NUR 1213 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE REVIEW
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ What is the average age of onset with anxiety. Answer: 11 years
old
◉ T or F: highest prevalence of anxiety occurs 15 to 25 years old.
Answer: False, 30 to 44
◉ T or F: Men are more likely to have anxiety than women. Answer:
False
◉ T or F: White have a higher incidence of anxiety. Answer: True
◉ What are the clinical manifestations of anxiety. Answer:
hypertension, tachycardia, tachypnea, diaphoresis, ataxia,
tremulousness, GI distress, muscular tension
◉ When conducting a history assessment for a patient with anxiety,
a nurse should. Answer: use non-clinical terms, scaled questioning
◉ CBC, metabolic, ABGs, thyroid, urinalysis, CT scan, ECG, Stress test
are all diagnostic screenings for. Answer: anxiety
,◉ well-visits, educating, altering risky behaviors, fostering
relationships, decreasing exposure and enhancing resistance are
considered. Answer: primary prevention for anxiety
◉ DSM-5, BYI, Hamilton Anxiety Scale, BAI, GAD-7, PTSD, drug
screening are considered. Answer: secondary prevention for anxiety
◉ Psychotropic & Psychotherapeutic collaborative interventions has
greatest potential to resolve. Answer: anxiety
◉ Benzodiazepines, B-adrenergic receptors, Non-benzodiazepines,
antidepressant agents (TCA & MAOIs), SSRIs, SNRIs are all
pharmacologic agents to treat. Answer: anxiety
◉ What is the first line of treatment for anxiety. Answer: SSRIs
◉ lorazepam, alprazolam, clonazepam, and diazepam enhance
effects of GABA and are good for short term management of.
Answer: anxiety
◉ propranolol, metoprolol, clonidine, and atenolol block the effects
of epinephrine and norepinephrine, which is good treatment for.
Answer: anxiety
, ◉ buspirone and hydroxyzine are. Answer: nonbenzodiazepines
used for anxiety
◉ fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, citalopram, escitalopram are
known as. Answer: SSRIs
◉ venlafaxine (panic, social anxiety, GAD) , duloxetine (GAD),
desvenlafaxine are known as. Answer: SNRIs
◉ Stress (overload), Coping (response to stress), Mood (subjective)
& Affect (objective), Interpersonal Violence are interrelated
concepts of. Answer: anxiety
◉ What is the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and
understanding through though, experience and the senses. Answer:
cognition
◉ What are the 6 domains of cognition. Answer: perceptual motor
function, language, learning & memory, social cognition, complex
attention, executive function
◉ What is the scope of cognition. Answer: impaired to intact
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ What is the average age of onset with anxiety. Answer: 11 years
old
◉ T or F: highest prevalence of anxiety occurs 15 to 25 years old.
Answer: False, 30 to 44
◉ T or F: Men are more likely to have anxiety than women. Answer:
False
◉ T or F: White have a higher incidence of anxiety. Answer: True
◉ What are the clinical manifestations of anxiety. Answer:
hypertension, tachycardia, tachypnea, diaphoresis, ataxia,
tremulousness, GI distress, muscular tension
◉ When conducting a history assessment for a patient with anxiety,
a nurse should. Answer: use non-clinical terms, scaled questioning
◉ CBC, metabolic, ABGs, thyroid, urinalysis, CT scan, ECG, Stress test
are all diagnostic screenings for. Answer: anxiety
,◉ well-visits, educating, altering risky behaviors, fostering
relationships, decreasing exposure and enhancing resistance are
considered. Answer: primary prevention for anxiety
◉ DSM-5, BYI, Hamilton Anxiety Scale, BAI, GAD-7, PTSD, drug
screening are considered. Answer: secondary prevention for anxiety
◉ Psychotropic & Psychotherapeutic collaborative interventions has
greatest potential to resolve. Answer: anxiety
◉ Benzodiazepines, B-adrenergic receptors, Non-benzodiazepines,
antidepressant agents (TCA & MAOIs), SSRIs, SNRIs are all
pharmacologic agents to treat. Answer: anxiety
◉ What is the first line of treatment for anxiety. Answer: SSRIs
◉ lorazepam, alprazolam, clonazepam, and diazepam enhance
effects of GABA and are good for short term management of.
Answer: anxiety
◉ propranolol, metoprolol, clonidine, and atenolol block the effects
of epinephrine and norepinephrine, which is good treatment for.
Answer: anxiety
, ◉ buspirone and hydroxyzine are. Answer: nonbenzodiazepines
used for anxiety
◉ fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, citalopram, escitalopram are
known as. Answer: SSRIs
◉ venlafaxine (panic, social anxiety, GAD) , duloxetine (GAD),
desvenlafaxine are known as. Answer: SNRIs
◉ Stress (overload), Coping (response to stress), Mood (subjective)
& Affect (objective), Interpersonal Violence are interrelated
concepts of. Answer: anxiety
◉ What is the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and
understanding through though, experience and the senses. Answer:
cognition
◉ What are the 6 domains of cognition. Answer: perceptual motor
function, language, learning & memory, social cognition, complex
attention, executive function
◉ What is the scope of cognition. Answer: impaired to intact
