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FNP-AANP CERTIFICATION EXAM
2024-2025 QUESTION AND
ANSWERS [NEW & ACTUAL ] 56 56
Assessment56of56the56optic56disc56is56a56component56of56the56evaluation56of56cran
ial56nerve:
I.
II.
III.
.IV
Cranial56II
You56examine56a5662-year-old56woman56with56a5620-
year56history56of56hypertension.56She56reports56intermittent56use56of56antihyperte
nsive56medications,56stating,56"I56feel56better56without56the56medications."56Today
56she56presents56for56a56"check-
up."On56physical56examination,56you56note56the56following:56PMI56with56a56downw
ard56and56lateral56shift56as56well56as56a56Gr56II/VI56holosystolic56murmur56with56rad
iation56to56the56axilla.
This56patient's56health56history56is56most56likely56to56include56a56report56of:
Syncopal56episodes.
Episodes56of56chest56pain56at56rest.
Dyspnea56with56exertion.
Vertigo.
Ans:56dyspnea56on56exertion
Of56the56following,56which56should56be56performed56first56in56assessing56a5648-
year-old56woman56who56has56a5625-
year56history56of56moderate56persistent56asthma56and56who56now56presents56with5
6an56acute56asthma56flare?
Oxygen56saturation
Arterial56blood56gas
FEV156(forced56expiratory56volume56at56156second)
Chest56x-ray
Ans:56FEV56(force56expiratory56volume)
You56are56setting56up56a56healthcare56clinic56for56migrant56farm56workers.56Which5
6of56the56following56sites56is56most56desirable?
1
Page
Community56hall56of56a56local56church
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Local56hospital56ambulatory56care56center
Mobile56van
Space56in56a56shopping56center
Ans:56Mobile56van
A5658-year-
old56woman56presents56for56an56initial56examination56in56order56to56become56a56pa
tient56in56your56primary56care56practice.56She56is56a56nonsmoker,56drinks56156to562,
56556oz56(0.1556L)56glasses56of56wine56per56week,56and56works56as56an56administrat
ive56assistant56in56a56law56office.56She56is56without56complaint56and56reports56that5
6she56is56generally56in56good56health.56Physical56exam56reveals56BMI=3456kg/m256
and56BP=144/9856mm56Hg56bilaterally.
The56rest56of56her56examination56is56unremarkable.
Prescribe56a56low-dose56thiazide56diuretic.
Arrange56for56additional56blood56pressure56measurements56within56the56next56four
56weeks.
Order56a56serum56creatinine,56urea56nitrogen56and56urinalysis.
Advise56restricting56sodium56intake56and56limiting56alcohol56intake56to56no56more5
6than56156glass56of56wine56per56week.
Ans:56Arrange56for56additional56blood56pressure56measurements56within56the56next56four
56weeks.
The56NP56demonstrates56fulfillment56of56the56advanced56practice56nursing56leader
ship56role56by56participating56in56which56of56the56following56activities?
Teaching56a5656-year-old56man56with56newly-
diagnosed56type56256diabetes56mellitus56about56the56importance56of56self-
glucose56monitoring
Volunteering56to56teach56a56class56on56contraceptive56methods56to56a56group56of56
teen56mothers
Discussing56barriers56to56achieving56blood56pressure56control56with56a5665-year-
old56woman56with56hypertension56who56"does56not56want56to56take56any56medicin
e"
Collaborating56with56the56regional56public56health56department56on56an56initiative5
6to56combat56obesity56through56a56community-based56exercise56program
2
Ans:56Collaborating56with56the56regional56public56health56department56on56an56initiative5
Page
6to56combat56obesity56through56a56community-based56exercise56program
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You56are56asked56to56speak56to56a56group56of56healthcare56executives56on56the56N
P56role.56Which56of56the56following56provides56the56strongest56support56for56NP56p
ractice?
Number56of56academic56credits56earned56during56the56NP56program
Evidence56of56NP56practice56outcomes
The56quantity56of56clinical56hours56and56type56of56clinical56rotations56in56the56NP56
program
The56professional56experience56of56the56person56prior56to56entering56the56NP56pro
gram
Ans:56Evidence56of56NP56practice56outcomes
Rank56the56following56from56highest56(1)56to56lowest56(4)56level56of56research56desi
gn.
