Aanp Fnp Test Bank Reviewed Questions With Actual Answers With Rationales Updated

AANP FNP TEST REVIEWED QUESTIONS
WITH ACTUAL ANSWERS UPDATED
2025 - 2026
ADA,screening,for,DM,in,Children,-,correct,answer,-
symptomatic,children,(polyuria,,polydipsia,,polyphagia,,blurred,vision),regardless,of,risk,factors,
-
asymptomatic,children,after,puberty,or,10,years,of,age,or,older,if,overweight,or,obese,(>85th,percentil
e).,Plus,1,of,the,following:
*T2DM,in,1st,or,2nd,degree,relative
*high,risk,racial/ethnic,group,
*signs,of,insulin,resistance,(HTN,,dyslipidemia,,acanthosis,nigricans,,PCOS,,SGA)
*maternal,hx,of,DM,or,GDM,during,the,child's,gestation


Statistics,-,correct,answer,-,leading,causes,of,death:,Heart,disease,,cancer,,lung,disease
- leading,cause,of,cancer,death:,lung,
- leading,cause,of,death,in,adolescents:,accidents-,most,common,cancer:,skin.,-
,in,males:,prostate.,in,females:,breast




suicide:,males,more,successful,,women,more,attempts.,highest,rate,is,older,white,males.


Osgood-Schlatter:,-
,correct,answer,knee,pain,in,young,adults,,overuse.,Repetitive,stress,pain,,tenderness,,swelling,at,the,t
endon's,insertion,site.,The,tibial,tuberosity.,Rule,out,avulsion,fracture,if,there,is,an,acute,onset,and,ord
er,a,lateral,xray.,RICE.,Usually,stops,when,the,growth,stops.


If,patient,has,right,sided,weakness,,etc.,the,CVA,occurred,where,-,correct,answer,left,side


initial,evaluation,of,symptoms,of,acute,prostatitis,-,correct,answer,Urinalysis,and,urine,culture

,A,65-year-old,woman,presents,for,a,follow-
up,examination,after,a,new,patient,visit.,She,has,not,seen,a,healthcare,provider,for,several,years.,She,i
s,a,smoker,and,her,hypertension,is,now,adequately,controlled,with,medication.,Her,mother,died,at,age
,40,from,a,heart,attack.,The,fasting,lipid,profile,shows,cholesterol,=,240,mg/dL,,HDL,=,30,,and,LDL,=,200.
,In,addition,to,starting,Therapeutic,Lifestyle,Changes,,the,nurse,practitioner,should,start,the,patient,on:




1. bile,acid,sequestrant.


2. a,statin,drug.


3. a,cholesterol,absorption,inhibitor.


4. low-dose,aspirin.,-,correct,answer,A,statin,drug


Ortolani's,Click,-
,correct,answer,a,click,is,heard,or,felt,as,dislocation,is,reduced,(developmental,dysplasia,of,hip),(good,u
ntil,one,year)


Which,of,the,following,laboratory,tests,should,a,nurse,practitioner,order,when,the,suspected,diagnosis,
is,temporal,arteritis?,-,correct,answer,Erythrocyte,sedimentation,rate,(ESR)


What,are,narrow,therapeutic,index,drugs?,-
,correct,answer,1.,Warfarin,sodium,(Coumadin):,monitor,INR

2. Digoxin,(lanoxin):,monitor,digoxin,level,,EKG,,electrolytes(potassium,,magnesium,,calcium)
3. Theophylline:,monitor,blood,levels
4. Carbamazepime,(Tegretol),and,Phenytoin,(Dilantin):,Monitor,blood,levels
5. Levothyroxine:,Monitor,TSH
6. Lithium:,Monitor,blood,levels,,TSH,(risk,of,hypothyroidism)


Otitis,Externa,tx,-,correct,answer,Fluoroquinolone,&,Polymyxin,B,cortisporin,drops


