A 31-year-old woman presents with purulent nasal drainage accompanied by nasal obstruction and facial pain. Which of the following findings would be most consistent with acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS)?

A 29-year-old female patient presents to the nurse practitioner with complaints of an enlarged thyroid gland and protruding eyeballs. Upon assessment, the NP learns the patient has hypertension, nervousness, and fine tremors of the hands. Which of the following medications should be ordered for the patient?

A 31-year-old male client presents to the PMHNP with a chief complaint of fatigue. He reports that sometimes he falls asleep at work, which is causing issues with his employment. These episodes occur at least four times a week and started approximately 5 months ago. He says he spends most of his weekends in bed or on the couch, sleeping and napping. Which of the following scales distinguishes reports of dozing behavior from feelings of fatigue and drowsiness/sleepiness?

The nurse practitioner is reviewing the chart of an 18-year-old female patient with a BMI of 18 who presented with fatigue and pale skin. Of the following lab values, which would be true in a case of iron deficiency anemia?

A 62-year-old woman sees the APRN for evaluation of hypertension. According to JNC 8 guidelines for hypertension, what is the threshold for treating hypertension?

A 64-year-old man on the inpatient geriatric psychiatric unit believes he has a rash, even though no evidence has documented it in a medical workup. When he is told that no one can see this rash, he says the reason is because it is “on the inside.” What type of delusion is this?

A 59-year-old woman with a 25 pack-year smoking history is diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). What is the pathophysiology of the emphysema component of this disease process?

A 63-year-old White man presents with bowing deformity of his legs, gait abnormality, and tingling and weakness in his left leg. The nurse practitioner suspects Paget’s disease of bone (PDB). Which of the following most closely describes the pathophysiology of PDB?

A 61-year-old woman is diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) in her left wrist. Which of the following is first-line pharmacologic treatment for OA?

In an adult man older than 50 who presents with new-onset iron deficiency anemia and gastrointestinal bleeding, what is the most likely cause?

A 15-year-old boy is brought by his father to the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) for evaluation of what he considers unusual behavior. The boy's father states that for the past 2 months, his son claims he can communicate with "aliens from another planet." During this same time, he has been withdrawn from friends and activities, and he has been less talkative at home, making it difficult to communicate with him. What is the most likely diagnosis?