AANP Study Questions | 100% Correct
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
Most kidney stones are composed of which of the following?
a. uric acid
b. calcium
c. cystine
d. struvite - ✔✔b. calcium
You have a 22-year-old female patient with severe acne. She tells you that she wants to get pregnant.
Which of the following acne drugs would you NOT prescribe for this woman who wants to get pregnant?
a. Accutane
b. benzoyl peroxide cream
c. Tretinoin
d. erythromycin - ✔✔a. Accutane
You are a proponent of the theory that learners are unique persons who learn optimally when they are
treated with positive regard and are involved in decision making. This is which of the following learning
theories?
a. behaviorist
b. cognitive
c. humanistic
d. andragogy - ✔✔c. humanistic
Of the following, which would be considered a third-generation cephalosporin?
a. Cefalexin
b. Cefaclor
c. Amoxicillin
d. Cefdinir - ✔✔d. Cefdinir
,Cefaclor is a second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic and cefalexin is a first-generation cephalosporin
antibiotic.
You have a 50-year-old patient who has a fibroid tumor. Which of the following factors is most likely to
support this diagnosis?
a. multiparity
b. active lifestyle
c. black ethnicity
d. smoker - ✔✔c. black ethnicity
Others include sedentary lifestyle; obesity; nulliparity; nonsmoker; age older than 35 years; family
history; history of infertility; oral contraceptive use; and intrauterine device use.
Mrs. Ross is a 65-year-old patient who has been diagnosed with degenerative joint disease (DJD). You
might prescribe all of the following medications to address this disease EXCEPT:
a. systemic oral steroids
b. NSAIDs
c. analgesics
d. steroid injection on inflamed joints - ✔✔a. systemic oral steroids
Nurse Grace is speaking with the family of an Alzheimer's patient. The patient is showing signs of
increased confusion and even depression. Grace suggests which of the following options for the family to
try first?
a. Recommend she join a club or organization.
b. Buy her a notepad to write things down.
c. Prescribe an anti-depressant medication.
d. Recommend family members bring pictures to the patient often. - ✔✔d. Recommend family members
bring pictures to the patient often.
,Alzheimer's patients are at an increased risk for confusion, depression and general forgetfulness. These
patients are encouraged to have regular interaction with family and friends, as well as have mementos
such as photos or keepsakes nearby. This helps to stimulate the patient's mind and memory and can
actually help reduce confusion and other symptoms.
Which of the following cranial nerves would be responsible for the sense of smell?
a. CN VI
b. CN IX
c. CN I
d. CN III - ✔✔c. CN I
CN VI would be associated with abducens.
CN IX would be associated with Glossopharyngeal.
CN III would be associated with Oculomotor.
Jenny is a 30-year-old female patient who suffers from primary dysmenorrhea. What treatment of choice
will you prescribe for this condition?
a. NSAIDs
b. acetaminophen
c. aspirin
d. magnesium - ✔✔a. NSAIDs
A 65-year-old female patient comes to you complaining of bowel and bladder incontinence and a
numbness of the buttocks area. You might suspect that his patient has which of the following
diseases/conditions?
a. supraspinatus tendonitis
b. osteoarthritis
c. rheumatoid arthritis
d. cauda equina syndrome - ✔✔d. cauda equina syndrome
, You are seeing an uncircumcised client that presents with a complaint of not being able to retract the
foreskin over the glans penis. What is the likely diagnosis?
a. phimosis
b. paraphimosis
c. lateral phimosis
d. Peyronie's disease - ✔✔a. phimosis
At which age does a child develop a pincer grasp?
a. 3 months
b. 6 months
c. 9 months
d. 12 months - ✔✔c. 9 months
The child should also be able to pull himself or herself up to stand, as well as crawl and bear weight well.
According to the American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer, yearly
mammograms are recommended for women who are:
a. in good health and are 35 years of age or over
b. 45 years of age at average risk
c. in good health and are 35 years of age or over and continuing every 2 or 3 years if the mammogram is
negative
d. in good health and are 40 years of age or over and continuing every 2 or 3 years if the mammogram is
negative - ✔✔b. 45 years of age at average risk
Carol is a 19-year-old female patient who comes to you because she has not had a menstrual period for
several months. She is extremely thin for her height and you have determined that she is not pregnant.
