Barkley DRT Certification Exam –
Complete Question Bank with Verified
Correct Answers (Latest 2025\
Barkley DRT Certification Exam – Complete Question Bank with Verified Correct Answers
(Latest Update) Introduction: This document contains a comprehensive collection of
Barkley DRT Certification Exam questions with detailed and verified correct answers. It
covers a wide range of diagnostic reasoning, treatment planning, clinical application
topics, and pediatric growth and development content reviewed in the exam. The
material also includes vaccine schedules, milestone charts, cultural competency items,
ethical practice, pharmacology facts, and additional exam-focused Q&A. This is a
complete and up-to-date study resource aligned with current Barkley DRT exam
expectations. Exam Questions and Answers Which of the following is true regarding a
nurse practitioner's prescriptive authority? State nurse practice acts determine which
agents a nurse practitioner can prescribe without outside authority State boards of
medicine are the bodies that assign nurse practitioners registration numbers for
prescriptive authority A nurse practitioner's registration number applies to all 50 states
Even with prescriptive authority, nurse practitioners cannot prescribe Schedule 2
controlled substances --- correct precise answer ---State nurse practice acts determine
which agents a nurse practitioner can prescribe without outside authority
A 20 year-old college student tells you that he developed an itch in his ear
canal that is sometimes painful and is aggravated by chewing. Although
he has not noticed any hearing loss, his ear is scaly and itchy. Upon exam,
you notice swelling in the outer third of his ear canal. He claims that he
regularly cleans his ears and has never swum or played any water sports
in his life. Of the following, which is the most likely diagnosis for his
condition?
,Serious otitis media
Otitis external
Acute otitis media
Cholesteatoma - ,,answer,,,..Otitis externa
Which of the following best describes the sound of heart murmurs III/VI
and IV/VI respectively?
Very loud, heard with one corner of the stethoscope off the chest wall;
loudest can be heard without stethoscope
Moderately loud, easily heard; loud, associated with a thrill
Barely audible; audible but faint
Loud, associated with a thrill; very loud, heard with one corner of the
stethoscope off the chest wall - ,,answer,,,..Moderately loud, easily
heard; loud, associated with a thrill
You have just tested a patient for chancroid, and you want to explain the
results to him. You discuss how the most reliable diagnostic for chancroid
sometimes results in false negatives. Which of the following terms refers
to the degree to which those who do not have a disease screen or test
positive?
Specificity
Reliability
Sensitivity
, Validity - ,,answer,,,..Sensitivity
Under which of the following circumstances can a nurse practitioner seek
the full physician fee when filing reimbursement under Medicare?
The physician is across town at a meeting but gives the nurse practitioner
verbal permission over the phone to initiate services
With the physician's direct oversight, the nurse practitioner administers
and reads an EKG for a patient with heart failure, a service that is normally
part of the physicians bill for similar services
After the presiding physician initiates services, the nurse practitioner
continues care for the patient and files for reimbursement under his own
provider
The nurse practitioner is in the same hospital as the presiding physician
when providing physician services to the patient - ,,answer,,,..With the
physician's direct oversight, the nurse practitioner administers and reads
an EKG for a patient with heart failure, a service that is normally part of the
physicians bill for similar services
Which of the following cranial nerves only affects motor functions and has
no sensory components?
Cranial nerve X
Cranial nerve V
Cranial nerve VII
Cranial nerve XII - ,,answer,,,..Cranial nerve XII
Complete Question Bank with Verified
Correct Answers (Latest 2025\
Barkley DRT Certification Exam – Complete Question Bank with Verified Correct Answers
(Latest Update) Introduction: This document contains a comprehensive collection of
Barkley DRT Certification Exam questions with detailed and verified correct answers. It
covers a wide range of diagnostic reasoning, treatment planning, clinical application
topics, and pediatric growth and development content reviewed in the exam. The
material also includes vaccine schedules, milestone charts, cultural competency items,
ethical practice, pharmacology facts, and additional exam-focused Q&A. This is a
complete and up-to-date study resource aligned with current Barkley DRT exam
expectations. Exam Questions and Answers Which of the following is true regarding a
nurse practitioner's prescriptive authority? State nurse practice acts determine which
agents a nurse practitioner can prescribe without outside authority State boards of
medicine are the bodies that assign nurse practitioners registration numbers for
prescriptive authority A nurse practitioner's registration number applies to all 50 states
Even with prescriptive authority, nurse practitioners cannot prescribe Schedule 2
controlled substances --- correct precise answer ---State nurse practice acts determine
which agents a nurse practitioner can prescribe without outside authority
A 20 year-old college student tells you that he developed an itch in his ear
canal that is sometimes painful and is aggravated by chewing. Although
he has not noticed any hearing loss, his ear is scaly and itchy. Upon exam,
you notice swelling in the outer third of his ear canal. He claims that he
regularly cleans his ears and has never swum or played any water sports
in his life. Of the following, which is the most likely diagnosis for his
condition?
,Serious otitis media
Otitis external
Acute otitis media
Cholesteatoma - ,,answer,,,..Otitis externa
Which of the following best describes the sound of heart murmurs III/VI
and IV/VI respectively?
Very loud, heard with one corner of the stethoscope off the chest wall;
loudest can be heard without stethoscope
Moderately loud, easily heard; loud, associated with a thrill
Barely audible; audible but faint
Loud, associated with a thrill; very loud, heard with one corner of the
stethoscope off the chest wall - ,,answer,,,..Moderately loud, easily
heard; loud, associated with a thrill
You have just tested a patient for chancroid, and you want to explain the
results to him. You discuss how the most reliable diagnostic for chancroid
sometimes results in false negatives. Which of the following terms refers
to the degree to which those who do not have a disease screen or test
positive?
Specificity
Reliability
Sensitivity
, Validity - ,,answer,,,..Sensitivity
Under which of the following circumstances can a nurse practitioner seek
the full physician fee when filing reimbursement under Medicare?
The physician is across town at a meeting but gives the nurse practitioner
verbal permission over the phone to initiate services
With the physician's direct oversight, the nurse practitioner administers
and reads an EKG for a patient with heart failure, a service that is normally
part of the physicians bill for similar services
After the presiding physician initiates services, the nurse practitioner
continues care for the patient and files for reimbursement under his own
provider
The nurse practitioner is in the same hospital as the presiding physician
when providing physician services to the patient - ,,answer,,,..With the
physician's direct oversight, the nurse practitioner administers and reads
an EKG for a patient with heart failure, a service that is normally part of the
physicians bill for similar services
Which of the following cranial nerves only affects motor functions and has
no sensory components?
Cranial nerve X
Cranial nerve V
Cranial nerve VII
Cranial nerve XII - ,,answer,,,..Cranial nerve XII
