Nursing AANP Family Nurse Practitioner (AANP-FNP) Sample Questions:
1. A 70-year-old male patient has a cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, and pleuritic chest pain. Your initial impression is pneumonia, and your auscultation of the chest seems to confirm this diagnosis. On auscultation, a patient with pneumonia will have all but which of the following lung sounds?
A) crackles
B) clear lung sounds except for scattered rhonchi
C) dullness to percussion
D) abnormal breath sounds
2. A 68 year old male patient is dehydrated with nausea and vomiting. The abdominal pain radiates to the back. He has a normal diet and family support. What is the best differential diagnosis?
A) Pancreatitis.
B) Large bowel obstruction.
C) Peptic ulcer disease.
D) Diverticulitis.
3. Which of the following physiological changes would NOT be seen during pregnancy?
A) Cardiac output decreases by 1/3 by the last two trimesters.
B) Plasma volume will increase 50% by the end of the third trimester.
C) The thyroid becomes diffusely enlarged by up to 15%.
D) Hemoglobin and hematocrit are decreased.
4. A mother brings her 4-year-old son into the clinic for a routine checkup. The mother complains that the child misbehaves and will not listen to her no matter what she does. The FNP suggests a "time out" for the child when he misbehaves. Which statement in regard to a "time out" for children is most accurate?
A) The child should sit still in the "time out" for as many minutes as his age in years.
B) "Time outs" should not be used until a child is at the age of reason.
C) The child should be allowed to do something constructive during the "time out."
D) The "time out" should last for at least 10 minutes.
5. Which of the following characteristics is not typical of melanoma?
A) pink-to-red targetlike lesions
B) irregular borders
C) uneven texture
D) mixed colors
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: B | Question # 2 Answer: A | Question # 3 Answer: A | Question # 4 Answer: A | Question # 5 Answer: A |
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