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WHNP BOARDS 2026 EXAM REVIEW
COMPLETE (272) CURRENT TESTING
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED) TOP-RATED A+.
WHNP
Prepare for your WHNP Boards Exam Review with this focused
study guide. It covers comprehensive women’s health topics,
including reproductive health, prenatal and postpartum care,
gynecologic disorders, and evidence-based clinical
interventions. Emphasizes clinical reasoning, diagnostic
decision-making, and safe patient management. Suitable for
nurse practitioners preparing for the Women’s Health Nurse
Practitioner (WHNP-BC) certification examination.
TRUE/FALSE. Somatic mutations can occur any time during
life. ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... TRUE. Somatic mutations
are acquired and occur after conception. A DNA copying
mistake may occur during cell division or from exposure to
ionizing radiation, chemicals, or viruses during gestation or
later in life.
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How is osteopenia defined? ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
bone mineral density (BMD) between 1 and 2 standard
deviations (SD) below that of a young normal adult. This is a
T-score between -1 and -2.5.
Physical findings of adenomyosis ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
boggy, tender uterus and diffuse, globular enlargement—
may be 8 to 10 weeks' size and may see evidence of anemia
Reasons for a neurological evaluation of headaches ✓
✓...... ANSWER ....... a new type of headache occurring
in an individual older than 50 years of age, sudden onset of
worst headache ever experienced, headaches increasing in
severity/frequency, headache initiated by exertion, focal
neurological symptoms persisting after headache onset,
headache subsequent to head trauma, and any other
indicators of a potentially serious secondary cause
The sound heard over the cardiac area if there is pericarditis
is mostly likely to be a(n): ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
pericardial friction rub
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1st Line Treatment for Community Acquired PNA ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... empiric antimicrobial therapy with an
advanced generation macrolide such as azithromycin. If the
patient has risk factors for drug-resistant Streptococcus
pneumoniae (DRSP), the recommended antibiotic is a
respiratory fluoroquinilone.
TRUE/FALSE. Movement and position change can encourage
the fetus to descend into a favorable position for birth. ✓
✓...... ANSWER ....... true
The research design in which the relationships between two
or more variables are explained but cause and effect are not
examined is: ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... correlational -
used for systematic investigation of relationships between
two or more variables to explain type (positive or negative)
relationships, but not to examine cause and effect.
TRUE/FALSE. An elevated direct (conjugated) bilirubin level
occurs with gallstones and obstruction of the extrahepatic
duct. ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... TRUE. Example:
cholecystitis
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calculation of estimated date of birth (EDB) by Naegele's rule
is based on a(n): ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... a 28 day
menstrual cycle, The calculation of estimated date of birth
(EDB) by Naegele's rule is based on a 28-day menstrual
cycle, accounting for the average length of pregnancy to be
280 days, or 10 lunar months.
trophoblast eventually becomes a ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
placenta
Moderate variability of the FHR is a change of how many
BPM from the baseline ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... 6-25
bpm amplitude range
The lifetime risk for ovarian cancer in the general population
is? ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... 1-2%
TRUE/FALSE. The presence of BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene
mutations increases the risk of ovarian cancer. ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... true
WHNP BOARDS 2026 EXAM REVIEW
COMPLETE (272) CURRENT TESTING
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED) TOP-RATED A+.
WHNP
Prepare for your WHNP Boards Exam Review with this focused
study guide. It covers comprehensive women’s health topics,
including reproductive health, prenatal and postpartum care,
gynecologic disorders, and evidence-based clinical
interventions. Emphasizes clinical reasoning, diagnostic
decision-making, and safe patient management. Suitable for
nurse practitioners preparing for the Women’s Health Nurse
Practitioner (WHNP-BC) certification examination.
TRUE/FALSE. Somatic mutations can occur any time during
life. ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... TRUE. Somatic mutations
are acquired and occur after conception. A DNA copying
mistake may occur during cell division or from exposure to
ionizing radiation, chemicals, or viruses during gestation or
later in life.
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How is osteopenia defined? ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
bone mineral density (BMD) between 1 and 2 standard
deviations (SD) below that of a young normal adult. This is a
T-score between -1 and -2.5.
Physical findings of adenomyosis ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
boggy, tender uterus and diffuse, globular enlargement—
may be 8 to 10 weeks' size and may see evidence of anemia
Reasons for a neurological evaluation of headaches ✓
✓...... ANSWER ....... a new type of headache occurring
in an individual older than 50 years of age, sudden onset of
worst headache ever experienced, headaches increasing in
severity/frequency, headache initiated by exertion, focal
neurological symptoms persisting after headache onset,
headache subsequent to head trauma, and any other
indicators of a potentially serious secondary cause
The sound heard over the cardiac area if there is pericarditis
is mostly likely to be a(n): ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
pericardial friction rub
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1st Line Treatment for Community Acquired PNA ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... empiric antimicrobial therapy with an
advanced generation macrolide such as azithromycin. If the
patient has risk factors for drug-resistant Streptococcus
pneumoniae (DRSP), the recommended antibiotic is a
respiratory fluoroquinilone.
TRUE/FALSE. Movement and position change can encourage
the fetus to descend into a favorable position for birth. ✓
✓...... ANSWER ....... true
The research design in which the relationships between two
or more variables are explained but cause and effect are not
examined is: ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... correlational -
used for systematic investigation of relationships between
two or more variables to explain type (positive or negative)
relationships, but not to examine cause and effect.
TRUE/FALSE. An elevated direct (conjugated) bilirubin level
occurs with gallstones and obstruction of the extrahepatic
duct. ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... TRUE. Example:
cholecystitis
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calculation of estimated date of birth (EDB) by Naegele's rule
is based on a(n): ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... a 28 day
menstrual cycle, The calculation of estimated date of birth
(EDB) by Naegele's rule is based on a 28-day menstrual
cycle, accounting for the average length of pregnancy to be
280 days, or 10 lunar months.
trophoblast eventually becomes a ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
placenta
Moderate variability of the FHR is a change of how many
BPM from the baseline ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... 6-25
bpm amplitude range
The lifetime risk for ovarian cancer in the general population
is? ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... 1-2%
TRUE/FALSE. The presence of BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene
mutations increases the risk of ovarian cancer. ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... true
