ANCC FNP CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTION
BANK | 2025 ACCURATE REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED EXCELLENCE PASS
When performing a sports physical exam on Kevin, a healthy 16-year-old boy,
which question in the history is important to ask Kevin or his guardian?
1. Did anyone in your family ever have sudden cardiac death?
2. Does anyone in your family have elevated cholesterol levels?
3. Did you ever have any injury requiring stitches?
4. Does anyone in your family have a history of asthma? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Did
anyone in your family ever have sudden cardiac death (The risk of sudden death
during sports activities from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may be greatly
reduced with a thorough cardiac history and examination. If a child has a relative
who died of sudden cardiac disease before age 55, that child could possibly have
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy)
Martina, age 34, has AIDS and currently suffers from diarrhea. You suspect she
has which protozoal infection of the bowel?
1. Giardiasis.
2. Amebiasis.
3. Cryptosporidiosis.
4. Escherichia coli. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidiosis, a
protozoal infection of the bowel, is common in immunocompromised clients. It
,causes villous atrophy and mild inflammatory changes and may secrete an
enterotoxin)
For which patient would you administer the human papillomavirus (HPV)
vaccination?
1. Susie, age 7.
2. Janice, age 17, who had a baby 6 months ago and is breastfeeding.
3. Alice, age 18, who is allergic to yeast.
4. Jill, age 25, who is pregnant. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Janice, age 17, who had a
baby 6 months ago and is breastfeeding (Women who are lactating or
immunocompromised are eligible to receive the vaccine. It is also recommended
for females aged 9 to 25 years, regardless of whether they have had sex yet and
even if the women already have a history of genital warts, a positive HPV test, or
an abnormal Pap test)
Max, age 35, states that he thinks he has an ear infection because he just flew
back from a business trip and feels unusual pressure in his ear. You diagnose
barotrauma. What is your next action?
1. Prescribe nasal steroids and oral decongestants.
2. Prescribe antibiotic ear drops.
3. Prescribe systemic antibiotics.
4. Refer Max to an ear, nose, and throat specialist - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Prescribe
nasal steroids and oral decongestants (Barotrauma of the auditory canal, causing
a sensation of abnormal middle ear pressure, may be relieved by the use of nasal
steroids and oral decongestants. There is no infection, just swelling of the
airways, which causes the sensation of abnormal pressure)
,The FNP asks a patient to perform rapid, alternating movements of the hands to
evaluate:
1. cerebellar function
2. cognitive function
3. reflex arc function
4. stereognostic function - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1. cerebellar function
A 38 yo Vietnamese patient tells the FNP that his parent died in her 40s from liver
cancer. That patient is at risk for:
1. hepatitis B
2. malaria
3. tularemia
4. tyrosenemia - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1. hepatitis B
a difficult aspect of determining occupational exposure to disease is the:
1. confidentiality of the information in company records
2. inaccuracy of disease reporting
3.long latency period between exposure and disease development
4. reliance on workers' memories - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 3. long latency period
between exposure and disease development
To comply with regulations for third-party payor reimbursement and
documentation, a family nurse practitioner correlates:
1. evaluation and management code with history, examination and medical
decision making.
, 2. health outcomes with physical examination findings and plan of care.
3.medication orders and treatment plan with electronic billing.
4. patient privacy with informed consent. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1. evaluation and
management code with history, examination and medical decision making.
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:
1. Family and Medical Leave Act benefits.
2. home health services.
3. Social Security benefits.
4.vocational rehabilitation services. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 4.vocational
rehabilitation services.
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 performance.
The patient does not smoke and reports no weight loss, upper respiratory
infection, dysphagia, or shortness of breath. The family nurse practitioner
manages this patient by:
1. ordering a computed tomography scan of the head.
2. ordering an immediate lateral neck x-ray.
3. prescribing systemic antibiotics and cool mist inhalations.
4. requesting a referral for evaluation of the larynx. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 4.
requesting a referral for evaluation of the larynx.
