WALDEN UNIVERSITY NUR 6531
FINAL 1 PRACTICE EXAMINATION
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ · Complete recovery from schizophrenia is rare..
Answer: 1. Which of the following is accurate in regard to the long-term
outlook for schizophrenic patients?· About 50% of persons diagnosed with
the disorder eventually recover.· Recovery is possible only if the person
stays on medication. Recovery is possible only if the patient receives
psychotherapy. Complete recovery from schizophrenia is rare.
◍ 6.How many stages does the Tanner scale use to stage sexual maturity? a. 3
stages b. 5 stages c. 6 stages d. 8 stages.
Answer: B
◍ Patients often discontinue effective medications.
Answer: 2. Which of the following factors is true in the treatment of
schizophrenia?· The use of neurotransmitters-based targeted based drugs is
not effective.· There are no effective drugs to treat schizophrenia· Patients
often discontinue effective medications· All treatment drugs have severe
side effects
◍ 7.What is the median age for the onset of menstruation for adolescent girls
in the United States? a. 9 b. 10 c. 12 d. 13.
Answer: C
◍ 8.What factor limits an individual's ability to function productively as an
adult? a.Failure to take into account social and cultural norms bThe inability
to move through the world with credibility and respect c.Poverty dFailure to
, negotiate the developmental tasks of adolescence successfully.
Answer: D
◍ 9.The type of thinking that influences the risk-taking behaviors of
adolescence _____________________ a.involves the use of symbols,
advanced reasoning and expanded possibilities. b.works proactively to
achieve autonomy. c.encourages experimentation and foresight. d.is rooted
in the immediate and concrete..
Answer: A
◍ 10. What narrow term is often used to refer to the period of Early
Adulthood? a. Productive years b. Reproductive years c. Young Adulthood
d. Adolescence.
Answer: B
◍ Explore potential no adherence..
Answer: 3. A 23-year-old gentleman was started on antipsychotic
medications for 3 weeks ago. During a following appointment he reports
??????????? sensible next step.· Increased the dose of the antipsychotic
medication· Explore potential no adherence.· Add another antipsychotic
medication· Change to another antipsychotic drug.
◍ 1. Which of the following is considered primary prevention? a. Targeted
immunization b. Serves that limit an existing disability c. Routine laboratory
screening d. Rehabilitation.
Answer: A
◍ · Substance induced psychotic disorder.
Answer: 4. A 45-year-old male student experienced the delusion that he
could save all the puppies suffering from homelessness in the world with a
secret plan ?????????? preventing it. His symptoms lasted only a few days
after he resumed his daily methamphetamine use. He is diagnosed with:·
Folie a deux· Brief psychotic disorder· Substance induced psychotic
disorder· Schizotypal personality disorder.
◍ A lack of emotional response, blank facial expression.
, Answer: 4. Which of the following is the most accurate definition of flat
affect?· An inability to initiate and persist in activities.· The inability to
experience pleasure· A lack of speech content and/or slower speech
response· A lack of emotional response, blank facial expression
◍ Disorganized speech and behavior.
Answer: 6. Which of the following characterizes schizophrenia?·
Disorganized speech and behavior· Labile emotions· All of these· Delusions
and illusions
◍ · Dementia praecox.
Answer: 7. Toward the end of the 19th century, Emil Kraepelin, used this
term regarding schizophrenia because he observed ???????????????????·
Folie a deux· Adolescent insanity· Dementia praecox· Catatonia previa
◍ 2. What area of injury prevention is a focus of the USPSTF's guidelines for
counseling all healthy, asymptomatic women? a. motor vehicle accidents b.
falls c. domestic violence d. All of the above.
Answer: C
◍ 3. What is the USPSTF recommendation regarding firearms? a. Removed
from homes with children under the age of ten b. Stored in locked
compartments c. Removed from home or stored, unloaded, in locked
compartments d. Removed from private homes.
Answer: B
◍ People are out to get them.
