AGPCNP Adult-Gerontology Primary
Care Nurse ANCC 2025 Exam questions
and Verified answers.
Herpes - ANSWER-Cold sores, painful vesicles on a red base
Keratosis polaris - ANSWER-chicken skin
impetigo - ANSWER-honey crusted lesions
Bullous impetigo tx - ANSWER-Keflex or Doxy
Nonbullous impetigo tx - ANSWER-mupirocin ointment
Pityriasis Rosea - ANSWER-Presents with a herald patch, Christmas-tree pattern. Will
prob go away on own
Brown Recluse spider bite - ANSWER-halo bite with canchre
RMSF - ANSWER-rash on palms, soles
Lyme Disease - ANSWER-Target lesion aka erythema migrans
Lyme and RMSF treatment - ANSWER-Doxy
Measles aka Rubeola - ANSWER-cough, congestion, conjunctivitis, Kolpik's spots
Mumps - ANSWER-parotid gland swelling, mass under chin
cialithiasis - ANSWER-salivary gland stone
AK precursor for - ANSWER-SCC
AK tx - ANSWER-5Fu or cryotherapy
Cafe O lay spots - ANSWER-benign, more than 6? may have neurofibromatosis
SK - ANSWER-pasted on benign lesions
Basal cell - ANSWER-waxy with telangiectasis, rolled borders
Atopic dermatitis - ANSWER-on flexor surfaces, itch/scratch/itch/scratch
,atopic dermatitis tx - ANSWER-topical steroids
Plaque psoriasis - ANSWER-thick scales, tx with topical steroids
Auspitz spot - ANSWER-plaques scratched and pinpoint bleeding occurs
Koebners - ANSWER-trauma leads to plaque forming
shingles - ANSWER-vesicular, follows dermatomes
Shingrix - ANSWER-can give whenever after age 50
slough and can't see? - ANSWER-unstageable
Nonblancable but intact? - ANSWER-stage 1
scabies - ANSWER-pruritic b/w fingers and toes
scabies tx - ANSWER-prometherin cream, wash everything in hot water
Lice tx - ANSWER-prometherin and combed out
Rosacea - ANSWER-does NOT space the nose folds (on nose)
Rosacea tx - ANSWER-Flagyl gel
Mulloscum contagiosum - ANSWER-dome shaped, waxy, umbilicated papules 2-5mm
in diameter
benign growth secondary to pox virus infection
NOT a vesicle
kids-transmitted by touching, pool
adults-STI
Anthrax lesion - ANSWER-painless ulcer, cattle farmer
Anthrax tx - ANSWER-Ciprofloxacin
Folliculitis tx - ANSWER-mupirocin (topical)
Lupus - ANSWER-malar rash that spares nasolabial folds, butterful rash
,What goes hand in hand with Lupus? - ANSWER-sjorgrams syndrome (dry eyes,
mouth)
Erysipelas - ANSWER-superficial cellulitis with well demarcated lines
Erysipelas tx - ANSWER-PCN or Keflex
Purulent cellulitis - ANSWER-Bactrim
Clindamycin
Doxycycline
nonpurulent cellulitis - ANSWER-keflex or PCN
Acne tx - ANSWER-clindamyocin or doxy
Leukoplakia - ANSWER-can't scrape it off- hairy
Oral Candidiasis - ANSWER-can scrape it off
Fifths dx - ANSWER-slapped cheek rash
fever
red cheek
lack rash on body
Ringworm rash - ANSWER-Annular
cruris - ANSWER-groin ringworm
barbae - ANSWER-beard ringworm
vesicolor - ANSWER-ringworm all over body
pinworm - ANSWER-pruritis genitals at night
scotch tape test
pinworm tx - ANSWER-albendazole, mebendazol
give 1 dose then another 2 weeks later
Dog bite tx? - ANSWER-Augmentin
Lichen planus - ANSWER-seen with AI disease, exacerbated by stress, on flexor
surfaces
lichen planus tx - ANSWER-topical steroids, antihistamines
Simplex chronicus - ANSWER-lichenification of skin
, Sclerosus - ANSWER-always white and usually on genitalia, topical steroids!!!!
1st degree burn - ANSWER-superficial, only epidermis, do not blister (sunburn)
2nd degree burn - ANSWER-partial thickness, dermis and epidermis, blister
3rd degree burn - ANSWER-Full thickness damage through skin into nerves and
muscles
When to refer burn - ANSWER->10% or 2nd degree
RO9: head and neck - ANSWER-9%
RO9 upper limbs - ANSWER-9% each
RO9 trunk - ANSWER-36%
RO9 genitalia - ANSWER-1%
RO9 lower limbs - ANSWER-18% each
Most potent vehicle? - ANSWER-1. ointment
2. cream
3. lotion
4. solution
Steroids classification - ANSWER-Class 1 is most potent
Class VII least potent
mupirocin preg - ANSWER-contraindicated!
nystagmus - ANSWER-Involuntary rapid eye movements
amblyopia - ANSWER-lazy eye
legally blind - ANSWER-20/200
color blindness - ANSWER-ishara chart
Retinal arteries are __________ - ANSWER-thinner and lighter
Should a red reflex be present on fundoscopic exam? - ANSWER-yes
HTN and eyes - ANSWER-copper wire
AV nicking
Care Nurse ANCC 2025 Exam questions
and Verified answers.
