NURS 6630 Psychopharmacologic Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology (NURS6630)
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QUESTION 1
1. A noncompliant patient states, "Why do you want me to pu...
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NURS6630 Midterm Exam
Course NURS-6630C-7/NURS-6630N-7-Approaches to Treatment2019 Winter
Qtr 11/25-02/16-PT27
Test Week 6 Midterm Exam
Started 1/4/20 1:37 PM
Submitted 1/4/20 3:19 PM
Due Date 1/6/20 1:59 AM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 75 out of 75 points
Time Elapsed 1 hour, 42 minutes out of 2 hours
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Question 1
1 out of 1 points
During assessment a patient states “Why are you asking me about my heart, I am here for my
head”, the PMHNP’s best response is:
Selected D.
Answer: “Anxiety can cause cortisol levels to increase and when this happens frequently
it puts you at risk for comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes.”
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
During gene expression, what must occur prior to a gene being expressed?
Selected A.
Answers: Transcription factor must bind to the regulatory region within the cell’s
, nucleus.
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
The PMNHP is assessing a 29-year-old client who takes antipsychotics that block D2 receptors.
This client has begun to develop a common side effect of this medication. What is this side
effect?
Selected Answer: D.
Tardive dyskinesia
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
After ordering flumazenil (Rumazicon) the PMHNP cautions the staff to monitor for which
possible effect?
Selected Answer: D.
All of the above
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
A patient is prescribed 50 mg of desvenlafaxine to take every other day for major depressive
disorder. What does the PMHNP understand about this patient?
Selected Answer: C.
The patient has severe renal impairment.
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
, A patient is prescribed sertraline to treat panic disorder. Knowing that sertraline can initially
cause anxiety or insomnia, what should the PMHNP do?
Selected Answer: B.
Prescribe short-acting benzodiazepine for 2 weeks, then discontinue.
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Though medications have the ability to target neurotransmitter release into the synapse by the
presynaptic neuron it is not always necessary. The PMHNP understands that this is because:
Selected Answer: C.
Neurotransmitters can spread by diffusion.
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A patient is diagnosed with schizophrenia. What increases the patient’s potential to mediate the
cognitive symptoms of the disease?
Selected A.
Answer: Achieving underactivity of the mesocorticol projections to the prefrontal
cortex
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP spends a session with a client and notices behaviors correlating with a potential
manic episode. All of the following are possible manic symptoms the PMHNP could
, observe except:
Selected Answer: D.
A low self esteem
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
A patient who is prescribed MAO inhibitors asks about whether he can continue taking
pseudoephedrine to relieve his congestion. Which response by the PMHNP indicates proper
understanding of drug-drug interactions?
Selected Answer: D.
“Decongestants should be avoided due to risk of hypertensive crisis.”
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
Fluoxetine (Prozac) has been prescribed for a client with depression. Which of the following
statements is true regarding the action of this medication?
Selected Answer: B.
Fluoxetine inhibits the serotonin transporter (SERT).
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
A patient was diagnosed with GAD 4 weeks ago and was placed on Clonazepam (klonopin)
twice a day and citalopram (citalopram (celexa)) once daily. When he asks the PMHNP why it
is necessary to wean him off of the Clonazepam (klonopin) the best response is:
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