AANP FNP CERTIFICATION EXAM STUDY GUIDE Q & A 2025

AANP FNP CERTIFICATION EXAM
STUDY GUIDE |Q & A| 2025
CranialAnervesAresponsibleAforAextraoculomotorAmovements?A-AcorrectAanswers-
a.A2,A3,A6?
b.A3,A4,A6?
PatientAwithAhxAofAhypertensionAandAstroke,AnowAhavingAmemoryAlossAandAconfusionA-
AindicatesAwhat?A-AcorrectAanswers-a.AAlzheimer's

b.AVascularADementia?:AVascularAdementiaArefersAtoAaAprogressiveAdeclineAinAmemoryAan
dAcognitiveAfunctioningAcausedAbyAaAblockageAorAreductionAinAtheAbloodAflowAtoAtheAbrain.A
WhileAthereAisAnoAknownAcure,AyouAcanAlearnAtoAmanageAsymptoms,ApreventAfurtherAstrok
es,AandAenjoyAaAfull,ArewardingAlife.
CAGEAacronymA-AcorrectAanswers-
1.AHaveAyouAeverAfeltAyouAneededAtoACutAdownAonAyourAdrinking?A
2.AHaveApeopleAAnnoyedAyouAbyAcriticizingAyourAdrinking?A
3.AHaveAyouAeverAfeltAGuiltyAaboutAdrinking?A
4.AHaveAyouAeverAfeltAyouAneededAaAdrinkAfirstAthingAinAtheAmorningA(Eye-
opener)AtoAsteadyAyourAnervesAorAtoAgetAridAofAaAhangover?
TreatmentAforAchronicAalcoholism?A-AcorrectAanswers-
PatientAhasAtoAexpressAhelpAneededAtoAquitAdrinkingAisAcritical.ATheApatientAshouldAbeAgive
nAaAlistAofAoptionsAforAtreatmentAincludingAAAAandApharmacotherapy.
FrailAelderlyAmammogramAbreastAtissue?A-AcorrectAanswers-?
PatientAhasABarrett'sAesophagus,AinsuranceAnoAlongerAcoversAgastroenterologistAwhoAwa
sAtreatingAcondition,ApatientAatAtheAFNPAoffice,AwantingAaAprescriptionAforAmedication...AW
hatAshouldAtheAFNPAdo?A-AcorrectAanswers-a.AReferAtoAoncologist?
b.ARefillAprescription?
GERDAtreatment?A-AcorrectAanswers-
a.APPI?APerAAmericanACollegeAofAGastroenterology,AtreatmentAshouldAbeginAwithAaAPPI.
b.AH2?AAnAH2AisAinferiorAtoAPPI's.
3AmonthsAonASymmetrel,ATSHAincreased,AT4Anormal,AwhatAdoAyouAdo?A-AcorrectAanswers-
a.AIncreaseAmedication?
b.ADecreaseAmedication?
LipidAlevelAofA1500,AincreasedAriskAfor?A-AcorrectAanswers-a.Apancreatitis?
FrailAelder,AincreasedAcreatinine,Aindication?A-AcorrectAanswers-RenalAfalure
FingernailAhematomaAtreatment?A-AcorrectAanswers-a.AdrillAholeAandAdrainAblood?
AbnormalAcellsAonAPAP,AwhatAdoAyouAdoAnext?A-AcorrectAanswers-
a.AReferAforAcolposcopy?
RedAbeefyAtongue?A-AcorrectAanswers-a.APerniciousAAnemia?
b.AIronADeficiency?
c.AFolateADeficiency?
LowAHemoglobin,ALowAHematocrit,AHighAMCVA-AIndicatesAwhat?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Anemia
KoplickASpots?A-AcorrectAanswers-a.AMeasles?
SignsAandASymptomsAofARoseola?A-AcorrectAanswers-
IsAtheAsixthAdiseases.ARoseolaAisAaAmildAviralAillnessAofAchildhood.AItAisAcharacterizedAbyAhi

, ghAfeverAthatAtypicallyAcomesAonAsuddenlyAandAlastsAforAthreeAtoAfiveAdays.AOtherAsympto
msAofAroseolaAareAmildAnasalAcongestion,AeyeAredness,AandAaArashAthatAappearsAafterAtheA
feverAhasAresolved.
PregnantAteacher,AwithAexposureAtoAFifths'ADiseaseA-AwhatAriskAisAthereAforAtheAfetus?A-
AcorrectAanswers-FetalAdeath.

