WGU D118/ WGUD118 PA (Latest 2026/2027 Update) Adult Primary Care for the Advanced Practice Nurse| Pre-Assessment Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Graded A+

WGU D118/ WGUD118 PA (Latest 2026/2027 Update)
Adult Primary Care for the Advanced Practice Nurse|
Pre-Assessment Questions with Verified Answers |
100% Correct | Graded A+
Question:

A 35-year-old patient is being seen in the primary care clinic for a routine
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assessment. The patient had her last pap smear in conjunction with a HPV
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screening three years before and has no abnormal gynecological signs or
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symptoms. The advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) performs a
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physical assessment with a clinical breast exam, and then provides
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information about recommended health screenings.
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Which USPTF recommendations should the APRN share with this patient?
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a. "We need to schedule a mammogram this month."
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b. "We need to do a pap smear in two years."
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c. "We should do a chlamydia screening today."
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d. "We should do a HPV screening next year."?
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Answer:

b. "We need to do a pap smear in two years."
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Question:

,An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is conducting the routine
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annual exam of a 66-year-old patient and decides that a vaccine should
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be recommended in addition to the typical annual influenza vaccine.
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Which vaccine is being recommended by the APRN?
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a. Hepatitis B
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b. Pneumococcal
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c. Measles, mumps, and rubella
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d. Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis?
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Answer:

b. Pneumococcal
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Question:

A patient asks the advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) if there are
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any contraindications to receiving the influenza vaccine other than an egg
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allergy.



Which other precaution must be taken when administering this vaccine?
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a. A history of illness with or without fever after previous flu vaccine
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b. A history of exposure to influenza A within the past six weeks
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,c. A history of Guillain-Barré syndrome within six weeks of previous flu
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vaccine

d. A history of thrombocytopenia within six weeks of previous flu vaccine?
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Answer:

c. A history of Guillain-Barré syndrome within six weeks of previous flu
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vaccine




Question:
A 51-year-old male is being seen in the primary care clinic for a routine
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assessment. The patient has not been seen in the clinic for a number of
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years. The advanced practice registered nurse assesses the patient and
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notes physical assessment and VS findings to be WNL.
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Which additional screening should the APRN recommend?
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Colorectal screening? i,-




Answer:
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, Question:
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is the manager of a rural,
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Medicaid-funded, family practice clinic in a farming community. The clinic i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-


services many families of migrant workers despite their limited resources.
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A 28-year-old male from another country comes to the office with his
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wife. The patient is able to communicate in limited English but struggles
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to understand some words. However, his wife verbally reports she
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understands more English than her husband. The wife informs the APRN
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that she is very comfortable translating for her husband and has done it
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How should the APRN plan to collect verbal assessment information from
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this patient? i,-




a. Speak slowly during the health interview process
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b. Ask the patient's wife to interpret for the patient
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c. Utilize a staff member who is familiar with the language to translate
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d. Have a professional interpreter translate for the patient?
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Answer:

d. Have a professional interpreter translate for the patient
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Question:

An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is gathering data for an
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ongoing research project. In the project, a group of individuals with Type
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2 diabetes are divided into two, non-randomized groups.
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