NURS 6630 Midterm Exam 2020
QUESTION 1
1. A noncompliant patient states, "Why do you want me to put this poison in my body?"
Identify the best response made by the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner
(PMHNP).
A. "You have to take your medication to become stable."
B."Most medications will increase the number of neurotransmitters that you already have in
the brain."
C."Most medications used in treatment are either increasing or decreasing neurotransmitters
that your body already has."
D."Why do you believe that your medication is poison?"
QUESTION 2
1. Which statement about neurotransmitters and medications is true?
A. Natural neurotransmitters such as endorphins have been discovered after the development
of medications.
B. Some medications were developed after the discovery and known action of the
neurotransmitters in the brain.
C. Neurotransmitters receive messages from most medications.
D. The neurotransmitter serotonin is directly linked to depression. Following this discovery,
the antidepressant Prozac was developed.
QUESTION 3
1. When an unstable patient asks why it is necessary to add medications to his current
regimen, the PMHNP's best response would be:
A. "In an extreme case such as yours, more than one medication is often needed."
QUESTION 1
1. A noncompliant patient states, "Why do you want me to put this poison in my body?"
Identify the best response made by the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner
(PMHNP).
A. "You have to take your medication to become stable."
B."Most medications will increase the number of neurotransmitters that you already have in
the brain."
C."Most medications used in treatment are either increasing or decreasing neurotransmitters
that your body already has."
D."Why do you believe that your medication is poison?"
QUESTION 2
1. Which statement about neurotransmitters and medications is true?
A. Natural neurotransmitters such as endorphins have been discovered after the development
of medications.
B. Some medications were developed after the discovery and known action of the
neurotransmitters in the brain.
C. Neurotransmitters receive messages from most medications.
D. The neurotransmitter serotonin is directly linked to depression. Following this discovery,
the antidepressant Prozac was developed.
QUESTION 3
1. When an unstable patient asks why it is necessary to add medications to his current
regimen, the PMHNP's best response would be:
A. "In an extreme case such as yours, more than one medication is often needed."
