PSI FNP Practice questions with correct answers

PSI FNP Practice questions with correct
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answers

A 14yo male with bronchitis is being treated with fluids and
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expectorants. He returns to the clinic with a fever of 103F, right |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


pleuritic chest pain, and green sputum. Which of the following
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examination results would be expected? |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




A. Right lower lobe crackles
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B. Decreased Fremitus
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C. Bilateral Wheezing
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D. Normal Percussion - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. Right lower
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lobe crackles. |\




2 year old child is diagnosed with radial head subluxation
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("nursemaid's elbow"). After closed manipulation, the best |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


indication of successful treatment is that: |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




A. Swelling dissipates immediately
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B. Pulse and sensation are restored
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C. The child quickly begins to use the affected arm
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D. A click is felt while the child is extending and rotating the arm
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. The child quickly begins to use the
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affected arm. |\




Which of the following would be an appropriate alternative to
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erythromycin therapy in an 18 year old patient with Mycoplasma |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


pneumoniae infection? |\ |\

,A. Azithromycin (Zithromax)
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B. Cephalexin (Keflex)
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C. Amoxicillin
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D. Clindamycin (Cleocin) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A.
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Azithromycin


A 10-month old presents with a rash, runny nose, and cough.
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Examination reveals a cluster of tiny white papuls with an
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erythematous base on the buccal mucosa. What does this |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


suggest? |\




A. Scarlet fever
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B. Rubella
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C. Erythema infectiosum
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D. Measles - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. Measles
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Office Spriometry performed with an albuterol nebulizer
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treatment can confirm a diagnosis of asthma because it
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indicates: |\




A. Oxygen saturation
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B. Whether airway obstruction is from pulmonary fibrosis
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C. Chronic carbon dioxide retention
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D. Whether a patient has reversible airway obstruction -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. Whether a patient has reversible
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airway obstruction
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,An 18yr old patient presents with complaints of maxillary facial
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pain and yellow nasal discharge for 14 days. What is the
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appropriate initial pharmacologic intervention? |\ |\ |\ |\




A. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate (Augmentin)
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B. Ceftriaxone (Rocephin)
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C. Levofloxacin (Levaquin)
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D. Erythromycin - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. Amoxicillin-
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Clavulanate (Augmentin) |\




Which of the following is the leading cause of cancer-related
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deaths in the majority of women?
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A. cervical Cancer
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B. Ovarian Cancer
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C. Breat Cancer
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D. Lung Cancer - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. Lung Cancer
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A 29-year old male with noncomplicated Chlamidia infection may
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exhibit: |\




A. Urticaria
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B. No remarkable clinical symptoms
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C. A green mucoid penile discharge
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D. A penile ulcer - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. No remarkable
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clinical symptoms |\




To assess a patient's ability to think abstractly, a nurse
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practitioner could ask the patient: |\ |\ |\ |\ |\

, A. The meaning of a common proverb
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B. What action the patient would take if their was a fire in the
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house
C. To count backwards from 100 by 7s
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D. To spell a word backward. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. The
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meaning of a common proverb |\ |\ |\ |\




A common rule to follow when prescribing many medications for
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the elderly is to:
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A. Give most medications in the morning to allow slowed body
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functions to have time to adjust to the drug.
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B. Start at a lower dose than what is commonly prescribed for
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adults, and increase the dose slowly.
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C. Perform a creatinine clearance test for baseline data on all
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person over age 70 before starting on new medications.
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D. Give medication with a full glass of water to promote
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absorption and limit harm to the kidneys. - CORRECT ANSWERS|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔B. Start at a low dose than what is commonly prescribed for
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adults, and increase the dose slowly.
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A 72 year old female presents with a medical history
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unremarkable except for the occasional headache. She enjoyed |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


emotional health throughout marriage and childrearing, although
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her family history is significant for strokes and nervous
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breakdowns. Since her husband died a year ago, however, she |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


has been waking every morning at 3am, is reluctant to go out
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although she has family member living nearby, and feels a
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continual urge to sleep. She cannot discuss her late husband
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without crying. Differential diagnoses would include:
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