Answer: 8. Which of the following is a persecution type of psychotic
delusion? The person believes.· They are a highly famous or important
person· A familiar person is actually a double· A body part has changed in
some impossible way.· People are out to get them
◍ 1. Where in the breast do most malignancies develop? a. Upper inner
quadrant b. Upper outer quadrant c. Lower outer quadrant d. Lower inner
quadrant.
Answer: B
, ◍ 1. In the GTPAL system for recording pregnancy history, the "T" stands for:
_________ a. Term births. b. Terminal pregnancies. c. Total number of
pregnancies. d. Type of birth (spontaneous, assisted, or cesarean)..
Answer: A
◍ An individual with a schizophrenic identical twin has the highest risk factor
(almost 50%) of developing schizophrenia..
Answer: 9. Researches studies focusing on genetic factors in schizophrenia
have found that:· If one person in a family has a particular sub type of
schizophrenia, eg, paranoid, the other family members inherit
???????????????????· The more severe a parent's schizophrenic disorder, the
less likely the children were to develop it· An individual with a
schizophrenic identical twin has the highest risk factor (almost 50%) of
developing schizophrenia.· In family studies of schizophrenia, the genetic
influence can be separated from the environment impact.
◍ Bleuler.
Answer: 9. The term simple schizophrenia was added to the categories of
existing schizophrenia by:· Hecker· Liddle· Hubbard· Bleuler
◍ Tell me about the voices?.
Answer: 11. A 20-year-old man presents to your office complaining of
auditory hallucinations for approximately 7
??????????????????????????????? his mother voice's as well. The patient
appears distressed by the hallucinations and wants your
help??????????????????? time?· Did you record the voices?· Why do you
think you hear voices?· Have you taken medications?· Tell me about the
voices?
◍ 1. What does a service grade of D represent in the
U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations? a.
Service carries insufficient evidence to recommend it b. Service is found to
be beneficial c. Service is found to be either of no benefit or potentially
harmful d. Service should not be routinely provided.
Answer: C
FINAL 1 PRACTICE EXAMINATION
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ · Complete recovery from schizophrenia is rare..
Answer: 1. Which of the following is accurate in regard to the long-term
outlook for schizophrenic patients?· About 50% of persons diagnosed with
the disorder eventually recover.· Recovery is possible only if the person
stays on medication. Recovery is possible only if the patient receives
psychotherapy. Complete recovery from schizophrenia is rare.
◍ 6.How many stages does the Tanner scale use to stage sexual maturity? a. 3
stages b. 5 stages c. 6 stages d. 8 stages.
Answer: B
◍ Patients often discontinue effective medications.
Answer: 2. Which of the following factors is true in the treatment of
schizophrenia?· The use of neurotransmitters-based targeted based drugs is
not effective.· There are no effective drugs to treat schizophrenia· Patients
often discontinue effective medications· All treatment drugs have severe
side effects
◍ 7.What is the median age for the onset of menstruation for adolescent girls
in the United States? a. 9 b. 10 c. 12 d. 13.
Answer: C
◍ 8.What factor limits an individual's ability to function productively as an
adult? a.Failure to take into account social and cultural norms bThe inability
to move through the world with credibility and respect c.Poverty dFailure to
, negotiate the developmental tasks of adolescence successfully.
Answer: D
◍ 9.The type of thinking that influences the risk-taking behaviors of
adolescence _____________________ a.involves the use of symbols,
advanced reasoning and expanded possibilities. b.works proactively to
achieve autonomy. c.encourages experimentation and foresight. d.is rooted
in the immediate and concrete..
Answer: A
◍ 10. What narrow term is often used to refer to the period of Early
Adulthood? a. Productive years b. Reproductive years c. Young Adulthood
d. Adolescence.
Answer: B
◍ Explore potential no adherence..
