2024/2025
WhenTperformingTaTvisualTacuityTtestTtheTnurseTpractitionerTnotesT20/30TinTtheTleftTeyeTandT20/40TinTtheTr
ightTeyeTusingTtheTSnellenTeyeTchart.TThisTmeans:T-TcorrectTanswer-referTtheTpatientTtoTanTophthalmologist
TheTamericanTpsychiatricTassociation'sTdiagnosticTandTstatisticalTmanualTofTmentalTdisorderTdefinesTMunc
hausenTSyndromeTbyTProxyT-TcorrectTanswer-
aTcaregiverTmakingTupTorTcausingTanTillnessTorTinjuryTinTaTpersonTunderThisTorTherTcare
SymptomsTofTdepressionTareTaTsideTeffectTofTwhichTneurotransmitterTmedication?T-TcorrectTanswer-
dopamine
WhichTlesionTisTdarkTraisedTandTasymmetricTwithTirregularTborders?T-TcorrectTanswer-melanoma
AT32TyearToldTwomanTpresentsTwithTdullTpuffinessTofTtheTeyesTpronouncedTnonpittingTperiorbitalTedema,Tt
hisTfindingTisTsuggestiveTofTwhichTcondition?T-TcorrectTanswer-myxedema
aT42TyearToldTwomanTwithTaTPMHTofTmigraineTheadachesTisTrequestingTprophylacticTmedicationTtreatment
.TWhichTmedicationTshouldTtheTnurseTpractitionerTprescribe?T-TcorrectTanswer-amitriptylineT(elavil)
ATpediatricTpatientThasTareasTofTscalingTonTtheTscalpTwithTroundTpatchesTofTalopecia.TthisTclinicalTfindingTisT
consistentTwith:T-TcorrectTanswer-tineaTcapitis
whatTisTtheTappropriateTprophylacticTmedicationTforTanT18TyearToldTwomanTwithTaTpastTmedicalThistoryTofT
migraineTheadaches?T-TcorrectTanswer-propanololT(inderal)
WhyTwouldTaTcombinedThormonalTcontraceptiveTbeTcontraindicatedTinTaT36TyearToldTpatientTwithTaTPMHTo
fTtypeT2Tdiabetes,Tobesity,TchronicTsmoking,TandTsedentaryTlifestyleT-TcorrectTanswer-
herTageTandTtobaccoTuse
, DuringTtheTbreastTexaminationTofTaTperimenopausalTwoman,TtheTNPTdetectsTaTbloodyTspontaneousTdischa
rgeTfromTtheTrightTnipple.TThisTindicatesTfurtherTevaluationT-TcorrectTanswer-anTintraductalTpapilloma
whenTinterpretingTaTCBCTlabTreportTwhichTofTtheTfollowingTresultsTdescribesTtheTsizeTofTtheTRBCsT-
TcorrectTanswer-MeanTcorpuscularTvolumeT(MCV)
WhatTmedicationTshouldTbeTavoidedTwhenTprescribingTprophylacticTtherapyTforTheadaches?T-
TcorrectTanswer-VenlataxinT(effexor)
WhichTofTtheTfollowingTconditionsTisTNOTTaTtypicalTfindingTofThyperprolactinemiaTinTaT47TyearToldTpremen
opausalTwoman?T-TcorrectTanswer-gynecomastia
whichTimmunizationTreducesTaTpatientsTriskTforTinfectionTwithTtheTvirusTthatTcausesTpainfulTlocalizedTbliste
ringTrash?T-TcorrectTanswer-shinglesT(herpesTzoster)Tvaccine
TheTclientTwithTironTdeficiencyTanemiaTshouldTbeTadvisedTtoTtakeTtheTironTsupplementT-TcorrectTanswer-
onTanTemptyTstomachTbetweenTmeals
WhichToneTofTtheTfollowingTstatementsTisTtrueTofTMunchausenTsyndromeTbyTproxyT-TcorrectTanswer-
underTtheTsupervisionTofTadultsTotherTthanTtheTabuser,TtheTpatientTdoesTnotTexhibitTsymptoms
WhichTofTtheTfollowingTisTtheTmostTcommonTpresentingTsignTofTsubstanceTabuseTinTadolescents?T-
TcorrectTanswer-changesTinTbehavior
ATwomanTisT11TweeksTpregnantTandThasTaTmaternityThistoryTofToneTfullTtermTvaginalTdelivery,TaTsetTofTpre
matureTtripletsTdeliveredTvaginally,TandTaTfirstTtrimesterTabortion.TUsingTherTTPALTsystemTtoTdocumentTher
TmaternalTstatusT-TcorrectTanswer-GravidaT4TParaT1114
theTnurseTpractitionerTpalpatesTanTenlargedTrightTepitrochlearTlymphTnodeTinTaT30TyearToldTpatient.TTheTn
urseTpractitionerTshouldTassessTtheTpatientsT-TcorrectTanswer-rightTforearmTandThand
anticholinergicsTareTindicatedTforTtheTtreatmentTofT-TcorrectTanswer-urgeTincontinence