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FNP Family Nurse Practitioner Exam Prep - Question List

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16.

NP Tammy is caring for a 3 year-old child after corrective surgery for Tetralogy of Fallot. The mother reports that the child has suddenly begun seizing. Tammy recognizes this problem is probably due to:

  1. cerebral vascular accident
  2. meningitis occure postoperatively
  3. reaction due to medications
  4. metabolic alkalosis
  5. None of the above
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17.

You are assigned a new patient, a five year old girl, who is being treated with Chelation Therapy, calcium disodium edetate due to previous lead poisoning. You should be on alert for which side effect?

  1. Neurotoxicity
  2. Hepatomegaly
  3. Nephrotoxicity
  4. Ototoxicity
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18. Nurse Sophia is enjoying her lunch at the hospital canteen when a toddler at a nearby table chokes on a piece of food and appears slightly blue. Nurse Sophia should initially:
  1. start mouth to mouth resuscitation
  2. do about 5 abdominal thrusts
  3. give water to help him swallow
  4. alert the emergency response
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19.

Which of the following would be a cause for alarm in a 3 week old infant?

  1. Abdominal respiration
  2. Irregular breathing pattern
  3. Increased cardiac rate when crying
  4. Inspiratory grunting
  5. None are cause for concern
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20.

Your patient is a 3 year-old child is being treated with Metronidazole suspension, 200 mg per dose for suspected giardiasis. The child weighs 30 lbs. and the daily dose range is 20-40 mg/kg of body weight, in three divided doses every 8 hours. Knowing the principles of safe drug administration, what should the NP do?

  1. This medication is inappropriate for a 3 year old
  2. Recognize that the medicine were over-prescribed
  3. Hold the medicine as the dosage is way too low
  4. Administer the medicine as ordered
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