NUR 243 QUIZ 2 PROFESSIONAL EXAMPREP
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
FULL REVIEW GRADED A+
◉ The nurse gives a medication that inhibits acetylcholinesterase.
How would this drug affect autonomic activity? Answer:
Parasympathetic activity would increase
◉ The nurse is teaching a group of students about pharmacologic
effects of the feedback loop on the autonomic nervous system. What
will the nurse teach is the most important feedback loop? Answer:
Baroreceptor reflex
◉ The nurse is preparing to give a drug that stimulates the
parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). Which patient response is
an expected outcome of this drug? Answer: Heart rate decreases to
60 bpm
◉ By which of these ways does the sympathetic nervous system
(SNS) help regulate body temperature? Select all that apply. Answer:
-Sympathetic nerves to sweat glands promote secretion of sweat
-Piloerection induced by sympathetic nerves causes heat
conservation
, ◉ The nurse is teaching a group of co-workers about the functions of
the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). Which statement by a co-
worker would require correction? Answer: "The SNS regulates
control of vision."
◉ The nurse is reviewing medications that act as beta1 receptors.
Which of these are response to beta1 receptor activation? Select all
that apply. Answer: -Release of renin
-Increased HR
-Increased atrioventricular (AV) conduction velocity
◉ The nurse teaches a group of student nurses the overall primary
functions of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). Which of these
are functions of the ANS? Select all that apply. Answer: -Regulation
of gastric glands
-Regulation of bronchial glands
-Regulation of blood vessels
-Regulation of muscles of the bronchi
◉ Which receptors mediate responses to the neurotransmitter
acetylcholine? Select all that apply. Answer: -Nicotinic
-Muscarinic
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
FULL REVIEW GRADED A+
◉ The nurse gives a medication that inhibits acetylcholinesterase.
How would this drug affect autonomic activity? Answer:
Parasympathetic activity would increase
◉ The nurse is teaching a group of students about pharmacologic
effects of the feedback loop on the autonomic nervous system. What
will the nurse teach is the most important feedback loop? Answer:
Baroreceptor reflex
◉ The nurse is preparing to give a drug that stimulates the
parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). Which patient response is
an expected outcome of this drug? Answer: Heart rate decreases to
60 bpm
◉ By which of these ways does the sympathetic nervous system
(SNS) help regulate body temperature? Select all that apply. Answer:
-Sympathetic nerves to sweat glands promote secretion of sweat
-Piloerection induced by sympathetic nerves causes heat
conservation
, ◉ The nurse is teaching a group of co-workers about the functions of
the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). Which statement by a co-
worker would require correction? Answer: "The SNS regulates
control of vision."
◉ The nurse is reviewing medications that act as beta1 receptors.
Which of these are response to beta1 receptor activation? Select all
that apply. Answer: -Release of renin
-Increased HR
-Increased atrioventricular (AV) conduction velocity
◉ The nurse teaches a group of student nurses the overall primary
functions of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). Which of these
are functions of the ANS? Select all that apply. Answer: -Regulation
of gastric glands
-Regulation of bronchial glands
-Regulation of blood vessels
-Regulation of muscles of the bronchi
◉ Which receptors mediate responses to the neurotransmitter
acetylcholine? Select all that apply. Answer: -Nicotinic
-Muscarinic
