ANCC Questions
What is the first line treatment High-dose steroids because it's an inflammatory response
for temporal arteritis?
Why is an anecdotal or expert Can be a single person or a group of experts giving an
opinion lowest on the opinion, but there is no research
research hierarchy?
What is the screening test for Elevated ESR and CRP as well
temporal arteritis?
Which condition causes Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)
bilateral stiffness lasting 30
minutes or more located in
the shoulders, neck, hips,
and torso; more common in
women >50 and closely
related to temporal arteritis?
Are routine eye exams covered No
by Medicare part B?
In trigeminal neuralgia, which V
cranial nerve is affected?
What is the treatment for Anticonvulsants (phenytoin) and muscle relaxants (gabapentin,
trigeminal neuralgia? topiramate)
Who monitors and disciplines BON
the nurse practitioners?
What presents as an abrupt Bell's Palsy
onset of facial paralysis due - Additional sx: Tear production on the affected side stops
to dysfunction of the motor - Causes: viral, autoimmune, pressure from tumor or vessel
branch of the facial nerve
(7)?
What presents as idiopathic Cluster Headache
and severe one-sided - Presents in males 30-40 yrs of age
headache marked by - Higher rate of suicide r/t intense pain
recurrent, brief, lacerating - Tx: high dose 100% Oxygen 12L/min for 15 minutes, sumatriptan by
intranasal or IM
pain behind one eye
accompanied by tearing and
clear rhinitis?
, What is reliability? Repeatable, reproducible, consistent
Symptoms of tension headache? Band-like tightness headache, dull and constant, tensing of neck
muscles
What does the dependent Independent variable
variable depend on?
What is described by transient TIA (mini stroke or minor stroke)
episode of neurological
dysfunction caused by focal
ischemia without acute
infection of the brain?
What does the FAST mnemonic Face drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty, time to call 911
stand for?
What is the term for brain Broca's aphasia
damage that presents with - May only be able to speak 4 words
the patients no difficulty - Patient understands but difficulty expressing
comprehending speech but has
extreme difficulty in motor
aspect of speech?
What is apraxia? Difficulty w/ purposeful movement
Is suspected child abuse Always reportable
reportable?
Tap on anterior wrist - median nerve
How do you illicit tinel's sign?
- Evaluates carpal tunnel syndrome
What disease of conditions Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (affects median nerve)
assess Phalen's sign (flex
wrist and hold dorsal side of
hands together)?
What is EMTALA? Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act- stabilize patient
before transfer
Can be caused by embolism, CVA or Stroke
thrombus, or hemorrhage
and results in permanent
neurological damage from
ischemia to affected brain
tissues?
Insurance after you leave a job paid for by self, gap-
What is COBRA?
insurance, 18 months, you pay the premium that former
employer was paying for
What is cranial nerve XI? Spinal accessory, shrug the shoulders
What can result from shingles Postherpetic neuralgia
in the cranial nerve V of the - Corneal blindness can result
ophthalmic branch?
Bouchard's nodes
The name for the nodes on the
What is the first line treatment High-dose steroids because it's an inflammatory response
for temporal arteritis?
Why is an anecdotal or expert Can be a single person or a group of experts giving an
opinion lowest on the opinion, but there is no research
research hierarchy?
What is the screening test for Elevated ESR and CRP as well
temporal arteritis?
Which condition causes Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)
bilateral stiffness lasting 30
minutes or more located in
the shoulders, neck, hips,
and torso; more common in
women >50 and closely
related to temporal arteritis?
Are routine eye exams covered No
by Medicare part B?
In trigeminal neuralgia, which V
cranial nerve is affected?
What is the treatment for Anticonvulsants (phenytoin) and muscle relaxants (gabapentin,
trigeminal neuralgia? topiramate)
Who monitors and disciplines BON
the nurse practitioners?
What presents as an abrupt Bell's Palsy
onset of facial paralysis due - Additional sx: Tear production on the affected side stops
to dysfunction of the motor - Causes: viral, autoimmune, pressure from tumor or vessel
branch of the facial nerve
(7)?
What presents as idiopathic Cluster Headache
and severe one-sided - Presents in males 30-40 yrs of age
headache marked by - Higher rate of suicide r/t intense pain
recurrent, brief, lacerating - Tx: high dose 100% Oxygen 12L/min for 15 minutes, sumatriptan by
intranasal or IM
pain behind one eye
accompanied by tearing and
clear rhinitis?
, What is reliability? Repeatable, reproducible, consistent
Symptoms of tension headache? Band-like tightness headache, dull and constant, tensing of neck
muscles
What does the dependent Independent variable
variable depend on?
What is described by transient TIA (mini stroke or minor stroke)
episode of neurological
dysfunction caused by focal
ischemia without acute
infection of the brain?
What does the FAST mnemonic Face drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty, time to call 911
stand for?
What is the term for brain Broca's aphasia
damage that presents with - May only be able to speak 4 words
the patients no difficulty - Patient understands but difficulty expressing
comprehending speech but has
extreme difficulty in motor
aspect of speech?
What is apraxia? Difficulty w/ purposeful movement
Is suspected child abuse Always reportable
reportable?
Tap on anterior wrist - median nerve
How do you illicit tinel's sign?
- Evaluates carpal tunnel syndrome
What disease of conditions Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (affects median nerve)
assess Phalen's sign (flex
wrist and hold dorsal side of
hands together)?
What is EMTALA? Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act- stabilize patient
before transfer
Can be caused by embolism, CVA or Stroke
thrombus, or hemorrhage
and results in permanent
neurological damage from
ischemia to affected brain
tissues?
Insurance after you leave a job paid for by self, gap-
What is COBRA?
insurance, 18 months, you pay the premium that former
employer was paying for
What is cranial nerve XI? Spinal accessory, shrug the shoulders
What can result from shingles Postherpetic neuralgia
in the cranial nerve V of the - Corneal blindness can result
ophthalmic branch?
Bouchard's nodes
The name for the nodes on the
