PC-PNCB Exam Topics
1. BACKGROUND: CORRECT ANSWER(S):
- 3yo boy D) Sweat Chloride Test for CF (>60mEq/L)
- abnormal stools x6mo (greasy, float-
ing) WRONG ANSWERS:
- Freq sinus infxn (tx = amox) A) Dx's celiac disease
B) Dx's primary ciliary dyskinesia
QUESTION: Which DX test? C) Dx asthma & determines lung fxn in CF
A) Anti-transglutaminase IgA
B) Ciliary biopsy + molecular genetic
testing
C) Pulm Fxn Testing
D) Sweat Chloride Testing
2. BACKGROUND: CORRECT ANSWER(S):
- IOM recommendations of NP as part D) NP role varies
of a team
WRONG ANSWERS:
QUESTION: Which is true? A) Team-based care is not a regulatory construct
A) Regulatory construct that mandates B) Should be flexible
autonomy of NP C) Current laws prohibit this
B) Leader appointed by statute
C) Laws allow full participation of team
to potential of training and skill
D) NP role varies
3. BACKGROUND: CORRECT ANSWER(S):
- 1 wk old infant A) Barlow --> DDH
- "Clunk" with adducting legs while ap-
plying downward and lateral pressure WRONG ANSWERS:
on knees B) Pain elicited by passively extending thigh of pt
lying on side --> appendicitis
QUESTION: What sign is this? C) Hip relocation and "clunk" w/abduction of legs
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A) Barlow and lifting up on trochanters -->DDH
B) Psoas D) Discrepancy in height of flexed thighs (affected
C) Ortolani limb is shortened) -->DDH
D) Galeazzi
4. BACKGROUND: CORRECT ANSWER(S):
- 25-OH Vitamin D Level of 19ng/mL A) Vit D Deficiency levels are <20
- Normal Xrays
WRONG ANSWERS:
QUESTION: What is the diagnosis? B) Can't be this because normal Xray
A) Vitamin D Deficiency C) Vit D Insuff levels are 20-30
B) Rickets D) Incorrect
C) Vitamin D Insufficiency
D) Nothing, this child is normal
5. BACKGROUND: CORRECT ANSWER(S):
- Screening test of 100 subjects D) Positive Predictive Value:
- 20 screening tests are positive (18 18 correct positives / 20 total positives = 0.90 %
actually have it) are correct positives
- 80 screening tests are negative (10
actually have it) WRONG ANSWERS:
A) This is the Prevalence (total number of those
QUESTION: What probability that pt that actually have it / total number of subjects)
has it when test is positive? B) This is the Sensitivity (# positive tests/#people
A) 0.28 with disease)
B) 0.64 C) Negative Predictive Value (probability that per-
C) 0.87 son will not have the disease if the test is negative
D) 0.90 = 70/80)
6. BACKGROUND: CORRECT ANSWER(S):
- Avoidance C) It does not address the conflict, only postpones
it
QUESTION: What is true when using
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avoidance as a method of conflict res- WRONG ANSWERS:
olution? A) This is Competition
A) Results in pursuing one's own goals B) This is Accommodation
at expense of another D) This is Compromise
B) Results in meeting the goal's of the
other person
C) It does not address the conflict
D) Effective when individuals are of
equal power
7. BACKGROUND: CORRECT ANSWER(S):
- Pt in alcohol withdrawal B) Pt may be disoriented & anxious
QUESTION: How do you communicate WRONG ANSWERS:
with this pt? A) Leads pt to feeling like the staff member is
A) Cheerful tone & humor laughing at him, which may lead to withdrawal
B) Short sentences & matter of fact C) Loud tone of voice makes pt feel as though he's
manner being yelled at or chastised
C) Loud voice to ensure pt can hear D) Typically these pts can't follow extensive expla-
D) Full explanations in a soft voice nations, so keep sentences short & to the point
8. BACKGROUND: CORRECT ANSWER(S):
- 10yo male w/Constitutional Growth A
Delay
QUESTION: Kid asks, "When will I be as
tall as my Dad?"
A) Eventually, you'll hit a growth spurt
B) Little chance you'll be as tall as your
dad
C) Unsure what final height will be, but
should be less than Dad
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D) Eat well, otherwise you'll always be
short
9. QUESTION: What % of adolescents CORRECT ANSWER(S):
who commit suicide suffered from as- A) 90%
sociated psychiatric disorder at the Preceding stressful events include romantic
time of their death? breakups, school/legal probs, & death in the fam-
A) 90% ily
B) 75%
C) 50%
D) 30%
10. BACKGROUND: CORRECT ANSWER(S):
GI = N/V/Ab Pain D) Hemodialysis bc this is lithium toxicity -- other
Renal = Diabetes Insipidus mgmt includes whole bowel irrigation w/polyeth-
Neuro = tremor, ataxia, coma ylene glycol & IV saline rehydration.
