NUR 114 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
What bbshould bbthe bbnurse bbteach bbthe bbclient bbabout bbtaking bbantipsychotic
bbmediation bbalong bbwith bbbeta-blockers? bb- bbAnswer bbTogether bbthey bbmay bbmake
bbyour bbheart bbbeat bbin bban bbabnormal bbrhythm bbor bblower bbyou bbBP bbtoo bbmuch.
1. bbDivalproex bbsodium bb(Depakote) bbeducation. bb- bbAnswer bba. bbUse:
bbanticonvulsant
b. bbCheck bbliver bbenzymes
c. bbTake bbmed bbwith bbmeals bbto bbavoid bbGI bbupset
d. bbDon't bbcrush bbor bbchew bbit
e. bbDrink bbplenty bbof bbfluids bbafterwards
What bbshould bba bbnurse bbask bbwhen bba bbpatient bbstates bbhe/she bbis bbgoing bbto
bbcommit bbsuicide? bb- bbAnswer bba. bbHow bblong bbhave bbyou bbthen bbhaving bbsuicidal
bbthoughts?
b. bbDo bbyou bbhave bba bbplan?
c. bbHave bbyou bbever bbattempted bbsuicide? bbHow bbmany bbtimes?
d. bbWhat bbin bbyour bbpast bbor bbpresent bbhas bbmade bbyou bbthink bbabout bbkilling
bbyourself?
Suicide bbAttempt bbWarning bbSigns: bbIS bbPATH bbWARM? bb- bbAnswer bbI-ideation
S-substance bbabuse
P-purposelessness
A-anxiety
T-trapped
H-hopelessness
W-withdrawal
A-anger
R-recklessness
M-mood bbchanges
Manic bbAttack: bbDIGFAST bb- bbAnswer bbD-distractibility
I-indiscretion
G-grandiosity
F-flight bbof bbideas
A-activity bbincrease
S-sleep bbdeficit
T-talkativeness
, 5 bbA's bbof bbAlzheimer's bb- bbAnswer bb1. bbA-anomia: bbcannot bbrecall bbnames bbof
bbeveryday bbobjects)
2. bbA-apraxia: bbcannot bbperform bba bblearned bbor bbfamiliar bbmovement bbon
bbcommand, bbinability bbto bbuse bbobjects bbproperly
3. bbA-agnosia: bbcannot bbrecognize bband bbidentify bbobjects, bbpersons, bbor bbsounds
4. bbA-amnesia: bbpartial bbor bbtotal, bbpermanent bbor bbtransient bbloss bbof bbmemory
5. bbA-aphasia: bbinability bbto bbcommunicate bbthrough bbspeech
Why bbis bbgroup bbtherapy bbutilized? bbMost bbgroup bbtherapy bbsessions bbare bbnot
bbmandatory, bbhow bbdoes bbthis bbtie bbinto bbethics? bb- bbAnswer bba. bbGoals bbvary
bbdepending bbon bbtype bbof bbgroup bbbut bbclients bbgenerally; bbdiscover bbthat
bbmembers bbshare bbsome bbcommon bbfeelings, bbexperiences, bband bbthoughts.
bbExperience bbpositive bbbehavior bbchanges bbas bba bbresult bbof bbgroup bbinteraction
bband bbfeedback.
bb- bbAnswer bb
Dependent bbpersonality bbdisorder bb- bbAnswer bbA bbpersonality bbdisorder
bbcharacterized bbby bba bbpattern bbof bbclinging bband bbobedience, bbfear bbof
bbseparation, bband bban bbongoing bbneed bbto bbbe bbtaken bbcare bbof.
avoidant bbpersonality bbdisorder bb- bbAnswer bba bbpersonality bbdisorder bbcharacterized
bbby bbinhibition bbin bbsocial bbsituations; bbfeelings bbof bbinadequacy; bboversensitivity bbto
bbcriticism, bbfear bbof bbrejection.
borderline bbpersonality bbdisorder bb- bbAnswer bbSelf-mutilation bbbehaviors, bb"splitting"
bbbehaviors, bbirrational bbthoughts, bbconstant bbfear bbthey bbare bbgoing bbto bbbe bbalone.
schizoid bbpersonality bbdisorder bb- bbAnswer bba bbpersonality bbdisorder bbcharacterized
bbby bbpersistent bbavoidance bbof bbsocial bbrelationships bband bblittle bbexpression bbof
bbemotion, bbemotional bbdetachment
OCD bb(Obsessive bbCompulsive bbDisorder) bb- bbAnswer bban bbanxiety bbdisorder
bbcharacterized bbby bbunwanted bbrepetitive bbthoughts bband/or bbactions
Histrionic bbPersonality bbDisorder bb- bbAnswer bba bbpersonality bbdisorder bbcharacterized
bbby bbexcessive bbemotionality bband bbpreoccupation bbwith bbbeing bbthe bbcenter bbof
bbattention; bbemotional bbshallowness; bboverly bbdramatic bbbehavior, bbflirtatious,
bbmanipulative
Chlorpromazine bb(Thorazine) bb- bbAnswer bb- bbChlorpromazine bbis bbused bbto bbtreat
bbpsychotic bbdisorders bbsuch bbas bbschizophrenia bbor bbmanic-depression, bband
bbsevere bbbehavioral bbproblems bbin bbchildren bbages bb1 bbthrough bb12.
bbChlorpromazine bbis bbalso bbused bbto bbtreat bbnausea bband bbvomiting, bbanxiety
bbbefore bbsurgery, bbchronic bbhiccups, bbacute bbintermittent bbporphyria, bband
bbsymptoms bbof bbtetanus.
