FNP Respiratory Practice Questions
Original FNP board practice questions on respiratory, for the AANPCB and ANCC exams
150 questions in 3 hours, drawn to AANPCB’s domain and age counts, with a score for Respiratory and an explanation for every answer.
Free Respiratory drillWhat is the role of vaccination in preventing respiratory illness complications for a 72-year-old with COPD?
Respiratory on the FNP board exams
Respiratory questions ask you to read spirometry, step asthma and COPD therapy up and down, pick antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia and decide who needs screening or isolation.
- On the exams
- Not counted separately by either owner; tested across AANPCB’s four practice domains and ANCC’s five content domains
- Our drill
- 10 questions from 49 respiratory questions, untimed, an explanation after every answer; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
What respiratory questions test
- Asthma diagnosis and GINA treatment tracks, including why SABA-only treatment is no longer advised for adults and adolescents
- COPD diagnosis (FEV1/FVC below 0.70), GOLD groups, inhaler choice, exacerbations and oxygen
- Pneumonia: CURB-65, outpatient antibiotics with and without comorbidities, and follow-up
- Tuberculosis skin test cutoffs, IGRA, latent TB treatment and active TB
- Pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax, sleep apnea, lung cancer screening, vaccines and tobacco treatment
Sit the full exam under the real clock
150 questions in 3 hours, drawn to AANPCB’s domain and age counts, with a score for Respiratory and an explanation for every answer.
Free Respiratory drillHow to study it
- Memorize the TST cutoffs: 5 mm, 10 mm and 15 mm, and who falls in each group.
- Know the lung cancer screening criteria: ages 50–80, 20 pack-years, smoking now or quit within 15 years.
- Take the respiratory drill, then the pharmacology drill for inhaler questions.
Common questions
How many respiratory questions are on the FNP exam?
Neither exam publishes a question count per body system. ANCC lists body systems, drug classes and age groups as secondary classifications of its five domains; AANPCB weights its exam by practice domain and patient age.
Which asthma guideline do the questions follow?
GINA 2025, with the NAEPP 2020 focused updates where relevant.
150 questions in 3 hours, drawn to AANPCB’s domain and age counts, with a score for Respiratory and an explanation for every answer.
Free Respiratory drillMore FNP practice
- AANPCB FNP exam
- ANCC FNP-BC exam
- Cardiovascular and Hematology
- Endocrine and Metabolic
- Gastrointestinal
- Renal, Urinary and Men’s Health
- Women’s Health and Prenatal Care
- Pediatrics and Adolescents
- HEENT and Dermatology
- Musculoskeletal and Neurology
- Mental Health and Substance Use
- Professional Practice, Ethics and Policy
- AANPCB practice exam (150 questions, 3 hours)
- ANCC practice exam (175 questions, 3.5 hours)
Sources
- AANPCB (NPCB): Family Nurse Practitioner Candidate Handbook (updated 06/2026): format, timing, blueprint, scoring, retakes
- AANPCB: Family NP exam page (test blueprint) and fees
- AANPCB: Practice exams (50 questions, 60 minutes, $50)
- AANPCB: 2025 certification statistics
- ANCC: Family Nurse Practitioner certification (FNP-BC): fees, format, renewal
- ANCC: FNP-BC Test Content Outline, effective October 30, 2026
- ANCC Certification Handbook (October 2026): scoring (350 of 500) and retesting
- ANCC: FNP reference list, effective October 30, 2026
- ANCC: 2025 certification data (first-time pass rates)
Original practice questions for exam preparation, written to the AANPCB FNP blueprint and the ANCC FNP-BC Test Content Outline effective October 30, 2026, not AANPCB or ANCC exam questions. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by AANPCB (NPCB), AANP, ANCC or Prometric. NP-C is a certification mark of NPCB; FNP-BC is an ANCC credential.