Download ANCC FNP Boards Exam Review(2024/ 2025) Questions and Verified Answers LATEST UPDATE and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! ANCC FNP Boards Exam Review(2024/ 2025) Questions and Verified Answers LATEST UPDATE 1. TreatmentIforIpolymyalgiaIrheumatic ~ Answer:IlowIdoseIprednisoneIforI3ImonthItoI3IyearsIasIthisIisIaIselfli mitingIillness 2. 3rdItrimesterIpregnancyInormalIcardiacIchanges ~ Answer:IsystolicIejectionImurmurId/tIincreasedIstrokeIvolumeId/tIincr easedIcardiacIoutput/higherIbasalIheartIrate,IlaterallyIdisplacedIapicalIi mpulse,IlouderIs1IandIs2. 3. AdviceIforItwoIconsecutiveIdaysIofImissingIoralIcontraceptiveIpills ~ Answer:I2IpillsItoday,I2IpillsItomorrow,IcontinueItheIpackIandIuseIofI condomsItoIpreventIpregnancyIandIstis 4. HowIdoesIoneIdistinguishIbetweenIanIabdIwallImassIvs.IAnIintra-abdominalImass? ~ Answer:IabdIwallImassI(typicallyIaIhernia)IwillIbecomeImoreIpromin entIwithItensingItheIabdIwallImuscles.IIfIitIisIanIintraandImassIitIwillI beIpressedIdownIandIbecomeImoreIobviousIuponItens ingItheIabdImuscles. 5. RelativeIcontraindicationIforIcoc ~ Answer:Idepression 6. AbsoluteIcontraindicationsIforIcoc ~ Answer:IhepatomaIofItheIliver,IhxIembolicIepisodes,IundiagnosedIvag inalIbleeding. 7. ReferralsItoIspecialistsIorIrehabIareIconsideredIwhatItypeIofIrelationship? ~ Answer:Icollaborative 8. HowImanyIwetIdiapersIshouldIaIfull-termIinfantIhaveIperI24Ihrs? ~ Answer:I6ItoI10Idiapers 9. MostIcommonIchildhoodIcancer ~ Answer:IallI(acuteIlymphoblasticIleukemia) 10. IsItlcI(totalIlungIcapacity)IhigherIorIlowerIinIcopd? ~ Answer:Iconventionally,IlungIhyperinflationIisIsaidItoIexistIwhenItheIt otalIlungIcapacityI(tlc)IisI>120%IofItheIpredictedIvalue.IMarkedIelevat ionIofItheItlcIusuallyImeansIthatIincreasedIlungIcompliance,IasIaIresult IofIemphysema,IisIaIprimaryIdeterminantIofIlungIhyperinflation. ~ Answer:Ino 23. PriorItoIstartingIatypicalIantipsychoticsIwhatIlabItestsIshouldIbeIobtained?IWhatIaeIwil lIyouImonitorIfor? ~ Answer:IfastingIbloodIglucose,IfastingIlipidIprofile,Iweight.ITheseIme dsIwillIincreaseIlipidIprofileIandIincreaseIriskIofIobesity,Ihyperglycemi aIandIdmii.IWatchIforIhypotensionIandIsedation. 24. 1stIlineIdrugIclassIforIocdI(obsessive-compulsiveIdisorder) ~ Answer:Issri 25. BenzodiazepineIwithItheIshortestI½Ilife ~ Answer:Itriazolam 26. RhogamI(rhI(d)IimmuneIglobulin)Iprevents... ~ Answer:IrhesusIdiseaseI(hemolyticIdiseaseIofItheInewborn).IIt'sIaIsolu tionIofIiggIanti- dIantibodiesIthatIsuppressesItheImother'sIimmuneIsystemIfromIattackin gIrh-positiveIbloodIcells 27. 1stIlineIgoutItherapy ~ Answer:IindomethacinI50mgItidIprnIandIcolchicineI(antiinflammatory) I1.2ImgIatIonsetIofIsymptomsIandI0.6mgI1IhrIlaterIonId ayIone,I0.6mgIbidIuntilIsymptomsIresolve.IColchicineIcanIbeItakenIdai lyIforIprophylaxis. 28. SeIofIcolchicine ~ Answer:IgiIupset:IabdIpain,Inausea,Idiarrhea 29. CcbIsideIeffects ~ Answer:Iha,IperipheralIedema,Idizziness,Iflushing,Iweakness 30. MedsIcontraindicatedIinIg6pdIdeficiencyIanemiaI(nameI7Imeds/classes) ~ Answer:IriskIofIhemolysisIwithItheIfollowing:Initrofurantoin,Isulfa,Ins aids,Ianti-malarials. 31. ContraindicationsItoIloopIdiureticsI(nameI3) ~ Answer:IlowIb/pI<90mmhg,IsevereIhyponatremia/hypokalemia,Iacidos is 32. WhatI3IagentsIareIusedIforIprophylaxisIofIpneumocystisIjiroveciiIpna ~ Answer:Ibactrim,Idapsone,IaerosolizedIpentamidine 33. MedsIforImigraineIprophylaxis ~ Answer:Ipropranolol,Itimolol,Iamitriptyline,Idivalproex,IsodiumIvalpro ate,Itopiramate 34. HowIlongIisIaIfullItherapeuticItrialIforImigraineIprophylaxis? ~ Answer:I2-6Imonths 35. ModerateIdoseIstatinsIthatIcanIbeIrampedIupItoIhighIdose. ~ Answer:IrosuvastatinI5-10mgI ~ AtorvastatinI10-20mg 36. HighIdoseIstatinItherapy ~ Answer:IrosuvastatinI20-40mg ~ AtorvastatinI40-80mg 37. SymptomsIofIacuteIdrug-inducedIhepatitisI(statinItherapy) ~ Answer:IdarkIcoloredIurine,Ifatigue.IAbsenceIofIgeneralizedImuscleIs oreness.IObtainIlfts 38. MuscleIsorenessIinInewIstatinIuserI(isolatedIorIgeneralized) ~ Answer:IckItoIr/oIrhabdomyolosis 39. AnticholinergicIdrugIoverdoseIsymptoms ~ Answer:Iflushing,Ifever/tachycardia,IurinaryIretention,Idelirium/halluci nations,Imydriasis 53. WhenIshouldIyouIscreenIforIautism? ~ Answer:IatI18ImonthsIandI24Imonths 54. ContactIcpsIforIpediatricIburns ~ Answer:Iyes 55. WhenIwillIaIgirlIstartIherIgrowthIspurt? ~ Answer:IbetweenItannerIiiIandItannerIiii 56. MaleIphysiologicIgynecomastiaIisInormalIatIwhichItannerIstage? ~ Answer:I14Iy/oItannerIstageIiii 57. MostIcommonIcauseIofImortalityIinIpediatrics ~ Answer:IaccidentalIinjury 58. DoItheImajorityIofIstatesIrequireIparentalIconsentIorInotificationIforIabortion? ~ Answer:Iyes 59. AstIandIaltIapproxInorms ~ Answer:I0-40 60. DoseIofItetanusIimmuneIglobulinI(tig) ~ Answer:I250IunitsIim 61. HowImanyIdosesIofItdapIorItdIimIneededIforIprotectionIafterIcleanIminorIwounds. ~ Answer:IthreeIdosesIneeded.IIfI<3,Iunknown,IorI>10IyearsIsinceIlastI doseIgiveIdoseIofItdapIorItdIforIcleanIminorIwounds.INoIneedItoIgiveI tig. 62. Non- "clean"IminorIwoundsIgivenIbothIofItheseIifIunknownItetanusIhxIorI<3IdosesIofItdap/t