CU NR 546 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

CU NR 546 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
HowGdoesGreviewingGtheGgeneticGmakeupGofGaGclientGhelpGguideGtheGPMHNPGinGselectingGmedicationGforG
clients?G-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
GeneticGtestingGcanGassistGbyGprovidingGmoreGinformationGonGhowGclientsGmayGrespondGtoGcertainGpsycho
tropicGmedications,GasGwellGasGprovidingGinformationGonGhowGaGclientGmayGbreakGdownGandGmetabolizeG
medicationsGbasedGonGtheGcytochromeGP450Gsystem.G



ThereGmayGbeGanGenvironmentalGexposureGthatGturnedGaGgeneG"on"GthatGshouldGhaveGbeenG"off"GforGone
GtwinGtoGdevelopGschizophreniaGandGnotGtheGother




.GBothGenvironmentalGandGpsychosocialGstressorsGcanGimpactGmentalGhealth.GAlthoughGtwinsGmayGhaveGid
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NeuroscienceG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
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SomeGmentalGdisordersGsuchGasGAlzheimer'sGdisease,Gschizophrenia,GandGmajorGdepressiveGdisorderGareGt
houghtGtoGbeGaGresultGofGmalformationsGorGmalfunctionsGwithinGtheGbrain.G



TheGpsychiatricGmentalGhealthGnurseGpractitionerG(PMHNP)GmustGcomprehendGhowGmedicationsGimpactGt
heGbrainGinGorderGtoGsafelyGandGeffectivelyGprescribeGpsychotropicGmedications.



BrainGtissueG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-isGcomposedGofGgrayGandGwhiteGmatter.



grayGmatterG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-TheGcerebellum,Gcerebrum,GbrainGstem,GandGtheGbutterfly-
shapedGportionGofGtheGcentralGspinalGcordGareGcomprisedGofGgrayGmatterGwhichGcontainsGneuralGcellGbodi
es,GaxonGterminals,Gdendrites,GandGallGnerveGsynapses.G

, ItGisGtheGworkingGareaGofGtheGbrainGandGtheGfocusGofGpsychiatryGandGneurology.



GrayGmatterG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-associatedGwithGlearning.G



ChangesGinGtheGgrayGmatterGareGlinkedGtoGpsychiatricGdiagnosesGincludingGAlzheimer'sGdisease,Gschizophr
enia,GandGmajorGdepressiveGdisorder.



WhiteGMatterG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
containsGnerveGfibersGthatGconnectGneuronsGfromGdifferentGregionsGintoGfunctionalGcircuits.G




TheGmyelinGthatGcoatsGneuronalGaxonsGisGnecessaryGforGelectricalGimpulseGtransmission.G



ThinkGofGtheGwhiteGmatterGasGaGtransitGsystem.GIfGthereGareGbreaksGinGtheGsystem,GthenGpeopleGcannotGge
tGtoGtheirGdestinations.G



WithinGtheGbrain,GtheseGbreaksGaffectGneuralGcommunication,GaffectingGbehavior.G



DamageGtoGtheGmyelinGcanGimpairGtransmissionGwhichGcanGimpactGnotGonlyGsensoryGandGmotorGfunction,
GbutGalsoGcognition.G




WhiteGmatterGabnormalitiesGareGassociatedGwithGautismGandGvascularGdementia.



TheGcentralGsulcusGseparatesGwhichGlobes?G-GCORRECTGANSWERG-frontalGlobeGfromGparietalGlobe



FrontalGlobeG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-AssociatedGwithGmovement,Gintelligence,GabstractGthinking.Getc.



Broca'sGareaG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-Speech