NURS 6630 Midterm Exam
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Course NURS-6630C-7/NURS-6630N-7-Approaches to Treatment2019 Winter
Qtr 11/25-02/16-PT27
Test Week 6 Midterm Exam
Started 1/5/20 1:37 PM
Submitted 1/5/20 3:19 PM
Due Date 1/6/20 1:59 AM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 75 out of 75 points
Time Elapsed 1 hour, 42 minutes out of 2 hours
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QUESTION 1
1. A noncompliant patient states, "Why do you want me to put this poison in my body?"
Identify the best response made by the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP).
A. "You have to take your medication to become stable."
B. "Most medications will increase the number of neurotransmitters that you already have in the
brain."
C. "Most medications used in treatment are either increasing or decreasing neurotransmitters that
your body already has."
D. "Why do you believe that your medication is poison?"
QUESTION 2
1. Which statement about neurotransmitters and medications is true?
A. Natural neurotransmitters such as endorphins have been discovered after the development of
medications.
,B. Some medications were developed after the discovery and known action of the
neurotransmitters in the brain.
C. Neurotransmitters receive messages from most medications.
D. The neurotransmitter serotonin is directly linked to depression. Following this discovery, the
antidepressant Prozac was developed.
QUESTION 3
1. When an unstable patient asks why it is necessary to add medications to his current
regimen, the PMHNP's best response would be:
A. "In an extreme case such as yours, more than one medication is often needed."
B. "Due to the ineffectiveness of your current medication, we need to try something else that can
possibly potentiate its effects.
C."Medications are often specific to the neurotransmitter(s) they are affecting and, due to more
than one neurotransmitter involvement, it is often necessary to use more than one medication to
improve symptoms."
D."I understand your concern. We can discontinue your current medication and switch to a
different one that may better manage your symptoms."
QUESTION 4
1. During gene expression, what must occur prior to a gene being expressed?
A.
, Transcription factor must bind to the regulatory region within the cell's nucleus.
B.
RNA must be converted to mRNA.
C.
The coding region must separate from the regulatory region. This is wrong
D.
RNA polymerase must inhibit the process of changing RNA to mRNA.
QUESTION 5
1. While genes have potential to modify behavior, behavior can also modify genes. How do
genes impact this process?
A.
Genes impact neuron functioning directly.
B.
Changes made to proteins lead to changes in behavior.
C.
Neurons are able to impact protein synthesis.
D.
Genes impact the DNA of a cell, leading to changes in behavior.
QUESTION 6
1. Though medications have the ability to target neurotransmitters in the synapse, it is not
always necessary. The PMHNP understands that this is because:
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, NURS 6630 Midterm Exam
Course NURS-6630C-7/NURS-6630N-7-Approaches to Treatment2019 Winter
Qtr 11/25-02/16-PT27
Test Week 6 Midterm Exam
Started 1/5/20 1:37 PM
Submitted 1/5/20 3:19 PM
Due Date 1/6/20 1:59 AM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 75 out of 75 points
Time Elapsed 1 hour, 42 minutes out of 2 hours
Results Submitted Answers
Displayed
QUESTION 1
1. A noncompliant patient states, "Why do you want me to put this poison in my body?"
Identify the best response made by the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP).
A. "You have to take your medication to become stable."
B. "Most medications will increase the number of neurotransmitters that you already have in the
brain."
C. "Most medications used in treatment are either increasing or decreasing neurotransmitters that
your body already has."
D. "Why do you believe that your medication is poison?"
QUESTION 2
1. Which statement about neurotransmitters and medications is true?
A. Natural neurotransmitters such as endorphins have been discovered after the development of
medications.
,B. Some medications were developed after the discovery and known action of the
neurotransmitters in the brain.
C. Neurotransmitters receive messages from most medications.
D. The neurotransmitter serotonin is directly linked to depression. Following this discovery, the
antidepressant Prozac was developed.
QUESTION 3
1. When an unstable patient asks why it is necessary to add medications to his current
regimen, the PMHNP's best response would be:
A. "In an extreme case such as yours, more than one medication is often needed."
B. "Due to the ineffectiveness of your current medication, we need to try something else that can
possibly potentiate its effects.
C."Medications are often specific to the neurotransmitter(s) they are affecting and, due to more
than one neurotransmitter involvement, it is often necessary to use more than one medication to
improve symptoms."
D."I understand your concern. We can discontinue your current medication and switch to a
different one that may better manage your symptoms."
QUESTION 4
1. During gene expression, what must occur prior to a gene being expressed?
A.
, Transcription factor must bind to the regulatory region within the cell's nucleus.
B.
RNA must be converted to mRNA.
C.
The coding region must separate from the regulatory region. This is wrong
D.
RNA polymerase must inhibit the process of changing RNA to mRNA.
QUESTION 5
1. While genes have potential to modify behavior, behavior can also modify genes. How do
genes impact this process?
A.
Genes impact neuron functioning directly.
B.
Changes made to proteins lead to changes in behavior.
C.
Neurons are able to impact protein synthesis.
D.
Genes impact the DNA of a cell, leading to changes in behavior.
QUESTION 6
1. Though medications have the ability to target neurotransmitters in the synapse, it is not
always necessary. The PMHNP understands that this is because:
