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FNP practice questions

Here are 20 free FNP practice questions we wrote from AANPCB’s family nurse practitioner (FNP) blueprint and ANCC’s FNP outline. They run in the order of the blueprint’s four practice domains, assess, diagnose, plan and evaluate, in about its shares, with patients from toddlers to older adults. AANPCB’s FNP exam has 150 questions and ANCC’s has 175, so treat this as a quick check of what you know, not a mock exam.

  • 20Practice questions on this page
  • 15Right answers for our 75% target
  • 350ANCC’s passing scaled score, out of 500
Question 1 of 20

A 28-year-old man twisted his knee playing soccer. On exam, a positive McMurray test is found. Which injury does this finding suggest?

20 practice questions in the style of the exam.

How to use these 20 questions

Questions 1 to 6 are health assessment and 7 to 11 diagnosis. Questions 12 to 15 are treatment, 16 to 18 clinical care, and 19 and 20 professional practice. Each has four options and one best answer.

Aim for 15 right, which is 75%. That’s our own target, not a board’s. AANPCB sets its passing score by standard setting and doesn’t report it as a percentage, and ANCC’s pass is a scaled score of 350 out of 500. If an answer doesn’t click, ask the tutor to explain it another way.

Where can you find more FNP practice questions?

Both boards sell timed practice tests written for their own exams, and ANCC posts a free set of FNP sample questions. Review companies sell larger question banks. Our 20 don’t come from either board, so treat them as practice on the content, not a preview of real items.

Sources: AANPCB · ANCC. Checked November 2026.

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