Exams 3: NSG552/ NSG 552 (2025/ 2026 Updates
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Psychopharmacology | Questions & Answers|
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Wilkes
A 19-year-old patient is admitted for the second time in 9 months
and is acutely psychotic with a diagnosis of undifferentiated
schizophrenia. The patient sits alone rubbing her arms and smiling.
She tells the nurse her thoughts cause earthquakes, and that the
world is burning. The nurse assesses the primary deficit associated
with the patient's condition as:
a. Social isolation
b. Disturbed thinking
c. Altered mood states
d. Poor impulse - answer-b. Disturbed thinking
A 34-year-old male admitted with catatonic schizophrenia has been
mute and motionless for several days while at home prior to
admission. He still appears stuporous in the hospital. Which nursing
intervention would be an initial priority?
a. Orienting the patient to the unit
,b. Reinforcing reality with the patient
c. Establishing a nonthreatening relationship
d. Assessing the patient for physical problems - answer-d. Assessing
the patient for physical problems
A 60-year-old woman has been recently diagnosed with multiple
sclerosis, a disease in which the oligodendrocytes of the patients
central nervous system (CNS) are progressively destroyed. Which
physiologic process within the neurologic system is most likely be
affected by this disease process?
A) Oxygen metabolism
B) Neurotransmitter synthesis
C) Nerve conduction
D) Production of cerebrospinal fluid - answer-C) Nerve conduction
A male patient becomes verbally aggressive and insists the nurse is
poisoning him as she attempts to administer haloperidol (Haldol).
Which action will the nurse take?
a. Support the patients decision to refuse the medication.
b. Discreetly ask an assistant to put the medication in the patients
food.
c. Firmly redirect the patient to take the medication.
,d. Speak privately with the patient and reinforce medication action. -
answer-c. Firmly redirect the patient to take the medication.
A neuron has been hyperpolarized. How will this affect the
excitability of the neuron?
A) The neuron will have a membrane potential farther from the
threshold.
B) The neuron will be more difficult to repolarize after firing.
C) The membrane potential of the neuron will be closer to the
threshold.
D) The neurons excitability will be significantly increased. - answer-A)
The neuron will have a membrane potential farther from the
threshold.
A newly admitted client has been diagnosed with major depressive
disorder. Which nursing diagnosis takes priority?
A. Impaired social interaction
B. Self-esteem deficit
C. Hopelessness
D. Self-care deficit - answer-C. Hopelessness
A group of nursing students are reviewing the role of serotonin in
psychiatric disorders. The students demonstrate a need for
, additional study when they identify which disorder as being
associated with its dysfunction?
A) Depression
B) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
C) Panic disorder
D) Schizophrenia - answer-D) Schizophrenia
A group of nursing students are reviewing the various
neurotransmitters. The students demonstrate understanding when
they identify which of the following as a neuropeptide?
A) Melatonin
B) Serotonin
C) Glutamate
D) Gamma-aminobutyric acid - answer-A) Melatonin
A group of students are reviewing information about
neurotransmitter subtypes. The group demonstrates understanding
of the information when they identify which neurotransmitter as
having muscarinic and nicotinic receptors?
A) Serotonin
B) Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
C) Dopamine
D) Acetylcholine - answer-D) Acetylcholine
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Psychopharmacology | Questions & Answers|
Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)-
Wilkes
A 19-year-old patient is admitted for the second time in 9 months
and is acutely psychotic with a diagnosis of undifferentiated
schizophrenia. The patient sits alone rubbing her arms and smiling.
She tells the nurse her thoughts cause earthquakes, and that the
world is burning. The nurse assesses the primary deficit associated
with the patient's condition as:
a. Social isolation
b. Disturbed thinking
c. Altered mood states
d. Poor impulse - answer-b. Disturbed thinking
A 34-year-old male admitted with catatonic schizophrenia has been
mute and motionless for several days while at home prior to
admission. He still appears stuporous in the hospital. Which nursing
intervention would be an initial priority?
a. Orienting the patient to the unit
,b. Reinforcing reality with the patient
c. Establishing a nonthreatening relationship
d. Assessing the patient for physical problems - answer-d. Assessing
the patient for physical problems
A 60-year-old woman has been recently diagnosed with multiple
sclerosis, a disease in which the oligodendrocytes of the patients
central nervous system (CNS) are progressively destroyed. Which
physiologic process within the neurologic system is most likely be
affected by this disease process?
A) Oxygen metabolism
B) Neurotransmitter synthesis
C) Nerve conduction
D) Production of cerebrospinal fluid - answer-C) Nerve conduction
A male patient becomes verbally aggressive and insists the nurse is
poisoning him as she attempts to administer haloperidol (Haldol).
Which action will the nurse take?
a. Support the patients decision to refuse the medication.
b. Discreetly ask an assistant to put the medication in the patients
food.
c. Firmly redirect the patient to take the medication.
,d. Speak privately with the patient and reinforce medication action. -
answer-c. Firmly redirect the patient to take the medication.
A neuron has been hyperpolarized. How will this affect the
excitability of the neuron?
A) The neuron will have a membrane potential farther from the
threshold.
B) The neuron will be more difficult to repolarize after firing.
C) The membrane potential of the neuron will be closer to the
threshold.
D) The neurons excitability will be significantly increased. - answer-A)
The neuron will have a membrane potential farther from the
threshold.
A newly admitted client has been diagnosed with major depressive
disorder. Which nursing diagnosis takes priority?
A. Impaired social interaction
B. Self-esteem deficit
C. Hopelessness
D. Self-care deficit - answer-C. Hopelessness
A group of nursing students are reviewing the role of serotonin in
psychiatric disorders. The students demonstrate a need for
, additional study when they identify which disorder as being
associated with its dysfunction?
A) Depression
B) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
C) Panic disorder
D) Schizophrenia - answer-D) Schizophrenia
A group of nursing students are reviewing the various
neurotransmitters. The students demonstrate understanding when
they identify which of the following as a neuropeptide?
A) Melatonin
B) Serotonin
C) Glutamate
D) Gamma-aminobutyric acid - answer-A) Melatonin
A group of students are reviewing information about
neurotransmitter subtypes. The group demonstrates understanding
of the information when they identify which neurotransmitter as
having muscarinic and nicotinic receptors?
A) Serotonin
B) Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
C) Dopamine
D) Acetylcholine - answer-D) Acetylcholine
