APEA PRE PREDICTOR EXAM LATEST 2024-2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
When performing a musculoskeletal examination, the nurse
practitioner
instructs the patient to move his arm in front of his body. This
motion of the
shoulder girdle would be an example of: - ANSWER- Flexion
To locate the twelfth rib, palpate: - ANSWER- Between the
spine and the lateral chest
Walking on the toes and heels may reveal: - ANSWER- Distal
muscular weakness in the legs
When performing a bimanual exam of the vagina, the examiner
should
lubricate the index and middle fingers of a gloved hand. From a
standing
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position, the fingers should be inserted into the vagina while
exerting pressure
primarily - ANSWER- Posteriorly
During pregnancy, which hormone results in increased blood
viscosity? - ANSWER- Erythropoietin
Resting tremors refer to those tremors that disappear: -
ANSWER- With voluntary movement
A patient presents with complaints of bright red stools over the
past week.
This symptom could be consistent with: - ANSWER- Cancer of
the sigmoid colon
Mydriasis is a term used to describe: - ANSWER- Dilation of
the pupils
When performing a musculoskeletal exam on a patient with
mechanical low
back pain, osteoporosis is suspected. Positive findings would
include all of the
following except: - ANSWER- Calf wasting
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Which stage of pressure is consistent with findings on
dermatologic
examination of a full thickness tissue loss and subcutaneous fat
visible with
mild slough on the right hip? - ANSWER- Stage III
The vertebral column angles sharply posteriorly and becomes
immovable at
the: - ANSWER- Lumbosacral junction
Which one of the following is at the HIGHEST risk for suicide?
- ANSWER- A 52-year-old white man
When auscultating heart sounds arising from the aortic valve in
an adult
patient, place the stethoscope: - ANSWER- Between the 2nd
and 3rd intercostal spaces at the right upper sternal
border
Pain and crepitus over the patella suggests - ANSWER-
Roughening of the patellar undersurface
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Which one of the following findings is NOT typical in a patient
who has
delirium? - ANSWER- Intact attention and concentration
Men between the ages of 40 and 64 years should be screened
yearly for: - ANSWER- hypertension
A term used to describe drainage from the nose is: - ANSWER-
Rhinorrhea
Tenderness over the scapulohumeral muscle group with the
inability to abduct
the arm above the shoulder level would be consistent with all of
the following
except - ANSWER- Synovitis of the glenohumeral joint
In the older adult, the test for leg mobility is known as the: -
ANSWER- Timed "get up and go test"
Which one of the following procedures would confirm a
definitive medical
diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease? - ANSWER- A rectal
biopsy
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