ANCC APRN exam questions and
answers 2024\2025 A+ Grade
Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)
- correct answer Which drug is associated with increased lipoprotein levels?
Furosemide (Lasix).
Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).
Spironolactone (Aldactone).
Triamterene (Dyrenium).
cerebellar functioning
- correct answer The family nurse practitioner asks a patient to perform rapid, alternating movements of
the hands to evaluate:
cerebellar functioning.
cognitive functioning.
reflex arc functioning.
stereognostic functioning.
hepatitis B.
- correct answer A 38-year-old patient who is Vietnamese tells the family nurse practitioner that his or
her parent died in his or her 40s from liver cancer. The nurse practitioner assesses that the patient is at
risk for:
hepatitis B.
malaria.
tularemia.
tyrosinemia
,asking the patient's father if he has any questions regarding his son's care.
- correct answer A 55-year-old male patient who is Chinese has a follow-up appointment after cardiac
bypass surgery. The patient brings his father with him into the examination room. The family nurse
practitioner provides culturally sensitive care by:
asking the patient's father if he has any questions regarding his son's care.
asking the patient's father to leave the room due to confidentiality issues.
performing the examination without commenting to the patient's father.
performing the examination, then telling the patient's father the examination findings.
long latency period between exposure and disease development.
- correct answer A difficult aspect of determining occupational exposure to disease is the:
confidentiality of the information within company records.
inaccuracy of occupational disease reporting.
long latency period between exposure and disease development.
reliance on workers' memories.
creating a task force to address scope-of-practice concerns.
- correct answer The family nurse practitioner exhibits professional leadership by:
adding clinical protocols to the nurse practitioner scope of practice.
comparing the workplace roles of the registered nurse and the nurse practitioner.
creating a task force to address scope-of-practice concerns.
lobbying to eliminate continuing education requirements.
evaluation and management code with history, examination and medical decision making
- correct answer To comply with regulations for third-party payor reimbursement and documentation, a
family nurse practitioner correlates:
, evaluation and management code with history, examination and medical decision making.
health outcomes with physical examination findings and plan of care.
medication orders and treatment plan with electronic billing.
patient privacy with informed consent.
vocational rehabilitation services.
- correct answer The family nurse practitioner examines a patient who has sustained a non-work-related
injury that interferes with the patient's ability to perform his or her job. The patient does not qualify for
medical disability and has a reasonable chance of engaging in a suitable occupation with proper therapy.
The nurse practitioner recommends that the patient apply for:
Family and Medical Leave Act benefits.
home health services.
Social Security benefits.
vocational rehabilitation services.
requesting a referral for evaluation of the larynx.
- correct answer A 45-year-old patient who is an opera singer reports progressive hoarseness for the last
four weeks. The hoarseness began after a three-hour opera performance. The patient does not smoke
and reports no weight loss, upper respiratory infection, dysphagia, or shortness of breath. The family
nurse practitioner manages this patient by:
ordering a computed tomography scan of the head.
ordering an immediate lateral neck x-ray.
prescribing systemic antibiotics and cool mist inhalations.
requesting a referral for evaluation of the larynx.
one month and six months.
- correct answer Routine immunization guidelines recommend administering the hepatitis B vaccine at
birth and repeating doses at:
one month and six months.
answers 2024\2025 A+ Grade
Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)
- correct answer Which drug is associated with increased lipoprotein levels?
Furosemide (Lasix).
Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).
Spironolactone (Aldactone).
Triamterene (Dyrenium).
cerebellar functioning
- correct answer The family nurse practitioner asks a patient to perform rapid, alternating movements of
the hands to evaluate:
cerebellar functioning.
cognitive functioning.
reflex arc functioning.
stereognostic functioning.
hepatitis B.
- correct answer A 38-year-old patient who is Vietnamese tells the family nurse practitioner that his or
her parent died in his or her 40s from liver cancer. The nurse practitioner assesses that the patient is at
risk for:
hepatitis B.
malaria.
tularemia.
tyrosinemia
,asking the patient's father if he has any questions regarding his son's care.
- correct answer A 55-year-old male patient who is Chinese has a follow-up appointment after cardiac
bypass surgery. The patient brings his father with him into the examination room. The family nurse
practitioner provides culturally sensitive care by:
asking the patient's father if he has any questions regarding his son's care.
asking the patient's father to leave the room due to confidentiality issues.
performing the examination without commenting to the patient's father.
performing the examination, then telling the patient's father the examination findings.
long latency period between exposure and disease development.
- correct answer A difficult aspect of determining occupational exposure to disease is the:
confidentiality of the information within company records.
inaccuracy of occupational disease reporting.
long latency period between exposure and disease development.
reliance on workers' memories.
creating a task force to address scope-of-practice concerns.
- correct answer The family nurse practitioner exhibits professional leadership by:
adding clinical protocols to the nurse practitioner scope of practice.
comparing the workplace roles of the registered nurse and the nurse practitioner.
creating a task force to address scope-of-practice concerns.
lobbying to eliminate continuing education requirements.
evaluation and management code with history, examination and medical decision making
- correct answer To comply with regulations for third-party payor reimbursement and documentation, a
family nurse practitioner correlates:
, evaluation and management code with history, examination and medical decision making.
health outcomes with physical examination findings and plan of care.
medication orders and treatment plan with electronic billing.
patient privacy with informed consent.
vocational rehabilitation services.
- correct answer The family nurse practitioner examines a patient who has sustained a non-work-related
injury that interferes with the patient's ability to perform his or her job. The patient does not qualify for
medical disability and has a reasonable chance of engaging in a suitable occupation with proper therapy.
The nurse practitioner recommends that the patient apply for:
Family and Medical Leave Act benefits.
home health services.
Social Security benefits.
vocational rehabilitation services.
requesting a referral for evaluation of the larynx.
- correct answer A 45-year-old patient who is an opera singer reports progressive hoarseness for the last
four weeks. The hoarseness began after a three-hour opera performance. The patient does not smoke
and reports no weight loss, upper respiratory infection, dysphagia, or shortness of breath. The family
nurse practitioner manages this patient by:
ordering a computed tomography scan of the head.
ordering an immediate lateral neck x-ray.
prescribing systemic antibiotics and cool mist inhalations.
requesting a referral for evaluation of the larynx.
one month and six months.
- correct answer Routine immunization guidelines recommend administering the hepatitis B vaccine at
birth and repeating doses at:
one month and six months.
