FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER EXAM ANCC QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER EXAM
ANCC QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
KarposiBSarcomaB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-CharacteristicBpurpleBareasBonBtheBnoseBinBanBHIV-
positiveBfemale.BABtypeBofBcancerBthatBcanBformBinBtheBskin,BlymphBnodes,BorBotherBorgans.BTheBskinBlesio
nsBareBusuallyBpurpleBinBcolor.



MalodorousBsingleBnareB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-ForeignBbody



RetinalBDetachmentB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
theBretinaBseparatesBfromBtheBlayerBunderneath.BSymptomsBincludeBanBincreaseBinBtheBnumberBofBfloaters
,BflashesBofBlight,BandBworseningBofBtheBouterBpartBofBtheBvisualBfield.



AdolescentBwithBfriableBnasalBturbinatesB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-CocaineBuse



AphthousBulcerB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
aBrecurrentBroundBorBovalBsoreBorBulcerBinsideBtheBmouthBonBanBareaBwhereBtheBskinBisBnotBtightlyBboundBt
oBtheBunderlyingBbone,BsuchBasBonBtheBinsideBofBtheBlipsBandBcheeksBorBunderneathBtheBtongue.BAphthous
BulcersBcanBalsoBaffectBtheBgenitaliaBinBmalesBandBfemales.




GERDBfirstBlineBtxB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-h2BthenBppiBifBdoesntBwork



MaxillaryBSinusitisB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-DentalBpain



KasmaulBTriangleB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-AnteriorBepitaxis



RoseolaBinfantumB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-H.BfeverB=>BsmallBpinkBdotsBpinkBorBraisedBbodyBrashB=>Barms



AcneBRoscacaB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-"adultBacne."BmostBoftenBinBadultsB(30-
50ByearsBofBage).BUnlikeBacneBvulgaris,BrosaceaBisBdevoidBofBblackheadsBandBcharacteristicallyBdoesBnotBres
olveBafterBpuberty.BRosaceaBstrikesBbothBsexesBandBpotentiallyBallBages.BItBtendsBtoBbeBmoreBfrequentBinBw

,omenBbutBmoreBsevereBinBmen.BItBisBveryBuncommonBinBchildren,BandBitBisBlessBfrequentBinBpeopleBwithBda
rkBskin.BTxBwithBFlagyl



AVBNickingB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-HTN,BarteriesBcrossingBveins



BlepharitisB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
commonlyBoccursBwhenBtheBtinyBoilBglandsBofBtheBinnerBeyelidBbecomeBinflamed.BItBoftenBoccursBalongBwit
hBotherBskinBconditionsBorBallergies.

SymptomsBincludeBred,BitchyBeyelidsBthatBmayBlookBgreasyBandBcrusted.BDryBeyesBalsoBareBaBsymptom.

TreatmentsBincludeBcleaningBtheBeyelids,BantibioticBorBsteroidBeyeBdropsBandBtreatingBunderlyingBconditio
ns.BHowever,BblepharitisBtendsBtoBcomeBback.



HordelumB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-PainfulBstyeBitBhurts



chalazionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-NonBpainfulBlesionBtoBeyelid



CottonBWoolB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
CottonBwoolBspotsBareBanBabnormalBfindingBonBfunduscopicBexamBofBtheBretinaBofBtheBeye.BTheyBappearBa
sBfluffyBwhiteBpatchesBonBtheBretina.BTheyBareBcausedBbyBdamageBtoBnerveBfibersBandBareBaBresultBofBaccu
mulationsBofBaxoplasmicBmaterialBwithinBtheBnerveBfiberBlayer.BSystemicBHTN,BDM



HerpesBZosterB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
EarlyBsignsBofBshinglesBincludeBaBburningBsensationBorBstabbingBpainBandBtinglingBorBitchingBonBtheBskin.BAf
terBaBfewBdays,BaBrashBorBblistersBappearBusuallyBonBoneBsideBofBtheBbodyBorBface.BWhenBtheBrashBisBatBitsBp
eak,BsymptomsBcanBrangeBfromBmildBitchingBtoBextremeBandBdebilitatingBpain.BTxBwithinB72BhoursBAclovir



RetinoblastomaB(Rb)B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
AbsenceBofBlightBreflex,BitBisBaBrareBformBofBcancerBthatBrapidlyBdevelopsBfromBtheBimmatureBcellsBofBaBreti
na,BtheBlight-
detectingBtissueBofBtheBeye.BItBisBtheBmostBcommonBprimaryBmalignantBintraocularBcancerBinBchildren,Band
BitBisBalmostBexclusivelyBfoundBinByoungBchildren.




SeborrheicBdermatitisB(Dandruff)B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
commonlyBinvolvesBportionsBofBtheBscalp,Bbrows,Bmid-face,Bears,Bmid-chest,BandBmid-

,back.BItBisBnotBunusualBforBitBtoBaffectBtheBskinBofBinfantsBandByoungBchildrenBwhereBitBoftenBinvolvesBtheBs
calpB(cradleBcap)BandBtheBdiaperBarea.BSeborrheicBdermatitisBisBalsoBknownBasBseborrhea.



