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NR 546 MIDTERM EXAM 2025-2026
ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES |
ALREADY
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What should the PMHNP consider when prescribing chemical
restraints?
-allergy status
-prior med hx for adverse drug reactions r/t the meds ordered in the
chemical restraint
-state regulations regarding chemical restrains must be reviewed
Are the PMHNP and other staff liable if the client has an allergic
reaction or adverse side effects to the drugs used for chemical
restraint?
No.
The client has been court-ordered to take the prescribed medications and
the standing order for chemical restraints is approved. The PMHNP and other
staff are not liable if the patient has an allergic reaction or adverse side
effects.
How does reviewing the genetic makeup of a client help guide the
PMHNP in selecting medication for clients?
-Genetic testing can assist by providing more information on how clients
may respond to certain psychotropic medications
-provides information on how a client may break down and metabolize
medications based on the cytochrome P450 system.
Tanrıkulu and Erbaş (2020) investigated identical twins to
determine the presence of an inherited link for schizophrenia and
why one twin may develop schizophrenia when the other does not.
…
,…
When two people have 100% identical DNA, why don't both persons
develop the exact illnesses? Studies of identical Danish twins found
that if one twin had schizophrenia, the other twin had a 50%
lifetime risk of developing schizophrenia (Lemvigh et al., 2020).
Why is there only half the risk?
Both environmental and psychosocial stressors can impact mental health.
Although twins may have identical genes, their gene expression may be
different.
There may be an environmental exposure that turned a gene "on" that
should have been "off" for one twin to develop schizophrenia and not the
other.
central sulcus
separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe
frontal lobe
associated with movement, intelligence, abstract
thinking broca's area speech production
temporal lobe
involves object identification and auditory
signals cerebellum coordination
wernicke's area speech comprehension
occipital lobe primary visual area parietal
lobe
keeps us alert to what is going on around us
sensory cortex
pain, heat, and other
sensations motor cortex
movement hippocampus
involved in both memory and
anxiety nucleus accumbens
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involved in the reward process
thalamus
involved in sensory organ and motor command processing
striatum
involved in complex motor actions, also links cognition to motor
actions limbic system
includes circuits that are associated with pleasure and
reward basal ganglia
group of structures involved in voluntary motor movements
amygdala
involved in emotional regulation and perception of odors
corpus callosum
controls the communication between the two brain
hemispheres white matter
contains nerve fibers that connect neurons from different regions into
functional circuits
grey matter
contains nerve cells and dendrites
brain tissue
made up of grey matter and white matter
dorsal striatum
involved in complex motor actions and linkage of cognition to motor actions
-main input area for basal ganglia
*activated when anticipating or engaging in pleasure
The field of epigenetics is rapidly growing and can help explain how
gene expression is:
…
, …
influenced by environmental factors and how epigenetics contributes to the
manifestation of mental illness
How does epigenetics impact a person's mental health?
internal or external factors activate portions of the genome that result in the
manifestation of mental health symptoms
-activation is often a result of a stressful event, which, when combined with
the genetic risk, results in the disease
-genes being on or off
-occurrence of symptoms may be the result of inheritance of an abnormal
gene or of normal genes being "on" when they should be "off." Types of
epigenetic changes:
DNA Methylation
Histone modification
Non-coding RNA
The potential legal and ethical issues impacting mental health
treatment must also be taken into account, including:
-informed consent
-competence to make healthcare decisions
-off-label prescribing
Informed consent
Clients have the right to receive enough information to make decisions
about treatment.
-must also be informed about potential risks associated with medications.
-have the right to refuse treatment
-cannot be forcibly medicated in non-emergencies. However, clients can be
forcibly medicated if they are violent toward themselves or others and when
less restrictive methods have failed
Compliance
A court order may be issued for a client to receive treatment against their
wishes if they are considered a danger to themselves or others. -
Examples: clients with schizophrenia or sex offenders
-Guardians can provide consent for clients who have limited cognitive
capabilities or are incompetent to make decisions
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NR 546 MIDTERM EXAM 2025-2026
ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES |
ALREADY
GRADED A+(100% verified Answers)
GUARANTEED PASS
What should the PMHNP consider when prescribing chemical
restraints?
