ANCC APRN EXAM Questions and
Answers
1. Which drug is associated with increased lipoprotein levels?
Furosemide (Lasix).
Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).
Spironolactone (Aldactone).
Triamterene (Dyrenium)
Answer Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)
2. The family nurse practitioner asks a patient to perform rapid,
alternating movements of the hands to evaluate:
cerebellar functioning.
cognitive functioning.
reflex arc functioning.
stereognostic functioning
Answer cerebellar functioning
3. A 38-year-old patient who is Vietnamese tells the family nurse
practitioner that his or her parent died in his or her 40s from
liver cancer. The nurse practitioner assesses that the patient is
at risk for:
,hepatitis
B.
malaria.
tularemia.
tyrosinemia:
Answer hepatitis B.
4. A 55-year-old male patient who is Chinese has a follow-up
appointment after cardiac bypass surgery. The patient brings his
father with him into the examination room. The family nurse
practitioner provides culturally sensitive care by
asking the patient's father if he has any questions regarding his son's
care. asking the patient's father to leave the room due to
confidentiality issues. performing the examination without commenting
to the patient's father. performing the examination, then telling the
patient's father the examination findings
Answer asking the patient's father if he has any questions regarding his son's care.
5. A difficult aspect of determining occupational exposure to disease is
the:
confidentiality of the information within company
records. inaccuracy of occupational disease
reporting.
long latency period between exposure and disease development.
,reliance on workers' memories
Answer long latency period between exposure and disease development.
6. The family nurse practitioner exhibits professional leadership by:
adding clinical protocols to the nurse practitioner scope of
practice. comparing the workplace roles of the registered nurse
and the nurse practi-tioner.
creating a task force to address scope-of-practice concerns.
lobbying to eliminate continuing education requirements
Answer creating a task force to address scope-of-practice concerns.
7. To comply with regulations for third-party payor reimbursement
and docu-mentation, a family nurse practitioner correlates:
evaluation and management code with history, examination and
medical decision making.
health outcomes with physical examination findings and plan of
care. medication orders and treatment plan with electronic
billing.
patient privacy with informed consent
Answer evaluation and management code with history, examina-tion and medical
decision making
8. The family nurse practitioner examines a patient who has
, sustained a non-work-related injury that interferes with the
patient's ability to perform his or her job. The patient does not
qualify for medical disability and has a
reasonable chance of engaging in a suitable occupation with proper
therapy. The nurse practitioner recommends that the patient
apply for:
Family and Medical Leave Act
benefits. home health services.
Social Security benefits.
vocational rehabilitation services
Answer vocational rehabilitation services.
9. A 45-year-old patient who is an opera singer reports progressive
hoarseness for the last four weeks. The hoarseness began after a three-
hour opera perfor-mance. The patient does not smoke and reports no
weight loss, upper respira-tory infection, dysphagia, or shortness of
breath. The family nurse practitioner manages this patient by:
ordering a computed tomography scan of the head.
ordering an immediate lateral neck x-ray.
prescribing systemic antibiotics and cool mist inhalations.
requesting a referral for evaluation of the larynx
Answer requesting a referral for evaluation of the larynx.
Answers
1. Which drug is associated with increased lipoprotein levels?
Furosemide (Lasix).
Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).
Spironolactone (Aldactone).
Triamterene (Dyrenium)
Answer Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)
2. The family nurse practitioner asks a patient to perform rapid,
alternating movements of the hands to evaluate:
cerebellar functioning.
cognitive functioning.
reflex arc functioning.
stereognostic functioning
Answer cerebellar functioning
3. A 38-year-old patient who is Vietnamese tells the family nurse
practitioner that his or her parent died in his or her 40s from
liver cancer. The nurse practitioner assesses that the patient is
at risk for:
,hepatitis
B.
malaria.
tularemia.
tyrosinemia:
Answer hepatitis B.
4. A 55-year-old male patient who is Chinese has a follow-up
appointment after cardiac bypass surgery. The patient brings his
father with him into the examination room. The family nurse
practitioner provides culturally sensitive care by
asking the patient's father if he has any questions regarding his son's
care. asking the patient's father to leave the room due to
confidentiality issues. performing the examination without commenting
to the patient's father. performing the examination, then telling the
patient's father the examination findings
Answer asking the patient's father if he has any questions regarding his son's care.
5. A difficult aspect of determining occupational exposure to disease is
the:
confidentiality of the information within company
records. inaccuracy of occupational disease
reporting.
long latency period between exposure and disease development.
,reliance on workers' memories
Answer long latency period between exposure and disease development.
6. The family nurse practitioner exhibits professional leadership by:
adding clinical protocols to the nurse practitioner scope of
practice. comparing the workplace roles of the registered nurse
and the nurse practi-tioner.
creating a task force to address scope-of-practice concerns.
lobbying to eliminate continuing education requirements
Answer creating a task force to address scope-of-practice concerns.
7. To comply with regulations for third-party payor reimbursement
and docu-mentation, a family nurse practitioner correlates:
evaluation and management code with history, examination and
medical decision making.
health outcomes with physical examination findings and plan of
care. medication orders and treatment plan with electronic
billing.
patient privacy with informed consent
Answer evaluation and management code with history, examina-tion and medical
decision making
8. The family nurse practitioner examines a patient who has
, sustained a non-work-related injury that interferes with the
patient's ability to perform his or her job. The patient does not
qualify for medical disability and has a
reasonable chance of engaging in a suitable occupation with proper
therapy. The nurse practitioner recommends that the patient
apply for:
Family and Medical Leave Act
benefits. home health services.
Social Security benefits.
vocational rehabilitation services
Answer vocational rehabilitation services.
9. A 45-year-old patient who is an opera singer reports progressive
hoarseness for the last four weeks. The hoarseness began after a three-
hour opera perfor-mance. The patient does not smoke and reports no
weight loss, upper respira-tory infection, dysphagia, or shortness of
breath. The family nurse practitioner manages this patient by:
ordering a computed tomography scan of the head.
ordering an immediate lateral neck x-ray.
prescribing systemic antibiotics and cool mist inhalations.
requesting a referral for evaluation of the larynx
Answer requesting a referral for evaluation of the larynx.