d. ~ Answer:ItdapIorItdIimI&Itig 63. DirtyIwoundsI(puncture,IcrushIinjury,Isoil,Isaliva,Ifeces,Idirt,Iavulsions,Imissiles,Iburns, Ifrostbite) ~ Answer:IifI<3IdosesItdapIorItdIgiveIbothItdapIandItigI250Iunits.IIfI3Id osesIinIpast,IbutInoneIinItheIlastI5IyearsIthenIgivenItdapIorItd.INoInee dItoIgiveItigIifI3IorI>IdosesIinItheIpast 64. WhenItoIswitchIfromIdtapItoItdapIinIchildren ~ Answer:IageI7IorI>IgivenItdap 65. AIwomanIbecomesIpregnantIandIreceivedItdapIduringIherIlastIpregnancyI1IyearIago.I WhenIshouldIsheIreceiveIherInextIdose. ~ Answer:ItdapIisIrecommendedIforIeachIpregnancy.I ~ "gettingItdapIbetweenI27IthroughI36IweeksIofIpregnancyIisI78%Imore IeffectiveIatIpreventingIwhoopingIcoughIinIbabiesIyoungerIthanI2Imon thsIoldI(cdc)". 66. AIpersonIwithIaIhxIofIanaphylaxisItoIneomycinIshouldIavoidIwhichIimmunizationsI(iz) ? ~ Answer:Iipv,Immr,Ivaricella 67. AIpersonIwithIaIhxIofIanaphylaxisItoIneomycinIshouldIavoidIwhichIimmunizationsI(iz) ? ~ Answer:Iipv,IvacciniaI(smallpox) 68. AIpersonIwithIaIhxIofIanaphylaxisItoIbakersIyeastIshouldIavoidIwhichIimmunizationsI( iz)? ~ Answer:IhepatitisIb 69. AIpersonIwithIaIhxIofIanaphylaxisItoIgelatinIshouldIavoidIwhichIimmunizationsI(iz)? ~ Answer:IvaricellaIzosterI(zostavax)IandImmr 70. EpinephrineIneedsItoIbeIonIhandIforIpotentialIanaphylaxisIr/tIimmunizationIrxn.IWhatI otherIinterventions/medsIshouldIbeIconsideredIduringIanaphylaxis? 81. WhatIbloodworkIshouldIbeIobtainedIinIsuspectedIleukemia? ~ Answer:IwbcsI>20,000I(thinkIthroughIcommonIcausesIofIleukocytosis :Iinfection,Istress,Iinflammation)I-- >IgetIaIperipheralIsmearI(akaImanualIdiff) ~ IfIwbcsI>20,000IandIwithIassociatedIanemia;Ithrombocytopenia;Ithrom bocytosis;IenlargedIliver,Ispleen,IorIlymphInodes;IorIconstitutionalIsy mptoms. 82. WhichI2IchronicIchildhoodIdiagnosesIareIassociatedIwithIallIandIaml? ~ Answer:IdownsIsyndromeIandIneurofibromatosis 83. WhatIareI3ImainIriskIfactorsIforIleukemia ~ Answer:IradiationI(equivalentItoI2ItoI3Icts),ItoxinI/householdIpesticide IexposureIinIutero/earlyIchildhood. 84. AcuteIleukemia:IallIorIamlIcancerIandIsymptoms/peIfindings ~ Answer:I2Itypes:IacuteIlymphoblasticIleukemiaIorIacuteImyelogenousI leukemia.I ~ BlastsIonIperipheralIsmear/boneIaspirationIinIbothIallIandIaml.I ~ AmlIalsoIpresentsIwith ~ AuerIrodsIonIperipheralIsmear. ~ AcuteIleukemiaIcanIalsoIpresentIwithIleukopenia,IcombinedIwithIanem iaIorIthrombocytopenia ~ Children:Ifever,Ilethargy,Ibleeding,IpotentiallyIspinalIorIlongIboneIpain .IEnlargedIspleen,Iliver,Ilymphandenopathy.I ~ AdultsI(typicallyIyoung):Ifever,Ifatigue,IwtIloss.IMayIhaveIanemiaIrela tedIsymptomsI(chestIpain,Isob) 85. ChronicIleukemia ~ Answer:IpresentsIinIadulthood.IPredominantIcellIisImatureIbutIdoesIn otIfunctionInormally,IcmlI(chronicImyelogenousIleukemia)IandIcllI(chr onicIlymphocyticIleukemia) ~ LookIforIhepatosplenomegalyIandIsplenomegaly.I;IsomeIadultsIareIasy mptomatic.IWbcsI20,000ItoI100,000 86. WhichItypeIofIleukemiaIpresentsIwithItheIphiladelphiaIchromosomeI(bcrabl1Ifu sionIgene)? ~ Answer:IchronicImyelogenousIleukemia 87. WhichItypeIofIleukemiaIisImostIlikelyItoIpresentIinIolderIadultsI>/=I65y/o? ~ Answer:IcllI(chronicIlymphocyticIleukemia) 88. InIsuspectedIleukemia,IwhatIlabIworkIotherIthanIcbcIshouldIyouIobtain? ~ Answer:IserumIelectrolyteIandIcreatinineIlevels,Ilfts,IandIcoagulationI studies.I ~ IfItheIpatientIappearsIillIorIisIfebrile,ItheIphysicianIshouldIevaluateIfor IinfectionIwithIurinalysis,IurineIculture,IbloodIcultures,IandIchestIradio graphy. ~ TheInextIstepIinIdiagnosisIinvolvesIaIperipheralIbloodIsmearIandIusual lyIaIboneImarrowIspecimenI(anIaspirateIorIcoreIbiopsy). 89. NormalIresultsIforItibcIare... ~ Answer:I250ItoI450Imcg/dlIforImenIandIwomen. 90. AInormalIplateletIcountIranges ~ Answer:I150,000ItoI450,000IplateletsIperImicroliterIofIblood. 91. Non-hodgkin'sIlymphomaI(nhl)Is/s ~ Answer:IenlargedIlymphInodes,Ifatigue,IweightIlossIandIfever ~ MoreIthanI67ItypesIofInonhodgkinIlymphoma;ImoreIcommonIthanIhod gkins.I ~ ImpactsIlymphocytes.IMostIcasesIpresentI>/=I55Iy/o,IcanIpresentIinIch ildren.ITypicallyIdiagnosedIatIaIlaterIstageIthanInonhodgkins,InoIreed- sternbergIcellsIareIidentified. 92. Hodgkin'sIlymphomaIs/s ~ Answer:IenlargedIlymphInodes,Ifatigue,IweightIlossI,Ifever,InightIswe ats ~ ImpactsIlymphocytes.IMedianIageI39y/o,IoftenIdiagnosedIinIearlyIstag e,IariseIinIupperIbodyI(neck,Ichest,Iarmpits,Igroin).IReedsternbergIcells IareIpresent. 93. TheImainIdifferenceIbetweenIleukemiaIandIlymphoma ~ Answer:IinIleukemia,ItheIcancerIcellsIareImainlyIinItheIboneImarrowI andIblood.I ~ InIlymphomaItheyItendItoIbeIinIlymphInodesIandIotherItissues. ~ TypicallyI20-40Iy/oIwomen ~ Dip 103. PercentagesIofIwhiteIbloodIcellItypesIfromImostItoIleast. ~ Answer:IneutrophilsI-I(40-60%) ~ LymphocytesI-I(20-40%) ~ MonocytesI-I(2-8%) ~ EosinophilsI-I(1-4%) BasophilsI-I(0.5-1%) 104. Parkinson'sIdiseaseI--pathIandItypicalImeds. ~ Answer:Iproblem:IlackIofIdopamine ~ MotorIsymptomsI(rocksIaIlotsItoIgetIoutIofIchair):ItxIisItoIincreaseIdo pamineIwithIlevodopa.IAmantadine,Ipramipexole ~ Non- motorIsymptoms:ItreatIwithIanticholinergicsItoIalleviateItremorI(restin g)IandIrigidity.ITrihexyphenidyl,Ibenztropine 105. MyersonIsignI(glabellaItapIreflex)IcommonIinIwhichIdz? ~ Answer:Iparkinson'sIdz.ITheyIwillIblinkIeveryItimeIyouItapIoverItheIb ridgeIofItheInose. 106. Alzheimer'sIdiseaseIpathophysiology,Is/s,ImostIcommonlyIprescribedImeds ~ Answer:IlackIofIacetylcholine ~ Aphasia,Iapraxia,Iagnosia.I ~ DonepezilI(aricept)IisIapprovedItoItreatIallIstagesIofItheIdisease.IIt'sIta kenIonceIaIdayIasIaIpill. ~ GalantamineI(razadyne)IisIapprovedItoItreatImildItoImoderateIalzheim er's.I... ~ RivastigmineI(exelon)IisIapprovedIforImildItoImoderateIalzheimer'sIdis ease. 107. TheIphiladelphiaIchromosomeIisIassociatedIwithIwhatIdisease? ~ Answer:IphiladelphiaIchromosomeI(ph):ItheIchromosomeIabnormalityI thatIcausesIchronicImyeloidIleukemiaI(cml). 108. DmIiiIcriteria ~ Answer:I2IhrIpostIogttI75gmIloadIbloodIglucoseI>/=200mg/dl,Irando mIplasmaIglucoseI>/=200mg/dl,IfastingIplasmaIglucoseI>/=126mg/dl,I hga1cI>/=I6.5% 109. IndependentIvariable ~ Answer:IbeingImanipulatedIinItheIstudy;IitIisInotIaffectedIbyItheIother IvariablesIinItheIstudy. 110. DependentIvariable ~ Answer:ItheIvariableIthatIchangesIdependingIonItheImanipulationIofIt heIindependentIvariableIinIaIstudy 111. NameItheItriadIofIintussusception ~ Answer:IcurrantIjellyIstools,Isausage-likeImass,Ipain. 112. WhatIpercentageIofIintussusceptionIcasesIpresentIwithoutItheIfullIclassicItriadIo fIsymptoms? ~ Answer:I⅓IofIpatientsIdoInotIpassIbloodIorImucusIorIdevelopIabdomi nalImass 113. NameIandIquantifyIgina'sI4IclinicalIclassificationsIofIasthmaIseverity Answer:Iintermittent=Ifev1I>80%Ipredicted ~ MildIpersistentI=Ifev1>80%Ipredicted ~ ModerateIpersist=fev1I60-80%Ipredict ~ SevereIpersist=Ifev1I<60%Ipredicted 114. Mtts ~ Answer:ImedialItibialIstressIsyndrome/fractureIakaIshinIsplints;Icomm onIinIrun/jumpIsports.ITypicallyIcorrelatesIwithIsuddenIincreaseIinItrai ning.IFocalIpainIandItendernessI@ItheImedialItibiaIpresentIwithIboth.I Tx:Irice.IPainIatIrestI=IlikelyIfracture;IgetIanImriIasIplainIfilmIwillInot IshowIstressIfx.IReferItoIorthoIifIfxIpresent. 115. SpanIofInormalIadultIliverIinIcm ~ Answer:I6ItoI15IcmIinImidclavicularIline.I ~ TypicallyI<12cmIinImdlIbutIupItoI15cmIisInormal. 116. NextIstepsIforIpregnantIprimigravidaIwithIlowIafp,IlowIestriolIandIhighIhcg ~ Answer:IorderIultrasoundItoIevalIforIdown'sIsyndromeIasItheseIareIcla ssicIfindings. 