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