-allergy status
-prior med hx for adverse drug reactions r/t the meds ordered in the
chemical restraint
-state regulations regarding chemical restrains must be reviewed
Are the PMHNP and other staff liable if the client has an allergic
reaction or adverse side effects to the drugs used for chemical
restraint?
No.
The client has been court-ordered to take the prescribed medications and
the standing order for chemical restraints is approved. The PMHNP and other
staff are not liable if the patient has an allergic reaction or adverse side
effects.
How does reviewing the genetic makeup of a client help guide the
PMHNP in selecting medication for clients?
-Genetic testing can assist by providing more information on how clients
may respond to certain psychotropic medications
-provides information on how a client may break down and metabolize
medications based on the cytochrome P450 system.
Tanrıkulu and Erbaş (2020) investigated identical twins to
determine the presence of an inherited link for schizophrenia and
why one twin may develop schizophrenia when the other does not.
…
,…
When two people have 100% identical DNA, why don't both persons
develop the exact illnesses? Studies of identical Danish twins found
that if one twin had schizophrenia, the other twin had a 50%
lifetime risk of developing schizophrenia (Lemvigh et al., 2020).
Why is there only half the risk?
Both environmental and psychosocial stressors can impact mental health.
Although twins may have identical genes, their gene expression may be
different.
There may be an environmental exposure that turned a gene "on" that
should have been "off" for one twin to develop schizophrenia and not the
other.
central sulcus
separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe
frontal lobe
associated with movement, intelligence, abstract
thinking broca's area speech production
temporal lobe
involves object identification and auditory
signals cerebellum coordination
wernicke's area speech comprehension
occipital lobe primary visual area parietal
lobe
keeps us alert to what is going on around us
sensory cortex
pain, heat, and other
sensations motor cortex
movement hippocampus
involved in both memory and
anxiety nucleus accumbens
…
,…
involved in the reward process
thalamus
involved in sensory organ and motor command processing
striatum
involved in complex motor actions, also links cognition to motor
actions limbic system
includes circuits that are associated with pleasure and
reward basal ganglia
group of structures involved in voluntary motor movements
amygdala
involved in emotional regulation and perception of odors
corpus callosum
controls the communication between the two brain
hemispheres white matter
contains nerve fibers that connect neurons from different regions into
functional circuits
grey matter
contains nerve cells and dendrites
brain tissue
made up of grey matter and white matter
dorsal striatum
involved in complex motor actions and linkage of cognition to motor actions
-main input area for basal ganglia
*activated when anticipating or engaging in pleasure
The field of epigenetics is rapidly growing and can help explain how
gene expression is:
…
, …
influenced by environmental factors and how epigenetics contributes to the
manifestation of mental illness
How does epigenetics impact a person's mental health?
internal or external factors activate portions of the genome that result in the
manifestation of mental health symptoms
-activation is often a result of a stressful event, which, when combined with
the genetic risk, results in the disease
-genes being on or off
-occurrence of symptoms may be the result of inheritance of an abnormal
gene or of normal genes being "on" when they should be "off." Types of
epigenetic changes:
DNA Methylation
Histone modification
Non-coding RNA
The potential legal and ethical issues impacting mental health
treatment must also be taken into account, including:
-informed consent
-competence to make healthcare decisions
-off-label prescribing
Informed consent
Clients have the right to receive enough information to make decisions
about treatment.
-must also be informed about potential risks associated with medications.
-have the right to refuse treatment
-cannot be forcibly medicated in non-emergencies. However, clients can be
forcibly medicated if they are violent toward themselves or others and when
less restrictive methods have failed
Compliance
A court order may be issued for a client to receive treatment against their
wishes if they are considered a danger to themselves or others. -
Examples: clients with schizophrenia or sex offenders
-Guardians can provide consent for clients who have limited cognitive
capabilities or are incompetent to make decisions
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