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NRNP 6635/NRNP 6635 MIDTERM EXAM WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED
ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026/WALDEN
UNIVERSITY NURSING
Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during
prescribing antipsychotic drugs ......ANSWER......AIMS
Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder
......ANSWER......CAPS
Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing drugs to
treat psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients
......ANSWER......Potassium
Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the psychosocial
life cycle ......ANSWER......Erickson
Select two causes of dissociative amnesia ......ANSWER......Sexual abuse
and Partner Betrayal
Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs most
commonly ......ANSWER......Autism and Intellectual disability
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Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients
......ANSWER......20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate
symptoms, 30% no change or worse
Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is
absent in dissociative amnesia ......ANSWER......Sequential events
The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with anorexia nervosa
......ANSWER......Eating with friends but not Family
Select the two most important elements of the psychiatric interview to
establish a mental illness diagnosis. ......ANSWER......Psychiatrist History
and mental status examination
Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia nervosa patients.
......ANSWER......Patient Resistance
Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common symptom
......ANSWER......Central Apnea
Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely to
initially seek help from a Primary Care Provider
......ANSWER......Hoarding
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Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed
......ANSWER......4
Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to
observing violence in television, movies, and video games
......ANSWER......Dysthymia
Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a
successful mental health interview of a child ......ANSWER......Medical
history
Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of
antidepressant drug therapy ......ANSWER......6-8 weeks
What is one main difference between acute stress disorder and PTSD?
......ANSWER......PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams
Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include all the
following EXCEPT: ......ANSWER......Short duration of symptoms
Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of
somatic symptom disorder or hypochondriasis ......ANSWER......Angina
Pectoris
NRNP 6635/NRNP 6635 MIDTERM EXAM WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED
ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026/WALDEN
UNIVERSITY NURSING
Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during
prescribing antipsychotic drugs ......ANSWER......AIMS
Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder
......ANSWER......CAPS
Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing drugs to
treat psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients
......ANSWER......Potassium
Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the psychosocial
life cycle ......ANSWER......Erickson
Select two causes of dissociative amnesia ......ANSWER......Sexual abuse
and Partner Betrayal
Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs most
commonly ......ANSWER......Autism and Intellectual disability
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Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients
......ANSWER......20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate
symptoms, 30% no change or worse
Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is
absent in dissociative amnesia ......ANSWER......Sequential events
The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with anorexia nervosa
......ANSWER......Eating with friends but not Family
Select the two most important elements of the psychiatric interview to
establish a mental illness diagnosis. ......ANSWER......Psychiatrist History
and mental status examination
Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia nervosa patients.
......ANSWER......Patient Resistance
Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common symptom
......ANSWER......Central Apnea
Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely to
initially seek help from a Primary Care Provider
......ANSWER......Hoarding
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Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed
......ANSWER......4
Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to
observing violence in television, movies, and video games
......ANSWER......Dysthymia
Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a
successful mental health interview of a child ......ANSWER......Medical
history
Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of
antidepressant drug therapy ......ANSWER......6-8 weeks
What is one main difference between acute stress disorder and PTSD?
......ANSWER......PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams
Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include all the
following EXCEPT: ......ANSWER......Short duration of symptoms
Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of
somatic symptom disorder or hypochondriasis ......ANSWER......Angina
Pectoris
