Nursing 320 Exam 1 Questions and
Answers
Who is the priority to keep safe? - ANSWER-Yourself
How do you stand with an agitated patient? - ANSWER-Keep distance and
something between you, ready to run out of room if needed
How might an agitated/anxious patient present? - ANSWER-Mild- ticks, pacing
Moderate- being to not listen, might be speaking different
Escalating- not listening at all, more exaggerated movements, possibly yelling
Crisis mode- yelling, violent
Brain parts functions - ANSWER-Frontal - logic, personality
Parietal - motor/sensory
Occipital - vision
Temporal - hearing
Amygdala- fight or flight
Hippocampus - memory
Cerebellum- balance/posture
Neurotransmitters - ANSWER-Dopamine - determination, obsession, pleasure
Serotonin - sleep, emotion, memory
Norepinephrine- on alert, recall, stress
GABA- anti anxiety, anti seizure, pain control
Adrenaline- fight or flight
Anger - ANSWER-High adrenaline
Anxiety - ANSWER-High adrenaline, high dopamine, some GABA
Depression - ANSWER-Low levels of all
Happiness - ANSWER-High dopamine and serotonin, medium adrenaline, GABA,
norepinephrine
Drug classes - ANSWER-Antipsychotics- rebalances dopamine, "-ine"
Anxiolytics- benzos, "-lams"
SSRIs - restore serotonin, depression meds
SNRIs - used to treat depression after SSRIs
Antimanics - helps treat manic episodes of bipolar
Antipsychotics (haloperidol, olanzapine) - ANSWER-alter neurotransmitters in the
brain to alleviate symptoms of psychosis, paranoia, and schizophrenia
Mood stabilizers (lithium) - ANSWER-Stabilize bipolar, depression/mania
Answers
Who is the priority to keep safe? - ANSWER-Yourself
How do you stand with an agitated patient? - ANSWER-Keep distance and
something between you, ready to run out of room if needed
How might an agitated/anxious patient present? - ANSWER-Mild- ticks, pacing
Moderate- being to not listen, might be speaking different
Escalating- not listening at all, more exaggerated movements, possibly yelling
Crisis mode- yelling, violent
Brain parts functions - ANSWER-Frontal - logic, personality
Parietal - motor/sensory
Occipital - vision
Temporal - hearing
Amygdala- fight or flight
Hippocampus - memory
Cerebellum- balance/posture
Neurotransmitters - ANSWER-Dopamine - determination, obsession, pleasure
Serotonin - sleep, emotion, memory
Norepinephrine- on alert, recall, stress
GABA- anti anxiety, anti seizure, pain control
Adrenaline- fight or flight
Anger - ANSWER-High adrenaline
Anxiety - ANSWER-High adrenaline, high dopamine, some GABA
Depression - ANSWER-Low levels of all
Happiness - ANSWER-High dopamine and serotonin, medium adrenaline, GABA,
norepinephrine
Drug classes - ANSWER-Antipsychotics- rebalances dopamine, "-ine"
Anxiolytics- benzos, "-lams"
SSRIs - restore serotonin, depression meds
SNRIs - used to treat depression after SSRIs
Antimanics - helps treat manic episodes of bipolar
Antipsychotics (haloperidol, olanzapine) - ANSWER-alter neurotransmitters in the
brain to alleviate symptoms of psychosis, paranoia, and schizophrenia
Mood stabilizers (lithium) - ANSWER-Stabilize bipolar, depression/mania
