ANCC APRN ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
Which drug is associated with increased lipoprotein levels?
Furosemide (Lasix).
Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).
Spironolactone (Aldactone).
Triamterene (Dyrenium). -
correct answer ✅Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)
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. -
correct answer ✅cerebellar functioning
,ANCC APRN ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
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 -
correct answer ✅hepatitis B.
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.
,ANCC APRN ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
performing the examination without commenting to the patient's
father.
performing the examination, then telling the patient's father the
examination findings. -
correct answer ✅asking the patient's father if he has any
questions regarding his son's care.
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. -
correct answer ✅long latency period between exposure and
disease development.
The family nurse practitioner exhibits professional leadership by:
, ANCC APRN ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
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. -
correct answer ✅creating a task force to address scope-of-
practice concerns.
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. -
correct answer ✅evaluation and management code with history,
examination and medical decision making
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
Which drug is associated with increased lipoprotein levels?
Furosemide (Lasix).
Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).
Spironolactone (Aldactone).
Triamterene (Dyrenium). -
correct answer ✅Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)
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. -
correct answer ✅cerebellar functioning
,ANCC APRN ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
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 -
correct answer ✅hepatitis B.
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.
,ANCC APRN ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
performing the examination without commenting to the patient's
father.
performing the examination, then telling the patient's father the
examination findings. -
correct answer ✅asking the patient's father if he has any
questions regarding his son's care.
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. -
correct answer ✅long latency period between exposure and
disease development.
The family nurse practitioner exhibits professional leadership by:
, ANCC APRN ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
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. -
correct answer ✅creating a task force to address scope-of-
practice concerns.
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. -
correct answer ✅evaluation and management code with history,
examination and medical decision making