__Case56reports
__Meta-analysis
__Randomized56controlled56trials
__Expert56opinion
1-Case56reports562-Meta-analysis563-Randomized56controlled56trials564-
Expert56opinion
2-Case56reports561-Meta-analysis563-Randomized56controlled56trials564-
Expert56opinion
3-Case56reports561-Meta-analysis562-Randomized56controlled56trials564-
Expert56opinion
4-Case56reports563-Meta-analysis562-Randomized56controlled56trials561-
Expert56opinion
Ans:
3-Case56reports561-Meta-analysis562-Randomized56controlled56trials564-Expert56opinion
In56a5646-year-
old56woman56with56hypertension56and56dyslipidemia,56choose56the56correct56prev
ention:
Primary56prevention
Secondary56prevention
Tertiary56prevention
Counseling56about56reducing56risk56for56sexually56transmitted56infection56__
3
Page
Skin56survey56for56precancerous56lesions56__
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1-Primary56prevention562-Secondary56prevention
1-Secondary56prevention562-Primary56prevention
1-Primary56prevention562-Tertiary56prevention
1-Tertiary56prevention562-Secondary56prevention
Ans:561-Primary56prevention562-Secondary56prevention
In56a5666-year-
old56woman56with56type56256diabetes56mellitus56(T2DM),56choose56the56correct56pr
evention:
Primary56prevention
Secondary56prevention
Tertiary56prevention
1.56Administering56influenza56vaccine56__
2.56Adjusting56therapy56to56enhance56glycemic56control56__
1-Tertiary56prevention562-Primary56prevention
1-Secondary56prevention562-Primary56prevention
1-Primary56prevention562-Secondary56prevention
1-Primary56prevention562-Tertiary56prevention
Ans:561-Primary56prevention562-Tertiary56prevention
In56a5625-year-
old56well56woman56with56a56strong56family56history56of56T2DM,56choose56the56corr
ect56prevention:
Primary56prevention
Secondary56prevention
Tertiary56prevention
1.56Checking56fasting56lipid56profile56__
2.56Teaching56the56benefits56of56participating56in56a56consistent56program56of56mo
derate-intensity56physical56activity56__
1-Primary56prevention562-Secondary56prevention
4
1-Tertiary56prevention562-Secondary56prevention
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FNP-AANP CERTIFICATION EXAM
2024-2025 QUESTION AND
ANSWERS [NEW & ACTUAL ] 56 56
Assessment56of56the56optic56disc56is56a56component56of56the56evaluation56of56cran
ial56nerve:
I.
II.
III.
.IV
Cranial56II
You56examine56a5662-year-old56woman56with56a5620-
year56history56of56hypertension.56She56reports56intermittent56use56of56antihyperte
nsive56medications,56stating,56"I56feel56better56without56the56medications."56Today
56she56presents56for56a56"check-
up."On56physical56examination,56you56note56the56following:56PMI56with56a56downw
ard56and56lateral56shift56as56well56as56a56Gr56II/VI56holosystolic56murmur56with56rad
iation56to56the56axilla.
This56patient's56health56history56is56most56likely56to56include56a56report56of:
Syncopal56episodes.
Episodes56of56chest56pain56at56rest.
Dyspnea56with56exertion.
Vertigo.
Ans:56dyspnea56on56exertion
Of56the56following,56which56should56be56performed56first56in56assessing56a5648-
year-old56woman56who56has56a5625-
year56history56of56moderate56persistent56asthma56and56who56now56presents56with5
6an56acute56asthma56flare?
Oxygen56saturation
Arterial56blood56gas
FEV156(forced56expiratory56volume56at56156second)
Chest56x-ray
Ans:56FEV56(force56expiratory56volume)
You56are56setting56up56a56healthcare56clinic56for56migrant56farm56workers.56Which5
6of56the56following56sites56is56most56desirable?
1
Page
Community56hall56of56a56local56church
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Local56hospital56ambulatory56care56center
Mobile56van
Space56in56a56shopping56center
Ans:56Mobile56van
A5658-year-
old56woman56presents56for56an56initial56examination56in56order56to56become56a56pa
tient56in56your56primary56care56practice.56She56is56a56nonsmoker,56drinks56156to562,
56556oz56(0.1556L)56glasses56of56wine56per56week,56and56works56as56an56administrat
ive56assistant56in56a56law56office.56She56is56without56complaint56and56reports56that5
6she56is56generally56in56good56health.56Physical56exam56reveals56BMI=3456kg/m256
and56BP=144/9856mm56Hg56bilaterally.
