NURS 300 EXAM 1 – COMPLETE 120 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (LATEST 2025 VERSION) – GRADED A+
IDEAL FOR FIRST-LEVEL NURSING STUDENTS, THIS STUDY GUIDE PROVIDES A
STRONG FOUNDATION IN CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING AND PATIENT-
CENTERED CARE. EACH QUESTION IS STRUCTURED TO REFLECT REAL EXAM
FORMATS, ENSURING COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND CONFIDENT TEST
PERFORMANCE
1. A depressed client states, I have a chemical imbalance in my brain. I have no control over my
behavior. Medications are my only hope to feel normal again. Which nursing response is
appropriate?
A. Medications are one way to address chemical imbalances. Environmental and interpersonal
factors can also have an impact on biological factors.
B. Because biological factors are the sole cause of depression, medications will improve your mood.
C. Environmental factors have been shown to exert the most influence in the development of
depression.
D. Researchers have been unable to demonstrate a link between nature (biology and genetics) and
nurture (environment). - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Medications are one way to address chemical
imbalances. Environmental and interpersonal factors can also have an impact on biological factors.
A client diagnosed with major depressive disorder asks, What part of my brain controls my
emotions? Which nursing response is appropriate?
A. The occipital lobe governs perceptions, judging them as positive or negative.
B. The parietal lobe has been linked to depression.
C. The medulla regulates key biological and psychological activities.
D. The limbic system is largely responsible for ones emotional state. - CORRECT ANSWER-D. The
limbic system is largely responsible for ones emotional state.
Which part of the nervous system should a nurse identify as playing a major role during stressful
situations?
A. Peripheral nervous system
B. Somatic nervous system
C. Sympathetic nervous system
D. Parasympathetic nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Sympathetic nervous system
,Which client statement reflects an understanding of the effect of circadian rhythms on a persons
ability to function?
A. When I dream about my mothers horrible train accident, I become hysterical.
B. I get really irritable during my menstrual cycle.
C. Im a morning person. I get my best work done in the a.m.
D. Every February, I tend to experience periods of sadness. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Im a morning
person. I get my best work done in the a.m.
Which types of adoption studies should a nurse recognize as providing useful information for the
psychiatric community?
A. Studies in which children with mentally ill biological parents are raised by adoptive parents who
were mentally healthy
B. Studies in which children with mentally healthy biological parents are raised by adoptive parents
who were mentally ill
C. Studies in which monozygotic twins from mentally ill parents were raised separately by different
adoptive parents
D. Studies in which monozygotic twins were raised together by mentally ill biological parents
E. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-E. All of the above
Six months after her husband and children were killed in a car accident, a client is diagnosed with
ulcerative colitis. The nurse should recognize that this situation validates which study perspective?
A. The study of neuroendocrinology
B. The study of psychoimmunology
C. The study of diagnostic technology
D. The study of neurophysiology - CORRECT ANSWER-B. The study of psychoimmunology
A withdrawn client diagnosed with schizophrenia expresses little emotion and refuses to attend
group therapy. What altered component of the nervous system should a nurse recognize as being
implicated in this behavior?
A. Dendrites
B. Axons
C. Neurotransmitters
D. Synapses - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Neurotransmitters
, An instructor is teaching nursing students about neurotransmitters. Which term best explains the
process of how neurotransmitters released into the synaptic cleft may return to the presynaptic
neuron?
A. Regeneration
B. Reuptake
C. Recycling
D. Retransmission - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Reuptake
A nurse concludes that a restless, agitated client is manifesting a fight-or-flight response. The nurse
should associate this response with which neurotransmitter?
A. Acetylcholine
B. Dopamine
C. Serotonin
D. Norepinephrine - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Norepinephrine
A client is admitted to a psychiatric unit with the diagnosis of catatonic schizophrenia. Which of the
clients neurotransmitters should a nurse expect to be elevated?
A. Serotonin
B. Dopamine
C. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
D. Histamine - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Dopamine
A clients wife of 34 years dies unexpectedly. The client cries often and becomes socially isolated. The
clients therapist stresses the importance of proper sleep, nutrition, and exercise. What is the best
rationale for the therapists advice?
A. The therapist is using an interpersonal approach.
B. The client has an alteration in neurotransmitters.
C. It is routine practice to remind clients about nutrition, exercise, and rest.
D. The client is susceptible to illness due to effects of stress on the immune system. - CORRECT
ANSWER-D. The client is susceptible to illness due to effects of stress on the immune system.