Herpes - ANSWER-Cold sores, painful vesicles on a red base
Keratosis polaris - ANSWER-chicken skin
impetigo - ANSWER-honey crusted lesions
Bullous impetigo tx - ANSWER-Keflex or Doxy
Nonbullous impetigo tx - ANSWER-mupirocin ointment
Pityriasis Rosea - ANSWER-Presents with a herald patch, Christmas-tree pattern. Will
prob go away on own
Brown Recluse spider bite - ANSWER-halo bite with canchre
RMSF - ANSWER-rash on palms, soles
Lyme Disease - ANSWER-Target lesion aka erythema migrans
Lyme and RMSF treatment - ANSWER-Doxy
Measles aka Rubeola - ANSWER-cough, congestion, conjunctivitis, Kolpik's spots
Mumps - ANSWER-parotid gland swelling, mass under chin
cialithiasis - ANSWER-salivary gland stone
AK precursor for - ANSWER-SCC
AK tx - ANSWER-5Fu or cryotherapy
Cafe O lay spots - ANSWER-benign, more than 6? may have neurofibromatosis
SK - ANSWER-pasted on benign lesions
Basal cell - ANSWER-waxy with telangiectasis, rolled borders
Atopic dermatitis - ANSWER-on flexor surfaces, itch/scratch/itch/scratch
,atopic dermatitis tx - ANSWER-topical steroids
Plaque psoriasis - ANSWER-thick scales, tx with topical steroids
Auspitz spot - ANSWER-plaques scratched and pinpoint bleeding occurs
Koebners - ANSWER-trauma leads to plaque forming
shingles - ANSWER-vesicular, follows dermatomes
Shingrix - ANSWER-can give whenever after age 50
slough and can't see? - ANSWER-unstageable
Nonblancable but intact? - ANSWER-stage 1
scabies - ANSWER-pruritic b/w fingers and toes
scabies tx - ANSWER-prometherin cream, wash everything in hot water
Lice tx - ANSWER-prometherin and combed out
Rosacea - ANSWER-does NOT space the nose folds (on nose)
Rosacea tx - ANSWER-Flagyl gel
Mulloscum contagiosum - ANSWER-dome shaped, waxy, umbilicated papules 2-5mm
in diameter
benign growth secondary to pox virus infection
NOT a vesicle
kids-transmitted by touching, pool
adults-STI
Anthrax lesion - ANSWER-painless ulcer, cattle farmer
Anthrax tx - ANSWER-Ciprofloxacin
Folliculitis tx - ANSWER-mupirocin (topical)
Lupus - ANSWER-malar rash that spares nasolabial folds, butterful rash
,What goes hand in hand with Lupus? - ANSWER-sjorgrams syndrome (dry eyes,
mouth)
Erysipelas - ANSWER-superficial cellulitis with well demarcated lines
Erysipelas tx - ANSWER-PCN or Keflex
Purulent cellulitis - ANSWER-Bactrim
Clindamycin
Doxycycline
nonpurulent cellulitis - ANSWER-keflex or PCN
Acne tx - ANSWER-clindamyocin or doxy
Leukoplakia - ANSWER-can't scrape it off- hairy
Oral Candidiasis - ANSWER-can scrape it off
Fifths dx - ANSWER-slapped cheek rash
fever
red cheek
lack rash on body
Ringworm rash - ANSWER-Annular
cruris - ANSWER-groin ringworm
barbae - ANSWER-beard ringworm
vesicolor - ANSWER-ringworm all over body
pinworm - ANSWER-pruritis genitals at night
scotch tape test
pinworm tx - ANSWER-albendazole, mebendazol
give 1 dose then another 2 weeks later
Dog bite tx? - ANSWER-Augmentin
Lichen planus - ANSWER-seen with AI disease, exacerbated by stress, on flexor
surfaces
lichen planus tx - ANSWER-topical steroids, antihistamines
Simplex chronicus - ANSWER-lichenification of skin
, Sclerosus - ANSWER-always white and usually on genitalia, topical steroids!!!!
1st degree burn - ANSWER-superficial, only epidermis, do not blister (sunburn)
2nd degree burn - ANSWER-partial thickness, dermis and epidermis, blister
3rd degree burn - ANSWER-Full thickness damage through skin into nerves and
muscles
When to refer burn - ANSWER->10% or 2nd degree
RO9: head and neck - ANSWER-9%
RO9 upper limbs - ANSWER-9% each
RO9 trunk - ANSWER-36%
RO9 genitalia - ANSWER-1%
RO9 lower limbs - ANSWER-18% each
Most potent vehicle? - ANSWER-1. ointment
2. cream
3. lotion
4. solution
Steroids classification - ANSWER-Class 1 is most potent
Class VII least potent
mupirocin preg - ANSWER-contraindicated!
nystagmus - ANSWER-Involuntary rapid eye movements
amblyopia - ANSWER-lazy eye
legally blind - ANSWER-20/200
color blindness - ANSWER-ishara chart
Retinal arteries are __________ - ANSWER-thinner and lighter
Should a red reflex be present on fundoscopic exam? - ANSWER-yes
HTN and eyes - ANSWER-copper wire
AV nicking
