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NSG 552 EXAM 1 (WILKES UNIVERSITY) ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
UPDATED 2026/2027 | GUARANGTEED PASS | RATED
A+.
A patient with depression mentions to the nurse, My mother says
depression is a chemical disorder. What does she mean? The nurses
response is based on the theory that depression primarily involves
which of the following neurotransmitters?
a. Cortisol and GABA
b. COMT and glutamate
c. Monamine and glycine
d. Serotonin and norepinephrine - correct answer- d. Serotonin and
norepinephrine
A patient has experienced a stroke (cerebral vascular accident) that
has resulted in damage to the Broca area. Which evaluation does the
nurse conduct to reinforce this diagnosis?
a. Observing the patient pick up a spoon
b. Asking the patient to recite the alphabet
c. Monitoring the patients blood pressure
d. Comparing the patients grip strength in both - correct answer- b.
Asking the patient to recite the alphabet
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A patient who has a parietal lobe injury is being evaluated for
psychiatric rehabilitation needs. Of the aspects of functioning listed,
which will the nurse identify as a focus of nursing intervention?
a. Expression of emotion
b. Detecting auditory stimuli
c. Receiving visual images
d. Processing associations - correct answer- d. Processing
associations
At admission, the nurse learns that some time ago the patient had an
infarct in the right cerebral cortex. During assessment, the nurse
would expect to find that the patient:
a. Demonstrates major deficiencies in speech
b. Is unable to effectively hold a spoon in the left hand
c. Has difficulty explaining how to go about using the telephone
d. Cannot use his right hand to shave himself or comb his own -
correct answer- b. Is unable to effectively hold a spoon in the left
hand
The patient diagnosed with schizophrenia asks why psychotropic
medications are always prescribed by the doctor. The nurses answer
will be based on information that the therapeutic action of
psychotropic drugs is the result of their effect on:
a. The temporal lobe; especially Wernickes area
b. Dendrites and their ability to transmit electrical impulses
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d.
The peripheral nervous system sensitivity to the psychotropic
medications - correct answer- c. The regulation of
neurotransmitters especially dopamine
A student nurse mutters that it seems entirely unnecessary to have to
struggle with understanding the anatomy and physiology of the
neurologic system. The mentor would base a response on the
understanding that it is:
a. Necessary but generally for psychiatric nurses who focus
primarily on behavioral interventions
b. A complex undertaking that advance practice psychiatric nurses
frequently use in their practice
c. Important primarily for the nursing assessment of patients with
brain trauma caused cognitive symptoms
d. Necessary for planning psychiatric care for all patients
especially those experiencing psychiatric disorders - correct answer-
d. Necessary for planning psychiatric care for all patients especially
those experiencing psychiatric disorders A patient asks the nurse, My
wife has breast cancer. Could it be caused by her chronic depression?
Which response is supported by research data?
a. Too much stress has been proven to cause all kinds of cancer.
b. There have been no research studies done on stress and disease
yet.
c. Stress does cause the release of factors that suppress the
immune system.
NSG 552 EXAM 1 (WILKES UNIVERSITY) ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
UPDATED 2026/2027 | GUARANGTEED PASS | RATED
A+.
A patient with depression mentions to the nurse, My mother says
depression is a chemical disorder. What does she mean? The nurses
response is based on the theory that depression primarily involves
which of the following neurotransmitters?
a. Cortisol and GABA
b. COMT and glutamate
c. Monamine and glycine
d. Serotonin and norepinephrine - correct answer- d. Serotonin and
norepinephrine
A patient has experienced a stroke (cerebral vascular accident) that
has resulted in damage to the Broca area. Which evaluation does the
nurse conduct to reinforce this diagnosis?
a. Observing the patient pick up a spoon
b. Asking the patient to recite the alphabet
c. Monitoring the patients blood pressure
d. Comparing the patients grip strength in both - correct answer- b.
Asking the patient to recite the alphabet
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A patient who has a parietal lobe injury is being evaluated for
psychiatric rehabilitation needs. Of the aspects of functioning listed,
which will the nurse identify as a focus of nursing intervention?
a. Expression of emotion
b. Detecting auditory stimuli
c. Receiving visual images
d. Processing associations - correct answer- d. Processing
associations
At admission, the nurse learns that some time ago the patient had an
infarct in the right cerebral cortex. During assessment, the nurse
would expect to find that the patient:
a. Demonstrates major deficiencies in speech
b. Is unable to effectively hold a spoon in the left hand
c. Has difficulty explaining how to go about using the telephone
d. Cannot use his right hand to shave himself or comb his own -
correct answer- b. Is unable to effectively hold a spoon in the left
hand
The patient diagnosed with schizophrenia asks why psychotropic
medications are always prescribed by the doctor. The nurses answer
will be based on information that the therapeutic action of
psychotropic drugs is the result of their effect on:
a. The temporal lobe; especially Wernickes area
b. Dendrites and their ability to transmit electrical impulses
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d.
The peripheral nervous system sensitivity to the psychotropic
medications - correct answer- c. The regulation of
neurotransmitters especially dopamine
A student nurse mutters that it seems entirely unnecessary to have to
struggle with understanding the anatomy and physiology of the
neurologic system. The mentor would base a response on the
understanding that it is:
a. Necessary but generally for psychiatric nurses who focus
primarily on behavioral interventions
b. A complex undertaking that advance practice psychiatric nurses
frequently use in their practice
c. Important primarily for the nursing assessment of patients with
brain trauma caused cognitive symptoms
d. Necessary for planning psychiatric care for all patients
especially those experiencing psychiatric disorders - correct answer-
d. Necessary for planning psychiatric care for all patients especially
those experiencing psychiatric disorders A patient asks the nurse, My
wife has breast cancer. Could it be caused by her chronic depression?
Which response is supported by research data?
a. Too much stress has been proven to cause all kinds of cancer.
b. There have been no research studies done on stress and disease
yet.
c. Stress does cause the release of factors that suppress the
immune system.