ANSWERS (LATEST 2025 VERSION) – GRADED A+
IDEAL FOR FIRST-LEVEL NURSING STUDENTS, THIS STUDY GUIDE PROVIDES A
STRONG FOUNDATION IN CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING AND PATIENT-
CENTERED CARE. EACH QUESTION IS STRUCTURED TO REFLECT REAL EXAM
FORMATS, ENSURING COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND CONFIDENT TEST
PERFORMANCE
1. A depressed client states, I have a chemical imbalance in my brain. I have no control over my
behavior. Medications are my only hope to feel normal again. Which nursing response is
appropriate?
A. Medications are one way to address chemical imbalances. Environmental and interpersonal
factors can also have an impact on biological factors.
B. Because biological factors are the sole cause of depression, medications will improve your mood.
C. Environmental factors have been shown to exert the most influence in the development of
depression.
D. Researchers have been unable to demonstrate a link between nature (biology and genetics) and
nurture (environment). - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Medications are one way to address chemical
imbalances. Environmental and interpersonal factors can also have an impact on biological factors.
A client diagnosed with major depressive disorder asks, What part of my brain controls my
emotions? Which nursing response is appropriate?
A. The occipital lobe governs perceptions, judging them as positive or negative.
B. The parietal lobe has been linked to depression.
C. The medulla regulates key biological and psychological activities.
D. The limbic system is largely responsible for ones emotional state. - CORRECT ANSWER-D. The
limbic system is largely responsible for ones emotional state.
Which part of the nervous system should a nurse identify as playing a major role during stressful
situations?
A. Peripheral nervous system
B. Somatic nervous system
C. Sympathetic nervous system
D. Parasympathetic nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Sympathetic nervous system
,Which client statement reflects an understanding of the effect of circadian rhythms on a persons
ability to function?
A. When I dream about my mothers horrible train accident, I become hysterical.
B. I get really irritable during my menstrual cycle.
C. Im a morning person. I get my best work done in the a.m.
D. Every February, I tend to experience periods of sadness. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Im a morning
person. I get my best work done in the a.m.
Which types of adoption studies should a nurse recognize as providing useful information for the
psychiatric community?
A. Studies in which children with mentally ill biological parents are raised by adoptive parents who
were mentally healthy
B. Studies in which children with mentally healthy biological parents are raised by adoptive parents
who were mentally ill
C. Studies in which monozygotic twins from mentally ill parents were raised separately by different
adoptive parents
D. Studies in which monozygotic twins were raised together by mentally ill biological parents
E. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-E. All of the above
Six months after her husband and children were killed in a car accident, a client is diagnosed with
ulcerative colitis. The nurse should recognize that this situation validates which study perspective?
A. The study of neuroendocrinology
B. The study of psychoimmunology
C. The study of diagnostic technology
D. The study of neurophysiology - CORRECT ANSWER-B. The study of psychoimmunology
A withdrawn client diagnosed with schizophrenia expresses little emotion and refuses to attend
group therapy. What altered component of the nervous system should a nurse recognize as being
implicated in this behavior?
A. Dendrites
B. Axons
C. Neurotransmitters
D. Synapses - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Neurotransmitters
, An instructor is teaching nursing students about neurotransmitters. Which term best explains the
process of how neurotransmitters released into the synaptic cleft may return to the presynaptic
neuron?
A. Regeneration
B. Reuptake
C. Recycling
D. Retransmission - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Reuptake
A nurse concludes that a restless, agitated client is manifesting a fight-or-flight response. The nurse
should associate this response with which neurotransmitter?
A. Acetylcholine
B. Dopamine
C. Serotonin
D. Norepinephrine - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Norepinephrine
A client is admitted to a psychiatric unit with the diagnosis of catatonic schizophrenia. Which of the
clients neurotransmitters should a nurse expect to be elevated?
A. Serotonin
B. Dopamine
C. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
D. Histamine - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Dopamine
A clients wife of 34 years dies unexpectedly. The client cries often and becomes socially isolated. The
clients therapist stresses the importance of proper sleep, nutrition, and exercise. What is the best
rationale for the therapists advice?
A. The therapist is using an interpersonal approach.
B. The client has an alteration in neurotransmitters.
C. It is routine practice to remind clients about nutrition, exercise, and rest.
D. The client is susceptible to illness due to effects of stress on the immune system. - CORRECT
ANSWER-D. The client is susceptible to illness due to effects of stress on the immune system.
