FITZGERALD FNP REVIEW EXAM
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS
Primary Prevention - correct answer ✔✔Prevention
Secondary Prevention - correct answer ✔✔Screening
Tertiary Prevention - correct answer ✔✔Treatment
3 Live Vaccines and who should avoid - correct answer ✔✔1. MMR
2. Varicella
3. Flu Mist
Pregnancy/ <1 year old/ severe immunocompromised
When should immunization be deferred? - correct answer ✔✔Presence of moderate- to- severe
illness w/ w/o fever
Contraindications to epinephrine - correct answer ✔✔None in the emergent setting
When to give 2 flu vaccines - correct answer ✔✔Children ages 6 mo- 8 years during first flu
season (4 weeks a part)
unless they received 2 or more flu vaccines in the past
What to do if someone has an egg allergy r/t flu vaccine - correct answer ✔✔administer vaccine
with medial supervision/ monitor for 15 min
,5 stages of change - correct answer ✔✔1. Precontemplation
2. Contemplation
3. Preparation
4. Action
5. Maintenance
5 A's of smoking cessation - correct answer ✔✔1. Ask
2. Advise
3. Assess
4. Assist
5. Arrange
Leading cause of death ages 10-35 - correct answer ✔✔1. Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
Leading cause of death all ages - correct answer ✔✔1. heart disease
2. cancer
3. Unintentional injury
4. COPD
5. Cerebrovascular
Most common cancers in males - correct answer ✔✔1. Prostate
2. Lung
3. Colon
4. Bladder
,5. Melanoma
Most common cancers females - correct answer ✔✔1. Breast
2. Lung
3. Colon
4. Uterine
5. Thyroid
Most common cancer deaths in males - correct answer ✔✔1. Lung
2. Prostate
3. Colon
4. Pancreas
5. Liver
Most common cancer deaths in females - correct answer ✔✔1. Lung
2. Breast
3. Colon
4. Pancreas
5. Ovary
Prostate Cancer Screening - correct answer ✔✔Age 55-69, PSA
BRCA testing - correct answer ✔✔Assess women with a personal or family history of breast,
ovarian, tubal, or peritoneal cancer/ history of BRCA1/2 gene
positive screen= genetic counseling
, Colorectal Cancer Screening - correct answer ✔✔ACS: 45- 75 (85 by choice): FOBT or FIT test
annually, stool DNA q 3 years, colonoscopy q 10 years, sigmoidoscopy q 5, double contrast
barium enema q 5
USPSTF: 50 -75 (85 by choice)- FOBT or FIT test annually, stool DNA q 1 or 3 years, colonoscopy
q 10 years, sigmoidoscopy q 5, CT colonoscopy 1 5, sigmoidoscopy q 10 with FIT annually
Endometrial Cancer Screening - correct answer ✔✔Endometrial biopsy with any bleeding post
menopause or if history of hereditary non polyposis colon cancer (annual screening after age
35)
Lung Cancer Screening - correct answer ✔✔Lung cancer screening with annual low-dose CT
scan is currently recommended by the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF)
in patients with a 30 pack year or more history of smoking including those who have quit
smoking during the last 15 years who are between the ages of 55 and 80. (ACS until age 74)
Breast Cancer Screening - correct answer ✔✔ACS age 45- 54 annually, then biennially while in
good health and life expectancy for 10 years
USPSTF 50-74, biennial
Cervical Cancer Screening - correct answer ✔✔start at age 21 -29 pap q 3 years, then age 30 to
65 pap + HPV
Hx of CIN 2 or 3 continue for 20 years after found
Total hysterectomy stop screening
Target diseases for secondary prevention - correct answer ✔✔1. HTN
2. DM-2
3. Dyslipidemia
4. Cancers
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS
Primary Prevention - correct answer ✔✔Prevention
Secondary Prevention - correct answer ✔✔Screening
Tertiary Prevention - correct answer ✔✔Treatment
3 Live Vaccines and who should avoid - correct answer ✔✔1. MMR
2. Varicella
3. Flu Mist
Pregnancy/ <1 year old/ severe immunocompromised
When should immunization be deferred? - correct answer ✔✔Presence of moderate- to- severe
illness w/ w/o fever
Contraindications to epinephrine - correct answer ✔✔None in the emergent setting
When to give 2 flu vaccines - correct answer ✔✔Children ages 6 mo- 8 years during first flu
season (4 weeks a part)
unless they received 2 or more flu vaccines in the past
What to do if someone has an egg allergy r/t flu vaccine - correct answer ✔✔administer vaccine
with medial supervision/ monitor for 15 min
,5 stages of change - correct answer ✔✔1. Precontemplation
2. Contemplation
3. Preparation
4. Action
5. Maintenance
5 A's of smoking cessation - correct answer ✔✔1. Ask
2. Advise
3. Assess
4. Assist
5. Arrange
Leading cause of death ages 10-35 - correct answer ✔✔1. Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
Leading cause of death all ages - correct answer ✔✔1. heart disease
2. cancer
3. Unintentional injury
4. COPD
5. Cerebrovascular
Most common cancers in males - correct answer ✔✔1. Prostate
2. Lung
3. Colon
4. Bladder
,5. Melanoma
Most common cancers females - correct answer ✔✔1. Breast
2. Lung
3. Colon
4. Uterine
5. Thyroid
Most common cancer deaths in males - correct answer ✔✔1. Lung
2. Prostate
3. Colon
4. Pancreas
5. Liver
Most common cancer deaths in females - correct answer ✔✔1. Lung
2. Breast
3. Colon
4. Pancreas
5. Ovary
Prostate Cancer Screening - correct answer ✔✔Age 55-69, PSA
BRCA testing - correct answer ✔✔Assess women with a personal or family history of breast,
ovarian, tubal, or peritoneal cancer/ history of BRCA1/2 gene
positive screen= genetic counseling
, Colorectal Cancer Screening - correct answer ✔✔ACS: 45- 75 (85 by choice): FOBT or FIT test
annually, stool DNA q 3 years, colonoscopy q 10 years, sigmoidoscopy q 5, double contrast
barium enema q 5
USPSTF: 50 -75 (85 by choice)- FOBT or FIT test annually, stool DNA q 1 or 3 years, colonoscopy
q 10 years, sigmoidoscopy q 5, CT colonoscopy 1 5, sigmoidoscopy q 10 with FIT annually
Endometrial Cancer Screening - correct answer ✔✔Endometrial biopsy with any bleeding post
menopause or if history of hereditary non polyposis colon cancer (annual screening after age
35)
Lung Cancer Screening - correct answer ✔✔Lung cancer screening with annual low-dose CT
scan is currently recommended by the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF)
in patients with a 30 pack year or more history of smoking including those who have quit
smoking during the last 15 years who are between the ages of 55 and 80. (ACS until age 74)
Breast Cancer Screening - correct answer ✔✔ACS age 45- 54 annually, then biennially while in
good health and life expectancy for 10 years
USPSTF 50-74, biennial
Cervical Cancer Screening - correct answer ✔✔start at age 21 -29 pap q 3 years, then age 30 to
65 pap + HPV
Hx of CIN 2 or 3 continue for 20 years after found
Total hysterectomy stop screening
Target diseases for secondary prevention - correct answer ✔✔1. HTN
2. DM-2
3. Dyslipidemia
4. Cancers