COMPLETE ANSWERS
What bbshould bbthe bbnurse bbteach bbthe bbclient bbabout bbtaking bbantipsychotic
bbmediation bbalong bbwith bbbeta-blockers? bb- bbAnswer bbTogether bbthey bbmay bbmake
bbyour bbheart bbbeat bbin bban bbabnormal bbrhythm bbor bblower bbyou bbBP bbtoo bbmuch.
1. bbDivalproex bbsodium bb(Depakote) bbeducation. bb- bbAnswer bba. bbUse:
bbanticonvulsant
b. bbCheck bbliver bbenzymes
c. bbTake bbmed bbwith bbmeals bbto bbavoid bbGI bbupset
d. bbDon't bbcrush bbor bbchew bbit
e. bbDrink bbplenty bbof bbfluids bbafterwards
What bbshould bba bbnurse bbask bbwhen bba bbpatient bbstates bbhe/she bbis bbgoing bbto
bbcommit bbsuicide? bb- bbAnswer bba. bbHow bblong bbhave bbyou bbthen bbhaving bbsuicidal
bbthoughts?
b. bbDo bbyou bbhave bba bbplan?
c. bbHave bbyou bbever bbattempted bbsuicide? bbHow bbmany bbtimes?
d. bbWhat bbin bbyour bbpast bbor bbpresent bbhas bbmade bbyou bbthink bbabout bbkilling
bbyourself?
Suicide bbAttempt bbWarning bbSigns: bbIS bbPATH bbWARM? bb- bbAnswer bbI-ideation
S-substance bbabuse
P-purposelessness
A-anxiety
T-trapped
H-hopelessness
W-withdrawal
A-anger
R-recklessness
M-mood bbchanges
Manic bbAttack: bbDIGFAST bb- bbAnswer bbD-distractibility
I-indiscretion
G-grandiosity
F-flight bbof bbideas
A-activity bbincrease
S-sleep bbdeficit
T-talkativeness
, 5 bbA's bbof bbAlzheimer's bb- bbAnswer bb1. bbA-anomia: bbcannot bbrecall bbnames bbof
bbeveryday bbobjects)
2. bbA-apraxia: bbcannot bbperform bba bblearned bbor bbfamiliar bbmovement bbon
bbcommand, bbinability bbto bbuse bbobjects bbproperly
3. bbA-agnosia: bbcannot bbrecognize bband bbidentify bbobjects, bbpersons, bbor bbsounds
4. bbA-amnesia: bbpartial bbor bbtotal, bbpermanent bbor bbtransient bbloss bbof bbmemory
5. bbA-aphasia: bbinability bbto bbcommunicate bbthrough bbspeech
Why bbis bbgroup bbtherapy bbutilized? bbMost bbgroup bbtherapy bbsessions bbare bbnot
bbmandatory, bbhow bbdoes bbthis bbtie bbinto bbethics? bb- bbAnswer bba. bbGoals bbvary
bbdepending bbon bbtype bbof bbgroup bbbut bbclients bbgenerally; bbdiscover bbthat
bbmembers bbshare bbsome bbcommon bbfeelings, bbexperiences, bband bbthoughts.
bbExperience bbpositive bbbehavior bbchanges bbas bba bbresult bbof bbgroup bbinteraction
bband bbfeedback.
bb- bbAnswer bb
Dependent bbpersonality bbdisorder bb- bbAnswer bbA bbpersonality bbdisorder
bbcharacterized bbby bba bbpattern bbof bbclinging bband bbobedience, bbfear bbof
bbseparation, bband bban bbongoing bbneed bbto bbbe bbtaken bbcare bbof.
avoidant bbpersonality bbdisorder bb- bbAnswer bba bbpersonality bbdisorder bbcharacterized
bbby bbinhibition bbin bbsocial bbsituations; bbfeelings bbof bbinadequacy; bboversensitivity bbto
bbcriticism, bbfear bbof bbrejection.
borderline bbpersonality bbdisorder bb- bbAnswer bbSelf-mutilation bbbehaviors, bb"splitting"
bbbehaviors, bbirrational bbthoughts, bbconstant bbfear bbthey bbare bbgoing bbto bbbe bbalone.
schizoid bbpersonality bbdisorder bb- bbAnswer bba bbpersonality bbdisorder bbcharacterized
bbby bbpersistent bbavoidance bbof bbsocial bbrelationships bband bblittle bbexpression bbof
bbemotion, bbemotional bbdetachment
OCD bb(Obsessive bbCompulsive bbDisorder) bb- bbAnswer bban bbanxiety bbdisorder
bbcharacterized bbby bbunwanted bbrepetitive bbthoughts bband/or bbactions
Histrionic bbPersonality bbDisorder bb- bbAnswer bba bbpersonality bbdisorder bbcharacterized
bbby bbexcessive bbemotionality bband bbpreoccupation bbwith bbbeing bbthe bbcenter bbof
bbattention; bbemotional bbshallowness; bboverly bbdramatic bbbehavior, bbflirtatious,
bbmanipulative
Chlorpromazine bb(Thorazine) bb- bbAnswer bb- bbChlorpromazine bbis bbused bbto bbtreat
bbpsychotic bbdisorders bbsuch bbas bbschizophrenia bbor bbmanic-depression, bband
bbsevere bbbehavioral bbproblems bbin bbchildren bbages bb1 bbthrough bb12.
bbChlorpromazine bbis bbalso bbused bbto bbtreat bbnausea bband bbvomiting, bbanxiety
bbbefore bbsurgery, bbchronic bbhiccups, bbacute bbintermittent bbporphyria, bband
bbsymptoms bbof bbtetanus.