The56rest56of56her56examination56is56unremarkable.
Prescribe56a56low-dose56thiazide56diuretic.
Arrange56for56additional56blood56pressure56measurements56within56the56next56four
56weeks.
Order56a56serum56creatinine,56urea56nitrogen56and56urinalysis.
Advise56restricting56sodium56intake56and56limiting56alcohol56intake56to56no56more5
6than56156glass56of56wine56per56week.
Ans:56Arrange56for56additional56blood56pressure56measurements56within56the56next56four
56weeks.
The56NP56demonstrates56fulfillment56of56the56advanced56practice56nursing56leader
ship56role56by56participating56in56which56of56the56following56activities?
Teaching56a5656-year-old56man56with56newly-
diagnosed56type56256diabetes56mellitus56about56the56importance56of56self-
glucose56monitoring
Volunteering56to56teach56a56class56on56contraceptive56methods56to56a56group56of56
teen56mothers
Discussing56barriers56to56achieving56blood56pressure56control56with56a5665-year-
old56woman56with56hypertension56who56"does56not56want56to56take56any56medicin
e"
Collaborating56with56the56regional56public56health56department56on56an56initiative5
6to56combat56obesity56through56a56community-based56exercise56program
2
Ans:56Collaborating56with56the56regional56public56health56department56on56an56initiative5
Page
6to56combat56obesity56through56a56community-based56exercise56program
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You56are56asked56to56speak56to56a56group56of56healthcare56executives56on56the56N
P56role.56Which56of56the56following56provides56the56strongest56support56for56NP56p
ractice?
Number56of56academic56credits56earned56during56the56NP56program
Evidence56of56NP56practice56outcomes
The56quantity56of56clinical56hours56and56type56of56clinical56rotations56in56the56NP56
program
The56professional56experience56of56the56person56prior56to56entering56the56NP56pro
gram
Ans:56Evidence56of56NP56practice56outcomes
Rank56the56following56from56highest56(1)56to56lowest56(4)56level56of56research56desi
gn.
__Case56reports
__Meta-analysis
__Randomized56controlled56trials
__Expert56opinion
1-Case56reports562-Meta-analysis563-Randomized56controlled56trials564-
Expert56opinion
2-Case56reports561-Meta-analysis563-Randomized56controlled56trials564-
Expert56opinion
3-Case56reports561-Meta-analysis562-Randomized56controlled56trials564-
Expert56opinion
4-Case56reports563-Meta-analysis562-Randomized56controlled56trials561-
Expert56opinion
Ans:
3-Case56reports561-Meta-analysis562-Randomized56controlled56trials564-Expert56opinion
In56a5646-year-
old56woman56with56hypertension56and56dyslipidemia,56choose56the56correct56prev
ention:
Primary56prevention
Secondary56prevention
Tertiary56prevention
Counseling56about56reducing56risk56for56sexually56transmitted56infection56__
3
Page
Skin56survey56for56precancerous56lesions56__
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1-Primary56prevention562-Secondary56prevention
1-Secondary56prevention562-Primary56prevention
1-Primary56prevention562-Tertiary56prevention
1-Tertiary56prevention562-Secondary56prevention
Ans:561-Primary56prevention562-Secondary56prevention
In56a5666-year-
old56woman56with56type56256diabetes56mellitus56(T2DM),56choose56the56correct56pr
evention:
Primary56prevention
Secondary56prevention
Tertiary56prevention
1.56Administering56influenza56vaccine56__
2.56Adjusting56therapy56to56enhance56glycemic56control56__
1-Tertiary56prevention562-Primary56prevention
1-Secondary56prevention562-Primary56prevention
1-Primary56prevention562-Secondary56prevention
1-Primary56prevention562-Tertiary56prevention
Ans:561-Primary56prevention562-Tertiary56prevention
In56a5625-year-
old56well56woman56with56a56strong56family56history56of56T2DM,56choose56the56corr
ect56prevention:
Primary56prevention
Secondary56prevention
Tertiary56prevention
1.56Checking56fasting56lipid56profile56__
2.56Teaching56the56benefits56of56participating56in56a56consistent56program56of56mo
derate-intensity56physical56activity56__
1-Primary56prevention562-Secondary56prevention
4
1-Tertiary56prevention562-Secondary56prevention
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