NSG552 EXAM 1 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
SCRIPT 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ 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
◉ The nurse is assessing a patient experiencing anxiety and
observes increased sweating and gooseflesh. The nurse understands
that these are the result of which substance?
A) Acetylcholine
B) Norepinephrine
C) Serotonin
D) Histamine. Answer: B) Norepinephrine
◉ A nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient diagnosed with
schizophrenia. The nurse integrates knowledge of this disorder,
identifying which neurotransmitter as being primarily involved?
,A) Acetylcholine
B) Dopamine
C) Norepinephrine
D) Serotonin. Answer: B) Dopamine
◉ 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
◉ A nurse is involved in gathering information about the inheritance
of mental disorders using population genetics. Which of the
following would the nurse be least likely to be evaluating?
A) Concordance rates
B) Occurrence in first-degree relatives
C) Risk factor analysis
D) Adoptions studies. Answer: C) Risk factor analysis
,◉ A nurse is reading a journal article about
psychoneuroimmunology. Which 16. information would the nurse
most likely find? Select all that apply.
A) Neurotoxins role in receptor site damage
B) Hypothalamicpituitarythyroid axis disruption
C) Static activity of natural killer cells in response to stress
D) Hypothalamic damage leading to immune dysfunction
E) Interruption in the typical circadian rhythm cycle. Answer: A)
Neurotoxins role in receptor site damage
B) Hypothalamicpituitarythyroid axis disruption
D) Hypothalamic damage leading to immune dysfunction
◉ A patient is scheduled for a challenge test. Which of the following
would the nurse include when explaining this test to the patient?
A) Intravenous administration of a substance to induce symptoms
B) Application of electrodes to the scalp for monitoring
C) Evaluation electrical impulses recorded on graph paper
D) Exposure to a flashing strobe light to elicit abnormal activity.
Answer: A) Intravenous administration of a substance to induce
symptoms
◉ A patient with depression tells the nurse that he is to have a test
that involves the recording of an electroencephalogram (EEG)
, throughout the night. The 18. nurse most likely identifies this testing
as which of the following?
A) Sleep deprivation EEG
B) Polysomnography
C) Evoked potentials
D) Functional magnetic resonance imaging. Answer: B)
Polysomnography
◉ 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
◉ When describing neuronal transmission, an instructor describes
the area where the electrical intracellular signal becomes a chemical
one. The instructor is describing which of the following?
A) Soma
B) Synaptic cleft
C) Terminal
D) Receptor. Answer: B) Synaptic cleft
SCRIPT 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ 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
◉ The nurse is assessing a patient experiencing anxiety and
observes increased sweating and gooseflesh. The nurse understands
that these are the result of which substance?
A) Acetylcholine
B) Norepinephrine
C) Serotonin
D) Histamine. Answer: B) Norepinephrine
◉ A nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient diagnosed with
schizophrenia. The nurse integrates knowledge of this disorder,
identifying which neurotransmitter as being primarily involved?
,A) Acetylcholine
B) Dopamine
C) Norepinephrine
D) Serotonin. Answer: B) Dopamine
◉ 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
◉ A nurse is involved in gathering information about the inheritance
of mental disorders using population genetics. Which of the
following would the nurse be least likely to be evaluating?
A) Concordance rates
B) Occurrence in first-degree relatives
C) Risk factor analysis
D) Adoptions studies. Answer: C) Risk factor analysis
,◉ A nurse is reading a journal article about
psychoneuroimmunology. Which 16. information would the nurse
most likely find? Select all that apply.
A) Neurotoxins role in receptor site damage
B) Hypothalamicpituitarythyroid axis disruption
C) Static activity of natural killer cells in response to stress
D) Hypothalamic damage leading to immune dysfunction
E) Interruption in the typical circadian rhythm cycle. Answer: A)
Neurotoxins role in receptor site damage
B) Hypothalamicpituitarythyroid axis disruption
D) Hypothalamic damage leading to immune dysfunction
◉ A patient is scheduled for a challenge test. Which of the following
would the nurse include when explaining this test to the patient?
A) Intravenous administration of a substance to induce symptoms
B) Application of electrodes to the scalp for monitoring
C) Evaluation electrical impulses recorded on graph paper
D) Exposure to a flashing strobe light to elicit abnormal activity.
Answer: A) Intravenous administration of a substance to induce
symptoms
◉ A patient with depression tells the nurse that he is to have a test
that involves the recording of an electroencephalogram (EEG)
, throughout the night. The 18. nurse most likely identifies this testing
as which of the following?
A) Sleep deprivation EEG
B) Polysomnography
C) Evoked potentials
D) Functional magnetic resonance imaging. Answer: B)
Polysomnography
◉ 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
◉ When describing neuronal transmission, an instructor describes
the area where the electrical intracellular signal becomes a chemical
one. The instructor is describing which of the following?
A) Soma
B) Synaptic cleft
C) Terminal
D) Receptor. Answer: B) Synaptic cleft
