NSG6440 APEA PREDICTOR STUDY TE
o o o o
ST
CranialoNerveoVIIIo-oCORRECToANSWER-Acoustico(Hearingoandobalance)
CranialonerveoIXo-oCORRECToANSWER-Glossopharyngeal-
oswallowingoandoriseoofotheopalate,ogagoreflex
CranialoNerveoXIo-oCORRECToANSWER-SpinaloAccessoryo(upperotrapezius)
Deepotendonoreflexo-oCORRECToANSWER-Ankle-
oS1oprimarilyoKnee-oLumbaro2,3,4
Supinator(brachioradialis)-
C5,6oBicepTriceps-C6,7
Strokeoriskoscaleo-oCORRECToANSWER-
CHADS2oC-Congestiveoheartofailure
H-
HypertensionoA-
Ageo>75oyearsoD
-oDiabetes
S-prioroStroke/TIA
Inotheomajorityoofochildren,otheofirstopermanentoteethostartotooeruptoatotheoageoofo6oyears.oWhi
choofotheofollowingoareotheofirstopermanentoteethotooeruptoinothisotimeoperiod?
A. FirstoMolars
B. SecondoMolars
C. Lowerooroupperoincisors
D. Canineso-oCORRECToANSWER-A.oFirstoMolars
Alloofotheofollowingoareoclassifiedoasoactivitiesoofodailyolivingo(ADLs)oexcept:
A. abilityotoofeedoself
B. Abilityotoomanageobladderoandoboweloelimination
C. Personalohygieneoandogrooming
D. GroceryoShoppingo-oCORRECToANSWER-D.oGroceryoshopping
,Youonoteotheofollowingoresultoonoaoroutineourinalysisoofoao37-
yearooldoprimigravidaowhooisoato30oweeksogestation.oLeukocyte=trace,onitrite=negative,opr
otein=2+,oblood=negative.oHeroweightohasoincreasedobyo5olbsoduringotheopastoweek.oWhic
hoofotheofollowingoisomostolikely?
A. HELLPosyndrome
B. Pregnancy-inducedohypertensiono(pre-eclampsia)
C. Eclampsiaoofopregnancy
D. Primaryohypertensiono-oCORRECToANSWER-B.oPregnancy-
inducedohypertensiono(pre-
eclampsia).oClassicotriadoofosymptomsoofopreeclampsiaoincludeohypertension,oedemao(
weightogain),oandoproteinuria.
Theomotheroofoao12omonthooldoinfantoreportsotootheonurseopractitionerothatoherochildohadoaohi
ghofeveroforoseveralodays,owhichospontaneouslyoresolved.oAfterotheofeveroresolved,otheochi
ldodevelopedoaomaculopapularorash.oWhichoofotheofollowingoisotheomostolikelyodiagnosis?
A. FifthoDiseaseo(erythemaoinfectiosum)
B. Roseolaoinfantumo(exanthemaosubitum)
C. Varicella
D. Infantileomaculopapularorasheso-oCORRECToANSWER-
B.oRoseolaoInfantumo(Exanthemaosubitum)
Ao70-yearooldomaleopatientocomplainsoofoaobrightored-
coloredospotoinohisoleftoeyeoforo2odays.oHeodeniesoeyeopain,ovisualochanges,ooroheadaches.
oHeohasoaonewoonsetoofocoughofromoaorecentoviraloupperorespiratoryoinfection.oTheoonlyome
dicineoheoisoonoBayeroaspirin,o1otabletoaoday.oWhichoofotheofollowingoisomostolikely?
A. Cornealoabrasion
B. Acuteobacterialoconjunctivitis
C. Acuteouveitis
D. Subconjunctivalohemorrhageo-oCORRECToANSWER-
D.oSubconjunctivalohemorrhage.oBrightoredobloodoinoaosharplyodefinedoareaosurr
oundedobyonormal-
oappearingoconjunctivaoindicatesosubconjunctivalohemorrhage.
