Free Family Nurse Practitioner Practice Questions and Answers

Question 1

When Trina, 59, arrives for her yearly physical, she has no specific problems.
Nonetheless, she has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), mild hypertension, dyslipidemia, and central obesity.
How would you make the diagnosis?

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As having metabolic syndrome

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As having multiple organ dysfunction

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As a healthy adult with several problems

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As having a glycemic event

Question 2

Which kind of antihypertensives may cause problems for diabetics?

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Beta blockers

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Alpha blockers

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Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors

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Calcium channel blockers

Question 3

Jan's mother suffers from Alzheimer's disease (AD). According to Jan, her mother has a terrible short-term memory, is constantly getting lost, mistaking the wrong people for the right ones, and is too tired to do much of anything. "Is this as bad as it gets?" Jan asks. What do you tell her about the mother's condition?

Accepted Answer

Stage 3

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Stage 4

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Stage 2

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Stage 1

Question 4

Patients over 60 are more likely to get cataracts. You advise your patient that the following is the best treatment for cataracts _____.

Accepted Answer

Corrective lens surgery

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Dietary supplements

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Optical devices

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Medications

Question 5

Which of the following neoplasms is considered to be benign?

Accepted Answer

Leiomyoma

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Seminoma

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Glioma

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Osteosarcoma

Question 6

After a car accident, Barbara, age 27, had her spleen removed. Since she was released from the hospital, this is the first time you have seen her at the office. She inquires about the long-term effects of her procedure. What is your response?

Accepted Answer

You may have difficulty salvaging iron from old red blood cells for reuse.

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Your red blood cell production will be slowed.

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Your lymphatic system may have difficulty transporting lymph fluid to the blood vessels.

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You'll have difficulty storing the nutritional agents needed to make red blood cells.

Question 7

As an advanced practice registered nurse, you work in an emergency room (APRN). An adolescent guy who was hit by a car and is brought in unconscious and with a head injury. He is unaccompanied by an adult and without proper identification. What would you do?

Accepted Answer

Provide the appropriate medical treatment even if it involves surgery.

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Do everything except order a blood transfusion, even if it is indicated, because you do not know the client's religious preferences.

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Contact all local police stations in an attempt to identify the client and find his parents before instituting treatment.

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Call the hospital attorney before instituting any care.

Question 8

Six-year-old Doug presents with abdominal distention and discomfort, a right abdominal mass, a fever, and microscopic hematuria. No precipitating event has occurred. What are your suspicions?

Accepted Answer

Wilms tumor

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An intestinal obstruction

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A urinary tract infection (UTI)

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Appendicitis

Question 9

Which of the following shows that there are more bacteria or proteins present than usual in a urine sample, which is found in severe renal illness and may also be a sign of urinary calculi?

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Casts

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Crystals

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Ketones

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Nitrites

Question 10

Ann, 49, experiences everyday asthma problems. Her daily routine includes taking her inhaled short-acting beta-2 agonist. At least twice a week, her exacerbations impede her activities and may last days. She has a nighttime exacerbation more frequently than once per week. Which level of asthma severity does Ann fall under?

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Moderate persistent

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Mild persistent

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Severe persistent

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Intermittent