SeborrheicBKeratosisB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
ABseborrhoeicBkeratosisBisBaBharmlessBwartyBspotBthatBappearsBduringBadultBlifeBasBaBcommonBsignBofBskinB
aging.B...BSeborrhoeicBkeratosisB(orBseborrheicBkeratosis,BusingBAmericanBspelling)BisBalsoBcalledBSK,BbasalBc
ellBpapilloma,BsenileBwart,BbrownBwartBorBbarnacle.



CuppingBofBdiscB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-IntracranialBpressure



subconjunctivalBhaemorrhageB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
isBbleedingBunderneathBtheBconjunctiva.BItBcanBoccurBafterBaBsuddenBorBsevereBsneezeBorBcough,BheavyBlift
ing,Bstraining,BvomitingBorBevenBrubbingBone'sBeyesBtooBroughly.BItBcanBalsoBoccurBasBaBsideBeffectBofBeyeBs
urgeryBorBbloodBthinners.

TheBmainBsymptomBisBaBbrightBredBpatchBinBtheBeyeBthatBmayBspreadBandBthenBbecomeBgreenBorByellow,B
muchBlikeBaBbruise.BUsuallyBitBdisappearsBwithinBtwoBweeks.

InBmostBcases,BnoBtreatmentBisBrequiredBforBthisBcondition.



SialolithiasisB(alsoBtermedBsalivaryBcalculi,BorBsalivaryBstones)B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
ABconditionBwhereBaBcalcifiedBmassBorBsialolithBformsBwithinBaBsalivaryBgland,BusuallyBinBtheBductBofBtheBsu
bmandibularBglandB(alsoBtermedB"Wharton'sBduct").



HoneyBCrustedBlesionsB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
ImpetigoBisBaBbacterialBinfectionBthatBinvolvesBtheBsuperficialBskin.TheBmostBcommonBpresentationBisByello
wishBcrustsBonBtheBface,Barms,BorBlegs.LessBcommonlyBthereBmayBbeBlargeBblistersBwhichBaffectBtheBgroinBo
rBarmpits.BTheBlesionsBmayBbeBpainfulBorBitchy.BFeverBisBuncommon.



ItBisBtypicallyBdueBtoBeitherBStaphylococcusBaureusBorBStreptococcusBpyogenes.BRiskBfactorsBincludeBattend
ingBdayBcare,Bcrowding,BpoorBnutrition,BdiabetesBmellitus,BcontactBsports,BandBbreaksBinBtheBskinBsuchBasBf
romBmosquitoBbites,Beczema,Bscabies,BorBherpes.BWithBcontactBitBcanBspreadBaroundBorBbetweenBpeople.
DiagnosisBisBtypicallyBbasedBonBtheBsymptoms.



PreventionBisBbyBhandBwashing,BavoidingBpeopleBwhoBareBinfected,BandBcleaningBinjuries.BTreatmentBisBtyp
icallyBwithBantibioticBcreamsBsuchBasBmupirocinBorBfusidicBacid.BAntibioticsBbyBmouth,BsuchBasBcephalexin,B
mayBbeBusedBifBlargeBareasBareBaffected.BAntibiotic-resistantBformsBhaveBbeenBfound.

, MildBacneB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-SkinBwashBretinolBbenzol



moderateBacneB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-retinolBplusBtetracylinesBoralBabx



RetinolBreactionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-decreaseBtoB3BtimesBaBday



WellBdemarcatedBcellulitisB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
erysipelasBaffectsBtheBdermis,BmostBcommonlyBonBtheBlegs,BandBtendsBtoBbeBsharplyBdemarcated.BCelluliti
s,BwhichBtypicallyBaffectsBtheBlowerBlegs,BinvolvesBtheBsubcutaneousBfatBandBisBoftenBlessBwellBdemarcated.
B...BTheBdiagnosisBofBcellulitisBorBerysipelasBisBusuallyBclinical.




polymyalgiaBrheumaticaB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
youBfeelBpainBandBstiffnessBinBtheBmusclesBinByourBshouldersBandBupperBarmsB(shoulderBgirdle)BandBhipsB(p
elvicBgirdle).BThisBfeelingBoftenBcomesBafterByou'veBspentBtimeBresting,BandBisBmostBsevereBuponBwakening
BfromBsleep.




FibromyalgiaB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
canBalsoBcauseBmuscleBpainBinBtheBsameBpartsBofBtheBbody.BButBit'sBmoreBwide-
spreadBandBtheBpainBisBmoreBsevere.BPeopleBwithBfibromyalgiaBtendBtoBexperienceBotherBsymptomsBasBwe
ll,Bincluding:



B tiredness

B troubleBsleeping

B memoryBproblems

B bowelBandBbladderBproblems



TemporalBarteritisB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
isBaBconditionBinBwhichBtheBtemporalBarteries,BwhichBsupplyBbloodBtoBtheBheadBandBbrain,BbecomeBinflam
edBorBdamaged.BItBisBalsoBknownBasBcranialBarteritisBorBgiantBcellBarteritis.BAlthoughBthisBconditionBusuallyB
occursBinBtheBtemporalBarteries,BitBcanBoccurBinBalmostBanyBmediumBtoBlargeBarteryBinBtheBbody.



TemporalBarteritisB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-ESRBCRPBBiopsy