NUR 630 QUIZ 2 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
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A patient is diagnosed with pediatric bipolar disorder. What is the
recommended treatment for bipolar 1 disorder? Answer - Ariprazole
An 8-year-old girl is brought to her pediatrician by her mother because of odd
behavior. The mother has noticed that over the past year her daughter's arms
and legs jerk wildly out of the blue. Lately, her one eye has started to blink out
of sequence with the other and she began licking her lips so frequently that
they are always chapped. The mother states that as
a toddler her daughter exhibited strange behavior, like stacking a deck of
playing cards on top of itself repeatedly for hours at a time. Additionally, the
mother states that the child is very pleasant and likable with many friends.
Which of the following is the most appropriate
pharmacotherapy? Answer - Haloperidol
When Jessica sits down to do her homework and study, she is easily distracted
by the television in another room. Jessica demonstrates a deficit in ____.
Answer - selective attention
Which diagnosis is a child least likely to receive? Answer - Bipolar I disorder
Which pharmacological treatment is most appropriated for the initial
treatment of a 16-year-old with obsessive compulsive disorder? Answer -
sertraline 25mg PO daily
, A patient is diagnosed with pediatric bipolar 1 disorder and is experiencing
mania. Which is the most effective drug to prescribe? Answer - Effectiveness is
based on tolerability and adverse reactions
Which medication would least likely be used to treat obsessive compulsive
disorders? Answer - Escitalopram (Lexapro)
A 10-year-old boy was started on aripiprazole (Abilify) which side effect this
patient most likely experience? Answer - akathisia
A 15-year-old patient is diagnosed with severe mania. Which treatment plan
should the psychiatric NP recommends? Answer - lithium only
For the past 3 months, a 15-year-old girl has had to turn her light on and off 23
times at exactly 1030PM before she can go to bed. She can spend from 1 to 2
hours ???? because she has to start again if she is interrupted or loses count.
She is upset if the position or the order of the object she has on her desk is
changed even slightly ?????? stop worrying about her family's safety. The girl
knows that this behavior is not "normal" and is concerned and
unhappy about it. In conjunction with pharmacological ???? which of the
following therapies has been proven effective for this disorder. Answer -
cognitive behavioral therapy
A 13 years old girl is diagnosed with moderate to severe OCD, which one will be
the most appropriate treatment to start treating her condition: Answer -
cognitive behavioral therapy
The only SSRI that is currently FDA approved for the treatment of depression in
children is: Answer - prozac
UPDATE 100% CORRECT
A patient is diagnosed with pediatric bipolar disorder. What is the
recommended treatment for bipolar 1 disorder? Answer - Ariprazole
An 8-year-old girl is brought to her pediatrician by her mother because of odd
behavior. The mother has noticed that over the past year her daughter's arms
and legs jerk wildly out of the blue. Lately, her one eye has started to blink out
of sequence with the other and she began licking her lips so frequently that
they are always chapped. The mother states that as
a toddler her daughter exhibited strange behavior, like stacking a deck of
playing cards on top of itself repeatedly for hours at a time. Additionally, the
mother states that the child is very pleasant and likable with many friends.
Which of the following is the most appropriate
pharmacotherapy? Answer - Haloperidol
When Jessica sits down to do her homework and study, she is easily distracted
by the television in another room. Jessica demonstrates a deficit in ____.
Answer - selective attention
Which diagnosis is a child least likely to receive? Answer - Bipolar I disorder
Which pharmacological treatment is most appropriated for the initial
treatment of a 16-year-old with obsessive compulsive disorder? Answer -
sertraline 25mg PO daily
, A patient is diagnosed with pediatric bipolar 1 disorder and is experiencing
mania. Which is the most effective drug to prescribe? Answer - Effectiveness is
based on tolerability and adverse reactions
Which medication would least likely be used to treat obsessive compulsive
disorders? Answer - Escitalopram (Lexapro)
A 10-year-old boy was started on aripiprazole (Abilify) which side effect this
patient most likely experience? Answer - akathisia
A 15-year-old patient is diagnosed with severe mania. Which treatment plan
should the psychiatric NP recommends? Answer - lithium only
For the past 3 months, a 15-year-old girl has had to turn her light on and off 23
times at exactly 1030PM before she can go to bed. She can spend from 1 to 2
hours ???? because she has to start again if she is interrupted or loses count.
She is upset if the position or the order of the object she has on her desk is
changed even slightly ?????? stop worrying about her family's safety. The girl
knows that this behavior is not "normal" and is concerned and
unhappy about it. In conjunction with pharmacological ???? which of the
following therapies has been proven effective for this disorder. Answer -
cognitive behavioral therapy
A 13 years old girl is diagnosed with moderate to severe OCD, which one will be
the most appropriate treatment to start treating her condition: Answer -
cognitive behavioral therapy
The only SSRI that is currently FDA approved for the treatment of depression in
children is: Answer - prozac
