FREE Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Questions and Answers

Question 1

A fourteen-year-old patient is worried about eczema because their twin was just given this diagnosis.
A personal history of allergic rhinitis, a family history of eczema, and a history of ____ are the three things that increase the patient's chance for developing eczema.

Accepted Answer

asthma

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bee allergy

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psoriasis

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otitis media

Question 2

For the past two days, a 26-year-old patient has been experiencing stomach pain, shaking chills, and a cough that produces rust-colored sputum. A 103°F (39.4°C) temperature and radiologic evidence of pulmonary consolidation in the right middle lobe are among the findings. White blood cell count for the patient is 14,000/mm3 with a shift to the left. The sputum's Gram stain reveals many Gram-positive diplococci. Which kind of pneumonia is the official diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Streptococcal

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Haemophilus

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Legionella

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Chlamydial

Question 3

A 15-year-old female patient is found to have gotten 5 inches (12.7 cm) taller during her annual checkup. Menarche has not yet occurred for the patient. The patient's mother is worried since she went through menarche at age 12, while the patient's sibling did so at age 11. The patient's breasts are enlarged, with the areolae creating a mound above the general shape of each breast, and the left breast is larger than the right breast, according to an examination. The pubic hair has a similar pattern to that of adult females and is dark, coarse, curling, and dense. These results support the following diagnoses:

Accepted Answer

normal development

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hypothyroidism

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Turner syndrome

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polycystic ovary syndrome

Question 4

Which medication does the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner cautiously recommend while treating an older adult patient for gastroparesis due to potential central nervous system toxicity?

Accepted Answer

Metoclopramide hydrochloride (Reglan)

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Nizatidine (Axid)

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Omeprazole magnesium (Prilosec)

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Famotidine (Pepcid)

Question 5

A 16-year-old patient who recently earned their driver's license is reminded to always buckle up in a car by the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner. The patient responds that they don't need to use a seat belt because if they are in a motor accident, nothing will happen to them. Which primary component does the patient lack, as per the health belief model?

Accepted Answer

Perceived severity

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Perceived role conflict

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Enabling factors

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Motivation

Question 6

Which member of the family receives the majority of the support and advice from an African American family in order to keep good health and make healthcare decisions?

Accepted Answer

Wife/mother

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Husband/father

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Grandfather

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Grandmother

Question 7

The interprofessional medical ethics review committee of a hospital appoints the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner. The duties of a nurse practitioner include:

Accepted Answer

evaluate standards, risks, benefits, and outcomes

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investigate the need for disciplinary action

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obtain agreement of all parties with a chosen solution

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identify how to anticipate and resolve similar future ethical situations

A fourteen-year-old patient is worried about eczema because their twin was just given this diagnosis.A personal history of allergic rhinitis, a family history of eczema, and a history of ____ are the three things that increase the patient's chance for developing eczema.

A fourteen-year-old patient is worried about eczema because their twin was just given this diagnosis.
A personal history of allergic rhinitis, a family history of eczema, and a history of ____ are the three things that increase the patient's chance for developing eczema.