Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Exam Prep with Questions and Answers

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Exam Prep with Questions and Answers The father of a 10-day-old neonate calls the office concerned about the infant's continually watery left eye. There is no redness or swelling of the eyelid. The PNP responds: A) "The neonate probably has a blocked tear duct and should be examined." B) "The neonate needs to see a pediatric ophthalmologist." C) "The neonate may be having an allergic response to the medicine placed in the eye after birth." D) "I will call in a prescription." ANSWER a Which of the following abnormalities is not multifactorially inherited? A) Diabetes mellitus B) Neural tube defects C) Cleft lip and palate D) Tay-Sachs disease ANSWER d Individuals living with an infant who has been diagnosed with pertussis should receive: A) A cephalosporin B) Pertussis immune globulin C) Erythromycin prophylactic D) The pertussis vaccine ANSWER c The PNP understands that many factors complicate the inheritance patterns known as the Mendelian inheritance patterns. Neurofibromatosis can be used as an example of all of the following influencing factors except: A) Reduced penetrance B) Genomic imprinting C) New mutation D) Variable expression ANSWER b