Family Nurse Practitioner Exam Sample Questions

Answers Available at the end of this document 1. Which drug is associated with increased lipoprotein levels? Furosemide (Lasix). Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ). Spironolactone (Aldactone). Triamterene (Dyrenium). 2. What is the main reason for administering a progestational medication to perimenopausal women who use estrogen? Preventing hot flashes. Preventing osteoporosis. Promoting growth of the uterine lining. Decrease the risk of endometrial hyperplasia. 3. The family nurse practitioner asks a patient to perform rapid, alternating movements of the hands to evaluate: cerebellar functioning. cognitive functioning. reflex arc functioning. stereognostic functioning. 4. A 38-year-old patient who is Vietnamese tells the family nurse practitioner that his or her parent died in his or her 40s from liver cancer. The nurse practitioner assesses that the patient is at risk for: