NURS 6635 Final Exam Study
Guide – Practice Questions
with Verified Answers. GRADED
A+. Latest 2026/2027 Update
1. Select the development time of symptoms in neuroleptic malignant
syndrome.
A. 12-24 hours
B. 24-72 hours
C. 4-7 days
D.10-14 days - Answer✔✔-B. 24-72 hours
If untreated syndrome lasts 10 to 14 days
Treat with dantrolene or bromocriptine
Select the brain region that shows the greatest anatomical abnormalities in
schizophrenic patients.
A. Hippocampus
B. Amygdala
C. Prefrontal cortex
,D. Basal ganglia - Answer✔✔-C. Prefrontal cortex has anatomical abnormalities
hippocampus and amygdala have size decrease
basal ganglia theoretical due to odd movements
D. per some answers
Select the mental function that is most affected in mild cognitive impairment.
A. General cognition
B. Activities of daily living
C. Geographic orientation
D. Recent memory - Answer✔✔-D. Recent memory
Select the time frame for symptoms of schizophreniform disorder.
A. 2 to 6 weeks
B. 1 to 5 months
C. 6 to 8 months
D. 1 year - Answer✔✔-Symptoms are short term lasting at least 1 month but
less than 6 months. p. 342
Select two comorbid factors common in schizophrenic patients - Answer✔✔-
obesity, DM, substance use disorders, complex partial epilepsy, cardiovascular
disease, HIV, COPD
Select the medical condition that occurs less frequently in schizophrenic
patients than in the general population - Answer✔✔-rheumatoid arthritis
, Select the percentage of remission that results from correct antipsychotic drug
therapy of schizophrenic patients
A. 15
B. 30
C. 45
D. 70 - Answer✔✔-p. 354 Approximately 60% will improve to the extent that
they will achieve remission or only mild symptoms
Select the most distinguishing feature in the course and prognosis of
schizophrenia - Answer✔✔-worsening after each relapse
Select the two behaviors of schizophrenic patients that occur more frequently
than in the general population. - Answer✔✔-p.339 little impulse control,
decreased social sensitivity, impulsive behavior, suicide, violent behavior
Select the characteristic that is greater in childhood than adult onset
schizophrenia - Answer✔✔-Social withdrawal p. 349 typically quiet introverted,
no close friends, may have sudden onset of ocd
Select the most reliable method to make a diagnosis of schizophrenia -
Answer✔✔-a patient's history is essential for the diagnosis of schizophrenia;
clinicians cannot diagnose schizophrenia simply by results of a mental status
examination, which may vary.
Select the dysfunction that is common to 50% to 85% of schizophrenic patients.
- Answer✔✔-Various studies have reported abnormal eye movements in 50 to
85 percent of patients with schizophrenia compared with about 25 percent in
psychiatric patients without schizophrenia and fewer than 10 percent in
nonpsychiatrically ill control participant. p. 359
Guide – Practice Questions
with Verified Answers. GRADED
A+. Latest 2026/2027 Update
1. Select the development time of symptoms in neuroleptic malignant
syndrome.
A. 12-24 hours
B. 24-72 hours
C. 4-7 days
D.10-14 days - Answer✔✔-B. 24-72 hours
If untreated syndrome lasts 10 to 14 days
Treat with dantrolene or bromocriptine
Select the brain region that shows the greatest anatomical abnormalities in
schizophrenic patients.
A. Hippocampus
B. Amygdala
C. Prefrontal cortex
,D. Basal ganglia - Answer✔✔-C. Prefrontal cortex has anatomical abnormalities
hippocampus and amygdala have size decrease
basal ganglia theoretical due to odd movements
D. per some answers
Select the mental function that is most affected in mild cognitive impairment.
A. General cognition
B. Activities of daily living
C. Geographic orientation
D. Recent memory - Answer✔✔-D. Recent memory
Select the time frame for symptoms of schizophreniform disorder.
A. 2 to 6 weeks
B. 1 to 5 months
C. 6 to 8 months
D. 1 year - Answer✔✔-Symptoms are short term lasting at least 1 month but
less than 6 months. p. 342
Select two comorbid factors common in schizophrenic patients - Answer✔✔-
obesity, DM, substance use disorders, complex partial epilepsy, cardiovascular
disease, HIV, COPD
Select the medical condition that occurs less frequently in schizophrenic
patients than in the general population - Answer✔✔-rheumatoid arthritis
, Select the percentage of remission that results from correct antipsychotic drug
therapy of schizophrenic patients
A. 15
B. 30
C. 45
D. 70 - Answer✔✔-p. 354 Approximately 60% will improve to the extent that
they will achieve remission or only mild symptoms
Select the most distinguishing feature in the course and prognosis of
schizophrenia - Answer✔✔-worsening after each relapse
Select the two behaviors of schizophrenic patients that occur more frequently
than in the general population. - Answer✔✔-p.339 little impulse control,
decreased social sensitivity, impulsive behavior, suicide, violent behavior
Select the characteristic that is greater in childhood than adult onset
schizophrenia - Answer✔✔-Social withdrawal p. 349 typically quiet introverted,
no close friends, may have sudden onset of ocd
Select the most reliable method to make a diagnosis of schizophrenia -
Answer✔✔-a patient's history is essential for the diagnosis of schizophrenia;
clinicians cannot diagnose schizophrenia simply by results of a mental status
examination, which may vary.
Select the dysfunction that is common to 50% to 85% of schizophrenic patients.
- Answer✔✔-Various studies have reported abnormal eye movements in 50 to
85 percent of patients with schizophrenia compared with about 25 percent in
psychiatric patients without schizophrenia and fewer than 10 percent in
nonpsychiatrically ill control participant. p. 359