Aowomanoisobeingoevaluatedobyotheonurseopractitioneroforocomplaintsoofodyspareunia.oAomi
croscopyoslideorevealsoaolargeonumberoofoatrophicosquamousoepithelialocells.oTheovaginalo
pHoiso4.0.oThereoareoveryofewoleukocytesoandonooRBCsoareoseenoonotheowetosmear.oWhich
oofotheofollowingoisomostolikely?
A. Atrophicovaginitis
B. BacterialoVaginosis
C. Trichomoniasis
D. Thisoisoaonormalofinding.o-oCORRECToANSWER-
A.oAtrophicovaginitis.oSymptomsoofoatrophicovaginitisoincludeopainfulointercourse,oatrophi
cosquamousoepithelialocells,oandoaodecreaseoinopH.oVaginaloatrophyoisocausedobyolackoofo
oroimbalanceoofoestrogen.oNormalopHoofotheovaginaoiso4.0-5.0o(acidic)
Theomostocommonotypeoofoskinomalignancyois:
,A. Squamousocellocancer
B. Basaloskinocancer
C. Melanoma
D. Dysplasticonevio-oCORRECToANSWER-
B.oBasaloskinocancer.oItoisoseveralotimesomoreocommonothatosquamousocelloskinocanceroac
cordingotootheoNIH.
Koplik'sospotsoareoassociatedowith:
A. Poxviriusoinfections
B. Measles
C. Kawasaki'sodisease
D. Reye'sosyndromeo-oCORRECToANSWER-
B.oMeasles.oS/Soincludeofeveroovero101,ocoryza,ocough,oconjunctivitis,orash,oandokoplik'
sospotsoonobuccalomucosa
Atowhatoleveloofopreventionowouldoyouoclassifyoforolungocancer?
A. Primaryoprevention
B. Secondaryoprevention
C. Tertiaryoprevention
D. Primordialopreventiono-oCORRECToANSWER-
D.oprimordialoprevention.oScreeningoforolungocanceroisonotocurrentlyorecommendedoinotheo
generalopopulation,obutoitoisosecondaryoprevention.
Aotestocalledotheovisualofieldsobyoconfrontationoisousedotooevaluateofor:
A. Peripheralovision
B. Centralovision
C. Visualoacuity
D. Accomodationo-oCORRECToANSWER-A.oPeripheralovision
WhatoisotheomostocommonocauseoofoCushing'sosyndrome?o-oCORRECToANSWER-
oAdministrationoofoaoglucocorticoidooroACTH.
IatrogenicoCushing'sosyndromeoisotheomostocommonotype.oExogenousoglucocorticoidoad
ministrationoproducesoaoCushing'soSyndromeothatoisoreversibleobyodiscontinuationoofotheo
medication.
Aopatientowithonoosignificantomedicalohistoryohasovericoseoveins.oSheocomplainsoofo'"aching
olegs".oTheointerventionothatowilloprovideotheogreatestoreliefoforoherocomplaintoisoto:
-oCORRECToANSWER-Elevateoherolegsoperiodically.
Theointerventionothatowilloprovideotheogreatestoreliefoforothisopatientoisoelevatingoherolegsope
riodically.oThisowillofacilitateovenousoreturn.oUseoofosupportostockingsowilloprolongotheolengt
hoofotimeosheoisoableotoostandoinoplace,obutowillonotoprovideoreliefoafteroherolegsobeginoaching
.oSupportostockingsoshouldobeoappliedopriorotoogettingooutoofobed.
Ao25-yoofemaleopatientopresentsoforoaoroutineowell-
womenoexam.oOnophysicaloexam,otheoNPonotesoaoscantonippleodischarge,oabsenceoofopal
pableomass,oandoabsenceoofolymphonodeoenlargement.oWhatoisotheomostolikelyodiagnosis?
o-oCORRECToANSWER-Itraductalopapilloma.
