FREE Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Trivia Question and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following symptoms is most likely to be present in the early stages of renal disease?

Accepted Answer

A higher than normal BUN value

Answer

Muscle cramps

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Vomiting

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None of the above

Question 2

When providing care, a nurse practitioner (NP) adjusts her methods in light of the patient's Hispanic ethnicity and cultural needs. Which principle is being illustrated by the NP?

Accepted Answer

Response to diversity

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Systems thinking

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Clinical judgment

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Advocacy and moral agency

Question 3

Which of the following neurotransmitters exhibits lower than usual levels as a result of Alzheimer's disease?

Accepted Answer

None of the above

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Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

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Serotonin

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Norepinephrine

Question 4

Contrary to the health center's visitation protocol, four family members insist on staying the night with a patient. Please select the option that will be the best course of action for the NP from the list below.

Accepted Answer

Allow only one to two members to stay but carefully check the effect on the patient

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Say it is contrary to the policy and deny granting their request

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Allow them to stay overnight considering they are insistent

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None of the above is appropriate

Question 5

A patient's wife calls the nurse and asks about his condition and the care he would receive. The nurse is handling the call. What should the nurse do in this situation?

Accepted Answer

The NP should clarify that without the patient's permission, she cannot share any patient information.

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If the patient's condition is stable, the NP can introduce the patient to his wife and allow him to speak to her.

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To confirm the wife's identity, the NP should ask her security questions, such as "What is the patient's DOB?"

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The NP can provide the information considering the patient's closest family member is inquiring

Question 6

Which of the following assertions does not apply to the patient and should not be used to justify MRI?

Accepted Answer

The patient is claustrophobic

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The patient has a history of cardiovascular disease

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None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following patients would most likely benefit from exposure therapy guided by the therapist?

Accepted Answer

A patient with a specific phobia

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A patient with a severe skin rash

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A patient with clinical depression

Answer

All of the above