• NUR 670 - APEA 09/09/2026
EXAM
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NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
680 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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1. Which of the following are NOT true about people experiencing hypomanic episodes
a. They are easily distracted, have racing thoughts and many unfinished projects.
b. They must be hospitalized for at least four days
c. They do not experience marked impairment in social functioning.
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d. They are generally less severe than manic episodes. –
Correct Answer :b. They must be hospitalized for at least four days
2. A young pharmacist is diagnosed with bipolar II disorder. You can expect that she will experience:
a. Hypomanic episodes
b. Both manic and hypomanic episodes
c. Full manic episodes
d. Hypo depression and manic episodes - Correct Answer :a. Hypomanic episodes
3. Unipolar mania
a. Is rare but does exist
b. Does not exist
c. Fairly common
d. Is part of bipolar disorder - Correct Answer :a. Is rare but does exist
4. Which of the following is not true about a manic episode:
a. It does contribute to the definition of severe mood disorders
b. It is not necessarily viewed as problematic to the patient
c. It causes marked impairment in social and occupational functioning
d. It only last four days when left untreated - Correct Answer :d. It only last four days when left untreated
5. When manic episodes alternate with depressive episodes the disorder is correctly diagnosed as
a. Hypomanic disorder
b. MDD
c. Bipolar I disorder
d. Bipolar II disorder - Correct Answer :c. Bipolar I disorder
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6. Bipolar II disorder consists of
a. Depression with anxiety
b. Depression with mania
c. Depression with dysthymia
d. Depression with hypomanic episodes - Correct Answer :d. Depression with hypomanic episodes
7. Mrs. Q is a 57-year-old menopausal woman with a twenty-year history of mood disorder. She has a medical
history of hyperthyroidism and is a recovering alcoholic. Over the last year alone she has suffered from five mood
episodes, after changing to a new psych NP. She is currently being treated with Valproic Acid and Fluoxetine. It's
most likely that is associated with her recent mood changes.
a. Antidepressant use
b. Menopause
c. Hyperthyroidism
d. Alcohol abuse - Correct Answer :a. Antidepressant use
8. A 15-year-old boy stayed awake for five days to formulate the elaborate plan to cure AIDS with oxygen
therapy. To providing funding for this because he has withdrawn all the money from the elderly neighbor's bank
account and purchased thousands of zip loc bags and small boxes to put his intervention in and sell them
through Amazon. When he appeared at a hospital emergency room loudly demanding in the name of patients
with AIDS, he was hospitalized for psychiatric observation for two weeks, what is your diagnosis?
a. Bipolar I
b. Psychosis
c. Bipolar II with major depression
d. MDD - Correct Answer :a. Bipolar I
9. The rapid cycling specifiers refers to an individual with bipolar disorder that experiences at least
manic or depressive episodes in a year
a. 6
b. 4
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c. 8
d. 2 - Correct Answer :b. 4
Rapid Cycling. Some patients experience frequent manic episodes. When a patient has at least four such
episodes in a year, we diagnose them with the rapid cycling subtype of bipolar I disorder. Patients with rapid
cycling bipolar I disorder are likely to be female and to have had depressive and hypomanic episodes. No data
indicate that rapid cycling has a familial pattern of inheritance; thus, an external factor such as stress or drug
treatment may provoke rapid cycling.
10. Which of the following statements about lithium is true:
a. The usual dose is 500-1000g daily
b. NSAIDS are the only meds that don't reduce serum lithium levels
c. The therapeutic lithium level should be above 3.0mEq/L
d. Parkinsonism is a common side effect of lithium therapy - Correct Answer :d. Parkinsonism is a common side
effect of lithium therapy
11. A relative of yours has been diagnosed with bipolar II disorder. Your family is impressed when you mention
that the preferred drug or this choice is
a. Lithium
b. Fluoxetine (Prozac)
c. Lamotrigine (Lamictal)
d. An antipsychotic - Correct Answer :c. Lamotrigine (Lamictal)
12. The less severe but chronic version of bipolar disorder is called
a. Dysphoric
b. Seasonal affective
c. Cyclothymic
d. Bipolar III disorder - Correct Answer :c. Cyclothymic
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EXAM
NUR 670 - APEA PRETEST 2 TEST BANK
NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
680 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
1. Which of the following are NOT true about people experiencing hypomanic episodes
a. They are easily distracted, have racing thoughts and many unfinished projects.
b. They must be hospitalized for at least four days
c. They do not experience marked impairment in social functioning.
