GNRS 591 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS EXAM
QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS _2025 WELL UPDATED
An 18 year old male patient complains of penile discharge x 5 days and says his partner is also
experiencing some vaginal discharge. His chlamydia test is positive so the NP appropriately
prescribes:
A. Dicloxacillin 100mg PO BID x 12 days
B. Acyclovir 200mg PO 5 times per day x 5 days and a partner prescription
C. Ceftriaxone 125mg IM q week x 3 weeks and a partner prescription
D. Azithromycin 1gm PO once and a partner prescription - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
A patient complains of difficulty urinating, flu-like symptoms, genital burning, and blister- like
vesicles on the left labia minora. She denies ever having these types of symptoms before.
Which medication would you order for this condition?
A. Penicillin
B. Acyclovir
C. Azithromycin
D. Ceftriaxone - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
Which patient should be treated with ceftriaxone and doxycycline?
A. A pregnant patient with gonorrhea and a yeast infection
,B. A non-pregnant patient with gonorrhea and chlamydia
C. A pregnant patient with herpes simplex virus infection
D. A non-pregnant patient with chlamydia and trichomoniasis - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
Which of the following screening guidelines are recommended for women between the ages of
30 to 65 years?
A. Annual physical exam with clinical breast exam and annual pap smear test
B. Annual physical exam with pap smear plus HPV DNA test every five years
or pap test alone every three years
C. Annual physical exam with annual pap smear and gonorrhea and chlamydia testing
D. Annual physical exam with annual screening mammogram plus annual pap
test plus gonorrhea and chlamydia testing - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
A woman who is three days postpartum calls your office concerned about leg pain. Which of the
following pieces of information will be most helpful in establishing that the woman does NOT
have a DVT?
A. Platelet count on discharge from the hospital
B. The pain is unilateral and accompanied by edema
C. The pain is bilateral and started right after birth
D. The pain is unilateral and increasing - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
Your patient has decided to use the NuvaRing contraceptive option. You will tell her:
,A. Insert the ring into her vagina within 5 days of the onset of menses and leave in for one
week, changing the ring weekly for three weeks
B. Insert the ring into her vagina within 5 days of the onset of menses and leave in for three
weeks followed by one week ring-free, then repeat
C. Insert the ring into her vagina for four weeks, followed by 2 weeks ring-free, then repeat
D. Insert the ring into her vagina within 10 days of the onset of menses and leave in for 3
weeks at a time - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) are released by the:
A. posterior pituitary
B. hypothalamus
C. adrenal glands
D. anterior pituitary - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
A 27 year old female whose mother had breast cancer diagnosed at 36 years of age asks you if
there are any precautions besides self and clinical breast exams she can take to determine her
risk for breast cancer. You would appropriately respond:
A. The patient should have started annual screening mammograms at 21 years of age and you
will send her immediately.
B. You would recommend to the patient that she receive genetic testing for the BRCA 1/2
genes.
, C. Self breast exams are sufficient until the patient is 30 years of age.
D. You will recommend a bilateral modified radical mastectomy to remove both of her breasts
based on her family history. - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
Which of the following women is the best candidate for the copper IUD (Paragard)?
A. A nulliparous woman with heavy menses
B. A 25 year old woman with 3 children who has a history of hypertension
C. A 32 year old woman who has a history of intracavity uterine fibroids
D. A 42 year old woman who is done having children and has a history of anemia -
CORRECT ANSWERS-B
The three main structures involved in normal control of the menstrual cycle include:
A. Pituitary, ovaries and cerebellum
B. Pancreas, ovaries and uterus
C. Hypothalamus, pituitary and thyroid
D. Hypothalamus, pituitary and ovaries - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
Mastitis in a breastfeeding woman would best be treated outpatient with:
A. Vancomycin
QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS _2025 WELL UPDATED
An 18 year old male patient complains of penile discharge x 5 days and says his partner is also
experiencing some vaginal discharge. His chlamydia test is positive so the NP appropriately
prescribes:
A. Dicloxacillin 100mg PO BID x 12 days
B. Acyclovir 200mg PO 5 times per day x 5 days and a partner prescription
C. Ceftriaxone 125mg IM q week x 3 weeks and a partner prescription
D. Azithromycin 1gm PO once and a partner prescription - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
A patient complains of difficulty urinating, flu-like symptoms, genital burning, and blister- like
vesicles on the left labia minora. She denies ever having these types of symptoms before.
Which medication would you order for this condition?
A. Penicillin
B. Acyclovir
C. Azithromycin
D. Ceftriaxone - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
Which patient should be treated with ceftriaxone and doxycycline?
A. A pregnant patient with gonorrhea and a yeast infection
,B. A non-pregnant patient with gonorrhea and chlamydia
C. A pregnant patient with herpes simplex virus infection
D. A non-pregnant patient with chlamydia and trichomoniasis - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
Which of the following screening guidelines are recommended for women between the ages of
30 to 65 years?
A. Annual physical exam with clinical breast exam and annual pap smear test
B. Annual physical exam with pap smear plus HPV DNA test every five years
or pap test alone every three years
C. Annual physical exam with annual pap smear and gonorrhea and chlamydia testing
D. Annual physical exam with annual screening mammogram plus annual pap
test plus gonorrhea and chlamydia testing - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
A woman who is three days postpartum calls your office concerned about leg pain. Which of the
following pieces of information will be most helpful in establishing that the woman does NOT
have a DVT?
A. Platelet count on discharge from the hospital
B. The pain is unilateral and accompanied by edema
C. The pain is bilateral and started right after birth
D. The pain is unilateral and increasing - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
Your patient has decided to use the NuvaRing contraceptive option. You will tell her:
,A. Insert the ring into her vagina within 5 days of the onset of menses and leave in for one
week, changing the ring weekly for three weeks
B. Insert the ring into her vagina within 5 days of the onset of menses and leave in for three
weeks followed by one week ring-free, then repeat
C. Insert the ring into her vagina for four weeks, followed by 2 weeks ring-free, then repeat
D. Insert the ring into her vagina within 10 days of the onset of menses and leave in for 3
weeks at a time - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) are released by the:
A. posterior pituitary
B. hypothalamus
C. adrenal glands
D. anterior pituitary - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
A 27 year old female whose mother had breast cancer diagnosed at 36 years of age asks you if
there are any precautions besides self and clinical breast exams she can take to determine her
risk for breast cancer. You would appropriately respond:
A. The patient should have started annual screening mammograms at 21 years of age and you
will send her immediately.
B. You would recommend to the patient that she receive genetic testing for the BRCA 1/2
genes.
, C. Self breast exams are sufficient until the patient is 30 years of age.
D. You will recommend a bilateral modified radical mastectomy to remove both of her breasts
based on her family history. - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
Which of the following women is the best candidate for the copper IUD (Paragard)?
A. A nulliparous woman with heavy menses
B. A 25 year old woman with 3 children who has a history of hypertension
C. A 32 year old woman who has a history of intracavity uterine fibroids
D. A 42 year old woman who is done having children and has a history of anemia -
CORRECT ANSWERS-B
The three main structures involved in normal control of the menstrual cycle include:
A. Pituitary, ovaries and cerebellum
B. Pancreas, ovaries and uterus
C. Hypothalamus, pituitary and thyroid
D. Hypothalamus, pituitary and ovaries - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
Mastitis in a breastfeeding woman would best be treated outpatient with:
A. Vancomycin