An,elderly,male,patient,complains,of,a,new-onset,,left-
sided,temporal,headache,accompanied,by,scalp,tenderness,and,indurated,temporal,artery.,The,NP,sus

,pects,temporal,arteritis.,What,screening,test,would,you,order,to,assist,with,diagnosis?,-
,correct,answer,sedimentation,rate,(expect,to,be,very,elevated)




Basal,Cell,Carcinoma,-
,correct,answer,Pearly,domed,nodule,with,overlaying,telangiectatic,vessels.,Could,be,plaque,,papule,,p
ossible,central,ulceration,and,crusting.,Dx:,Biopsy,Tx:


Normal,,healthy,woman,of,reproductive,age,-
,correct,answer,white,,clear,,flocculent(physiologic,leukorrhea),,no,complaints,,pH,3.8-
4.2,(toward,acidic),,no,odor,,microscopic,shows,lactobacilli,(gram+bacteria)


Multiple,infections,from,bacteria,and,fungus?,-,correct,answer,Screen,for,HIV


Screening,Tests,-,correct,answer,-
,sensitivity:,detect,those,WITH,the,disease.,higher,the,sensitivity,is,higher,the,false,positives

-


,Specificty:,detect,those,who,DONT,have,the,disease.,erythromycin,for,chlamydi




a,eye,infection,in,infants,-,correct,answer,...


to,assess,pts,ability,to,think,abstractly,a,nurse,pract,could,ask,the,patient,-
,correct,answer,the,meaning,of,a,common,proverb




The,most,commonly,prescribed,medication,for,mild,systemic,lupus,erythematosus,(SLE),is:


1. azathioprine,(
AZA).
2. belimumab,(B
enlysta).
3. ibuprofen,(Ad
vil).

, 4.,
cyclophosphamide,(Cytoxan).,-,correct,answer,ibuprofen,(advil)


A,17-year-
old,female,is,suspected,of,having,polycystic,ovary,syndrome.,In,addition,to,testosterone,,the,most,appr
opriate,diagnostic,tests,to,order,would,be:,-,correct,answer,follicle-
stimulating,hormone,(FSH),,luteinizing,hormone,(LH),,prolactin,,and,thyroidstimulating,hormone,(TSH).


Barlow's,Maneuver,-
,correct,answer,Feeling,of,a,slip,as,the,femoral,head,slips,away,from,the,acetabulum,(toward,the,butt),(
good,until,6,mo)


Candida,vulvovaginitis,-,correct,answer,etiology:,candida,albican,(80-90%),white,,curdy,,"cottage-
cheese",like,,sometimes,increased,,itching/burning,discharge,,pH,<4.5,,odor,is,usually,absent,,microsc
opic,shows,mycelia,,budding,yeast,,pseudohyphae,w/KOH,prep.,Treatment:,oral,diflucan,or,vaginal,m
iconazole,or,terconazole


PSEUDOHYPHAE,,CLOTRIMAZOLE,CREAM


Proton,Inhibitors,-,correct,answer,Increased,risk,of,fractures(postmenopausal,women),
Pneumonia,,Clostridium,difficile,infection,,hypomagnesemia,,B12,and,iron,malabsorption,,atrophic,gas
tritis,,and,kidney,disease


Bacterial,Conjunctivitis,tx,-
,correct,answer,Eye,drops,or,ointment:,Polytrim,,trimethoprim,,polymyxin,,macrolide




A,patient,with,an,elevated,WBC,(>11k),accompanied,by,neutrophilia,(>70%),and,the,presence,of,bands,i
s,what,kind,of,shift,and,prognosis?,-,correct,answer,-Shift,to,the,left
-Serious,bacterial,infection


Actinic,Keratosis,-

,correct,answer,Rough,flat,,dry,crusty,,erythematous,papules,or,plaques.,Scaly,patch,of,red,brown,skin,

caused,by,years,of,SUN,exposure.,Precursor,to,squamous,cell,carcinoma.,Dx.,Biopsy.,Tx:,topical,5,fluror