NURS 300 Exam 1 – Questions With Indepth
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1. A depressed client states, I have a A. Medications are one way to address chemical
chemical imbalance in my brain. I have imbalances. Environmental and interpersonal factors
no control over my behavior. can also have an impact on biological factors.
Medications are my only hope to feel
normal again. Which nursing response
is appropriate?
A. Medications are one way to
address chemical imbalances.
Environmental and interpersonal
factors can also have an impact on
biological factors.
B. Because biological factors are the
sole cause of depression, medications
will improve your mood.
C. Environmental factors have been
shown to exert the most influence in
the development of depression.
D. Researchers have been unable to
demonstrate a link between nature
(biology and genetics) and nurture
(environment).
,A client diagnosed with major D. The limbic system is largely responsible for ones
depressive disorder asks, What part of emotional state.
my brain controls my emotions?
Which nursing response is
appropriate?
A. The occipital lobe governs
perceptions, judging them as positive
or negative.
B. The parietal lobe has been linked to
depression.
C. The medulla regulates key
biological and psychological
activities.
D. The limbic system is largely
responsible for ones emotional state.
Which part of the nervous system C. Sympathetic nervous system
should a nurse identify as playing a
major role during stressful situations?
A. Peripheral nervous system
B. Somatic nervous system
C. Sympathetic nervous system
D. Parasympathetic nervous system
Which client statement reflects an C. Im a morning person. I get my best work done in
understanding of the effect of the a.m.
circadian rhythms on a persons ability
to function?
A. When I dream about my mothers
horrible train accident, I become
hysterical.
B. I get really irritable during my
menstrual cycle.
C. Im a morning person. I get my best
work done in the a.m.
D. Every February, I tend to
experience periods of sadness.
,Which types of adoption studies E. All of the above
should a nurse recognize as providing
useful information for the psychiatric
community?
A. Studies in which children with
mentally ill biological parents are
raised by adoptive parents who were
mentally healthy
B. Studies in which children with
mentally healthy biological parents
are raised by adoptive parents who
were mentally ill
C. Studies in which monozygotic twins
from mentally ill parents were raised
separately by different adoptive
parents
D. Studies in which monozygotic twins
were raised together by mentally ill
biological parents
E. All of the above
Six months after her husband and B. The study of psychoimmunology
children were killed in a car accident,
a client is diagnosed with ulcerative
colitis. The nurse should recognize
that this situation validates which study
perspective?
A. The study of neuroendocrinology
B. The study of psychoimmunology
C. The study of diagnostic technology
D. The study of neurophysiology
, A withdrawn client diagnosed with C. Neurotransmitters
schizophrenia expresses little emotion
and refuses to attend group therapy.
What altered component of the
nervous system should a nurse
recognize as being implicated in this
behavior?
A. Dendrites
B. Axons
C. Neurotransmitters
D. Synapses
An instructor is teaching nursing B. Reuptake
students about neurotransmitters.
Which term best explains the process
of how neurotransmitters released
into the synaptic cleft may return to
the presynaptic neuron?
A. Regeneration
B. Reuptake
C. Recycling
D. Retransmission
A nurse concludes that a restless, D. Norepinephrine
agitated client is manifesting a fight-
or-flight response. The nurse should
associate this response with which
neurotransmitter?
A. Acetylcholine
B. Dopamine
C. Serotonin
D. Norepinephrine
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Terms in this set (108)
1. A depressed client states, I have a A. Medications are one way to address chemical
chemical imbalance in my brain. I have imbalances. Environmental and interpersonal factors
no control over my behavior. can also have an impact on biological factors.
Medications are my only hope to feel
normal again. Which nursing response
is appropriate?
A. Medications are one way to
address chemical imbalances.
Environmental and interpersonal
factors can also have an impact on
biological factors.
B. Because biological factors are the
sole cause of depression, medications
will improve your mood.
C. Environmental factors have been
shown to exert the most influence in
the development of depression.
D. Researchers have been unable to
demonstrate a link between nature
(biology and genetics) and nurture
(environment).
,A client diagnosed with major D. The limbic system is largely responsible for ones
depressive disorder asks, What part of emotional state.
my brain controls my emotions?
Which nursing response is
appropriate?
A. The occipital lobe governs
perceptions, judging them as positive
or negative.
B. The parietal lobe has been linked to
depression.
C. The medulla regulates key
biological and psychological
activities.
D. The limbic system is largely
responsible for ones emotional state.
Which part of the nervous system C. Sympathetic nervous system
should a nurse identify as playing a
major role during stressful situations?
A. Peripheral nervous system
B. Somatic nervous system
C. Sympathetic nervous system
D. Parasympathetic nervous system
Which client statement reflects an C. Im a morning person. I get my best work done in
understanding of the effect of the a.m.
circadian rhythms on a persons ability
to function?
A. When I dream about my mothers
horrible train accident, I become
hysterical.
B. I get really irritable during my
menstrual cycle.
C. Im a morning person. I get my best
work done in the a.m.
D. Every February, I tend to
experience periods of sadness.
,Which types of adoption studies E. All of the above
should a nurse recognize as providing
useful information for the psychiatric
community?
A. Studies in which children with
mentally ill biological parents are
raised by adoptive parents who were
mentally healthy
B. Studies in which children with
mentally healthy biological parents
are raised by adoptive parents who
were mentally ill
C. Studies in which monozygotic twins
from mentally ill parents were raised
separately by different adoptive
parents
D. Studies in which monozygotic twins
were raised together by mentally ill
biological parents
E. All of the above
Six months after her husband and B. The study of psychoimmunology
children were killed in a car accident,
a client is diagnosed with ulcerative
colitis. The nurse should recognize
that this situation validates which study
perspective?
A. The study of neuroendocrinology
B. The study of psychoimmunology
C. The study of diagnostic technology
D. The study of neurophysiology
, A withdrawn client diagnosed with C. Neurotransmitters
schizophrenia expresses little emotion
and refuses to attend group therapy.
What altered component of the
nervous system should a nurse
recognize as being implicated in this
behavior?
A. Dendrites
B. Axons
C. Neurotransmitters
D. Synapses
An instructor is teaching nursing B. Reuptake
students about neurotransmitters.
Which term best explains the process
of how neurotransmitters released
into the synaptic cleft may return to
the presynaptic neuron?
A. Regeneration
B. Reuptake
C. Recycling
D. Retransmission
A nurse concludes that a restless, D. Norepinephrine
agitated client is manifesting a fight-
or-flight response. The nurse should
associate this response with which
neurotransmitter?
A. Acetylcholine
B. Dopamine
C. Serotonin
D. Norepinephrine
