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NSG 552 Exam 1 (Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology 5th Edition Test Bank) (Wilkes University) Comprehensive Practice Questions & Correct Answers. Terms in this set (14 A patient with depression mentions to the nurse, My mother says depression is a chemical disorder. What does she mean? The...

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NSG 552 Exam 1 (Stahl’s Essential
Psychopharmacology 5th Edition Test Bank)
(Wilkes University) Comprehensive Practice
Questions & Correct Answers.


Terms in this set (14
A patient with depression d. Serotonin and norepinephrine
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
andnorepinephrine

,A patient has experienced a b. Asking the patient to recite the alphabet
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
patientpick up a spoon
b. Asking the patient
torecite the alphabet
c. Monitoring the
patientsblood pressure
d. Comparing the
patientsgrip strength in both

c. The regulation of neurotransmitters especially
The patient diagnosed with dopamine
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
c. The regulation
ofneurotransmitters
especially dopamine
d. The peripheral
nervoussystem sensitivity
to the psychotropic
medications

,A student nurse mutters that d. Necessary for planning psychiatric care for all
it seems entirely unnecessary patients especially those experiencing psychiatric
disorders
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
generallyfor psychiatric
nurses who focus primarily
on behavioral interventions
b. A complex
undertakingthat advance
practice psychiatric nurses
frequently use in their
practice
c. Important primarily
forthe nursing assessment of
patients with brain trauma
caused cognitive symptoms
d. Necessary for
planningpsychiatric care for
all patients especially those
experiencing psychiatric
disorders

, A patient asks the nurse, c. Stress does cause the release of factors that suppress the
My wife has breast cancer. immune system.
Could it be caused by her
chronic depression? Which
response is supported by
research data?
a. Too much stress
hasbeen proven to cause all
kinds of cancer.
b. There have been
noresearch studies done on
stress and disease yet.
c. Stress does cause
therelease of factors that
suppress the immune
system.
d. There appears to
belittle connection between
stress and diseases of the
body




A patient who has a parietal d. Processing associations
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
auditorystimuli
c. Receiving visual
images
d. Processing
associations

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