NURS 6630 MIDTERM EXAM (2024) WALDEN UNIVERSITY
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REAL ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED A
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Question1 mmmm 1 out of 1 points
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When an unstable patient asks why it is necessary to add med
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ications to his current regimen, the PMHNP’s best response w
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Answer: “Many psychiatric illnesses involve several dys-functioning neurotransmitter
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er systems and help to alleviate your symptoms.”
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• Question 2 m
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e PMHNP is meeting with a new mother who would like to
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, begin taking medication again to treat her bipolar depression; she is
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breastfeeding her 2- m m
month old daughter. The PMHNP recognizes thatwhich of the followin
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g medications is contraindicated for this patient?
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Selected C.
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• Question 3 m
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Mr. Gordon is a middle-
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aged client who was started onantidepressant monotherapy for de
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pression. After beginning this medication, the PMHNP noticed tha
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t this client seemed to swing into a hypomanic episode. What can
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the PMHNP infer from this behavior change?
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Selected mmmmmmmm A.
Answer: mmmm This client may have Bipolar III disorder
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• Question 4 m
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A patient presents with frequent episodes of mania. Which statemen
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t describes an appropriate treatment approach for
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this patient?
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anticonvulsant.”
• Question 5 m
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The student inquires about antipsychotic medications. Which r
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esponse by the PMHNP describes the factors that contribute to
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mreduced risk of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) for patientsw
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ho take antipsychotics?
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Selected B.
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roperties
• Question 6 m
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After ordering flumazenil (Rumazicon) the PMHNP cautions the staff to monito
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r for which possible effect?
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• Question 7 m
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The PMHNP is caring for a patient who is taking antipsychotics
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heard the psychiatrist tell the patient that the patient would
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be placed on a different antipsychotic agent called an atypical
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antipsychotic. What neurotransmitters will this new medication
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• Question 8 m
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s While genes have potential to modify behavior, behavior can also m
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odify genes. How do genes impact this process?
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Selected B.
Answer: Changes made to proteins lead to changes in behavior.
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, • Question 9 m
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Mrs. Schwartzman is a 52-year-
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old client with schizophrenia and no established history of depres
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sion. When meeting with thePMHNP, she presents with apathy an
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d withdrawn social behavior,and she reports a loss of joy from enjo
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yable activities since startingher new medication. What does the P
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MHNP infer from this encounter with the client?
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Selected mmmmmmm C.
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• Question 10 m
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A nursing student is seeking clarification on the use
of anticonvulsants to treat depression and is unclear about most e
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ffective outcomes. Which of the following agents does the PMHNP
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mconvey as having uncertain outcomes?
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(Neurontin)
• Question 11 m
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edications that are used in practice?
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Selected A.
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protein linkedreceptors have antagonistic tra
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• Question 12 m
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A patient is seeking pharmacological treatment for smoking cessation
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. Which drug class does the PMHNP prescribe to
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the patient?m