2/12/26, 6:40 AM Final Exam NU 664 Set 1
Final Exam NU 664 Set 1 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
- JUST RELEASED 2026 -2027
ARRN
Clear expectations for licensures accreditation certification and education
for all APRNs
Standards/scope of practice
Licensed and independent practitioners, assess, diagnosis and treat and
manage acute episodic and chronic illnesses.
Statutory Law
States have a duty to protect those who receive nursing care
Grief process and treatment
Kubler Ross: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
Instrumental: problem solving
Intuitive emotional
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Risk assessment (suicide, self-harm, homicide, etc.) - protective and risks
factors
Highest risk group- white, middle-aged
males Next highest- aged 85 and older
Screening tool- Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ)
made of 4 questions to ask youth in medical settings
Common screening tools
PHQ-9 for depression
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
SAFE-T (Suicide Assessment Five-Step Evaluation and Triage)
Highest risk for self-injury
socioeconomic disadvantage, depression, substance abuse, and anxiety
Self-injury increases
risk of later suicide
Primary prevention
concerned with the prevention of the onset of disease; goal is to reduce
the incidence of disease; e.g. vaccinations
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, 2/12/26, 6:40 AM Final Exam NU 664 Set 1
Secondary prevention
concerned with trying to detect a disease early and prevent it from
getting worse; e.g. regular exams and screening tests
Tertiary prevention
concerned with reducing the impact of an ongoing illness or injury that
has lasting effects; e.g. cardiac or stroke rehab programs, support
groups
Levels of prevention
primary, secondary, tertiary - this is important for public patient
education/screening/epidemiological measures, and promoting health.
Neuroanatomy
neurotransmitters, brain plasticity, epigenetics, major areas of the brain
such as the amygdala, prefrontal cortex, hypothalamus
Dopamine
responsible for drive, motivation, and reward, inhibition of prolactin,
controls motor (imbalance causes Parkinson's, extapyramidal
symptoms)
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Final Exam NU 664 Set 1 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
- JUST RELEASED 2026 -2027
ARRN
Clear expectations for licensures accreditation certification and education
for all APRNs
Standards/scope of practice
Licensed and independent practitioners, assess, diagnosis and treat and
manage acute episodic and chronic illnesses.
Statutory Law
States have a duty to protect those who receive nursing care
Grief process and treatment
Kubler Ross: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
Instrumental: problem solving
Intuitive emotional
/ 1/29
,2/12/26, 6:40 AM Final Exam NU 664 Set 1
Risk assessment (suicide, self-harm, homicide, etc.) - protective and risks
factors
Highest risk group- white, middle-aged
males Next highest- aged 85 and older
Screening tool- Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ)
made of 4 questions to ask youth in medical settings
Common screening tools
PHQ-9 for depression
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
SAFE-T (Suicide Assessment Five-Step Evaluation and Triage)
Highest risk for self-injury
socioeconomic disadvantage, depression, substance abuse, and anxiety
Self-injury increases
risk of later suicide
Primary prevention
concerned with the prevention of the onset of disease; goal is to reduce
the incidence of disease; e.g. vaccinations
/ 2/29
, 2/12/26, 6:40 AM Final Exam NU 664 Set 1
Secondary prevention
concerned with trying to detect a disease early and prevent it from
getting worse; e.g. regular exams and screening tests
Tertiary prevention
concerned with reducing the impact of an ongoing illness or injury that
has lasting effects; e.g. cardiac or stroke rehab programs, support
groups
Levels of prevention
primary, secondary, tertiary - this is important for public patient
education/screening/epidemiological measures, and promoting health.
Neuroanatomy
neurotransmitters, brain plasticity, epigenetics, major areas of the brain
such as the amygdala, prefrontal cortex, hypothalamus
Dopamine
responsible for drive, motivation, and reward, inhibition of prolactin,
controls motor (imbalance causes Parkinson's, extapyramidal
symptoms)
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