Review Test Submission:
Week 11 Final Exam
Course NURS-6630N-,Approaches to Treatment.2020 Spring Qtr
02/24-05/17-
Test Week 11 Final Exam
Due Date 5/11/20 1:59 AM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 72 out of 75 points
Time Elapsed 1 hour, 40 minutes out of 2 hours
• Question 1
Results Submitted Answers 0 out of 0 points
Displayed
When completing this exam, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of
Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity?
• Question 2
Selected Ye 1 out of 1 points
Answer: s
All drugs that lead to addiction increase in the ventral striatum, which is
also called the .
• Question
Selected a. 3
Answer: Dopamine / nucleus 1 out of 1 points
accumbens
A patient with chronic back pain has been prescribed a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake
inhibitor (SNRI). How does the PMHNP describe the action of SNRIs on the inhibition of pain
to the patient?
• Question
Selected a. 4
Answer: “The SNRI can increase noradrenergic neurotransmission in the
1 out of 1 points
descending spinal pathway to the dorsal horn.”
, Review Test Submission:
Week 11 Final Exam
Karen completes the Epworth sleepiness scale and scores abnormally high. She is
diagnosed with narcolepsy. The PMHNP prescribes a wake-promoting agent that is a weak
dopamine transporter antagonist. Which medication did the PMHNP prescribe?
• Question
Selected a. 5
Answer: Modafanil 1 out of 1 points
(PROVIGIL)
Which of these characteristics does NOT meet the criteria for probably Alzheimer's
dementia?
• Question
Selected b. 6
Answer: Sudden 1 out of 1 points
onset
Neal is complaining of restless leg syndrome and insomnia. Which first-line medication
should the PMHNP prescribe to treat both?
• Question
Selected a. 7
Answer: Ripinirole 1 out of 1 points
(REQUIP)
A nursing student asks the PMHNP about the difference between the use of stimulants in
the treatment of ADHD and the abuse of stimulants in substance-use disorders. Which is
the correct response?
• Question
Selected a. 8
Answer: All of these are 1 out of 1 points
correct.
The PMHNP prescribes pregabalin (LYRICA) for a patient with chronic pain. How does
pregabalin work to reduce pain?
• Question
Selected b. 9
Answer: 1 out of 1 points
It will block excitatory neurotransmission by blocking voltage-sensitive
calcium channels.
A patient addicted to heroin is receiving treatment for detoxification. He begins to
experience tachycardia, tremors, and diaphoresis. What medication will the PMHNP
prescribe for this patient?
, Review Test Submission:
Week 11 Final Exam
Selected d.
Week 11 Final Exam
Course NURS-6630N-,Approaches to Treatment.2020 Spring Qtr
02/24-05/17-
Test Week 11 Final Exam
Due Date 5/11/20 1:59 AM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 72 out of 75 points
Time Elapsed 1 hour, 40 minutes out of 2 hours
• Question 1
Results Submitted Answers 0 out of 0 points
Displayed
When completing this exam, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of
Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity?
• Question 2
Selected Ye 1 out of 1 points
Answer: s
All drugs that lead to addiction increase in the ventral striatum, which is
also called the .
• Question
Selected a. 3
Answer: Dopamine / nucleus 1 out of 1 points
accumbens
A patient with chronic back pain has been prescribed a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake
inhibitor (SNRI). How does the PMHNP describe the action of SNRIs on the inhibition of pain
to the patient?
• Question
Selected a. 4
Answer: “The SNRI can increase noradrenergic neurotransmission in the
1 out of 1 points
descending spinal pathway to the dorsal horn.”
, Review Test Submission:
Week 11 Final Exam
Karen completes the Epworth sleepiness scale and scores abnormally high. She is
diagnosed with narcolepsy. The PMHNP prescribes a wake-promoting agent that is a weak
dopamine transporter antagonist. Which medication did the PMHNP prescribe?
• Question
Selected a. 5
Answer: Modafanil 1 out of 1 points
(PROVIGIL)
Which of these characteristics does NOT meet the criteria for probably Alzheimer's
dementia?
• Question
Selected b. 6
Answer: Sudden 1 out of 1 points
onset
Neal is complaining of restless leg syndrome and insomnia. Which first-line medication
should the PMHNP prescribe to treat both?
• Question
Selected a. 7
Answer: Ripinirole 1 out of 1 points
(REQUIP)
A nursing student asks the PMHNP about the difference between the use of stimulants in
the treatment of ADHD and the abuse of stimulants in substance-use disorders. Which is
the correct response?
• Question
Selected a. 8
Answer: All of these are 1 out of 1 points
correct.
The PMHNP prescribes pregabalin (LYRICA) for a patient with chronic pain. How does
pregabalin work to reduce pain?
• Question
Selected b. 9
Answer: 1 out of 1 points
It will block excitatory neurotransmission by blocking voltage-sensitive
calcium channels.
A patient addicted to heroin is receiving treatment for detoxification. He begins to
experience tachycardia, tremors, and diaphoresis. What medication will the PMHNP
prescribe for this patient?
, Review Test Submission:
Week 11 Final Exam
Selected d.
