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A patient with depression mentions d. Serotonin and norepinephrine
to the nurse, My mother says
depression is a chemical disorder.
What does she mean? The nurses
response is based on the theory
that depression primarily involves
which of the following
neurotransmitters?
a. Cortisol and GABA
b. COMT and glutamate
c. Monamine and glycine
d. Serotonin and norepinephrine
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A patient has experienced a stroke b. Asking the patient to recite the alphabet
(cerebral vascular accident) that has
resulted in damage to the Broca
area. Which evaluation does the
nurse conduct to reinforce this
diagnosis?
a. Observing the patient pick up a
spoon
b. Asking the patient to recite the
alphabet
c. Monitoring the patients blood
pressure
d. Comparing the patients grip
strength in both
The patient diagnosed with c. The regulation of neurotransmitters especially
schizophrenia asks why dopamine
psychotropic medications are
always prescribed by the doctor.
The nurses answer will be based on
information that the therapeutic
action of psychotropic drugs is the
result of their effect on:
a. The temporal lobe; especially
Wernickes area
b. Dendrites and their ability to
transmit electrical impulses
c. The regulation of
neurotransmitters especially
dopamine
d. The peripheral nervous system
sensitivity to the psychotropic
medications
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A student nurse mutters that it d. Necessary for planning psychiatric care for all
seems entirely unnecessary to have patients especially those experiencing
to struggle with understanding the psychiatric disorders
anatomy and physiology of the
neurologic system. The mentor
would base a response on the
understanding that it is:
a. Necessary but generally for
psychiatric nurses who focus
primarily on behavioral
interventions
b. A complex undertaking that
advance practice psychiatric nurses
frequently use in their practice
c. Important primarily for the
nursing assessment of patients with
brain trauma caused cognitive
symptoms
d. Necessary for planning
psychiatric care for all patients
especially those experiencing
psychiatric disorders
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A patient asks the nurse, My wife c. Stress does cause the release of factors that
has breast cancer. Could it be suppress the immune system.
caused by her chronic depression?
Which response is supported by
research data?
a. Too much stress has been proven
to cause all kinds of cancer.
b. There have been no research
studies done on stress and disease
yet.
c. Stress does cause the release of
factors that suppress the immune
system.
d. There appears to be little
connection between stress and
diseases of the body
A patient who has a parietal lobe d. Processing associations
injury is being evaluated for
psychiatric rehabilitation needs. Of
the aspects of functioning listed,
which will the nurse identify as a
focus of nursing intervention?
a. Expression of emotion
b. Detecting auditory stimuli
c. Receiving visual images
d. Processing associations
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NSG 552 Exam 1 Stahl’s Essential
Psychopharmacology 5th Edition Test Bank)
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Verified Answers
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Terms in this set (145)
A patient with depression mentions d. Serotonin and norepinephrine
to the nurse, My mother says
depression is a chemical disorder.
What does she mean? The nurses
response is based on the theory
that depression primarily involves
which of the following
neurotransmitters?
a. Cortisol and GABA
b. COMT and glutamate
c. Monamine and glycine
d. Serotonin and norepinephrine
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,2/14/26, 4:49 PM NSG 552 Exam 1 Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology 5th Edition Test Bank) (Wilkes University Practice Questions And Ver…
A patient has experienced a stroke b. Asking the patient to recite the alphabet
(cerebral vascular accident) that has
resulted in damage to the Broca
area. Which evaluation does the
nurse conduct to reinforce this
diagnosis?
a. Observing the patient pick up a
spoon
b. Asking the patient to recite the
alphabet
c. Monitoring the patients blood
pressure
d. Comparing the patients grip
strength in both
The patient diagnosed with c. The regulation of neurotransmitters especially
schizophrenia asks why dopamine
psychotropic medications are
always prescribed by the doctor.
The nurses answer will be based on
information that the therapeutic
action of psychotropic drugs is the
result of their effect on:
a. The temporal lobe; especially
Wernickes area
b. Dendrites and their ability to
transmit electrical impulses
c. The regulation of
neurotransmitters especially
dopamine
d. The peripheral nervous system
sensitivity to the psychotropic
medications
https://quizlet.com/1143850939/nsg-552-exam-1-stahls-essential-psychopharmacology-5th-edition-test-bank-wilkes-university-practice-questions… 2/43
,2/14/26, 4:49 PM NSG 552 Exam 1 Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology 5th Edition Test Bank) (Wilkes University Practice Questions And Ver…
A student nurse mutters that it d. Necessary for planning psychiatric care for all
seems entirely unnecessary to have patients especially those experiencing
to struggle with understanding the psychiatric disorders
anatomy and physiology of the
neurologic system. The mentor
would base a response on the
understanding that it is:
a. Necessary but generally for
psychiatric nurses who focus
primarily on behavioral
interventions
b. A complex undertaking that
advance practice psychiatric nurses
frequently use in their practice
c. Important primarily for the
nursing assessment of patients with
brain trauma caused cognitive
symptoms
d. Necessary for planning
psychiatric care for all patients
especially those experiencing
psychiatric disorders
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A patient asks the nurse, My wife c. Stress does cause the release of factors that
has breast cancer. Could it be suppress the immune system.
caused by her chronic depression?
Which response is supported by
research data?
a. Too much stress has been proven
to cause all kinds of cancer.
b. There have been no research
studies done on stress and disease
yet.
c. Stress does cause the release of
factors that suppress the immune
system.
d. There appears to be little
connection between stress and
diseases of the body
A patient who has a parietal lobe d. Processing associations
injury is being evaluated for
psychiatric rehabilitation needs. Of
the aspects of functioning listed,
which will the nurse identify as a
focus of nursing intervention?
a. Expression of emotion
b. Detecting auditory stimuli
c. Receiving visual images
d. Processing associations
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