, Intraductalopapillomaooftenopresentsoasoaonon-
tenderomassowithoserousoorobloodyonippleodischargeolocatedoinotheoductalosystemonearoth
eoareola.oBreastocancer,oalthoughousuallyonon-
tender,omayopresentowithopain.oChestowallosyndromeomayopresentoinosomeowomenoasobre
astopain.oFibrocysticobreastodiseaseooftenopresentsowithobilateralobreastopain.
AccordingotootheoANA,otheoroleoofotheoNPowhooprovidesoprimaryohealthocareoisothe:o-
oCORRECToANSWER-Directonursingocareorole.
TheoNPowithoaotraditionalonursingocareoroleoisoaoprimaryohealthocareoprovider.oIncreasingonu
mbersoofonurseopractitionersoareoassumingoindirectorolesosuchoasoeducator,oadministrator,or
esearcher,oandoconsultant.
Ano8-
moomaleopresentsowithohemarthrosisoofobothokneesoandohematuria.oTheoparentsogiveonoohi
storyoofotrauma,obutosayo"oheohasoalwaysobruisedoeasily"oTheomostolikelyodiagnosisois:o-
oCORRECToANSWER-Aotypeoofohemophilia.
Hemophiliaoisousuallyodiagnosedowithinotheofirstoyearoofolife.oItocommonlyopresentsowithohem
arthrosis,obleedingointoosoftotissue,ohematuria,oandoprolongedobleedingotimes.
Theonurseopractitioneroisofollowingoaochildowithojuvemileorheumatoidoarthritiso(JRA)owhooha
sobeenopreviouslyodiagnosedoandoisobeingomanagedoforotheodiseaseobyoaopediatricorheum
atologist.oTheomotheroasksoforoinformationoaboutotheochild'solong-
termoprognosis.oTheoappropriateoreplyoisothat:o-oCORRECToANSWER-
mostochildrenowithoJRAoachieveocompleteoremissionobyoadulthood,obutoitsoeffectsomightoca
useolifelongolimitations.
Althoughotheoactiveodiseaseodoesonotocontinueointooadulthood,otheocontractures,ogrowthore
tardation,oboneodeformities,oandovisualoimpairmentoassociatedowithoJRAomayoleadotoolifelo
ngofunctionaloimpairments.oAocomprehensiveotreatmentoprogramoinvolvingophysicalothera
py,ooccupationalotherapy,onutrition,oeducation,oandoregularoopthalmologicocareocanolimitore
sidualofunctionalolimitations.
Approximatelyo70%oofotheoorganismsofoundoinocanineooraloandonasalofluids,oandoconsequ
entlyoinofreshodogobiteowounds,oare:o-oCORRECToANSWER-
StaphylococcusoandoPasteurellaomultocida.
oAlloofotheseoorganismsoareofoundoinocanineooraloandonasalofluids,oandoculturedofromofreshodo
gobiteowounds,obutotheomostocommono(70%)oareoStaphoandoPasteurellaomultocida.
Educationoofowomenowithofibrocysticobreastodiseaseoshouldoincludeowhichoofotheofollowingo
statements?o-oCORRECToANSWER-
Caffeineomayotriggerobreastopain.oAvoidanceoofoallomethylxanthineso(egocoffee,otea,ochoco
late)ohasobeenoshownotooreduceobreastopainoinowomenowithofibrocysticobreastodisease.oItoiso
usuallyoaobenignocondition,onotoaoprecursoroofomalignancy.oMammographyoisorecommend
edoonceoatoageo35oyears,oatoleastoeveryo1-
2oyearsoafteroageo40,oandothenoannuallyobeginningoatoageo50oyears.oOralocontraceptivesom
ayohelporeduceocyclicalopainoandoswelling.
Congenitaloheartodisordersopresentowithosymptomsoat:o-oCORRECToANSWER-
birth,oinfancy,ooroinochildhood.
