NURS 6630 / NURS 6630N Week 6 Midterm Exam 2024 (100% Correct Answers)

NURS 6630 Midterm Week 6 Exam (Latest Version 9 ) / NURS 6630N Midterm Exam/ NURS-6630N:Psychopharmacologic Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology, Walden University NURS 6630N / NURS 6630C Week 6 Midterm Exam 2024 (100% Correct Answers) NURS 6630C- NURS 6630N Week 6 Midterm Exam 2024 NURS 6630 Midterm Week 6 Exam (Latest Version 9 ) / NURS 6630N Midterm Exam/ NURS-6630N:Psychopharmacologic Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology, Walden University Question 1 1 out of 1 points A patient recently transferred following a suicide attempt has a history of schizophrenia, depression, and fibromyalgia. He is currently taking Amitriptyline (Elavil), Lisinopril, aspirin, and fluoxetine (Prozac). When assessing the psychiatric medications and the reason for admission, what would be the best course of action for the PMHNP with this client? Selected Answer: A. Review Amitriptyline (Elavil) level Question 2 0 out of 1 points A patient is diagnosed with schizophrenia. What increases the patient’s potential to mediate the cognitive symptoms of the disease? Selected Answer: B. Achieving overactivity of the mesocorticol projections to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex NURS 6630N Week 6 Midterm Exam 8 Review 2022/2023 Question 3 1 out of 1 points A patient with schizophrenia is given an inverse agonist that acts on the receptor 5HT and neurotransmitter serotonin. What is the rationale for prescribing a medication such as this? Selected Answer: B. To decrease serotonin Question 4 1 out of 1 points Downloaded by Thomas Mboya () lOMoARcPSD| 7/7/2020 Review Test Submission: Week 6 Midterm Exam – NURS-6630N... Ms. Skidmore presents for a follow-up appointment after being prescribed phenelzine (Nardil), and reports “I take my 45 mg pill, three times a day, just like I’m supposed to.” What does the PMHNP understand about this patient? Selected Answer: C. Ms. Skidmore is taking too much of the phenelzine (Nardil); she should be taking the 45 mg in three doses. Question 5 0 out of 1 points The student inquires about antipsychotic medications. Which response by the PMHNP describes the factors that contribute to reduced risk of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) for patients who take antipsychotics? Selected Answer: D. Potent D2 antagonists that block the muscarinic anti-M1 cholinergic receptors Question 6 1 out of 1 points A client is prescribed fluoxetine but is concerned about side effects. Which statement demonstrates accurate client teaching when discussing the side effects associated with fluoxetine? Selected Answer: A. Weight gain is common Question 7 0 out of 1 points Though medications have the ability to target neurotransmitter release into the synapse by the presynaptic neuron it is not always necessary. The PMHNP understands that this is because: Selected Answer: A. Neurotransmission occurring along the axon is normally at a level to prevent symptoms of mental illness and rarely require augmentation from medication therapy. Question 8 0 out of 1 points The PMHNP is caring for four patients. Which patient statement indicates that benzodiazepines would be beneficial? Selected Answer: A. “I have trouble staying asleep in the middle of the night.” Question 9 1 out of 1 points Ms. Ryerson is a 28-year-old patient with a mood disorder. She recently requested to transfer to a new PMHNP, after not getting along well with her previous provider. The new PHMNP is reviewing Ms. Ryerson’s medical chart prior to their first appointment. Upon review, the PMHNP sees that the former provider last documented “patient had rapid poop out.” What does the PMHNP infer about the patient’s prescription based on this documentation? Downloaded by Thomas Mboya () lOMoARcPSD| Selected Answer: A. The patient has an unsustained response to antidepressants. Downloaded by Thomas Mboya () lOMoARcPSD| Downloaded by Thomas Mboya () lOMoARcPSD| 7/7/2020 Review Test Submission: Week 6 Midterm Exam – NURS-6630N... Question 10 1 out of 1 points A patient is prescribed fluoxetine but is concerned about the side effects. Which statement demonstrates accurate patient teaching when discussing the side effects associated with fluoxetine? Selected Answer: C. Induction of mania is rare. Question 11 0 out of 1 points The PMHNP is caring for a new patient who has been transferred from another office. When meeting with the new patient, the patient reports, “I feel like I am improving with the stabilizers.” The PMHNP immediately recognizes that the patient is describing which kind ofdrug? Selected Answer: B. Antagonists Question 12 1 out of 1 points Ms. Hill is currently being treated for schizophrenia but has stopped taking her medications due to some side effects she claims she was experiencing. She presents to the clinic today with worsening symptoms. She is experiencing anhedonia, agitation, attentional impairment, and affective blunting. Which one of the symptoms mentioned is considered a positive symptom of schizophrenia? Selected Answer: B. Agitation Question 13 1 out of 1 points There are a number of endocrine reactions that accompany fear. A quick boost of cortisol may enhance survival when encountering a real but short-term threat. However, chronic elevations in cortisol can lead to increased medical comorbidities. Which of the following medical conditions may be related to these persistent cortisol elevations? Selected Answer: D. All of the above Question 14 1 out of 1 points The PMHNP is considering prescribing a 49-year-old male clozapine (Clozaril) to treat his schizophrenia and suicidal ideations. The PMHNP is aware that which factor may impact the dose needed to effectively treat his condition: Selected Answer: A. The patient smokes cigarettes. Question 15 1 out of 1 points The PMHNP is meeting with a new mother who would like to begin taking medication again to treat