AGACNP ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST 2024
& 2025 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+ WALDEN UNIVERSITY
Qualifying factors for acute rehab ...ANSWER...- ability to tolerate 3 hours of therapy
per day
-do not need to be able to shower themselves
Which patient population do best in acute rehab? ...ANSWER...- stroke
- total joint
- hip fractures
- head injuries
Tertiary prevention: ...ANSWER...treating the complications of a disease
HMO: ...ANSWER...A group plan offering prepaid medical care to its members.
Negotiated fees, paid by diagnosis
LTAC Medicare reimbursement criteria: ...ANSWER...Patients who have been in the
ICU at least 3 days and will be on the vent at the LTAC for 96 hours
Hospice medicare reimbursement ...ANSWER...Most people only qualify for home
hospice, but medicare will only cover intermittent care, comfort related medications
Respite care ...ANSWER...a type of care provided for caregivers of homebound ill,
disabled, or elderly patients. 1 week per benefit period.
Red flag for spinal injury ...ANSWER...- Incontinence
- Altered sensation to extremities
compartment syndrome ...ANSWER...4 P's
, - pain
- pallor
- pulselessness
- paresthesia
Example of pathological fracture ...ANSWER...CA - tumor causing bone to break
Frailty fracture ...ANSWER...osteoporosis
What chronic comorbidity is very common and often associated with bone
demineralization and frailty fractures? ...ANSWER...CKD
- hyperparathyroidism causes bone demineralization and frailty fracture
- Hypercalcemia = calcification of vascular system (coronaries, valves)
Should geriatric patients with fractured hip wait to see ortho? ...ANSWER...NO, hip
fractures are urgent. Early stabilizations improves outcomes
Fibromyalgia ...ANSWER...diffuse pain
Fibromyalgia comorbidities ...ANSWER...psych / depression
Fibromyalgia treatment ...ANSWER...antidepressants, NSAIDs, physical therapy, trigger
point injections (Opiates contraindicated)
How does spinal stenosis present? ...ANSWER...Neurogenic claudication (legs hurt on
ambulation/ worsening pain when standing = compression)
Symptom management for osteoarthritis medication: ...ANSWER...- Acetaminophen:
safest in elderly adults with HTN, GI bleed, or CKD
- NSAIDs: works better but higher risks
When do you consider joint replacement for osteoarthritis? ...ANSWER...After failed
conservative management
Would you promote someone with severe COPD to have a hip
replacement? ...ANSWER...No, they wouldn't have improved mobilization or quality of
life
How do you tell the difference btw osteoarthritis and inflammatory
arthritis: ...ANSWER...- Bilateral significant inflammation in inflammatory arthritis
_ Inflammatory is worse in the morning, whereas worse in the night for osteoarthritis
Term for boney abnormalities associated with osteoarthritis: ...ANSWER...Herberden:
most distal
Bouchard: pip joints
& 2025 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+ WALDEN UNIVERSITY
Qualifying factors for acute rehab ...ANSWER...- ability to tolerate 3 hours of therapy
per day
-do not need to be able to shower themselves
Which patient population do best in acute rehab? ...ANSWER...- stroke
- total joint
- hip fractures
- head injuries
Tertiary prevention: ...ANSWER...treating the complications of a disease
HMO: ...ANSWER...A group plan offering prepaid medical care to its members.
Negotiated fees, paid by diagnosis
LTAC Medicare reimbursement criteria: ...ANSWER...Patients who have been in the
ICU at least 3 days and will be on the vent at the LTAC for 96 hours
Hospice medicare reimbursement ...ANSWER...Most people only qualify for home
hospice, but medicare will only cover intermittent care, comfort related medications
Respite care ...ANSWER...a type of care provided for caregivers of homebound ill,
disabled, or elderly patients. 1 week per benefit period.
Red flag for spinal injury ...ANSWER...- Incontinence
- Altered sensation to extremities
compartment syndrome ...ANSWER...4 P's
, - pain
- pallor
- pulselessness
- paresthesia
Example of pathological fracture ...ANSWER...CA - tumor causing bone to break
Frailty fracture ...ANSWER...osteoporosis
What chronic comorbidity is very common and often associated with bone
demineralization and frailty fractures? ...ANSWER...CKD
- hyperparathyroidism causes bone demineralization and frailty fracture
- Hypercalcemia = calcification of vascular system (coronaries, valves)
Should geriatric patients with fractured hip wait to see ortho? ...ANSWER...NO, hip
fractures are urgent. Early stabilizations improves outcomes
Fibromyalgia ...ANSWER...diffuse pain
Fibromyalgia comorbidities ...ANSWER...psych / depression
Fibromyalgia treatment ...ANSWER...antidepressants, NSAIDs, physical therapy, trigger
point injections (Opiates contraindicated)
How does spinal stenosis present? ...ANSWER...Neurogenic claudication (legs hurt on
ambulation/ worsening pain when standing = compression)
Symptom management for osteoarthritis medication: ...ANSWER...- Acetaminophen:
safest in elderly adults with HTN, GI bleed, or CKD
- NSAIDs: works better but higher risks
When do you consider joint replacement for osteoarthritis? ...ANSWER...After failed
conservative management
Would you promote someone with severe COPD to have a hip
replacement? ...ANSWER...No, they wouldn't have improved mobilization or quality of
life
How do you tell the difference btw osteoarthritis and inflammatory
arthritis: ...ANSWER...- Bilateral significant inflammation in inflammatory arthritis
_ Inflammatory is worse in the morning, whereas worse in the night for osteoarthritis
Term for boney abnormalities associated with osteoarthritis: ...ANSWER...Herberden:
most distal
Bouchard: pip joints
