Summary Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam – Complete Test Bank & Study Guide (Fitzgerald, 5th Edition)

TESTBANK FORAdvanced Assessment Interpreting
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bFindings and FormulatingDifferentialDiagnoses
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5th Edition Goolsby Chapters 1- 22 | Complete
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS b b




➢ Chapter 1. Assessment and Clinical Decision Making: An Overview
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➢ Chapter 2. Genomic Assessment: Interpreting Findings and Formulating Differential Diagnoses
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➢ Chapter 3. Skin
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➢ Chapter 4. Head, Face, and Neck
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➢ Chapter 5. The Eye
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➢ Chapter 6. Ear, Nose, Mouth, and Throat
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➢ Chapter 7. Cardiac and Peripheral Vascular Systems
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➢ Chapter 8. Respiratory System
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➢ Chapter 9. Breasts
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➢ Chapter 10. Abdomen
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➢ Chapter 11. Genitourinary System
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➢ Chapter 12. Male Reproductive System
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➢ Chapter 13. Female Reproductive System
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➢ Chapter 14. Musculoskeletal System
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➢ Chapter 15. Neurological System
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➢ Chapter 16. Nonspecific Complaints
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➢ Chapter 17. Psychiatric Mental Health
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➢ Chapter 18. Pediatric Patients
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➢ Chapter 19. Pregnant Patients
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➢ Chapter 20. Assessment of the Transgender or Gender Diverse Adult
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➢ Chapter 21. Older Patients
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➢ Chapter 22. Persons With Disabilities
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, ➢ Chapter 1. Assessment and Clinical Decision Making: An Overview
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Multiple Choice
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Identifythechoicethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswers thequestion.
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b 1. Which typeof clinical decision-makingis most reliable? b b b b b b b




A. Intuitive

B. Analytical

C. Experiential

D. Augenblick


b 2. Whichofthefollowingisfalse?Toobtainadequatehistory, health-careprovidersmustbe:
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A. Methodicalandsystematic b b




B. Attentivetothepatient’sverbal andnonverballanguage b b b b b b b




C. Able toaccuratelyinterpret thepatient’s responses
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D. Adept atreadingintothepatient’sstatements
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b 3. Essentialpartsofahealthhistoryinclude all ofthefollowing except: b b b b b b b b b b b




A. Chiefcomplaint b




B. Historyofthe present illness b b b b




C. Currentvital signs b b




D. Alloftheabove areessential historycomponents
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b 4. Whichofthefollowingisfalse?Whileperformingthephysical examination,theexaminer mustbeableto:
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A. Differentiatebetweennormal andabnormalfindings b b b b b




B. Recallknowledgeofarangeofconditionsandtheirassociated signsandsymptoms
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C. Recognizehowcertainconditionsaffect theresponseto otherconditions b b b b b b b b b




D. Foreseeunpredictablefindings b b




b 5. Thefollowingistheleast reliablesourceofinformation for diagnosticstatistics:
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A. Evidence-basedinvestigations b




B. Primaryreports ofresearch b b b




C. Estimationbasedonaprovider’sexperience b b b b b




D. Publishedmeta-analyses b




b 6. Thefollowingcan beusedtoassist in sound clinicaldecision-making:
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A. Algorithmpublished in apeer-reviewed journal article b b b b b b

, B. Clinicalpracticeguidelines b b




C. Evidence-basedresearch b




D. All oftheabove
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b 7. Ifadiagnosticstudyhashigh sensitivity, this indicates a:
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A. Highpercentageofpersons withthegiven condition willhaveanabnormal result
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B. Lowpercentageofpersonswith thegivencondition willhavean abnormal result
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C. Lowlikelihoodofnormal resultinpersonswithout agivencondition
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D. Noneoftheabove b b b




b 8. Ifa diagnosticstudyhas highspecificity, thisindicates a:
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A. Lowpercentage ofhealthyindividuals will showanormalresult
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B. High percentage ofhealthyindividualswill showanormal result
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C. Highpercentageofindividuals with adisorderwill showanormalresult
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D. Lowpercentageofindividuals withadisorder will showanabnormal result
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b 9. Alikelihood ratio above 1indicates that adiagnostictest showinga:
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A. Positive resultis stronglyassociated withthedisease
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B. Negativeresultisstronglyassociated with absence ofthedisease
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C. Positiveresultisweaklyassociated withthedisease
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D. Negativeresultis weaklyassociated with absence ofthedisease
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