6AMonthAOldAwithAClosedAAnteriorAFontanel?A-AcorrectAanswers-
itAisAnormalAinA10%AofAtheAchildrenAdependAonAtheArace.AandAitAcanAbeAabnormalAinAsomeAk
ids.A

AtAbirth,AtheAaverageAsizeAofAtheAposteriorAfontanelAisA0.5AcmAinAwhiteAinfantsAandA0.7AcmAi
nAblackAinfants.16ATheAfontanelAusuallyAisAcompletelyAclosedAbyAtwoAmonthsAofAage.
3AMonthAOldAinfantAwithADownASyndrome,AdueAtoAmilkAintolerance,AmomAstartedAinfantAonA
Goat'sAMilk;AnowAhasApaleAconjunctivaAbutAotherwiseAhealthy;AwithAlowAHematocrit,AwhatA
otherAtestAwouldAyouAorder?A-AcorrectAanswers-a.ACBC
b.AIron,ATIBC
4AMonthAOldAwithAStrabismus,AmomAworried,AwhatAdoAyouAtellAher?A-AcorrectAanswers-
a.ANormal?
4AMonthAOldA"won'tAkeepAanythingAdown",AwhatAisAtheAmainAthingAyouAlookAfor?A-
AcorrectAanswers-a.ADehydration?

ManAwithAHTN,ACAD,ApresentAfemoralApulses,AbutAabsentApedalApulses?A-
AcorrectAanswers-a.ADVT?

b.AVenousAInsufficiency?
c.AArterialAInsufficiency?
DiabeticApatientAwithAfootAlaceration,AatAriskAforAwhat?A-AcorrectAanswers-a.AfootAulcer?
b.AacuteAosteomyelitis
DefinitionAofAmetabolicAsyndrome?A-AcorrectAanswers-
MetabolicAsyndromeAisAaAcombinationAofAfactorsAthatAmultiplyAaAperson'sAriskAforAheartAdis
ease,AdiabetesAandAstroke.AAlmostA34%AofAAmericanAadultsAareAaffected.
TreatmentAforAGonorrhea?A-AcorrectAanswers-a.ARocephinAIMAandAZithromaxApo
b.ADoxycyclineApo
DiagnoseAtriche?A-AcorrectAanswers-a.AWetAPrep?
b.AKOH?
PatientAwithAhistoryAofAPID,AincreaseAriskAfor?A-AcorrectAanswers-a.AInfertility?
IncreasedAriskAforAectopicApregnancy,AhistoryAof...?A-AcorrectAanswers-a.ASalpingitis
NewbornAwithAfootAturnedAinA("toeingAin"),AwhatAdoAyouAdo?A-AcorrectAanswers-
a.AReferAimmediatelyAtoAorthopedist?
b.ARoutineAfollowup?
OsgoodASchlatterADiseaseApainAlocation?A-AcorrectAanswers-Osgood-
SchlatterAdiseaseAcausesApainAatAtheAtibialAtubercleA—
AtheAbonyAbumpAwhereAtheApatellarAtendonAattachesAtoAtheAtibiaA(shinbone).

GrowthAplateAfractureA(Salter-HarrisAfx)AlocationAandApain?A-AcorrectAanswers-
LocatedAinAtheAmetaphysisAregion
RotatorACuffAinjuryApresentation?A-AcorrectAanswers-
First,AdetermineAtheApatient'sAchiefAsymptomA(eg,Apain,Aweakness,Ainstability,AlimitedARO
M)
*ACauseAbyAtheAoveruseAofAtheAjoints.