NRNP 6665 FINAL EXAM 2026 | FREQUENTLY TESTED REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED) | REVISED EDITION 2026/2027 ALREADY
GRADED A+ - WALDEN UNIVERSITY
1. Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome? Select all that apply
A. Age
B. Rapid Dose Escalation
C. Parental Route of Administration
D. Higher Potency Typical Antipsychotics
A. Age
B. Rapid Dose Escalation
C. Parental Route of Administration
D. Higher Potency Typical Antipsychotics
2. Antipsychotic medication provides D2 blockage in the meso-coritcal pathway causing which of the
following effects?
A. reduces negative symptoms
B. Increases EPS
C. causes prolactinemia
D. reduces positive symptoms
A. reduces negative symptoms
B. Increases EPS
C. causes prolactinemia
D. reduces positive symptoms
3. Phencyclidine (PCP) and ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by blocking which of the following
receptors?
A. GABA
B. serotonin
C. dopamine receptors
D. NMDA type receptors
A. GABA
B. serotonin
C. dopamine receptors
,D. NMDA type receptors
4. The diagnosis used to describe a syndrome characterized by specific s/s resulting from recent ingestion or
exposure to a substance is known as which of the following?
A. substance intoxication
B. substance withdrawal
C. substance use disorder
D. all of the above
A. substance intoxication (Sadock p. 269)
B. substance withdrawal
C. Substance Use disorder
D. all of the above
5. Abnormal involuntary movements in a rhythmic pattern affecting the face, mouth, tongue, and jaw is
known as which of the following?
A. akathisia
B. dystonia
C. tardive dyskinesia
D. EPS
A. akathisia
B. dystonia
C. tardive dyskinesia
D. EPS
6. A deeply held belief despite evidence to the contrary, lasting at least 1 month, without prominent
hallucinations, with functional impairment that relates to the delusional system disorder called?
A. schizophrenia
B. delusional disorder
C. brief psychotic disorder
D. schizophreniform disorder
A. schizophrenia
B. delusional disorder
C. brief psychotic disorder
D. schizophreniform disorder
,7. Which of the following is true about preoccupation with castration?
A. this can be serious and life-threatening if castration is carried out without medical supervision
B. consistent with transvestic disorder
C. other specified paraphilic disorder
D. sexual masochism disorder
A. this can be serious and life-threatening if castration is carried out without medical supervision
B. consistent with transvestic disorder
C. other specified paraphilic disorder
D. sexual masochism disorder
8. Which of the following is a system that provides a uniform language for describing medical and surgical
procedures and diagnostics services rendered by clinicians?
A. HIPPA
B. CPT
C. DSM-5
D. DRG
A. HIPPA
B. CPT
C. DSM-5
D. DRG
9. A patient on Chlorpromazine states his orgasm is dry and afterwards he will commonly have milky urine.
The APRN realizes this is which of the following?
A. this is likely a harmless response to the Chlorpromazine
B. this is abnormal and needs to be evaluated by a specialist
C. it is critical to stop the Chlorpromazine immediately
D. this has nothing to do with the Chlorpromazine. Refer patient to PCP for follow-up
A. this is likely a harmless response to the Chlorpromazine
B. this is abnormal and needs to be evaluated by a specialist
C. it is critical to stop the Chlorpromazine immediately
D. this has nothing to do with the Chlorpromazine. Refer patient to PCP for follow-up
, 10. A condition that results from the absence of a second female sex chromosome (XO) and is associated with
web neck, dwarfism, cubitus valgus, and infertility is known as what?
A. Hermaphroditism
B. Turner's Syndrome
C. Andrenogenital Syndrome
D. Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
A. Hermaphroditism
B. Turner's Syndrome
C. Andrenogenital Syndrome
D. Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
11. Which of the following would be characterized as a negative symptom of schizophrenia?
A. Hallucinations
B. impaired social and occupational functioning
C. isolation and impaired self-care
D. B & C only
A. Hallucinations
B. impaired social and occupational functioning
C. isolation and impaired self-care
D. B & C only
12. Which of the following are keys to distinguishing OCD from psychosis?
A. patients with OCD can almost always acknowledge the unreasonable nature of their symptoms
B. patient with OCD are better able to control their compulsions
C. patient with psychosis will have more obsessive thoughts
D. patients with OCD have less bizarre obsessions
A. patients with OCD can almost always acknowledge the unreasonable nature of their symptoms
B. patient with OCD are better able to control their compulsions
C. patient with psychosis will have more obsessive thoughts
D. patients with OCD have less bizarre obsessions
13. A federal program administered nationally and locally that covers enrolled individuals 65 who pay
premiums and disabled individuals...