Answer: 3. A 23-year-old gentleman was started on antipsychotic
medications for 3 weeks ago. During a following appointment he reports
??????????? sensible next step.· Increased the dose of the antipsychotic
medication· Explore potential no adherence.· Add another antipsychotic
medication· Change to another antipsychotic drug.
◍ 1. Which of the following is considered primary prevention? a. Targeted
immunization b. Serves that limit an existing disability c. Routine laboratory
screening d. Rehabilitation.
Answer: A
◍ · Substance induced psychotic disorder.
Answer: 4. A 45-year-old male student experienced the delusion that he
could save all the puppies suffering from homelessness in the world with a
secret plan ?????????? preventing it. His symptoms lasted only a few days
after he resumed his daily methamphetamine use. He is diagnosed with:·
Folie a deux· Brief psychotic disorder· Substance induced psychotic
disorder· Schizotypal personality disorder.
◍ A lack of emotional response, blank facial expression.
, Answer: 4. Which of the following is the most accurate definition of flat
affect?· An inability to initiate and persist in activities.· The inability to
experience pleasure· A lack of speech content and/or slower speech
response· A lack of emotional response, blank facial expression
◍ Disorganized speech and behavior.
Answer: 6. Which of the following characterizes schizophrenia?·
Disorganized speech and behavior· Labile emotions· All of these· Delusions
and illusions
◍ · Dementia praecox.
Answer: 7. Toward the end of the 19th century, Emil Kraepelin, used this
term regarding schizophrenia because he observed ???????????????????·
Folie a deux· Adolescent insanity· Dementia praecox· Catatonia previa
◍ 2. What area of injury prevention is a focus of the USPSTF's guidelines for
counseling all healthy, asymptomatic women? a. motor vehicle accidents b.
falls c. domestic violence d. All of the above.
Answer: C
◍ 3. What is the USPSTF recommendation regarding firearms? a. Removed
from homes with children under the age of ten b. Stored in locked
compartments c. Removed from home or stored, unloaded, in locked
compartments d. Removed from private homes.
Answer: B
◍ People are out to get them.
Answer: 8. Which of the following is a persecution type of psychotic
delusion? The person believes.· They are a highly famous or important
person· A familiar person is actually a double· A body part has changed in
some impossible way.· People are out to get them
◍ 1. Where in the breast do most malignancies develop? a. Upper inner
quadrant b. Upper outer quadrant c. Lower outer quadrant d. Lower inner
quadrant.
Answer: B
, ◍ 1. In the GTPAL system for recording pregnancy history, the "T" stands for:
_________ a. Term births. b. Terminal pregnancies. c. Total number of
pregnancies. d. Type of birth (spontaneous, assisted, or cesarean)..
Answer: A
◍ An individual with a schizophrenic identical twin has the highest risk factor
(almost 50%) of developing schizophrenia..
Answer: 9. Researches studies focusing on genetic factors in schizophrenia
have found that:· If one person in a family has a particular sub type of
schizophrenia, eg, paranoid, the other family members inherit
???????????????????· The more severe a parent's schizophrenic disorder, the
less likely the children were to develop it· An individual with a
schizophrenic identical twin has the highest risk factor (almost 50%) of
developing schizophrenia.· In family studies of schizophrenia, the genetic
influence can be separated from the environment impact.
◍ Bleuler.
Answer: 9. The term simple schizophrenia was added to the categories of
existing schizophrenia by:· Hecker· Liddle· Hubbard· Bleuler
◍ Tell me about the voices?.
Answer: 11. A 20-year-old man presents to your office complaining of
auditory hallucinations for approximately 7
??????????????????????????????? his mother voice's as well. The patient
appears distressed by the hallucinations and wants your
help??????????????????? time?· Did you record the voices?· Why do you
think you hear voices?· Have you taken medications?· Tell me about the
voices?
◍ 1. What does a service grade of D represent in the
U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations? a.
Service carries insufficient evidence to recommend it b. Service is found to
be beneficial c. Service is found to be either of no benefit or potentially
harmful d. Service should not be routinely provided.
Answer: C
