AANP BOARD EXAMINATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
▶ health production function. Answer: mathematical expression that shows
the relationship between an individual's health and a number of other
variables, including the amount of health care consumed (multiple choice:
health alliance, health economics, health care system, health production
function)
▶ health care system. Answer: describes the organizational and
institutional structures through which an economy makes choices regarding
production, consumption, and distribution of medical services (multiple
choice: health alliance, health economics, health care system, health
production function)
▶ health economics. Answer: related to the value, effectiveness, and
efficiency of care received (multiple choice: health alliance, health
economics, health care system, health production function)
▶ health alliance. Answer: public agency that uses its bargaining power to
negotiate competitive prices for health insurance from the private insurance
market (multiple choice: health alliance, health economics, health care
system, health production function)
▶ Splitting. Answer: What defense mechanism is patient using that is
causing her to see people as either all good or all evil
▶ University of Colorado. Answer: which school was the site of the first NP
program
▶ Lower (ex: lithium). Answer: A medication with a lower therapeutic index
is a [higher/lower?] margin of safety
▶ standardized rating measure; screening tool. Answer: HAM-A, Zung's
Anxiety Sclae, and Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)
,are all _____ ______ measures for anxiety; GAD-7 is 7-question ______
______
▶ temporal lobe. Answer: _______ stroke symptoms impact Wernicke's
area, which functions as receptive speech and language comprehension;
can impact emotions and lead to auditory and visual hallucinations
▶ frontal lobe. Answer: ______ stroke impact Broca's area and would
likely result in speech difficulty and not receptive understanding
▶ lithium. Answer: considered gold standard for treating manic episodes
▶ thyroid panel, BUN/creatinine, pregnancy test
EKG for patients over 50. Answer: Baseline labs required for lithium
initiation
▶ mind-body. Answer: Guided imagery, meditation, yoga, biofeedback are
_____ interventions under umbrella of complementary and alternative
therapies (CATS)
▶ biological. Answer: aromatherapy is a ______ based therapy
▶ manipulative. Answer: Acupuncture and reflexology are ______ body-
based therapies
▶ ethical conflict. Answer: Tension between what one wants to do and
what is morally right. Ethical _______.
▶ ethical dilemma. Answer: Conflicts between different ethical
perspectives. Ethical ______.
▶ Beck Depression Inventory. Answer: BDI rating scale
▶ Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Answer: EPDS rating scale
▶ Spence Children's Anxiety Scale. Answer: SCAS rating scale
▶ Cellular level. Answer: Where does variable expression of a gene for a
disorder come from? DNA, RNA, cellular level, or nucleotide bases?
, ▶ Depolarization. Answer: initial phase of action potential; excitatory
response; influx of sodium and calcium ions into the cell
▶ Repolarization. Answer: restoration phase; inhibitory response;
potassium leaving cell or chloride entering cell
▶ O'Connor vs Donaldson (OCD). Answer: what court case determined
that the presence of mental illness alone cannot justify involuntary
hospitalization
▶ pre-group phase. Answer: Yalom phase that considers the direction and
framework of the group, defining purpose and goals, determining
membership criteria
▶ scope of practice. Answer: Defines NP roles and actions
▶ scope of practice. Answer: Identifies competencies assumed to be held
by NPs
▶ scope of practice. Answer: has broad variations from state to state due
to outdated legislation
▶ standards of practice. Answer: gives authoritative statements regarding
quality and type of practice that should be provided
▶ standards of practice. Answer: offer a way to judge nature of care
provided; reflect expectation of care provided, professional agreement of
minimal acceptable level of performance; can be used to legally describe
standard of care
▶ cognitive therapy. Answer: type of therapy used when clients have
irrational beliefs, faulty conceptions, and negative distortions about
themselves
▶ existential therapy. Answer: therapy approach in which client reflects on
life and self-confrontation is encouraged
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
▶ health production function. Answer: mathematical expression that shows
the relationship between an individual's health and a number of other
variables, including the amount of health care consumed (multiple choice:
health alliance, health economics, health care system, health production
function)
▶ health care system. Answer: describes the organizational and
institutional structures through which an economy makes choices regarding
production, consumption, and distribution of medical services (multiple
choice: health alliance, health economics, health care system, health
production function)
▶ health economics. Answer: related to the value, effectiveness, and
efficiency of care received (multiple choice: health alliance, health
economics, health care system, health production function)
▶ health alliance. Answer: public agency that uses its bargaining power to
negotiate competitive prices for health insurance from the private insurance
market (multiple choice: health alliance, health economics, health care
system, health production function)
▶ Splitting. Answer: What defense mechanism is patient using that is
causing her to see people as either all good or all evil
▶ University of Colorado. Answer: which school was the site of the first NP
program
▶ Lower (ex: lithium). Answer: A medication with a lower therapeutic index
is a [higher/lower?] margin of safety
▶ standardized rating measure; screening tool. Answer: HAM-A, Zung's
Anxiety Sclae, and Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)
,are all _____ ______ measures for anxiety; GAD-7 is 7-question ______
______
▶ temporal lobe. Answer: _______ stroke symptoms impact Wernicke's
area, which functions as receptive speech and language comprehension;
can impact emotions and lead to auditory and visual hallucinations
▶ frontal lobe. Answer: ______ stroke impact Broca's area and would
likely result in speech difficulty and not receptive understanding
▶ lithium. Answer: considered gold standard for treating manic episodes
▶ thyroid panel, BUN/creatinine, pregnancy test
EKG for patients over 50. Answer: Baseline labs required for lithium
initiation
▶ mind-body. Answer: Guided imagery, meditation, yoga, biofeedback are
_____ interventions under umbrella of complementary and alternative
therapies (CATS)
▶ biological. Answer: aromatherapy is a ______ based therapy
▶ manipulative. Answer: Acupuncture and reflexology are ______ body-
based therapies
▶ ethical conflict. Answer: Tension between what one wants to do and
what is morally right. Ethical _______.
▶ ethical dilemma. Answer: Conflicts between different ethical
perspectives. Ethical ______.
▶ Beck Depression Inventory. Answer: BDI rating scale
▶ Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Answer: EPDS rating scale
▶ Spence Children's Anxiety Scale. Answer: SCAS rating scale
▶ Cellular level. Answer: Where does variable expression of a gene for a
disorder come from? DNA, RNA, cellular level, or nucleotide bases?
, ▶ Depolarization. Answer: initial phase of action potential; excitatory
response; influx of sodium and calcium ions into the cell
▶ Repolarization. Answer: restoration phase; inhibitory response;
potassium leaving cell or chloride entering cell
▶ O'Connor vs Donaldson (OCD). Answer: what court case determined
that the presence of mental illness alone cannot justify involuntary
hospitalization
▶ pre-group phase. Answer: Yalom phase that considers the direction and
framework of the group, defining purpose and goals, determining
membership criteria
▶ scope of practice. Answer: Defines NP roles and actions
▶ scope of practice. Answer: Identifies competencies assumed to be held
by NPs
▶ scope of practice. Answer: has broad variations from state to state due
to outdated legislation
▶ standards of practice. Answer: gives authoritative statements regarding
quality and type of practice that should be provided
▶ standards of practice. Answer: offer a way to judge nature of care
provided; reflect expectation of care provided, professional agreement of
minimal acceptable level of performance; can be used to legally describe
standard of care
▶ cognitive therapy. Answer: type of therapy used when clients have
irrational beliefs, faulty conceptions, and negative distortions about
themselves
▶ existential therapy. Answer: therapy approach in which client reflects on
life and self-confrontation is encouraged
