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Sample Exam Questions
Multiple-choice questions are
utilized for the Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner certification exam. Samples of these question
types follow. Please remember that these are only sample question types
you may encounter and do not reflect the scope or degree of difficulty
of the exam. The answer key follows the question samples.
Select the ONE answer
that is BEST in each case. Note the use of the words LEAST and EXCEPT
in some items.
1. The MOST LIKELY cause
of bilateral purulent conjunctivitis in a 1-day-old infant is:
(A) syphilitic ophthalmia
(B) adenovirus infection
(C) chemical reaction
to silver nitrate
(D) gonorrheal ophthalmia
2. The parents of a 20-month-old
toddler ask your advice concerning their son's "stubborn streak".
He says "no" to their requests and seems to do the opposite
of everything they ask. Your counseling should be based on the knowledge
that children of this age are in the developmental stage of:
(A) oral gratification
(B) autonomy versus
shame and doubt
(C) preconceptual thinking
(D) industry versus
inferiority
3. An otherwise health
2-year-old boy is brough to the emergency room with a four-week history
of wheezing and persistent cough. His mother recalls that during his birthday
party, he experienced a coughing and choking episode which resolved spontaneously.
A few days later he began coughing and wheezing. Of the following the
MOST LIKELY diagnosis is:
(A) acute laryngotracheobronchitis
(B) bronchiolitis
(C) viral pneumonia
(D) foreign body aspiration
4. Each of the following
diseases is characterized by a maculopapular eruption EXCEPT:
(A) pityriasis rosea
(B) infectious mononucleosis
(C) measles
(D) mumps
Answers: 1-D, 2-B, 3-D, 4-D
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