124. BacillusIanthracisIprophylaxis ~ Answer:IciprofloxacinIorIlevofloxacinIforI60IdaysIandIanthraxIvaccin eIadsorbedI(biothrax) 125. GramI+IrodIafterIsporeIcontactIr/tIinfectedIanimalsIorIcontaminatedIanimalIpro ductsI(hide,Iwool,Ihair)IorIrawIanimalIproducts. ~ Answer:IcutaneousIanthrax:I ~ GiIanthrax ~ RespiratoryIanthrax ~ InjectionIanthrax 126. Bell'sIpalsyIpain ~ Answer:ImayIpresentIwithIipsilateralIeye,Ijaw,IearIorIpostIauricularIpa in.IIncreasedIsensitivityItoIsoundIonItheIaffectedIsideIisIpossible.IHaIa ndIdecreasedItasteImayIaccompanyItheIcondition.IValacyclovirIandIpre dnisoneIforI1Iweek. 127. S/sIpregnancyIinducedIhtn ~ Answer:Ifacial,IueIedema,IblurredIvision,IproteinuriaIandIhas 128. MeanIageItoIrideIaIbikeIwithItrainingIwheels ~ Answer:I5ItoI6Iy/o 129. Hegar'sIsign ~ Answer:IsofteningIofItheIlowerIportionIofIuterus;IprobableIsignIofIpre gnancy 130. WhatIisIcontraindicatedIinIplacentaIprevia? ~ Answer:IpelvicIexams,IrectalIexamsIorItvus.IAvoidingIactivitiesIthatI mightIcauseIcontractions,IincludingIhavingIsex,Idouching,IusingItampo ns,IorIengagingIinIactivitiesIthatIcanIincreaseIyourIriskIofIbleeding,Isu chIasIrunning,Isquatting,IandIjumping. 131. SymptomsIofIplacentaIprevia ~ Answer:IbrightIredIbloodIinItheI2ndItrimesterIorIlaterIwithoutIpain 132. AtypicalIpnaIradiologicalIpatternIincludes...IAtypicalIpnaIetiologiesIinclude... ~ Answer:IpatchyIinflammatoryIchanges,IoftenIconfinedItoItheIpulmonar yIinterstitium.IAtypicalIbacterialIetiologiesIsuchIasImycoplasmaIpneum oniae,IchlamydophilaIpneumoniaeIandIlegionellaIpneumophilia.IViralIa ndIfungalIpathogensImayIalsoIcreateItheIradiologicalIandIclinicalIpictu reIofIatypicalIpneumonia. 133. VitaminIsupplementationIofI IshouldIbeIrecommendedIforIallIbrea stfedIinfantsIonItheirI1stIpcpIvisit ~ Answer:I400Iiu/dayIofIvitaminId;IdecreasesItheIriskIofIrickets.IRecom mendIotcImultivitaminIsupplementIorIvitaminIdIsupplement. 134. AfterItiaI(resolutionIofIsymptomsIwithinIminutesItoI2Ihrs)IwhatIisItheIapproxim ateIriskIofIstroke? ~ Answer:I10-20%IofIpatientsIwillIhaveIaIstrokeIinI90Idays. 135. ClusterIhaIocularIsymptoms.IAlsoIlistItheItypicalIlengthIofIha. ~ Answer:ImiosisI(constriction),Iptosis,Itearing.I15-180Iminutes. 136. WhatIriskIisIassociatedIwithImaoisIandIaged/fermentedIfoodsI(highIinItyramine) ~ Answer:IhtnIcrisis 137. MetforminIcontraindications/precautions ~ Answer:Irenal,Ihepatic,Ietoh,IconditionsIr/tIhypoxiaI(cardiac/pulmonar y),Isepsis/dehydrationI(r/tIriskIofIlacticIacidosis),IadvancedIage. 138. WhatIisImyxedema? ~ Answer:I"myxedemaIisIaItermIgenerallyIusedItoIdenoteIsevereIhypoth yroidism.IMyxedemaIisIalsoIusedItoIdescribeItheIdermatologicIchanges