PSI FNP EXAM STUDY GUIDE EXAMS SET
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VIEW AHEAD EXAM.
⫸ Urinary and bowel dysfunction, saddle anesthesia, and leg
weakness or foot drop are signs of Answer: cauda equina syndrome
⫸ Which of the following statements regarding depression in the
elderly is correct? Answer: Depression can be induced by prescribed
and over-the-counter medications
⫸ A geriatric patient who has a 40 pack-year smoking history
complains of painful cramping in the leg muscles that occurs after
walking for 20 minutes. After taking a complete history and
performing a physical examination, a nurse practitioner decides that
the most likely diagnosis is: Answer: intermittent claudication
⫸ Which of the following conditions exacerbate urinary
incontinence? Answer: Impacted stool and atrophic vaginits
⫸ Which trimester of pregnancy is a woman with a fundal height
measurement at the umbilicus? Answer: Second
⫸ The best medication for a patient who complains of irritable bowel
syndrome with cramping is: Answer: dicyclomine (Bentyl)
, ⫸ Major causes of chronic kidney disease include? Answer:
amyloidosis and systemic lupus erythematosus
⫸ In a 19-year-old who presents with a sore throat and anterior
cervical adenopathy, which causative agent would be suspected?
Answer: Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus
⫸ Which of the following constellations of symptoms, lasting more
than 3 months, is MOST common in fibromyalgia? Answer: diffuse
pain, sleep abnormality, fatigue
⫸ The most common skin cancer is: Answer: basal cell carcinoma
⫸ Research studies indicate that erectile dysfunction in geriatric
patients is a common complication in Answer: vascular disease
⫸ Acute otitis media has which of the following characteristics?
Answer: loss of ossicular landmarks on the tympanic membrane
⫸ Which of the following is the MOST common risk factor for
developing severe hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn? Answer:
Blood incompatibility with the mother
⫸ Which of the following is a common cause of acne? Answer:
increase in androgens
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VIEW AHEAD EXAM.
⫸ Urinary and bowel dysfunction, saddle anesthesia, and leg
weakness or foot drop are signs of Answer: cauda equina syndrome
⫸ Which of the following statements regarding depression in the
elderly is correct? Answer: Depression can be induced by prescribed
and over-the-counter medications
⫸ A geriatric patient who has a 40 pack-year smoking history
complains of painful cramping in the leg muscles that occurs after
walking for 20 minutes. After taking a complete history and
performing a physical examination, a nurse practitioner decides that
the most likely diagnosis is: Answer: intermittent claudication
⫸ Which of the following conditions exacerbate urinary
incontinence? Answer: Impacted stool and atrophic vaginits
⫸ Which trimester of pregnancy is a woman with a fundal height
measurement at the umbilicus? Answer: Second
⫸ The best medication for a patient who complains of irritable bowel
syndrome with cramping is: Answer: dicyclomine (Bentyl)
, ⫸ Major causes of chronic kidney disease include? Answer:
amyloidosis and systemic lupus erythematosus
⫸ In a 19-year-old who presents with a sore throat and anterior
cervical adenopathy, which causative agent would be suspected?
Answer: Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus
⫸ Which of the following constellations of symptoms, lasting more
than 3 months, is MOST common in fibromyalgia? Answer: diffuse
pain, sleep abnormality, fatigue
⫸ The most common skin cancer is: Answer: basal cell carcinoma
⫸ Research studies indicate that erectile dysfunction in geriatric
patients is a common complication in Answer: vascular disease
⫸ Acute otitis media has which of the following characteristics?
Answer: loss of ossicular landmarks on the tympanic membrane
⫸ Which of the following is the MOST common risk factor for
developing severe hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn? Answer:
Blood incompatibility with the mother
⫸ Which of the following is a common cause of acne? Answer:
increase in androgens
