NP Certification Q&A
Episodes
HTN Findings
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A 56 year old man with a 10 year history of hypertension presents for a primary care visit, stating he's not taking his hypertension med, a calci...
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Which of the following two patients with asymptomatic bacteria, or abbreviated ABS, should receive antimicrobial therapy?A. An 84‑year‑old woman w...
Infant Development Question
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A healthy seven‑month‑old boy presents with his parents for a well‑child visit. He was born at 39.5 weeks gestation via spontaneous vaginal deli...
An Adult With a 10 Day History of Cough
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A 28‑year‑old male non‑smoker with no chronic health problems presents with a 10‑day history of persistent cough that's worse at night, s...
36 Year Old Woman With Thyroid Disorder
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A 36 year old woman presents with a three month history of unintended weight loss, sensation of increased anxiety, heat intolerance, and reports, &quo...
Assessment in Diagnosis of COPD
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A 62 year old man with a 60 pack year cigarette smoking history presents with a chief complaint of progressive dyspnea on exertion and a chronic produ...
Treatment Choices in Infective Endocarditis Prophylaxis
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A 72-year-old with a prosthetic aortic valve presents stating, "I was told I have to take a medicine before I have a deep dental cleaning." ...
Infective Endocarditis Prophylaxis
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A patient presents stating, "I've been told I need to take a medicine before I have a deep dental cleaning." Which of the following pat...
Initial Choice of Pharmacologic Therapy in COPD
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A 68-year-old man with a 15-year history of hypertension and dyslipidemia, as well as a 45 pack-year history of cigarette smoking, currently smoking o...
Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A 45 year old woman who works as a professional baker, with a specialty in birthday and wedding cakes, is diagnosed today with carpal tunnel syndrome....
Physical Exam in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A 45-year-old woman who works as a professional baker with a specialty in birthday and wedding cakes presents with a six-month history of progressive ...
Intervention in Lactation Associated Mastitis
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A 28-year-old woman who is breastfeeding her healthy six-week-old term infant presents with a four-day history of generalized body aches, intermittent...
Incidental Finding of Systolic Murmur in an Asymptomatic Adult
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A 35-year-old woman presents for a periodic physical exam with Pap and HPV testing. She states she's feeling well without complaint and has excel...
Preparing For Success
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Hepatitis B
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A 35-year-old man presents with a one-week history of new onset fatigue, nausea, as well as reporting his urine looks like, quote, ice tea. He also re...
Sliding Scale Insulin
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A 73-year-old female with a 20-year history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, and stage 3B CKD, typically at treatment goals with oral m...
Treating Type 2 Diabetes with ASCVD
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A 60-year-old male with documented ASCVD, obesity with BMI of 34, and type 2 diabetes presents for care. The patient reports he's currently feeli...
Exertional Syncope Evaluation
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A 17 yo male presents for follow up on a “fainting” episode that occurred during football practice at the end of a running exercise. He states, “...
Measles Exposure Assessment
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A 40 year-old accountant presents for advice on measles prevention. He reports disembarking from an airplane approximately 40 hours ago, and now being...
Antimicrobial Therapy Request
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A nurse practitioner receives a message from a neighbor, a 35-year-old woman who is asking for a prescription to treat a “urine infection”. The ne...
Reportable Illness Protocol
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Which of the following best describes a disease that should be reported to the local or regional public health department? A. Diseases where public ...
Scarlet Fever Intervention
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A 6-year-old presents with his parents, with a chief complaint of a 3 day history of sore throat, intermittent frontal headache and fever with a 1 day...
RUQ Abdominal Pain Treatment
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A 50 yo woman presents with a 6-month history of intermittent RUQ abdominal pain, bloating and nausea, particularly after eating fatty food, describin...
Measles Presentation in a Toddler
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An 18-month-old toddler presents for a sick visit with a chief complaint of recent onset of fever and skin lesions. Which of the following is most c...
