AANP Practice Questions and Answers Updated 2026

AANP Practice Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
AM65-year-oldMwomanMpresentsMforMaMfollow-
upMexaminationMafterMaMnewMpatientMvisit.MSheMhasMnotMseenMaMhealthcareMprovider
MforMseveralMyears.MSheMisMaMsmokerMandMherMhypertensionMisMnowMadequatelyMcon
trolledMwithMmedication.MHerMmotherMdiedMatMageM40MfromMaMheartMattack.MTheMfas
tingMlipidMprofileMshowsMcholesterolM=M240Mmg/dL,MHDLM=M30,MandMLDLM=M200.MIn
MadditionMtoMstartingMTherapeuticMLifestyleMChanges,MtheMnurseMpractitionerMshouldMst
artMtheMpatientMon:



1.bileMacidMsequestrant.

2.MaMstatinMdrug.

3.MaMcholesterolMabsorptionMinhibitor.

4.Mlow-doseMaspirin.M-MAnswerMAMstatinMdrug



TheMmostMcommonlyMprescribedMmedicationMforMmildMsystemicMlupusMerythematosusM(S
LE)Mis:



1.MazathioprineM(AZA).

2.MbelimumabM(Benlysta).

3.MibuprofenM(Advil).

4.McyclophosphamideM(Cytoxan).M-MAnswerMibuprofenM(advil)



TheMmostMcommonMsignMofMcervicalMcancerMis:



1.MpostcoitalMbleeding.

2.MstrongModorMfromMvaginalMdischarge.

3.MitchingMinMtheMvaginalMarea.

4.MmolluscumMcontagiosum.M-MAnswerMpostcoitalMbleeding



TheMnurseMpractitionerMprescribesMamitriptylineM(Elavil)MforMaMpatientMwithMneuropathic
MpainMsecondaryMtoMdiabetesMmellitus.MOnMfollow-
up,MtheMpatientMcomplainsMofMurineMretentionMandMdryMmouth.MTheMpractitionerMwoul
d:

,1.MdiscontinueMamitriptylineMandMbeginMibuprofenM(Motrin).

2.MreferMtoMphysicalMtherapy.

3.MstartMmethocarbamolM(Robaxin).

4.MdiscontinueMamitriptylineMandMbeginMgabapentinM(Neurontin).M-
MAnswerMdiscontinueMamitriptylineMandMbeginMgabapentinM(neurontin)



AM17-year-
oldMmaleMwithMrheumatoidMarthritisMisMbeingMtreatedMwithManMNSAIDMandMomeprazole
M(Prilosec).MTheMpatientMcomplainsMofMheadache,MabdominalMpain,MandMgas.MTheseMsy
mptomsMareMmostMlikely:



1.MassociatedMwithMtheMomeprazole.

2.MrelatedMtoMtheMunderlyingMcondition.

3.MtheMresultMofMtheMNSAID.

4.McausedMbyMviralMgastroenteritis.M-MAnswerMassociatedMwithMtheMomeprazole



TheMmedicationMofMchoiceMforMtheMinitialMtreatmentMofMjuvenileMrheumatoidMarthritisMi
s:



1.Macetaminophen.

2.Mprednisone.

3.Maspirin.

4.Mibuprofen.M-MAnswerMibuprofen



AM12-year-
oldMwithMsickleMcellManemiaMhasMrecentlyMexperiencedMaMsickleMcellMcrisisMandMpresen
tsMforMaMfollow-
upMexaminationMafterMaMrecentMhospitalization.MItMisMmostMimportantMtoMcontinueMmo
nitoringMgrowth,Mdevelopment,Mand:



1.MwhiteMbloodMcellMlevels.

2.MfecalMoccultMbloodMtest.

3.MhemoglobinMlevels.

, 4.MurineMdipsticks.M-MAnswerMhemoglobinMlevels



AM90-year-
oldMfemaleMisMbroughtMtoMtheMclinicMbyMherMneighbor.MSheMstatesMthatMeverythingMis
Mfine,MbutMtheMnurseMpractitionerMnotesMthatMsheMhasMpoorMhygieneMandMbruisesMon
MherMtrunk.MTheMneighborMisMconcernedMthatMtheMpatientMoftenMhasMnoMmoneyMtoM
buyMfood,MdespiteMincomeMfromMsocialMsecurityMandMaMcoalMminer'sMpension.MTheMnu
rseMpractitionerMsuspectsMabuse.MWhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMtheMnurseMpractitionerMo
bligatedMtoMdoMnext?

1.MReportMtheMcaseMtoMtheMproperMauthorities.

2.MTellMtheMneighborMtoMcheckMonMtheMwomanMdailyMandMreportMback.

3.MDocumentMtheMdataMandMreportMtheMinformationMtoMriskMmanagement.

4.MCallMtheMpatient'sMfamilyMandMinquireMaboutMtheMconcerns.M-
MAnswerMreportMtheMcaseMtoMproperMauthorities



InMmostMcases,MtheMfirstMmanifestationMofMAlzheimer'sMdiseaseMis:



1.MimpairedMjudgment.

2.MdecreaseMinMshort-termMmemory.

3.MdisorientationMinMtimeMandMplace.

4.MdecreaseMinMlong-termMmemory.M-MAnswerMdecreaseMinMshort-termMmemory



TheMoptimalMtreatmentMforMlatentMtuberculosisMis:



1.MrifampinM(Rifadin)MforM5Mmonths.

2.MisoniazidM(Nydrazid)MforM9Mmonths.

3.MpyrazinamideMforM6Mmonths.

4.MethambutolMforM6Mmonths.M-MAnswerMosioniazidM(nydrazid)MforM9Mmonths



UnilateralMspontaneousMserousMorMserosanguineousMdischargeMfromMaMsingleMductMofMa
MbreastMisMmostMoftenMcausedMby:



1.MintraductalMpapilloma.

2.MmucinousMbreastMlesions.