NP Certification Q&A

A three year old otherwise well child for a sick visit. Her caregivers report that the child has been well, with the exception of a number of small, new skin lesions on the chin and arms, present for…

A 5 year-old otherwise well child presents with a 4-day history of “a skin problem”. . She is without fever and in no acute distress. Her parent advises that other children in the child’s playgroup h…

A 33 year-old who is pregnant with her 2d child presents for prenatal care. She does not have record of her immunizations, but states she has not had any vaccines in more than 1 year. She is without …

Which of the following is consistent with the clinical presentation of placental abruption? 

a. A 38 year-old with primary HTN, who is now 28 weeks pregnant with her 6th child, presents with a 1-h his…

The nurse practitioner sees a six week old with her parents for an urgent care visit. The family is of southeast Asian ancestry.  They voiced concern about “dark spots” over her lower back and buttoc…

A 56-year-old man with a 10-year history of hypertension (HTN) presents for a primary care visit, stating he has not taken his HTN medications, a calcium channel blocker, angiotensin-converting enzym…

A 56-year-old man with a 10-year history of hypertension (HTN) presents for a primary care visit, stating he has not taken his HTN medications, a calcium channel blocker, angiotensin-converting enzym…

A 12-month-old is seen for well child care. He has been walking solo since age 11 months, and now waves “bye-bye”, searches for an item under a blanket as well as using “mama” and “dada” specifically…

Ariel is a 7 month old infant, born at 40 weeks gestation, with Apgar scores of 9 and 10. The baby is up-to-date for well child care and immunizations and has had 2 minor episodic illnesses at aged 4…

A 22-year-old woman presents with a chief complaint of a 4-day history of mild dysuria, described as, “It burns a bit when I urinate.” She denies fever, GI upset, urinary urgency and frequency. About…

Which of the following applies when considering issues in clinical testing in a target disease? 

A.  A false negative result identifies a person with the target disease 

B.  A true positive result iden…

A 68-year-old woman presents for follow-up at her primary care provider with a chief complaint of “another urine infection”, stating she was seen 4 days ago at urgent care with new onset dysuria and …

A 28 year-old woman presents with a 2-day history of urinary frequency, urgency and dysuria, stating, “This feels like when I had a urine infection 4 years ago.” She denies fever or GI upset and othe…

Which of the following examples represents a potential medical malpractice scenario?

A. A 25-year-old who is being treated for acute otitis media, reports penicillin allergy to the healthcare provide…

A 67-year-old man with a five-year history of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction presented to the ER approximately 7 days ago with worsening shortness of breath, and new onset orthopnea. He…

A 14-month-old is brought into the clinic for a well-child visit. Born at 39.5 weeks gestation, he has been healthy and is up-to-date with immunizations. The child started to walk at age 12 months an…

A 68-year-old with atrial fibrillation is taking warfarin as part of therapy for the prevention of thromboembolic event.  His goal INR is 2-3, which is checked monthly and has been within acceptable …

A 35-year-old woman presents for a well-woman exam. She is without complaint, with BMI=22, and reports that she runs about 28 miles per week, 4-5 miles with each run, and has excellent exercise toler…

A 28-year-old woman who is breastfeeding her healthy 3-month-old term infant presents with a 48-hour history of generalized body aches, intermittent fever to 101.2 F, and localized pain on the upper …

A nurse practitioner is newly licensed to practice. Which of the following best describes the NP’s ability to prescribe controlled substances?

A. Any NP who meets state-level requirements for a licens…