Nurse Practitioner Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Family Nurse Practitioner AANP Exam Questions. Karposi Sarcoma - ANSWER Characteristic purple areas on the nose in an HIV-positive female. Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a type of cancer that can form in the skin, lymph nodes, or other organs. The skin lesions are usually purple in color. Malodorous single nare - ANSWER Foreign body Retinal Detachment - ANSWER the retina separates from the layer underneath. Symptoms include an increase in the number of floaters, flashes of light, and worsening...

Nurse Practitioner-Eye Disorders Questions Test. Presbyopia - ANSWER - common after age 40 - results in greater difficulty maintaining focus at a near distance - due to decreased flexibility of crystalline lens and weakening of ciliary muscles (which control lens focusing) Arcus senilis - ANSWER - cloudy appearance of cornea with gray/white arc or circle around limbus; does not affect vision - due to deposition of lipid material; underlying dx is hyperlipidemia Pterygium - ANSWER raised...

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Exam Questions. The concept of health promotion consists of efforts to prevent rather than to cure disease or disability. This description best describes: a. tertiary prevention b. secondary prevention c. primary prevention d. morbidity prevention - ANSWER c Standards for well child care and health promotion are set forth by the: a. Task Force on Preventative Services, US Department of Health and Human services b. American Academy of Family Physicians c. Am...

Family Nurse Practitioner 1- OBGYN Questions. comprehensive health history, baseline labs, education - ANSWER What are the things important to address at the initial prenatal visit? environmental factors, malnutrition, DM, chromosomal defects, maternal hyperthermia, clomid induction, and maternal obesity - ANSWER What are the risks for neural tube defects? 10-12 weeks - ANSWER When is genetic screening through chorionic villi sampling performed? 15-18 weeks - ANSWER When is genetic scre...

Family Nurse Practitioner Exam Study - cardiac. mitral regurgitation listening point - ANSWER apical area. mitral regurgitation sound & murmur type - ANSWER loud, high pitched, holoSYSTOLIC radiates to axllia, heard in s1, at apex w/ stethoscope diaphragm. Mitral Listening Point - ANSWER 5th intercostal space, mid-clavicular line Aortic Listening Point - ANSWER 2nd Inter Costal Space Right of Sternum aortic regurgitation - ANSWER (aortic insufficiency) incompetent aortic valve allowi...

Pharmacotherapeutics For Nurse Practitioner Prescribers Test. Adrenergic Agonist (act on) - ANSWER Sympathetic nervous system Adrenergic Antagonist (act by) - ANSWER blocking adrenergic receptors OR indirectly by decreasing norepi release w/ sympathetic nervous system terminals Adrenergic Agonist (act by) - ANSWER direct receptor binding to organs or tissues promoting the release or norepi or mimicking the action of norepi or epi. Alpha Adrenergic Agonists (cause) - ANSWER Vasoconstrict...

Nurse Practitioner Exam Questions. Primary prevention - ANSWER prevent the onset or acquisition of a given disease. education and counseling the most effective form of healthcare. Secondary prevention - ANSWER to identify and treat asymptomatic persons who have risk factors for a given disease or in preclinical disease. screening, BP for HTN Lipid Profile for HLD Tertiary prevention - ANSWER management of an established disease. minimize disease medications and lifestyle...

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Exam Questions. The concept of health promotion consists of efforts to prevent rather than to cure disease or disability. This description best describes: a. tertiary prevention b. secondary prevention c. primary prevention d. morbidity prevention - ANSWER c Standards for well child care and health promotion are set forth by the: a. Task Force on Preventative Services, US Department of Health and Human services b. American Academy of Family Physicians c. A...

FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER QUESTIONS. Trauma to Kiesselbachs plexus: - ANSWER Will result in an anterior nosebleed The diagnostic or gold standard test for sickle cell anemia, G6PD anemia, and alpha or beta thalassemia: - ANSWER Hemoglobin electrophoresis Erythromycin "allergy" vs adverse reaction: - ANSWER Adverse reaction-symptoms of nausea or GI upset allergy -hives, angioedema Acute mononucleosis: - ANSWER Pt will most likely be a teen presenting w classic triad of sore throat, ...

Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam 2024. primary lesion - ANSWER lesion that develops on previously unaltered skin lesion - ANSWER a region in an organ or tissue that has suffered damage thru injury or disease secondary lesion - ANSWER lesion that either changes impression over time or occurs when a primary lesion is scratched it may be infected macule - ANSWER circumscribed flat area; different color and texture from surrounding tissue, <1cm ex.) ephelides (freckles), petechia,...