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 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?
,