A. Medicare
B. Medicaid
CORRECT ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED) | REVISED EDITION 2026/2027 ALREADY
GRADED A+ - WALDEN UNIVERSITY
1. Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome? Select all that apply
A. Age
B. Rapid Dose Escalation
C. Parental Route of Administration
D. Higher Potency Typical Antipsychotics
A. Age
B. Rapid Dose Escalation
C. Parental Route of Administration
D. Higher Potency Typical Antipsychotics
2. Antipsychotic medication provides D2 blockage in the meso-coritcal pathway causing which of the
following effects?
A. reduces negative symptoms
B. Increases EPS
C. causes prolactinemia
D. reduces positive symptoms
A. reduces negative symptoms
B. Increases EPS
C. causes prolactinemia
D. reduces positive symptoms
3. Phencyclidine (PCP) and ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by blocking which of the following
receptors?
A. GABA
B. serotonin
C. dopamine receptors
D. NMDA type receptors
A. GABA
B. serotonin
C. dopamine receptors
,D. NMDA type receptors
4. The diagnosis used to describe a syndrome characterized by specific s/s resulting from recent ingestion or
exposure to a substance is known as which of the following?
A. substance intoxication
B. substance withdrawal
C. substance use disorder
D. all of the above
A. substance intoxication (Sadock p. 269)
B. substance withdrawal
C. Substance Use disorder
D. all of the above
5. Abnormal involuntary movements in a rhythmic pattern affecting the face, mouth, tongue, and jaw is
known as which of the following?
A. akathisia
B. dystonia
C. tardive dyskinesia
D. EPS
A. akathisia
B. dystonia
C. tardive dyskinesia
D. EPS
6. A deeply held belief despite evidence to the contrary, lasting at least 1 month, without prominent
hallucinations, with functional impairment that relates to the delusional system disorder called?
A. schizophrenia
B. delusional disorder
C. brief psychotic disorder
D. schizophreniform disorder
A. schizophrenia
B. delusional disorder
C. brief psychotic disorder
D. schizophreniform disorder
,7. Which of the following is true about preoccupation with castration?
A. this can be serious and life-threatening if castration is carried out without medical supervision
B. consistent with transvestic disorder
C. other specified paraphilic disorder
D. sexual masochism disorder
A. this can be serious and life-threatening if castration is carried out without medical supervision
B. consistent with transvestic disorder
C. other specified paraphilic disorder
D. sexual masochism disorder
8. Which of the following is a system that provides a uniform language for describing medical and surgical
procedures and diagnostics services rendered by clinicians?
A. HIPPA
B. CPT
C. DSM-5
D. DRG
A. HIPPA
B. CPT
C. DSM-5
D. DRG
9. A patient on Chlorpromazine states his orgasm is dry and afterwards he will commonly have milky urine.
The APRN realizes this is which of the following?
A. this is likely a harmless response to the Chlorpromazine
B. this is abnormal and needs to be evaluated by a specialist
C. it is critical to stop the Chlorpromazine immediately
D. this has nothing to do with the Chlorpromazine. Refer patient to PCP for follow-up
A. this is likely a harmless response to the Chlorpromazine
B. this is abnormal and needs to be evaluated by a specialist
C. it is critical to stop the Chlorpromazine immediately
D. this has nothing to do with the Chlorpromazine. Refer patient to PCP for follow-up
, 10. A condition that results from the absence of a second female sex chromosome (XO) and is associated with
web neck, dwarfism, cubitus valgus, and infertility is known as what?
A. Hermaphroditism
B. Turner's Syndrome
C. Andrenogenital Syndrome
D. Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
A. Hermaphroditism
B. Turner's Syndrome
C. Andrenogenital Syndrome
D. Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
11. Which of the following would be characterized as a negative symptom of schizophrenia?
A. Hallucinations
B. impaired social and occupational functioning
C. isolation and impaired self-care
D. B & C only
A. Hallucinations
B. impaired social and occupational functioning
C. isolation and impaired self-care
D. B & C only
12. Which of the following are keys to distinguishing OCD from psychosis?
A. patients with OCD can almost always acknowledge the unreasonable nature of their symptoms
B. patient with OCD are better able to control their compulsions
C. patient with psychosis will have more obsessive thoughts
D. patients with OCD have less bizarre obsessions
A. patients with OCD can almost always acknowledge the unreasonable nature of their symptoms
B. patient with OCD are better able to control their compulsions
C. patient with psychosis will have more obsessive thoughts
D. patients with OCD have less bizarre obsessions
13. A federal program administered nationally and locally that covers enrolled individuals 65 who pay
premiums and disabled individuals...
A. Medicare
B. Medicaid
