NSG 5340 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 | COMPLETE TEST 1 REVIEW
weight (kg) / height (m^2) - correct answer ✔✔BMI calculation
underweight: <18.5
*normal: 18.5-24.9
overweight: 25-29.9
obesity: 30-39.9
extreme obesity >40 - correct answer ✔✔BMI classifications
nociceptive or somatic - correct answer ✔✔pain r/t tissue damage
c/o dull, spasmodic, pressing, pulling, throbbing, colicky
ex arthritis, spinal stenosis
neuropathic - correct answer ✔✔pain resulting from direct trauma to peripheral or NS
c/o stabbing, burning, shock, pins, & needles
ex injury from stroke or trauma
psychogenic - correct answer ✔✔pain r/t factors that influence the pt's report of pain i.e.
physical conditions, personality & coping style, cultural norms, social support systems
idiopathic - correct answer ✔✔pain with no identifiable etiology
serotonin - correct answer ✔✔NT: mood, arousal, cognition
synthesized in raphe nuclei in brainstem
, norepinephrine - correct answer ✔✔NT: mood, arousal, attention, cognition
synthesized in locus coeruleus in brainstem
dopamine - correct answer ✔✔NT: mood, arousal, cognition, motor control
synthesized in substantia nigra in brainstem
acetylcholine - correct answer ✔✔NT: sleep, arousal, attention
synthesized in basal nucleus of meyhart in basal forebrain
level of consciousness - correct answer ✔✔how aware the person is of his/her environment
attention - correct answer ✔✔ability to focus or concentrate
lethargic - correct answer ✔✔you must speak to the person in a loud forceful manner to get a
response
obtunded - correct answer ✔✔you must shake a patient to get a response
stuporous - correct answer ✔✔pt is unarousable except by painful stimuli (sternal rub)
coma - correct answer ✔✔pt is completely unarousable
perception - correct answer ✔✔awareness of the objects in the environment to the five senses
& their interrelationships
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 | COMPLETE TEST 1 REVIEW
weight (kg) / height (m^2) - correct answer ✔✔BMI calculation
underweight: <18.5
*normal: 18.5-24.9
overweight: 25-29.9
obesity: 30-39.9
extreme obesity >40 - correct answer ✔✔BMI classifications
nociceptive or somatic - correct answer ✔✔pain r/t tissue damage
c/o dull, spasmodic, pressing, pulling, throbbing, colicky
ex arthritis, spinal stenosis
neuropathic - correct answer ✔✔pain resulting from direct trauma to peripheral or NS
c/o stabbing, burning, shock, pins, & needles
ex injury from stroke or trauma
psychogenic - correct answer ✔✔pain r/t factors that influence the pt's report of pain i.e.
physical conditions, personality & coping style, cultural norms, social support systems
idiopathic - correct answer ✔✔pain with no identifiable etiology
serotonin - correct answer ✔✔NT: mood, arousal, cognition
synthesized in raphe nuclei in brainstem
, norepinephrine - correct answer ✔✔NT: mood, arousal, attention, cognition
synthesized in locus coeruleus in brainstem
dopamine - correct answer ✔✔NT: mood, arousal, cognition, motor control
synthesized in substantia nigra in brainstem
acetylcholine - correct answer ✔✔NT: sleep, arousal, attention
synthesized in basal nucleus of meyhart in basal forebrain
level of consciousness - correct answer ✔✔how aware the person is of his/her environment
attention - correct answer ✔✔ability to focus or concentrate
lethargic - correct answer ✔✔you must speak to the person in a loud forceful manner to get a
response
obtunded - correct answer ✔✔you must shake a patient to get a response
stuporous - correct answer ✔✔pt is unarousable except by painful stimuli (sternal rub)
coma - correct answer ✔✔pt is completely unarousable
perception - correct answer ✔✔awareness of the objects in the environment to the five senses
& their interrelationships
