NURS-117 FINAL Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: What does echolalia mean?
Answer: Meaningless repetition of another person's spoken words
Question 2: What does Word Salad mean?
Answer: A mixture of meaningless words and phrases
Question 3: What does circumstantial speech mean?
Answer: Focus of conversation drifts, often returning to topic but unnecessary details and irrelevant remarks
cause a delay in getting to the point
Question 4: What does Neologisms mean?
Answer: Words or phrases that only have meaning to the person speaking them
Question 5: What does perseveration mean?
Answer: Repetition of words or phrases; saying the same thing over and over
Question 6: What does thought insertion mean?
Answer: Belief that someone can insert thoughts into the mind of another -Patient often has difficulty
differentiating between their own thoughts and those they believe have been inserted into their mind
Question 7: Onset time for alcoholic withdrawal symptoms
Answer: Onset-2 hrs to 4 days after last intake of alcohol
Question 8: What are alcohol withdrawal symptoms?
Answer: -Headaches -Nausea -Tremors -Anxiety -Hallucinations -Seizures
Question 9: What is wenicke-korsakoff syndrome?
Answer: Related to Vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency. Causes confusion, changes to eyes and vision, loss of
muscle coordination, hallucinations, difficulty understanding the meaning of information or putting words
into context
Question 10: What are emergency concerns with alcohol withdrawal?
Answer: -Elevated blood pressure -Seizures
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, Question 11: How do eating disorders occur?
Answer: -Occurs due to patient feeling out of control in home life due to strict parenting, high expectations
of others. Food is something patient can control
Question 12: What is the treatment of choice for eating disorders?
Answer: -Behavior modification therapy
Question 13: Moods of depression
Answer: -Mood, anxiety, apathy, general discontent, guilt, hopelessness, loss of interest/pleasure in
activities, mood swings, or sadness
Question 14: Behaviors of depression
Answer: -Agitation -Excessive crying -Irritability -Restlessness -Social isolation
Question 15: Sleep behaviors with depression
Answer: -Early awakening -Excess sleepiness -Insomnia -Restless sleep
Question 16: Whole body depression
Answer: -Excessive hunger -Fatigue -Loss of appetite -Poor grooming -Weight gain or loss
Question 17: Cognitive changes with depression
Answer: -Lack of concentration -Slowness in activity -Thoughts of suicide
Question 18: Treatment for OCD
Answer: -Do not allow for rituals to interfere with treatment regimen -Client must participate and perform
rituals on own time
Question 19: What is Depakote (valproic acid) used for?
Answer: -Anti-seizure -Treats manic phase of bipolar disorder
Question 20: What is Evista used for?
Answer: -Estrogen mod for osteoporosis
Question 21: Evista Teachings
Answer: -Take on empty stomach -60 min before food -Sit upright for 30 mins after taking
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Question 1: What does echolalia mean?
Answer: Meaningless repetition of another person's spoken words
Question 2: What does Word Salad mean?
Answer: A mixture of meaningless words and phrases
Question 3: What does circumstantial speech mean?
Answer: Focus of conversation drifts, often returning to topic but unnecessary details and irrelevant remarks
cause a delay in getting to the point
Question 4: What does Neologisms mean?
Answer: Words or phrases that only have meaning to the person speaking them
Question 5: What does perseveration mean?
Answer: Repetition of words or phrases; saying the same thing over and over
Question 6: What does thought insertion mean?
Answer: Belief that someone can insert thoughts into the mind of another -Patient often has difficulty
differentiating between their own thoughts and those they believe have been inserted into their mind
Question 7: Onset time for alcoholic withdrawal symptoms
Answer: Onset-2 hrs to 4 days after last intake of alcohol
Question 8: What are alcohol withdrawal symptoms?
Answer: -Headaches -Nausea -Tremors -Anxiety -Hallucinations -Seizures
Question 9: What is wenicke-korsakoff syndrome?
Answer: Related to Vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency. Causes confusion, changes to eyes and vision, loss of
muscle coordination, hallucinations, difficulty understanding the meaning of information or putting words
into context
Question 10: What are emergency concerns with alcohol withdrawal?
Answer: -Elevated blood pressure -Seizures
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, Question 11: How do eating disorders occur?
Answer: -Occurs due to patient feeling out of control in home life due to strict parenting, high expectations
of others. Food is something patient can control
Question 12: What is the treatment of choice for eating disorders?
Answer: -Behavior modification therapy
Question 13: Moods of depression
Answer: -Mood, anxiety, apathy, general discontent, guilt, hopelessness, loss of interest/pleasure in
activities, mood swings, or sadness
Question 14: Behaviors of depression
Answer: -Agitation -Excessive crying -Irritability -Restlessness -Social isolation
Question 15: Sleep behaviors with depression
Answer: -Early awakening -Excess sleepiness -Insomnia -Restless sleep
Question 16: Whole body depression
Answer: -Excessive hunger -Fatigue -Loss of appetite -Poor grooming -Weight gain or loss
Question 17: Cognitive changes with depression
Answer: -Lack of concentration -Slowness in activity -Thoughts of suicide
Question 18: Treatment for OCD
Answer: -Do not allow for rituals to interfere with treatment regimen -Client must participate and perform
rituals on own time
Question 19: What is Depakote (valproic acid) used for?
Answer: -Anti-seizure -Treats manic phase of bipolar disorder
Question 20: What is Evista used for?
Answer: -Estrogen mod for osteoporosis
Question 21: Evista Teachings
Answer: -Take on empty stomach -60 min before food -Sit upright for 30 mins after taking
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