Aocommonomisconceptionoisothatocongenitalodisordersoalwaysopresentosymptomaticallyoat
obirth.oTheyocanopresentoatovariousotimesothroughoutochildhoodoandoareoclassifiedoas
o o o o
ST
CranialoNerveoVIIIo-oCORRECToANSWER-Acoustico(Hearingoandobalance)
CranialonerveoIXo-oCORRECToANSWER-Glossopharyngeal-
oswallowingoandoriseoofotheopalate,ogagoreflex
CranialoNerveoXIo-oCORRECToANSWER-SpinaloAccessoryo(upperotrapezius)
Deepotendonoreflexo-oCORRECToANSWER-Ankle-
oS1oprimarilyoKnee-oLumbaro2,3,4
Supinator(brachioradialis)-
C5,6oBicepTriceps-C6,7
Strokeoriskoscaleo-oCORRECToANSWER-
CHADS2oC-Congestiveoheartofailure
H-
HypertensionoA-
Ageo>75oyearsoD
-oDiabetes
S-prioroStroke/TIA
Inotheomajorityoofochildren,otheofirstopermanentoteethostartotooeruptoatotheoageoofo6oyears.oWhi
choofotheofollowingoareotheofirstopermanentoteethotooeruptoinothisotimeoperiod?
A. FirstoMolars
B. SecondoMolars
C. Lowerooroupperoincisors
D. Canineso-oCORRECToANSWER-A.oFirstoMolars
Alloofotheofollowingoareoclassifiedoasoactivitiesoofodailyolivingo(ADLs)oexcept:
A. abilityotoofeedoself
B. Abilityotoomanageobladderoandoboweloelimination
C. Personalohygieneoandogrooming
D. GroceryoShoppingo-oCORRECToANSWER-D.oGroceryoshopping
,Youonoteotheofollowingoresultoonoaoroutineourinalysisoofoao37-
yearooldoprimigravidaowhooisoato30oweeksogestation.oLeukocyte=trace,onitrite=negative,opr
otein=2+,oblood=negative.oHeroweightohasoincreasedobyo5olbsoduringotheopastoweek.oWhic
hoofotheofollowingoisomostolikely?
A. HELLPosyndrome
B. Pregnancy-inducedohypertensiono(pre-eclampsia)
C. Eclampsiaoofopregnancy
D. Primaryohypertensiono-oCORRECToANSWER-B.oPregnancy-
inducedohypertensiono(pre-
eclampsia).oClassicotriadoofosymptomsoofopreeclampsiaoincludeohypertension,oedemao(
weightogain),oandoproteinuria.
Theomotheroofoao12omonthooldoinfantoreportsotootheonurseopractitionerothatoherochildohadoaohi
ghofeveroforoseveralodays,owhichospontaneouslyoresolved.oAfterotheofeveroresolved,otheochi
ldodevelopedoaomaculopapularorash.oWhichoofotheofollowingoisotheomostolikelyodiagnosis?
A. FifthoDiseaseo(erythemaoinfectiosum)
B. Roseolaoinfantumo(exanthemaosubitum)
C. Varicella
D. Infantileomaculopapularorasheso-oCORRECToANSWER-
B.oRoseolaoInfantumo(Exanthemaosubitum)
Ao70-yearooldomaleopatientocomplainsoofoaobrightored-
coloredospotoinohisoleftoeyeoforo2odays.oHeodeniesoeyeopain,ovisualochanges,ooroheadaches.
oHeohasoaonewoonsetoofocoughofromoaorecentoviraloupperorespiratoryoinfection.oTheoonlyome
dicineoheoisoonoBayeroaspirin,o1otabletoaoday.oWhichoofotheofollowingoisomostolikely?
A. Cornealoabrasion
B. Acuteobacterialoconjunctivitis
C. Acuteouveitis
D. Subconjunctivalohemorrhageo-oCORRECToANSWER-
D.oSubconjunctivalohemorrhage.oBrightoredobloodoinoaosharplyodefinedoareaosurr
oundedobyonormal-
oappearingoconjunctivaoindicatesosubconjunctivalohemorrhage.
