NR546 / NR 546 Midterm Exam (): Advanced
Pharmacology Psychopharmacology for the Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nurse Practitioner EXAM 2025 UPDATE/PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (complete solutions) ASSURED
SUCCESS/GRADED A+!!!
Tanrıkulu and Erbaş (2020) investigated identical twins to determine the presence
of an inherited link for schizophrenia and why one twin may develop
schizophrenia when the other does not. When two people have 100% identical
DNA, why don't both persons develop the exact illnesses? Studies of identical
Danish twins found that if one twin had schizophrenia, the other twin had a 50%
lifetime risk of developing schizophrenia (Lemvigh et al., 2020). Why is there only
half the risk? - CORRECT ANSWER-Both environmental and psychosocial
stressors can impact mental health. Although twins may have identical genes,
their gene expression may be different.
temporal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER-involves object identification and auditory
signals
cerebellum - CORRECT ANSWER-coordination
wernicke's area - CORRECT ANSWER-speech comprehension
,occipital lobe - CORRECT ANSWER-primary visual area
parietal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER-keeps us alert to what is going on around us
sensory cortex - CORRECT ANSWER-pain, heat, and other sensations
There may be an environmental exposure that turned a gene "on" that should
have been "off" for one twin to develop schizophrenia and not the other.
central sulcus - CORRECT ANSWER-separates the frontal lobe from the parietal
lobe
frontal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER-associated with movement, intelligence,
abstract thinking
broca's area - CORRECT ANSWER-speech production
motor cortex - CORRECT ANSWER-movement
hippocampus - CORRECT ANSWER-involved in both memory and anxiety
nucleus accumbens - CORRECT ANSWER-involved in the reward process
,thalamus - CORRECT ANSWER-involved in sensory organ and motor command
processing
striatum - CORRECT ANSWER-involved in complex motor actions, also links
cognition to motor actions
limbic system - CORRECT ANSWER-includes circuits that are associated with
pleasure and reward
basal ganglia - CORRECT ANSWER-group of structures involved in voluntary
motor movements
amygdala - CORRECT ANSWER-involved in emotional regulation and perception
of odors
corpus callosum - CORRECT ANSWER-controls the communication between the
two brain hemispheres
white matter - CORRECT ANSWER-contains nerve fibers that connect neurons
from different regions into functional circuits
grey matter - CORRECT ANSWER-contains nerve cells and dendrites
, brain tissue - CORRECT ANSWER-made up of grey matter and white matter
dorsal striatum - CORRECT ANSWER-involved in complex motor actions and
linkage of cognition to motor actions
-main input area for basal ganglia
*activated when anticipating or engaging in pleasure
What should the PMHNP consider when prescribing chemical restraints? -
CORRECT ANSWER--allergy status
-prior med hx for adverse drug reactions r/t the meds ordered in the chemical
restraint
-state regulations regarding chemical restrains must be reviewed
Are the PMHNP and other staff liable if the client has an allergic reaction or
adverse side effects to the drugs used for chemical restraint? - CORRECT
ANSWER-No.
The client has been court-ordered to take the prescribed medications and the
standing order for chemical restraints is approved. The PMHNP and other staff
are not liable if the patient has an allergic reaction or adverse side effects.
How does reviewing the genetic makeup of a client help guide the PMHNP in
selecting medication for clients? - CORRECT ANSWER--Genetic testing can assist
by providing more information on how clients may respond to certain
psychotropic medications
-provides information on how a client may break down and metabolize
medications based on the cytochrome P450 system.
Pharmacology Psychopharmacology for the Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nurse Practitioner EXAM 2025 UPDATE/PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (complete solutions) ASSURED
SUCCESS/GRADED A+!!!
Tanrıkulu and Erbaş (2020) investigated identical twins to determine the presence
of an inherited link for schizophrenia and why one twin may develop
schizophrenia when the other does not. When two people have 100% identical
DNA, why don't both persons develop the exact illnesses? Studies of identical
Danish twins found that if one twin had schizophrenia, the other twin had a 50%
lifetime risk of developing schizophrenia (Lemvigh et al., 2020). Why is there only
half the risk? - CORRECT ANSWER-Both environmental and psychosocial
stressors can impact mental health. Although twins may have identical genes,
their gene expression may be different.
temporal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER-involves object identification and auditory
signals
cerebellum - CORRECT ANSWER-coordination
wernicke's area - CORRECT ANSWER-speech comprehension
,occipital lobe - CORRECT ANSWER-primary visual area
parietal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER-keeps us alert to what is going on around us
sensory cortex - CORRECT ANSWER-pain, heat, and other sensations
There may be an environmental exposure that turned a gene "on" that should
have been "off" for one twin to develop schizophrenia and not the other.
central sulcus - CORRECT ANSWER-separates the frontal lobe from the parietal
lobe
frontal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER-associated with movement, intelligence,
abstract thinking
broca's area - CORRECT ANSWER-speech production
motor cortex - CORRECT ANSWER-movement
hippocampus - CORRECT ANSWER-involved in both memory and anxiety
nucleus accumbens - CORRECT ANSWER-involved in the reward process
,thalamus - CORRECT ANSWER-involved in sensory organ and motor command
processing
striatum - CORRECT ANSWER-involved in complex motor actions, also links
cognition to motor actions
limbic system - CORRECT ANSWER-includes circuits that are associated with
pleasure and reward
basal ganglia - CORRECT ANSWER-group of structures involved in voluntary
motor movements
amygdala - CORRECT ANSWER-involved in emotional regulation and perception
of odors
corpus callosum - CORRECT ANSWER-controls the communication between the
two brain hemispheres
white matter - CORRECT ANSWER-contains nerve fibers that connect neurons
from different regions into functional circuits
grey matter - CORRECT ANSWER-contains nerve cells and dendrites
, brain tissue - CORRECT ANSWER-made up of grey matter and white matter
dorsal striatum - CORRECT ANSWER-involved in complex motor actions and
linkage of cognition to motor actions
-main input area for basal ganglia
*activated when anticipating or engaging in pleasure
What should the PMHNP consider when prescribing chemical restraints? -
CORRECT ANSWER--allergy status
-prior med hx for adverse drug reactions r/t the meds ordered in the chemical
restraint
-state regulations regarding chemical restrains must be reviewed
Are the PMHNP and other staff liable if the client has an allergic reaction or
adverse side effects to the drugs used for chemical restraint? - CORRECT
ANSWER-No.
The client has been court-ordered to take the prescribed medications and the
standing order for chemical restraints is approved. The PMHNP and other staff
are not liable if the patient has an allergic reaction or adverse side effects.
How does reviewing the genetic makeup of a client help guide the PMHNP in
selecting medication for clients? - CORRECT ANSWER--Genetic testing can assist
by providing more information on how clients may respond to certain
psychotropic medications
-provides information on how a client may break down and metabolize
medications based on the cytochrome P450 system.