Primary Syphilis Evaluation
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A 28 year old assigned male at birth presents with the chief complaint of a "new problem in my private parts” He states he feels well otherwise...
Cancer Screening Recommendation
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A 52-year-old man presents for an initial primary care visit at the nurse practitioners practice period he has not seen any health care providers sinc...
Adolescent Anemia Evaluation
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A 10-year-old of Middle Eastern ancestry , assigned female at birth, is seen for routine well child care. She is generally healthy and plays soccer, ...
Clinical Findings in Heart Failure
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A 70 year old man with a 35 year history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, and a 20 year history of type 2 diabetes presents. He was recently diagnosed w...
Funduscopic Exam Findings
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Which of the two following findings would be anticipated in the normal funduscopic exam of a healthy 40-year-old woman who is normotensive, generally ...
Common Clinical Presentation
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Which of the following is most consistent with the clinical presentation of a person with folate-deficiency anemia? A. A 45-year-old woman with uteri...
Acute Bacterial Prostatitis Treatment
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A 70 year old man with a history of BPH, HTN and dyslipidemia presents with a 3-day history of perineal pain, intermittent fever, dysuria, and difficu...
Diagnosing Acute Bacterial Prostatitis
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Which of the following clinical scenarios is most consistent with an older adult presenting with acute bacterial prostatitis? A. A 65 year old mal...
Managing Type 2 Diabetes
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The NP sees a 74-year-old woman with a BMI=30 kg/m2 who has a 30-year history of type 2 diabetes, HTN, and dyslipidemia. Pertinent social history incl...
Evaluation Of Glycemic Control
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mrs. Mahem is a 68-year-old patient with a 25-year history of type 2 diabetes mellitus. In the past year, her A1c remains at around 8.5% with the use ...
Vision Changes
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A patient presents with a chief complaint of a gradual onset vision change, present for the past 6 months, while denying eye pain, redness or trauma. ...
Murmur Evaluation
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A 27-year-old woman presents as a new patient to your practice. She is without chief complaint. She asks to, “get a refill on my birth control pil...
Managing N&V in Pregnancy
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A 29-year-old who is 8 weeks pregnant presents with a chief complaint of nausea and vomiting. She states, “I’ve been like this for three weeks. I ...
Medication management in T2DM
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The NP sees a 44-year-old male of African ancestry with a BMI=34 kg/m2 and recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus. He works on a rotating shi...
[Fan Favorite] Cardiac
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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[Fan Favorite] COPD Exacerbation
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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[Fan Favorite] Laboratory Data Interpretation
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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[Fan Favorite] Hypertension Therapy
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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[Fan Favorite] Antimicrobial Therapy
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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[Fan Favorite] Differential Diagnosis
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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[Fan Favorite] Anemia Assessment
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we step away for a holiday break, we’re excited to revisit some of the most popular episodes of the FNP Certification Q & A Podcast. These li...
NP Scope Of Practice
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Which of the following is most accurate about nurse practitioner’s scope of practice?A. The organization that grants NP certification dictates a pro...
Vomiting In A Neonate
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A four-week-old infant born at 39 weeks’ gestation, exclusively breast fed and has been healthy was brought in for an evaluation following a 2 day h...
Elevated BP In Pregnancy
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 25-year-old woman gravida 2, para 1 is 24 weeks pregnant and is being seen for an urgent care visit. She reports a constant headache over the past t...
Medication Considerations
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 77-year-old man is in for a routine follow up visit. He has its twenty-year history of type 2 diabetes and hypertension as well as a 5-year history ...
EBP Aspirin goals
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 72-year-old woman with a 20-year history of hypertension and dyslipidemia-- both at EBP goals with appropriate drug therapy, as well as a remote his...
Anticipated Lab Results
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 57-year-old man presents for a routine physical exam during history taking. He reports that he drinks approximately 7-to-8 12-ounce beers nightly an...
Tinea Pedis Assessment
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Which of the following are the most common features of skin changes noted in areas of the feet affected by tinea pedis?A. Widely distributed with cons...
