FALL FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS TESTED AND APPROVED
Question 1
The need for nurse practitioners to practice to the full extent of their
education and training is necessary for which of the following reasons?
Select all that apply.
A. The growth in number and proportion of older Americans
B. The projected primary care physician shortage by 2025
C. Increased number of individuals who have access to healthcare
D. The economic push for cost-effective healthcare
Question 2
The ARNP assessing lifestyle as a social determinant of health would ask
about which of the following?
A. Diet
B. Education
C. Health literacy
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,D. Inherited diseases
Question 3
In educating the patient beginning to take Lithium, the ARNP explains
which of the following related to diet and fluid intake?
A. Caffeine and alcohol act as hydration agents and can raise your
lithium concentrations.
B. Drink at least a gallon or more of water per day and limit your salt
intake.
C. If you go on a diet, your doctor may need to increase frequency of
blood tests. D. All of the above
Question 4
The goal of psychotropic treatment is to eliminate all manifestations of a
disorder to below the syndromal threshold, which is defined as which of
the following?
A. Response
B. Remission
C. Resistance
D. Sensitization
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,Question 5
The NP can impact health policy and healthcare by doing which of the
following?
A. Become an active member of local, state, and/or national NP
organizations.
B. Become familiar with the resources available on NP organization
websites.
C. Volunteer to serve on legislative committees within professional NP
organizations. D. All the above
Question 6
A term used to describe individuals and families who are found to live in
overcrowded homes , relocate frequently, and struggle to pay rent and
monthly expenses is which of the following?
A.
Homelessness
B. Housing
instability
C. Transiency
D. A and B
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, Question: 7
Concerns when treating geriatric patients with psychotherapeutic drugs
include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Elderly persons may be more susceptible to adverse effects of
psychotherapeutic drugs.
B. Elderly persons may metabolize psychotherapeutic drugs more
slowly.
C. Elderly persons may metabolize psychotherapeutic drugs more
rapidly.
D. Elderly persons may excrete psychotherapeutic drugs more
slowly.
Question 8
The treatment of others equitably and distribution of benefits/burdens
fairly is known as which of the following?
A. Fidelity
B. Justice
C. Beneficence
D. Non-maleficence
Question 9
Persons who subordinate their own needs to those of others, get other to
assume responsibility for major areas of the lives, lack self-confidence,
and may experience intense discomfort when alone for more than a brief
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