AANP BOARD EXAM 2025-2026 UPDATE ACTUAL
EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES ALREADY GRADED A+ (NEWEST VERSION)
The healthcare provider's required level of expected conduct as established
by custom, law, or professional organizations is called the:
Standard of care.
Breach of duty.
Duty.
Malpractice.
Correct answer:
Standard of care
Standard of care is another term associated with negligence. Standard of
care is a healthcare provider's required level of expected conduct as
established by custom, law, or professional organizations. A brief account
by the patient of any signs or symptoms he or she is experiencing is one
component of:
Review of systems.
Symptom assessment.
Functional assessment.
Objective assessment.
,Correct answer:
Review of systems
In the review of systems, the patient tells the nurse in his or her own words
what signs or symptoms he or she has experienced in various body systems.
It is important that these be in a patient's own words to perform the most
complete and accurate assessment.
All of the following are typical changes to the gastrointestinal system that
come with aging EXCEPT:
decreased liver size decreased muscle tone in bowel
increased absorption of calcium atrophy of salivary
glands Correct answer: increased absorption of
calcium
Decreased absorption of calcium is a common change that comes with
aging, not increased absorption. Other gastrointestinal changes include:
less efficient cholesterol stabilization and absorption, atrophy of taste buds,
and slowing in esophageal emptying, among others. A 28-year-old female
patient is in the office and is to undergo radioactive iodine treatment for
Graves disease. The ANP is counseling her and understands that the
mechanism of action of this treatment therapy is:
alter the thyroid metabolic rate relieve distress caused by increased thyroid
size destroy the overactive thyroid tissue reduce production of
,TSH Correct answer: destroy the overactive thyroid tissue
Graves disease is the most common form of thyrotoxicosis. Radioactive
iodine is used for thyroid ablation to destroy the overactive thyroid tissue
that causes the thyroid hormone dysfunction.
Which of the following statements about falls in the elderly is least
accurate?
Black women are at higher risk for hip fractures than white women.
The majority of deaths from falls are among people aged 65 years or older.
Injuries from falls include head injuries, pelvic injuries, lacerations, and
more.
About 90% of hip fractures are due to falls.
Correct answer:
Black women are at higher risk for hip fractures than white women.
It is white women, not black women, who are at higher risk for hip fractures.
Falls are one of the most common adverse events that threaten the quality
of life of older adults. Falls among older adults are not a normal
consequence of aging.
Normal age-related changes of the skin may be confused with which of the
following clinical abnormalities?
, dehydration vitiligo
scabies shingles
Correct answer:
dehydration
Normal age-related changes of the skin may be confused with dehydration.
Sebaceous gland activity tends to decrease with age, and the skin's natural
hydrators decline over the years. The skin's ability to regenerate lipids
compromising the protective lipid barrier layer of the Stratum Corneum also
declines with age, as does blood flow to the skin, which may cause a drop
in sebum production.
A 29-year old woman who is 6 weeks postpartum reports she is having
rectal bleeding that she believes is related to hemorrhoids. The Adult Nurse
Practitioner knows that this type of rectal bleeding is usually described as:
dark brown to black blood color with normal appearing stool
significant amounts of bright red blood large blood clots and
mucus mixed with stool streaks of bright red blood on the stool
The Correct answer is: streaks of bright red blood on the stool
Choice D is the right answer. The color of blood related to hemorrhoids is
described as bright red, eliminating choice A. Amount of blood with
hemorrhoids is usually small or scant, eliminating choices B and C. Internal
hemorrhoids can occur during or after childbirth. With chronically protruding
EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES ALREADY GRADED A+ (NEWEST VERSION)
The healthcare provider's required level of expected conduct as established
by custom, law, or professional organizations is called the:
Standard of care.
Breach of duty.
Duty.
Malpractice.
Correct answer:
Standard of care
Standard of care is another term associated with negligence. Standard of
care is a healthcare provider's required level of expected conduct as
established by custom, law, or professional organizations. A brief account
by the patient of any signs or symptoms he or she is experiencing is one
component of:
Review of systems.
Symptom assessment.
Functional assessment.
Objective assessment.
,Correct answer:
Review of systems
In the review of systems, the patient tells the nurse in his or her own words
what signs or symptoms he or she has experienced in various body systems.
It is important that these be in a patient's own words to perform the most
complete and accurate assessment.
All of the following are typical changes to the gastrointestinal system that
come with aging EXCEPT:
decreased liver size decreased muscle tone in bowel
increased absorption of calcium atrophy of salivary
glands Correct answer: increased absorption of
calcium
Decreased absorption of calcium is a common change that comes with
aging, not increased absorption. Other gastrointestinal changes include:
less efficient cholesterol stabilization and absorption, atrophy of taste buds,
and slowing in esophageal emptying, among others. A 28-year-old female
patient is in the office and is to undergo radioactive iodine treatment for
Graves disease. The ANP is counseling her and understands that the
mechanism of action of this treatment therapy is:
alter the thyroid metabolic rate relieve distress caused by increased thyroid
size destroy the overactive thyroid tissue reduce production of
,TSH Correct answer: destroy the overactive thyroid tissue
Graves disease is the most common form of thyrotoxicosis. Radioactive
iodine is used for thyroid ablation to destroy the overactive thyroid tissue
that causes the thyroid hormone dysfunction.
Which of the following statements about falls in the elderly is least
accurate?
Black women are at higher risk for hip fractures than white women.
The majority of deaths from falls are among people aged 65 years or older.
Injuries from falls include head injuries, pelvic injuries, lacerations, and
more.
About 90% of hip fractures are due to falls.
Correct answer:
Black women are at higher risk for hip fractures than white women.
It is white women, not black women, who are at higher risk for hip fractures.
Falls are one of the most common adverse events that threaten the quality
of life of older adults. Falls among older adults are not a normal
consequence of aging.
Normal age-related changes of the skin may be confused with which of the
following clinical abnormalities?
, dehydration vitiligo
scabies shingles
Correct answer:
dehydration
Normal age-related changes of the skin may be confused with dehydration.
Sebaceous gland activity tends to decrease with age, and the skin's natural
hydrators decline over the years. The skin's ability to regenerate lipids
compromising the protective lipid barrier layer of the Stratum Corneum also
declines with age, as does blood flow to the skin, which may cause a drop
in sebum production.
A 29-year old woman who is 6 weeks postpartum reports she is having
rectal bleeding that she believes is related to hemorrhoids. The Adult Nurse
Practitioner knows that this type of rectal bleeding is usually described as:
dark brown to black blood color with normal appearing stool
significant amounts of bright red blood large blood clots and
mucus mixed with stool streaks of bright red blood on the stool
The Correct answer is: streaks of bright red blood on the stool
Choice D is the right answer. The color of blood related to hemorrhoids is
described as bright red, eliminating choice A. Amount of blood with
hemorrhoids is usually small or scant, eliminating choices B and C. Internal
hemorrhoids can occur during or after childbirth. With chronically protruding
