NURS 661 EXAM 1 (MARYVILLE) NEWEST 2026 TEST
BANK| NURS661 PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH
DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT EXAM 1 REVIEW
WITH COMPLETE 300 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
The unit manager is consistently advocating for self-awareness among
the psychiatric mental health nursing staff in order to promote quality
care. From which theoretical base is the unit manager operating?
a. Jean Watsons theory of human caring
b. Dorothea Orems theory of self-care
c. Martha Rogerss principles of hemodynamics
d. Sister Callista Roy’s adaptation theory -Correct Answer- A
Upon the client’s arrival on the patient care unit, the nurse begins
implementation of the nursing process. Of which nursing theorist should
the nurses practice be most reflective?
a. Ida Jean Orlando
b. Jean Watson
c. Dorothea Orem
d. Hildegard Peplau -Correct Answer- D
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,A patient with a long history of hypertension and diabetes now develops
confusion. The health care provider wants to make a differential
diagnosis between Alzheimer’s disease and multiple infarcts. Which
diagnostic procedure should the nurse expect to prepare the patient for
first?
a. Skull x-rays
b. Computed tomography (CT) scan
c. Positron-emission tomography (PET)
d. Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) -Correct
Answer- B
A patients history shows drinking 4 to 6 liters of fluid and eating more
than 6,000 calories per day. Which part of the central nervous system is
most likely dysfunctional for this patient?
a. Amydala
c. Hippocampus
b. Parietal lobe
d. Hypothalamus -Correct Answer- D
The nurse administers a medication that potentiates the action of
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Which effect would be expected?
a. reduced anxiety
b. improved memory
c. more organized thinking
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,d. fewer sensory perceptual alterations -Correct Answer- A
A nurse would anticipate that treatment for a patient with memory
difficulties might include medications designed to:
a. inhibit gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
b. prevent destruction of acetylcholine.
c. reduce serotonin metabolism.
d. increase dopamine activity. -Correct Answer- B
A patient has disorganized thinking associated with schizophrenia.
Neuroimaging would likely show dysfunction in which part of the brain?
a. Hippocampus
b. Frontal lobe
c. Cerebellum
d. Brainstem -Correct Answer- B
The nurse should assess a patient taking a drug with anticholinergic
properties for inhibited function of the:
a. parasympathetic nervous system
b. sympathetic nervous system
c. reticular activating system
d. medulla oblongata -Correct Answer- A
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, A patient taking medication for mental illness develops restlessness and
an uncontrollable need to be in motion. Which drug action causes these
symptoms to develop?
a. Anticholinergic effects
b. Dopamine-blocking effects
c. Endocrine-stimulating effects
d. ability to stimulate spinal nerves -Correct Answer- B
A patient has fear as well as increased heart rate and blood pressure. The
nurse suspects increased activity of which neurotransmitter?
a. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
b. Norepinephrine
c. Acetylcholine
d. Histamine -Correct Answer- B
A patient has acute anxiety related to an automobile accident 2 hours
ago. The nurse should teach the patient about medication from which
group?
a. Tricyclic antidepressants
b. Antipsychotic drugs
c. Antimanic drugs
d. Benzodiazepines -Correct Answer- D
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BANK| NURS661 PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH
DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT EXAM 1 REVIEW
WITH COMPLETE 300 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
The unit manager is consistently advocating for self-awareness among
the psychiatric mental health nursing staff in order to promote quality
care. From which theoretical base is the unit manager operating?
a. Jean Watsons theory of human caring
b. Dorothea Orems theory of self-care
c. Martha Rogerss principles of hemodynamics
d. Sister Callista Roy’s adaptation theory -Correct Answer- A
Upon the client’s arrival on the patient care unit, the nurse begins
implementation of the nursing process. Of which nursing theorist should
the nurses practice be most reflective?
a. Ida Jean Orlando
b. Jean Watson
c. Dorothea Orem
d. Hildegard Peplau -Correct Answer- D
pg. 1
,A patient with a long history of hypertension and diabetes now develops
confusion. The health care provider wants to make a differential
diagnosis between Alzheimer’s disease and multiple infarcts. Which
diagnostic procedure should the nurse expect to prepare the patient for
first?
a. Skull x-rays
b. Computed tomography (CT) scan
c. Positron-emission tomography (PET)
d. Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) -Correct
Answer- B
A patients history shows drinking 4 to 6 liters of fluid and eating more
than 6,000 calories per day. Which part of the central nervous system is
most likely dysfunctional for this patient?
a. Amydala
c. Hippocampus
b. Parietal lobe
d. Hypothalamus -Correct Answer- D
The nurse administers a medication that potentiates the action of
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Which effect would be expected?
a. reduced anxiety
b. improved memory
c. more organized thinking
pg. 2
,d. fewer sensory perceptual alterations -Correct Answer- A
A nurse would anticipate that treatment for a patient with memory
difficulties might include medications designed to:
a. inhibit gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
b. prevent destruction of acetylcholine.
c. reduce serotonin metabolism.
d. increase dopamine activity. -Correct Answer- B
A patient has disorganized thinking associated with schizophrenia.
Neuroimaging would likely show dysfunction in which part of the brain?
a. Hippocampus
b. Frontal lobe
c. Cerebellum
d. Brainstem -Correct Answer- B
The nurse should assess a patient taking a drug with anticholinergic
properties for inhibited function of the:
a. parasympathetic nervous system
b. sympathetic nervous system
c. reticular activating system
d. medulla oblongata -Correct Answer- A
pg. 3
, A patient taking medication for mental illness develops restlessness and
an uncontrollable need to be in motion. Which drug action causes these
symptoms to develop?
a. Anticholinergic effects
b. Dopamine-blocking effects
c. Endocrine-stimulating effects
d. ability to stimulate spinal nerves -Correct Answer- B
A patient has fear as well as increased heart rate and blood pressure. The
nurse suspects increased activity of which neurotransmitter?
a. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
b. Norepinephrine
c. Acetylcholine
d. Histamine -Correct Answer- B
A patient has acute anxiety related to an automobile accident 2 hours
ago. The nurse should teach the patient about medication from which
group?
a. Tricyclic antidepressants
b. Antipsychotic drugs
c. Antimanic drugs
d. Benzodiazepines -Correct Answer- D
pg. 4