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EXAM
d. They are generally less severe than manic episodes. –
Correct Answer :b. They must be hospitalized for at least four days
2. A young pharmacist is diagnosed with bipolar II disorder. You can expect that she will experience:
a. Hypomanic episodes
b. Both manic and hypomanic episodes
c. Full manic episodes
d. Hypo depression and manic episodes - Correct Answer :a. Hypomanic episodes
3. Unipolar mania
a. Is rare but does exist
b. Does not exist
c. Fairly common
d. Is part of bipolar disorder - Correct Answer :a. Is rare but does exist
4. Which of the following is not true about a manic episode:
a. It does contribute to the definition of severe mood disorders
b. It is not necessarily viewed as problematic to the patient
c. It causes marked impairment in social and occupational functioning
d. It only last four days when left untreated - Correct Answer :d. It only last four days when left untreated
5. When manic episodes alternate with depressive episodes the disorder is correctly diagnosed as
a. Hypomanic disorder
b. MDD
c. Bipolar I disorder
d. Bipolar II disorder - Correct Answer :c. Bipolar I disorder
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EXAM
6. Bipolar II disorder consists of
a. Depression with anxiety
b. Depression with mania
c. Depression with dysthymia
d. Depression with hypomanic episodes - Correct Answer :d. Depression with hypomanic episodes
7. Mrs. Q is a 57-year-old menopausal woman with a twenty-year history of mood disorder. She has a medical
history of hyperthyroidism and is a recovering alcoholic. Over the last year alone she has suffered from five mood
episodes, after changing to a new psych NP. She is currently being treated with Valproic Acid and Fluoxetine. It's
most likely that is associated with her recent mood changes.
a. Antidepressant use
b. Menopause
c. Hyperthyroidism
d. Alcohol abuse - Correct Answer :a. Antidepressant use
8. A 15-year-old boy stayed awake for five days to formulate the elaborate plan to cure AIDS with oxygen
therapy. To providing funding for this because he has withdrawn all the money from the elderly neighbor's bank
account and purchased thousands of zip loc bags and small boxes to put his intervention in and sell them
through Amazon. When he appeared at a hospital emergency room loudly demanding in the name of patients
with AIDS, he was hospitalized for psychiatric observation for two weeks, what is your diagnosis?
a. Bipolar I
b. Psychosis
c. Bipolar II with major depression
d. MDD - Correct Answer :a. Bipolar I
9. The rapid cycling specifiers refers to an individual with bipolar disorder that experiences at least
manic or depressive episodes in a year
a. 6
b. 4
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c. 8
d. 2 - Correct Answer :b. 4
Rapid Cycling. Some patients experience frequent manic episodes. When a patient has at least four such
episodes in a year, we diagnose them with the rapid cycling subtype of bipolar I disorder. Patients with rapid
cycling bipolar I disorder are likely to be female and to have had depressive and hypomanic episodes. No data
indicate that rapid cycling has a familial pattern of inheritance; thus, an external factor such as stress or drug
treatment may provoke rapid cycling.
10. Which of the following statements about lithium is true:
a. The usual dose is 500-1000g daily
b. NSAIDS are the only meds that don't reduce serum lithium levels
c. The therapeutic lithium level should be above 3.0mEq/L
d. Parkinsonism is a common side effect of lithium therapy - Correct Answer :d. Parkinsonism is a common side
effect of lithium therapy
11. A relative of yours has been diagnosed with bipolar II disorder. Your family is impressed when you mention
that the preferred drug or this choice is
a. Lithium
b. Fluoxetine (Prozac)
c. Lamotrigine (Lamictal)
d. An antipsychotic - Correct Answer :c. Lamotrigine (Lamictal)
12. The less severe but chronic version of bipolar disorder is called
a. Dysphoric
b. Seasonal affective
c. Cyclothymic
d. Bipolar III disorder - Correct Answer :c. Cyclothymic
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