QUESTION: Most effective tx for this WRONG ANSWERS:
type of poisoning? A) Used for ______ overdose
A) Activated Charcoal B) Used for TCA overdose
B) Sodium Bicar C) Used for Bblocker overdose
C) Glucagon
D) Hemodialysis
11. QUESTION: Which feature is character- CORRECT ANSWER(S):
istic of Prader-Willi Syndrome? B) Short stature, hypogonadism, hyperphagia,
A) Genetic abnormality on chromo- and obesity
some 7
B) Pts w/short stature, hypogonadism, WRONG ANSWERS:
hyperphagia, and obesity A) Prader-Willi abnormality is a deletion on chro-
C) Generalized Anx DO = most com- mosome 15
mon associated psych DO C) OCD = most associated psych DO
D) Level of insight varies
1. BACKGROUND: CORRECT ANSWER(S):
- 3yo boy D) Sweat Chloride Test for CF (>60mEq/L)
- abnormal stools x6mo (greasy, float-
ing) WRONG ANSWERS:
- Freq sinus infxn (tx = amox) A) Dx's celiac disease
B) Dx's primary ciliary dyskinesia
QUESTION: Which DX test? C) Dx asthma & determines lung fxn in CF
A) Anti-transglutaminase IgA
B) Ciliary biopsy + molecular genetic
testing
C) Pulm Fxn Testing
D) Sweat Chloride Testing
2. BACKGROUND: CORRECT ANSWER(S):
- IOM recommendations of NP as part D) NP role varies
of a team
WRONG ANSWERS:
QUESTION: Which is true? A) Team-based care is not a regulatory construct
A) Regulatory construct that mandates B) Should be flexible
autonomy of NP C) Current laws prohibit this
B) Leader appointed by statute
C) Laws allow full participation of team
to potential of training and skill
D) NP role varies
3. BACKGROUND: CORRECT ANSWER(S):
- 1 wk old infant A) Barlow --> DDH
- "Clunk" with adducting legs while ap-
plying downward and lateral pressure WRONG ANSWERS:
on knees B) Pain elicited by passively extending thigh of pt
lying on side --> appendicitis
QUESTION: What sign is this? C) Hip relocation and "clunk" w/abduction of legs
, PC-PNCB Exam Topics
A) Barlow and lifting up on trochanters -->DDH
B) Psoas D) Discrepancy in height of flexed thighs (affected
C) Ortolani limb is shortened) -->DDH
D) Galeazzi
4. BACKGROUND: CORRECT ANSWER(S):
- 25-OH Vitamin D Level of 19ng/mL A) Vit D Deficiency levels are <20
- Normal Xrays
WRONG ANSWERS:
QUESTION: What is the diagnosis? B) Can't be this because normal Xray
A) Vitamin D Deficiency C) Vit D Insuff levels are 20-30
B) Rickets D) Incorrect
C) Vitamin D Insufficiency
D) Nothing, this child is normal
5. BACKGROUND: CORRECT ANSWER(S):
- Screening test of 100 subjects D) Positive Predictive Value:
- 20 screening tests are positive (18 18 correct positives / 20 total positives = 0.90 %
actually have it) are correct positives
- 80 screening tests are negative (10
actually have it) WRONG ANSWERS:
A) This is the Prevalence (total number of those
QUESTION: What probability that pt that actually have it / total number of subjects)
has it when test is positive? B) This is the Sensitivity (# positive tests/#people
A) 0.28 with disease)
B) 0.64 C) Negative Predictive Value (probability that per-
C) 0.87 son will not have the disease if the test is negative
D) 0.90 = 70/80)
6. BACKGROUND: CORRECT ANSWER(S):
- Avoidance C) It does not address the conflict, only postpones
it
QUESTION: What is true when using
, PC-PNCB Exam Topics
avoidance as a method of conflict res- WRONG ANSWERS:
olution? A) This is Competition
A) Results in pursuing one's own goals B) This is Accommodation
at expense of another D) This is Compromise
B) Results in meeting the goal's of the
other person
C) It does not address the conflict
D) Effective when individuals are of
equal power
7. BACKGROUND: CORRECT ANSWER(S):
- Pt in alcohol withdrawal B) Pt may be disoriented & anxious
QUESTION: How do you communicate WRONG ANSWERS:
with this pt? A) Leads pt to feeling like the staff member is
A) Cheerful tone & humor laughing at him, which may lead to withdrawal
B) Short sentences & matter of fact C) Loud tone of voice makes pt feel as though he's
manner being yelled at or chastised
C) Loud voice to ensure pt can hear D) Typically these pts can't follow extensive expla-
D) Full explanations in a soft voice nations, so keep sentences short & to the point
8. BACKGROUND: CORRECT ANSWER(S):
- 10yo male w/Constitutional Growth A
Delay
QUESTION: Kid asks, "When will I be as
tall as my Dad?"
A) Eventually, you'll hit a growth spurt
B) Little chance you'll be as tall as your
dad
C) Unsure what final height will be, but
should be less than Dad
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D) Eat well, otherwise you'll always be
short
9. QUESTION: What % of adolescents CORRECT ANSWER(S):
who commit suicide suffered from as- A) 90%
sociated psychiatric disorder at the Preceding stressful events include romantic
time of their death? breakups, school/legal probs, & death in the fam-
A) 90% ily
B) 75%
C) 50%
D) 30%
10. BACKGROUND: CORRECT ANSWER(S):
GI = N/V/Ab Pain D) Hemodialysis bc this is lithium toxicity -- other
Renal = Diabetes Insipidus mgmt includes whole bowel irrigation w/polyeth-
Neuro = tremor, ataxia, coma ylene glycol & IV saline rehydration.
QUESTION: Most effective tx for this WRONG ANSWERS:
type of poisoning? A) Used for ______ overdose
A) Activated Charcoal B) Used for TCA overdose
B) Sodium Bicar C) Used for Bblocker overdose
C) Glucagon
D) Hemodialysis
11. QUESTION: Which feature is character- CORRECT ANSWER(S):
istic of Prader-Willi Syndrome? B) Short stature, hypogonadism, hyperphagia,
A) Genetic abnormality on chromo- and obesity
some 7
B) Pts w/short stature, hypogonadism, WRONG ANSWERS:
hyperphagia, and obesity A) Prader-Willi abnormality is a deletion on chro-
C) Generalized Anx DO = most com- mosome 15
mon associated psych DO C) OCD = most associated psych DO
D) Level of insight varies