T2DM Evaluation
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mrs. Martinez is a 64-year-old woman with 10 year-history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, HTN, and dyslipidemia. Her current medications include metformi...
Older Adult Assessment
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 76-year-old woman with presbycusis presents for a follow-up visit on HTN and dyslipidemia, treated with an ARB, thiazide diuretic and a statin, and ...
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 24-year-old adult, assigned female at birth, presents to your practice chief complaint of bilateral lower abdominal pain for the past three days, wo...
Teenage LLQ Abdominal Pain
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 14 yo presents with a 4 h history of sudden onset LLQ abdominal and scrotal pain, described as a pulling, burning sensation. He denies vomiting, dia...
Pelvic Inflammatory Treatment
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 24-year-old woman presents to your practice with a diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease, suitable for outpatient treatment. Which of the followi...
Antimicrobial Treatment
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 72-year-old man presents to primary care for a sick visit, with the chief complaint of a one-day history of fever, projective cough with yellow sput...
Pediatric Physical Exam
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 9-year-old female presents for well child care with her parent. She is in the 4th grade, doing well academically, plays soccer on a local team, and ...
Back Assessment
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 40-year-old computer programmer presents for a sick visit with the chief complaint of a two-day history of low back pain. He reports the pain starte...
STI & Pregnancy
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 22-year-old woman who is 20-weeks pregnant was treated for C. trachomatis 4 weeks ago with an appropriate antimicrobial. She presents today for a fo...
Back Pain Diagnosis
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 55-year-old man with a BMI of 40%, with the chief complaint of low back pain for the past two weeks. He describes the pain as originating in the lum...
Low Back Pain
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 45-year-old adult presents for a sick visit, with the chief complaint of three-day history of low back pain. Clinical assessment is consistent with ...
Anemic Lab Findings
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You see a 44-year-old woman with a 6-month history of increasing fatigue despite adequate opportunity for sleep and rest. Laboratory results reveal ...
HIPAA
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 48-year-old woman presents for follow up on T2DM and HTN. As part of today’s visit, routine labs are ordered. Which of the following is an appropr...
Pneumonia Treatment
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 72-year-old man presents to primary care for a sick visit, with the chief complaint of a one day history of fever, productive cough with yellow sput...
HTN & T2DM
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 49-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus was started on a standard dose of an ARB daily 6 weeks ago for the management of hypertension. Today...
Treating AOM in toddler
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Esteban is an 18-month-old child who presents with his father for a sick visit. The child, who is typically healthy and UTD with immunizations and has...
Diagnosing AOM In Toddler
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An 18-month-old toddler, Estaban, presents with his father for a sick visit. The child, who is typically healthy and UTD with immunizations, has had U...
Lab & Physical Findings In Older Male
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 60 year old man presents with a chief complaint of a 6 month history of increasing fatigue despite adequate rest and sleep. He denies chest pain o...
Hypothyroidism & Fatigue
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 45 year old woman with a 10 year history of hypothyroidism presents for follow up care. She's been taking levothyroxine 100 micrograms per day ...
Laboratory findings in pregnancy
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 28-year-old woman presents with new onset worsening fatigue, present for approximately the last month. She is 28 weeks pregnant with her second chil...
Sinus infection treatment
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 35 year old presents with chief complaint of “my sinus infection is not getting better”, with continued nasal and sinus congestion, yellow to wh...
Viral gastroenteritis
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph is a 14 year-old, generally well and up-to-date with health maintenance, who presents for a sick visit, stating, “My stomach has not been rig...
Differential Diagnosis - N&V in Teen
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph is a 14 year-old, generally well and up-to-date with health maintenance, who presents for a sick with a 36 h hx of gradual onset nausea, vomiti...
Food Poisoning
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sonia is a 15 year old teen who plays varsity basketball and is generally well and up-to-date with health maintenance. She presents for an urgent ca...