Aowomanoisobeingoevaluatedobyotheonurseopractitioneroforocomplaintsoofodyspareunia.oAomi
croscopyoslideorevealsoaolargeonumberoofoatrophicosquamousoepithelialocells.oTheovaginalo
pHoiso4.0.oThereoareoveryofewoleukocytesoandonooRBCsoareoseenoonotheowetosmear.oWhich
oofotheofollowingoisomostolikely?
A. Atrophicovaginitis
B. BacterialoVaginosis
C. Trichomoniasis
D. Thisoisoaonormalofinding.o-oCORRECToANSWER-
A.oAtrophicovaginitis.oSymptomsoofoatrophicovaginitisoincludeopainfulointercourse,oatrophi
cosquamousoepithelialocells,oandoaodecreaseoinopH.oVaginaloatrophyoisocausedobyolackoofo
oroimbalanceoofoestrogen.oNormalopHoofotheovaginaoiso4.0-5.0o(acidic)
Theomostocommonotypeoofoskinomalignancyois:
,A. Squamousocellocancer
B. Basaloskinocancer
C. Melanoma
D. Dysplasticonevio-oCORRECToANSWER-
B.oBasaloskinocancer.oItoisoseveralotimesomoreocommonothatosquamousocelloskinocanceroac
cordingotootheoNIH.
Koplik'sospotsoareoassociatedowith:
A. Poxviriusoinfections
B. Measles
C. Kawasaki'sodisease
D. Reye'sosyndromeo-oCORRECToANSWER-
B.oMeasles.oS/Soincludeofeveroovero101,ocoryza,ocough,oconjunctivitis,orash,oandokoplik'
sospotsoonobuccalomucosa
Atowhatoleveloofopreventionowouldoyouoclassifyoforolungocancer?
A. Primaryoprevention
B. Secondaryoprevention
C. Tertiaryoprevention
D. Primordialopreventiono-oCORRECToANSWER-
D.oprimordialoprevention.oScreeningoforolungocanceroisonotocurrentlyorecommendedoinotheo
generalopopulation,obutoitoisosecondaryoprevention.
Aotestocalledotheovisualofieldsobyoconfrontationoisousedotooevaluateofor:
A. Peripheralovision
B. Centralovision
C. Visualoacuity
D. Accomodationo-oCORRECToANSWER-A.oPeripheralovision
WhatoisotheomostocommonocauseoofoCushing'sosyndrome?o-oCORRECToANSWER-
oAdministrationoofoaoglucocorticoidooroACTH.
IatrogenicoCushing'sosyndromeoisotheomostocommonotype.oExogenousoglucocorticoidoad
ministrationoproducesoaoCushing'soSyndromeothatoisoreversibleobyodiscontinuationoofotheo
medication.
Aopatientowithonoosignificantomedicalohistoryohasovericoseoveins.oSheocomplainsoofo'"aching
olegs".oTheointerventionothatowilloprovideotheogreatestoreliefoforoherocomplaintoisoto:
-oCORRECToANSWER-Elevateoherolegsoperiodically.
Theointerventionothatowilloprovideotheogreatestoreliefoforothisopatientoisoelevatingoherolegsope
riodically.oThisowillofacilitateovenousoreturn.oUseoofosupportostockingsowilloprolongotheolengt
hoofotimeosheoisoableotoostandoinoplace,obutowillonotoprovideoreliefoafteroherolegsobeginoaching
.oSupportostockingsoshouldobeoappliedopriorotoogettingooutoofobed.
Ao25-yoofemaleopatientopresentsoforoaoroutineowell-
womenoexam.oOnophysicaloexam,otheoNPonotesoaoscantonippleodischarge,oabsenceoofopal
pableomass,oandoabsenceoofolymphonodeoenlargement.oWhatoisotheomostolikelyodiagnosis?
o-oCORRECToANSWER-Itraductalopapilloma.
