NSG 6340 Final Exam - Question and Answers (VERIFIED)

1. Bipolar disease requires _____________ for successful treatment. 2. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is ________. 3. An example of a Schedule IV drug is ________________. 4. Your prescription pad should include _____________. 5. Testing for hemophilia includes evaluation for Factor _____. 6. The final word on the scope of practice for an advanced practice nurse ___________. 7. Which statement is true regarding anorexia nervosa? 8. The reliving of a very personal, negative, or traumatic event, repeatedly, is known as ________________. 9. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is believed to be _______________. 10. The SSRI withdrawal system is best characterized as _______________. 11. The two primary sources of inflammatory bowel disease are _____________. 12. If you have concerns that a patient has suicidal ideations, you should _____________. 13. An antidepressant should be taken by a patient for at least _________ to adequately treat depressive symptoms. 14. A fifteen-year-old presents at your practice, complaining of muscle weakness with fainting spells. She has recently lost 15 lb. in three months, and her parents state that she spends a lot of time by herself. In obtaining the patient history, your priority question should be regarding the girl’s ___________. 15. Which of the following is true regarding an innocent murmur? 16. Still’s murmur ________________. 17. An example of a Schedule I drug is ___________. 18. Rules or regulations _________________. 19. Which of the following statements regarding nurse practitioners is true? 20. A twenty-two-year-old female presents with cachexia and yellowing skin, and her body weight is 20% below her ideal weight. You suspect she has _____________. 21. One of the common symptoms of leukemia is ____________. 22. Which drug class would be utilized for an initial episode of mania? 23. Which of the following patients is at a higher risk for a suicide attempt? 24. The number one psychological disorder in the United States has been identified as _________. 25. Schedule III and Schedule IV drugs are _______________. 26. Most patients with hypertension are categorized as having ________ hypertension. 27. The symptoms of a pathological heart murmur include ___________________________. 28. Individuals with low levels of serotonin may have difficulty with _________. 29. A major depressive disorder must not be related to ____________________. 30. The highest risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus is _______. 31. A potential side effect of an antihypertensive medication in a male would be _______. 32. ______________ for a nineteen-year-old male with stage 1 hypertension. 33. The preferred drug for treatment of an initial episode of mania is ___________. 34. Bipolar disease is often diagnosed in ____________________. 35. Which of the following physical stigmata are common in newborns with Down syndrome? 36. A Doctor of Nursing practice (DNP) is considered _______________. 37. The most common malignancy in children and adolescents is ____________. 38. As a nurse practitioner, it is reasonable for you to assume that every patient will ___________. 39. The most common symptom of a patient with atrial septal defect (ASD) is _______________. 40. A clinical feature of Kawasaki disease is ___________________. 41. ______________ Schedule III drugs. 42. The best practice situation is one in which the scope of practice is defined _______________. 43. A Schedule I drug _______________. 44. The definition of an advanced practice nurse is determined by __________. 45. A Schedule II drug _____________________. 46. The presence of repetitive physical or mental rituals is known as ___________. 47. The incidence of congenital heart defects is estimated to be ________ of all live births. 48. Which of the following is not a symptom of cystic fibrosis? 49. Using the criteria of SIG E CAPS, how many positive responses would lead to a diagnosis of a major depressive disorder? 50. What should be asked prior to prescribing any medication? 51. The initial presentation of hemophilia is often _______. 52. _____________ is the only one of the top ten causes of death that has no preventative or curative options. 53. Pauciarticular arthritis is identified by pain in ___________. 54. A patient who has multiple ideas regarding suicide attempts should _______________. 55. An example of long-acting insulin is ________________. 56. A seventy-year-old patient presents with visual hallucinations, episodic delirium, fluctuating cognitive abilities, and short-term memory impairment. You suspect this patient has ________. 57. _______ create higher costs than all other medical problems. 58. Your fourteen-year-old male patient presents with fatigue, endocarditis, pulmonary hypertension, arrhythmias, and congestive heart failure. You suspect he may have ____________. 59. A typical febrile seizure is most likely to be the problem in which of the following children? 60. In managing a child with hemophilia, your priority would be ______________. 61. A characteristic feature of polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis disease is ______. 62. The most common form of dementia is ______________. 63. A Schedule IV drug _______________________. 64. Parents of a fourteen-month-old male present at your clinic, concerned about their child’s history of simple febrile seizures. The child has just experienced a second febrile seizure related to a high fever that developed with an ear infection. The parents are questioning you regarding the use of antiseizure medication. Which statement would be the most appropriate? 65. Panic disorder symptoms include ______________. 66. When prescribing medications for a patient, you must consider _____________. 67. A Schedule V drug _________________. 68. The Nurse Practice Act _____________. 69. ___________ has been found to be the most effective way to reduce the risk of dementia. 70. The presence of uncontrollable, unrelenting, and excessive worry is known as _______. 71. The board of nursing for each state ___________. 72. The most common form of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is ____________. 73. ______ are the fastest-growing division of our population today. 74. According to the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the scope of practice for a nurse practitioner includes _________________. 75. If your patient presents with a triglyceride level of 200 mg/dL and no other risk factors, what is your first instruction for treatment? 76. The four “R” rules of prescribing are __________________. 77. If a state has two licensing boards that regulate nurse practitioners, the two boards are usually ______________________________ _. 78. The priority of treatment of a patient with a psychiatric disorder is to __________. 79. The topmost risk factor for dementia is _______. 80. Schedule II drugs are ______________. 81. The services that a nurse practitioner may provide are determined by _________. 82. The onset of dementia is usually noted over a period of ___________. 83. If you suspect that your adolescent patient is suicidal, you should ________. 84. A mental status examination to determine cognitive function is ________________. 85. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors may be used ______________. 86. The insulin requirement for a type 1 diabetic is determined by ___________. 87. Isolated systolic hypertension is due to __________. 88. Dementia usually involves loss of memory, loss of cognitive abilities, and loss of __________. 89. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis symptoms include _________. 90. The board of nursing in each state is responsible for _____________. 91. Kawasaki disease is most common in _________________. 92. Insulin therapy should be initiated if a patient has an HgbA1c ______. 93. The first line of treatment for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is ______________. 94. An example of a Schedule V drug is ___________. 95. An example of a Schedule II drug is ______________. 96. Which of the following symptoms are not typical of a child with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder? 97. Hemophilia is _______ recessive trait. 98. The family of a sixty-five-year-old female complains that the patient is losing weight, is socially withdrawn, and makes frequent trips to the restroom during or after meals. You suspect the patient may have _____________. 99. Thoughts that are false but persistent are known as _________ ideations. 100. You note your seventy-five-year-old patient has developed a shuffling gait and short-term memory loss and smells of urine. You suspect this patient has ____________.