Final Exam: FNP652 / FNP 6552
(Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Family Primary Care I Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - GCU
Question:
An elderly patient has recent weight loss and the patient's spouse reports noticing coughing and choking when eating. What is the likely cause of this presentation?
Answer:
Pharyngeal dysphagia
Question:
A patient who has asthma calls the provider to report having a peak flow measure of 75%, shortness of breath, wheezing, and cough, and tells the provider that the symptoms have not improved significantly after a dose of albuterol. The patient uses an inhaled corticosteroid medication twice daily.What will the provider recommend?
Answer:
Administering two more doses of albuterol
- / 4
Question:
The primary care nurse practitioner is performing a well-child examination on a 15-year-old girl who consumes a vegan diet. Based on this assessment, which nutrients may this adolescent need to supplement?
Answer:
Iron, folic acid, and B12
Question:
An adolescent who has exercise-induced asthma (EIA) is on the high school track team and has recently begun to practice daily during the school week.The adolescent uses 2 puffs of albuterol via a metered-dose inhaler 20 minutes before exercise but reports decreased effectiveness since beginning daily practice. What will the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner do?
Answer:
Order a daily inhaled corticosteroid medication.
Question:
A 65-year-old patient who has not had an influenza vaccine is exposed to influenza and comes to the clinic the following day with fever and watery, red eyes. What will the provider do initially?
Answer:
Perform a nasal swab for RT-PCR assay.
- / 4
Question:
A diabetic patient who is taking a statin drug to treat dyslipidemia has begun a diet and exercise program. The patient reports new onset of muscle pain several weeks after beginning therapy. What is the initial action by the provider?
Answer:
Obtain a creatine kinase level.
Question:
A patient reports several episodes of acute vertigo, some lasting up to an hour, associated with nausea and vomiting. What is part of the initial diagnostic workup for this patient?
Answer:
Audiogram and MRI.
Question:
An older patient with COPD is experiencing dyspnea and has an oxygen saturation of 89% on room air. The patient has no history of pulmonary hypertension or congestive heart failure. What will the provider order to help manage this patient's dyspnea?
Answer:
Breathing exercises
- / 4
Question:
The primary care nurse practitioner is evaluating a school-age child who, after removal of a pituitary tumor, has altered hypothalamic control over hunger and satiety. The child is morbidly obese and expresses feeling depressed because of the obesity. What will the nurse practitioner recommend?
Answer:
Restricting all access to food in the house and at school
Question:
Which medications are associated with weight gain? (Mark all that apply)
Answer:
Antidepressants, insulin analogs, antihistamines, seizure medications
Question:
The parent of a 4-month-old infant who has had an episode of bronchiolitis asks the provider if the infant may have an influenza vaccine. What will the provider tell this parent?
Answer:
The rest of the family and all close contacts should have the influenza vaccine.
- / 4