You suspect anorexia nervosa. Which of the following symptoms would NOT be consistent with this
diagnosis?
a. dizziness
b. obsession with exercise
c. profuse sweating
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
Most kidney stones are composed of which of the following?
a. uric acid
b. calcium
c. cystine
d. struvite - ✔✔b. calcium
You have a 22-year-old female patient with severe acne. She tells you that she wants to get pregnant.
Which of the following acne drugs would you NOT prescribe for this woman who wants to get pregnant?
a. Accutane
b. benzoyl peroxide cream
c. Tretinoin
d. erythromycin - ✔✔a. Accutane
You are a proponent of the theory that learners are unique persons who learn optimally when they are
treated with positive regard and are involved in decision making. This is which of the following learning
theories?
a. behaviorist
b. cognitive
c. humanistic
d. andragogy - ✔✔c. humanistic
Of the following, which would be considered a third-generation cephalosporin?
a. Cefalexin
b. Cefaclor
c. Amoxicillin
d. Cefdinir - ✔✔d. Cefdinir
,Cefaclor is a second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic and cefalexin is a first-generation cephalosporin
antibiotic.
You have a 50-year-old patient who has a fibroid tumor. Which of the following factors is most likely to
support this diagnosis?
a. multiparity
b. active lifestyle
c. black ethnicity
d. smoker - ✔✔c. black ethnicity
Others include sedentary lifestyle; obesity; nulliparity; nonsmoker; age older than 35 years; family
history; history of infertility; oral contraceptive use; and intrauterine device use.
Mrs. Ross is a 65-year-old patient who has been diagnosed with degenerative joint disease (DJD). You
might prescribe all of the following medications to address this disease EXCEPT:
a. systemic oral steroids
b. NSAIDs
c. analgesics
d. steroid injection on inflamed joints - ✔✔a. systemic oral steroids
Nurse Grace is speaking with the family of an Alzheimer's patient. The patient is showing signs of
increased confusion and even depression. Grace suggests which of the following options for the family to
try first?
a. Recommend she join a club or organization.
b. Buy her a notepad to write things down.
c. Prescribe an anti-depressant medication.
d. Recommend family members bring pictures to the patient often. - ✔✔d. Recommend family members
bring pictures to the patient often.
,Alzheimer's patients are at an increased risk for confusion, depression and general forgetfulness. These
patients are encouraged to have regular interaction with family and friends, as well as have mementos
such as photos or keepsakes nearby. This helps to stimulate the patient's mind and memory and can
actually help reduce confusion and other symptoms.
Which of the following cranial nerves would be responsible for the sense of smell?
a. CN VI
b. CN IX
c. CN I
d. CN III - ✔✔c. CN I
CN VI would be associated with abducens.
CN IX would be associated with Glossopharyngeal.
CN III would be associated with Oculomotor.
Jenny is a 30-year-old female patient who suffers from primary dysmenorrhea. What treatment of choice
will you prescribe for this condition?
a. NSAIDs
b. acetaminophen
c. aspirin
d. magnesium - ✔✔a. NSAIDs
A 65-year-old female patient comes to you complaining of bowel and bladder incontinence and a
numbness of the buttocks area. You might suspect that his patient has which of the following
diseases/conditions?
a. supraspinatus tendonitis
b. osteoarthritis
c. rheumatoid arthritis
d. cauda equina syndrome - ✔✔d. cauda equina syndrome
, You are seeing an uncircumcised client that presents with a complaint of not being able to retract the
foreskin over the glans penis. What is the likely diagnosis?
a. phimosis
b. paraphimosis
c. lateral phimosis
d. Peyronie's disease - ✔✔a. phimosis
At which age does a child develop a pincer grasp?
a. 3 months
b. 6 months
c. 9 months
d. 12 months - ✔✔c. 9 months
The child should also be able to pull himself or herself up to stand, as well as crawl and bear weight well.
According to the American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer, yearly
mammograms are recommended for women who are:
a. in good health and are 35 years of age or over
b. 45 years of age at average risk
c. in good health and are 35 years of age or over and continuing every 2 or 3 years if the mammogram is
negative
d. in good health and are 40 years of age or over and continuing every 2 or 3 years if the mammogram is
negative - ✔✔b. 45 years of age at average risk
Carol is a 19-year-old female patient who comes to you because she has not had a menstrual period for
several months. She is extremely thin for her height and you have determined that she is not pregnant.
You suspect anorexia nervosa. Which of the following symptoms would NOT be consistent with this
diagnosis?
a. dizziness
b. obsession with exercise
c. profuse sweating