Differential Diagnosis: Skin Condition In Infant V2
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The nurse practitioner sees a six week old with her parents for an urgent care visit. The family is of southeast Asian ancestry. They voiced concern...
Well Visit Skin Findings
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A three year old otherwise well child for a sick visit. Her caregivers report that the child has been well, with the exception of a number of small, n...
Toddler skin issue
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 5 year-old otherwise well child presents with a 4-day history of “a skin problem”. . She is without fever and in no acute distress. Her parent a...
Prenatal vaccination
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 33 year-old who is pregnant with her 2d child presents for prenatal care. She does not have record of her immunizations, but states she has not had ...
Placental Abruption
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Which of the following is consistent with the clinical presentation of placental abruption? a. A 38 year-old with primary HTN, who is now 28 weeks pr...
Differential Diagnosis Skin Condition in Infant
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The nurse practitioner sees a six week old with her parents for an urgent care visit. The family is of southeast Asian ancestry. They voiced concern...
HTN Intervention
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 56-year-old man with a 10-year history of hypertension (HTN) presents for a primary care visit, stating he has not taken his HTN medications, a calc...
HTN Findings
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 56-year-old man with a 10-year history of hypertension (HTN) presents for a primary care visit, stating he has not taken his HTN medications, a calc...
Infant labs
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 12-month-old is seen for well child care. He has been walking solo since age 11 months, and now waves “bye-bye”, searches for an item under a bl...
Infant Milestones
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ariel is a 7 month old infant, born at 40 weeks gestation, with Apgar scores of 9 and 10. The baby is up-to-date for well child care and immunizations...
GYN Findings
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 22-year-old woman presents with a chief complaint of a 4-day history of mild dysuria, described as, “It burns a bit when I urinate.” She denies ...
Clinical Testing Considerations
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Which of the following applies when considering issues in clinical testing in a target disease? A. A false negative result identifies a person with...
Older Adult UTI
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 68-year-old woman presents for follow-up at her primary care provider with a chief complaint of “another urine infection”, stating she was seen ...
Adult GU Complaint
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 28 year-old woman presents with a 2-day history of urinary frequency, urgency and dysuria, stating, “This feels like when I had a urine infection ...
Medical Malpractice
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Which of the following examples represents a potential medical malpractice scenario? A. A 25-year-old who is being treated for acute otitis media, rep...
Heart Failure Patient
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 67-year-old man with a five-year history of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction presented to the ER approximately 7 days ago with worsening...
Well Child Care - Toddler Foot
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A 14-month-old is brought into the clinic for a well-child visit. Born at 39.5 weeks gestation, he has been healthy and is up-to-date with immunizatio...
Atrial Fibrillation/INR
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A 68-year-old with atrial fibrillation is taking warfarin as part of therapy for the prevention of thromboembolic event. His goal INR is 2-3, which ...
Heart Murmur Diagnostic Evaluation
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A 35-year-old woman presents for a well-woman exam. She is without complaint, with BMI=22, and reports that she runs about 28 miles per week, 4-5 mile...
Lactation Mastitis Treatment
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A 28-year-old woman who is breastfeeding her healthy 3-month-old term infant presents with a 48-hour history of generalized body aches, intermittent f...
Professional Role: Controlled Substance Prescribing
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A nurse practitioner is newly licensed to practice. Which of the following best describes the NP’s ability to prescribe controlled substances?A. Any...
Delirium Assessment
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mrs. Parr, an 82-year-old woman with a 30-year history HTN and dyslipidemia, treated and at EBP goals, presents with a 3-day history of weakness and u...
T2DM Evaluation
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The NP is seeing a 60-year-old woman with a 10 year history of T2DM. Her current medications include oral metformin and an oral SGLT2-I, and states sh...
ABRS Antimicrobial Therapy
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A 21 year-old woman with a 15 year history of asthma. presents with acute bacterial rhinosinusitis; she is without fever and in no acute distress. H...