AANP AGPCNP Practice Exam 2024 |
AGPCNP AANP Practice Actual Exam
2024 Questions and Correct Answers
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An 88-year-old presents with right-side weakness after being unable
to rise unassisted following a fall to the bathroom floor. History
includes aphasia and noncompliance with hypertension medication
regimen. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Left-sided or right-sided CVA? -ANSWER-LEFT-SIDED CVA
Which of the following signs/symtpoms are often associated with
headahces due to intracranial tumor?
,A 25-year-old presents with the chief complaint of decreased mobility
and pain of the right shoulder exacerbated by movement. The patient
reports that he participated in extensive house painting 24 hours prior
to the onset of pain. He denies any trauma. Passive ROM is intact. No
redness or ecchymosis is present. What is the next step to be taken in
order to make a diagnosis?
1) Xray of shoulder
2) Palpate structures around the shoulder.
3) MRI of shoulder
4) EMG -ANSWER-2) palpate structures
A 16-year-old female in the first month of taking Ortho-Novum 7/7/7
complains of midcycle spotting. She has not missed any doses and
uses no other medication. Which of the following is appropriate?
1) Changing to Ortho-Novum 1/35
2) Discontinue use
3) Providing reassurance
4) Double dose-for two days -ANSWER-3) provide reassurance
According to the Report of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force,
which of the following is NOT a current recommendation guideline for
preventive care in elderly female patients?
1) Mammogram and clinical breast exams
2) Fecal Occult blood test and/or sig
3) Rubella serology or vaccination history
4) Pnuemo and influenza vaccines -ANSWER-3) Rubella serology or
vaccination history
,87 y/o NH patient is drowsy and barely responsive. Temp 95, BP:
110/70, Pulse 60, R 10. The best action is to:
1) initiate passive warming
2) apply a rebreather
3) Perform fluid replacement
4) initiate active warming -ANSWER-1) initiate passive rewarming
A patient is referred with DM, HTN and CAD. He is on insulin and a
beta blocker. How would you educate this patient on recognizing the
signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia?
A 65-year-old overweight patient is diagnosed with plantar fasciitis.
Initial therapy of NSAIDs, stretching, ice, and rest has proven
ineffective after 3 weeks. The best follow-up plan of care would be to:
1) stop NSAID, apply a heel cup and encourage exercise and wt loss.
2) continue NSAID, apply an arch support and encourage wt loss and
exercise
3) continue NSAID, xray and add a short-leg night splint
4) COntinue NSAID, xray and add a metatarsal bar -ANSWER-2)
continue NSAID, apply an arch support and encourage wt loss and
exercise
Fundoscopic exam of Hypertensive patient.
1) nicking of arteriols and viens, and small retinol hemorrages
, 2) drusen bodies and pale retina
3) pale macula and swollen disk margins
4) microaneurysms and optic disc cupping -ANSWER-1) nicking of
arteriols and viens, and small retinol hemorrages
Which of the following is a common presenting feature of
hyperthyroidism in the elderly?
A 35-year-old lawn maintenance worker presents reporting
"something in my eye" since the previous day. The eye was rinsed
with over-the-counter eyewash, without relief. The patient denies
visual disturbances or drainage. In formulating a plan of care, the
nurse practitioner would FIRST:
1) send to ophthalmologists
2) florescreen staining
3) test visual field
4) prescribe eyedrops -ANSWER-3) test visual field
A 72-year-old patient presents with dry, itchy eyes. During the course
of the physical examination, the nurse practitioner notes the presence
of a gray band of opacity in the cornea that encircles the iris. The band
is 1.0-1.5 mm wide. This finding is most consistent with a diagnosis of
a/an:
1. corneal abrasion
2. arcus senilis
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