FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER BOARD EXAM | FROM
QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
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,Primary prevention Answer: prevent the onset or acquisition of a given disease.
education and counseling
the most effective form of healthcare.
Secondary prevention Answer: to identify and treat asymptomatic persons who have risk factors
for a given disease or in preclinical disease.
screening,
BP for HTN
Lipid Profile for HLD
Tertiary prevention Answer: management of an established disease.
minimize disease
medications and lifestyle modification to normalize
aimed at improving or minimizing disease-related symptoms.
Active immunity is defined as Answer: resistance developed in response to an antigen.
Which of the following statements best describes zanamivir (Relenza) or oseltamivir (Tamiflu)
use in the care of patients with or at risk for influenza? Answer: Initiation of therapy early in
acute influenza illness can help minimize the severity of disease when the illness is caused by a
nonresistant viral strain.
In an immunocompetent adult, the length of incubation for the influenza virus is on average:
Answer: 1-4 days
Adults pass the illness on 1 day before the onset of symptoms and continue to remain infectious
for approximately 5 days after the onset of the illness. Children remain infectious for 10 or more
days after the onset of symptoms and can shed the virus before the onset of symptoms. People
who are immunocompromised can remain infectious for up to 3 weeks.
Influenza protection options for a 62-year-old man with hypertension, dyslipidemia, and type 2
diabetes mellitus include receiving: Answer: trivalent inactivated vaccine (TIV) in standard
dose via intramuscular injection.
This is the typical "flu shot." A quadrivalent inactivated vaccine is also available.
injected is not live but the nasal spray is
Which of the following should not receive vaccination against influenza?
A. a 19 year-old with a history of hive-form reaction to eating eggs
B. a 24-year-old woman who is 8 weeks pregnant
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, C. a 4-month-old infant who was born at 32 weeks of gestation
D. a 28-year-old woman who is breastfeeding a 2 week old. Answer: c
all members of the population age 6 months and older should receive annual immunization
against seasonal influenza.
those with an egg allergy that is only hives should be given the vax
A healthy 6-year-old girl presents for care. Her parents request that she receive vaccination for
influenza and report that she has not received this vaccine in the past. How many doses of
influenza vaccine should she receive this flu season?
A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4 Answer: b
All children aged 6 months to 8 years who receive a seasonal influenza vaccine for the first time
should receive 2 doses spaced ≥4 weeks apart.
high risk populations that need flu vax Answer: • All children aged 6 through 59 months.
• Adults and children who have chronic pulmonary (including asthma) or cardiovascular (except
isolated hypertension), renal, hepatic, neurological, hematologic, or metabolic disorders
(including diabetes mellitus). Individuals age 50 years of age and older.
• Persons who have immunosuppression (including immunosuppression caused by medications
or by HIV infection).
• Women who are or will be pregnant during the influenza season.
• Children and adolescents (aged 6 months - 18 years) who are receiving long-term aspirin
therapy and who might be
at risk for experiencing Reye's syndrome after influenza virus infection.
• Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.
• American Indians/Alaska Natives.
• Persons who are morbidly obese (BMI ≥40) kg/m2.
• People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu, including:
• Healthcare workers.
• Household contacts of persons with medical conditions that put them at high risk for
complications from the flu.
• Household contacts and out of home caregivers of children aged ≤59 months and adults aged
≥50 years, with par-
ticular emphasis on vaccinating contacts of children less than 6 months of age. (These children
are too young to be vaccinated.)
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QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
1
,Primary prevention Answer: prevent the onset or acquisition of a given disease.
education and counseling
the most effective form of healthcare.
Secondary prevention Answer: to identify and treat asymptomatic persons who have risk factors
for a given disease or in preclinical disease.
screening,
BP for HTN
Lipid Profile for HLD
Tertiary prevention Answer: management of an established disease.
minimize disease
medications and lifestyle modification to normalize
aimed at improving or minimizing disease-related symptoms.
Active immunity is defined as Answer: resistance developed in response to an antigen.
Which of the following statements best describes zanamivir (Relenza) or oseltamivir (Tamiflu)
use in the care of patients with or at risk for influenza? Answer: Initiation of therapy early in
acute influenza illness can help minimize the severity of disease when the illness is caused by a
nonresistant viral strain.
In an immunocompetent adult, the length of incubation for the influenza virus is on average:
Answer: 1-4 days
Adults pass the illness on 1 day before the onset of symptoms and continue to remain infectious
for approximately 5 days after the onset of the illness. Children remain infectious for 10 or more
days after the onset of symptoms and can shed the virus before the onset of symptoms. People
who are immunocompromised can remain infectious for up to 3 weeks.
Influenza protection options for a 62-year-old man with hypertension, dyslipidemia, and type 2
diabetes mellitus include receiving: Answer: trivalent inactivated vaccine (TIV) in standard
dose via intramuscular injection.
This is the typical "flu shot." A quadrivalent inactivated vaccine is also available.
injected is not live but the nasal spray is
Which of the following should not receive vaccination against influenza?
A. a 19 year-old with a history of hive-form reaction to eating eggs
B. a 24-year-old woman who is 8 weeks pregnant
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, C. a 4-month-old infant who was born at 32 weeks of gestation
D. a 28-year-old woman who is breastfeeding a 2 week old. Answer: c
all members of the population age 6 months and older should receive annual immunization
against seasonal influenza.
those with an egg allergy that is only hives should be given the vax
A healthy 6-year-old girl presents for care. Her parents request that she receive vaccination for
influenza and report that she has not received this vaccine in the past. How many doses of
influenza vaccine should she receive this flu season?
A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4 Answer: b
All children aged 6 months to 8 years who receive a seasonal influenza vaccine for the first time
should receive 2 doses spaced ≥4 weeks apart.
high risk populations that need flu vax Answer: • All children aged 6 through 59 months.
• Adults and children who have chronic pulmonary (including asthma) or cardiovascular (except
isolated hypertension), renal, hepatic, neurological, hematologic, or metabolic disorders
(including diabetes mellitus). Individuals age 50 years of age and older.
• Persons who have immunosuppression (including immunosuppression caused by medications
or by HIV infection).
• Women who are or will be pregnant during the influenza season.
• Children and adolescents (aged 6 months - 18 years) who are receiving long-term aspirin
therapy and who might be
at risk for experiencing Reye's syndrome after influenza virus infection.
• Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.
• American Indians/Alaska Natives.
• Persons who are morbidly obese (BMI ≥40) kg/m2.
• People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu, including:
• Healthcare workers.
• Household contacts of persons with medical conditions that put them at high risk for
complications from the flu.
• Household contacts and out of home caregivers of children aged ≤59 months and adults aged
≥50 years, with par-
ticular emphasis on vaccinating contacts of children less than 6 months of age. (These children
are too young to be vaccinated.)
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