, Intraductalopapillomaooftenopresentsoasoaonon-
tenderomassowithoserousoorobloodyonippleodischargeolocatedoinotheoductalosystemonearoth
eoareola.oBreastocancer,oalthoughousuallyonon-
tender,omayopresentowithopain.oChestowallosyndromeomayopresentoinosomeowomenoasobre
astopain.oFibrocysticobreastodiseaseooftenopresentsowithobilateralobreastopain.
AccordingotootheoANA,otheoroleoofotheoNPowhooprovidesoprimaryohealthocareoisothe:o-
oCORRECToANSWER-Directonursingocareorole.
TheoNPowithoaotraditionalonursingocareoroleoisoaoprimaryohealthocareoprovider.oIncreasingonu
mbersoofonurseopractitionersoareoassumingoindirectorolesosuchoasoeducator,oadministrator,or
esearcher,oandoconsultant.
Ano8-
moomaleopresentsowithohemarthrosisoofobothokneesoandohematuria.oTheoparentsogiveonoohi
storyoofotrauma,obutosayo"oheohasoalwaysobruisedoeasily"oTheomostolikelyodiagnosisois:o-
oCORRECToANSWER-Aotypeoofohemophilia.
Hemophiliaoisousuallyodiagnosedowithinotheofirstoyearoofolife.oItocommonlyopresentsowithohem
arthrosis,obleedingointoosoftotissue,ohematuria,oandoprolongedobleedingotimes.
Theonurseopractitioneroisofollowingoaochildowithojuvemileorheumatoidoarthritiso(JRA)owhooha
sobeenopreviouslyodiagnosedoandoisobeingomanagedoforotheodiseaseobyoaopediatricorheum
atologist.oTheomotheroasksoforoinformationoaboutotheochild'solong-
termoprognosis.oTheoappropriateoreplyoisothat:o-oCORRECToANSWER-
mostochildrenowithoJRAoachieveocompleteoremissionobyoadulthood,obutoitsoeffectsomightoca
useolifelongolimitations.
Althoughotheoactiveodiseaseodoesonotocontinueointooadulthood,otheocontractures,ogrowthore
tardation,oboneodeformities,oandovisualoimpairmentoassociatedowithoJRAomayoleadotoolifelo
ngofunctionaloimpairments.oAocomprehensiveotreatmentoprogramoinvolvingophysicalothera
py,ooccupationalotherapy,onutrition,oeducation,oandoregularoopthalmologicocareocanolimitore
sidualofunctionalolimitations.
Approximatelyo70%oofotheoorganismsofoundoinocanineooraloandonasalofluids,oandoconsequ
entlyoinofreshodogobiteowounds,oare:o-oCORRECToANSWER-
StaphylococcusoandoPasteurellaomultocida.
oAlloofotheseoorganismsoareofoundoinocanineooraloandonasalofluids,oandoculturedofromofreshodo
gobiteowounds,obutotheomostocommono(70%)oareoStaphoandoPasteurellaomultocida.
Educationoofowomenowithofibrocysticobreastodiseaseoshouldoincludeowhichoofotheofollowingo
statements?o-oCORRECToANSWER-
Caffeineomayotriggerobreastopain.oAvoidanceoofoallomethylxanthineso(egocoffee,otea,ochoco
late)ohasobeenoshownotooreduceobreastopainoinowomenowithofibrocysticobreastodisease.oItoiso
usuallyoaobenignocondition,onotoaoprecursoroofomalignancy.oMammographyoisorecommend
edoonceoatoageo35oyears,oatoleastoeveryo1-
2oyearsoafteroageo40,oandothenoannuallyobeginningoatoageo50oyears.oOralocontraceptivesom
ayohelporeduceocyclicalopainoandoswelling.
Congenitaloheartodisordersopresentowithosymptomsoat:o-oCORRECToANSWER-
birth,oinfancy,ooroinochildhood.
Aocommonomisconceptionoisothatocongenitalodisordersoalwaysopresentosymptomaticallyoat
obirth.oTheyocanopresentoatovariousotimesothroughoutochildhoodoandoareoclassifiedoas