BANK | 2025 ACCURATE REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED EXCELLENCE PASS
When performing a sports physical exam on Kevin, a healthy 16-year-old boy,
which question in the history is important to ask Kevin or his guardian?
1. Did anyone in your family ever have sudden cardiac death?
2. Does anyone in your family have elevated cholesterol levels?
3. Did you ever have any injury requiring stitches?
4. Does anyone in your family have a history of asthma? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Did
anyone in your family ever have sudden cardiac death (The risk of sudden death
during sports activities from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may be greatly
reduced with a thorough cardiac history and examination. If a child has a relative
who died of sudden cardiac disease before age 55, that child could possibly have
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy)
Martina, age 34, has AIDS and currently suffers from diarrhea. You suspect she
has which protozoal infection of the bowel?
1. Giardiasis.
2. Amebiasis.
3. Cryptosporidiosis.
4. Escherichia coli. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidiosis, a
protozoal infection of the bowel, is common in immunocompromised clients. It
,causes villous atrophy and mild inflammatory changes and may secrete an
enterotoxin)
For which patient would you administer the human papillomavirus (HPV)
vaccination?
1. Susie, age 7.
2. Janice, age 17, who had a baby 6 months ago and is breastfeeding.
3. Alice, age 18, who is allergic to yeast.
4. Jill, age 25, who is pregnant. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Janice, age 17, who had a
baby 6 months ago and is breastfeeding (Women who are lactating or
immunocompromised are eligible to receive the vaccine. It is also recommended
for females aged 9 to 25 years, regardless of whether they have had sex yet and
even if the women already have a history of genital warts, a positive HPV test, or
an abnormal Pap test)
Max, age 35, states that he thinks he has an ear infection because he just flew
back from a business trip and feels unusual pressure in his ear. You diagnose
barotrauma. What is your next action?
1. Prescribe nasal steroids and oral decongestants.
2. Prescribe antibiotic ear drops.
3. Prescribe systemic antibiotics.
4. Refer Max to an ear, nose, and throat specialist - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Prescribe
nasal steroids and oral decongestants (Barotrauma of the auditory canal, causing
a sensation of abnormal middle ear pressure, may be relieved by the use of nasal
steroids and oral decongestants. There is no infection, just swelling of the
airways, which causes the sensation of abnormal pressure)
,The FNP asks a patient to perform rapid, alternating movements of the hands to
evaluate:
1. cerebellar function
2. cognitive function
3. reflex arc function
4. stereognostic function - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1. cerebellar function
A 38 yo Vietnamese patient tells the FNP that his parent died in her 40s from liver
cancer. That patient is at risk for:
1. hepatitis B
2. malaria
3. tularemia
4. tyrosenemia - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1. hepatitis B
a difficult aspect of determining occupational exposure to disease is the:
1. confidentiality of the information in company records
2. inaccuracy of disease reporting
3.long latency period between exposure and disease development
4. reliance on workers' memories - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 3. long latency period
between exposure and disease development
To comply with regulations for third-party payor reimbursement and
documentation, a family nurse practitioner correlates:
1. evaluation and management code with history, examination and medical
decision making.
, 2. health outcomes with physical examination findings and plan of care.
3.medication orders and treatment plan with electronic billing.
4. patient privacy with informed consent. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1. evaluation and
management code with history, examination and medical decision making.
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:
1. Family and Medical Leave Act benefits.
2. home health services.
3. Social Security benefits.
4.vocational rehabilitation services. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 4.vocational
rehabilitation services.
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 performance.
The patient does not smoke and reports no weight loss, upper respiratory
infection, dysphagia, or shortness of breath. The family nurse practitioner
manages this patient by:
1. ordering a computed tomography scan of the head.
2. ordering an immediate lateral neck x-ray.
3. prescribing systemic antibiotics and cool mist inhalations.
4. requesting a referral for evaluation of the larynx. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 4.
requesting a referral for evaluation of the larynx.
