NURS 126 LMU ((UNIT 1)) questions with verified
answers
1. The goal for a patient is to increase resiliency. Which outcome should
a nurse add to the plan of care? Within 3 days, the patient will:
a. describe feelings associated with loss and stress.
b. meet own needs without considering the rights of others.
c. identify healthy coping behaviors in response to stressful events.
d. allow others to assume responsibility for major areas of own life.
Ans✓✓✓ C
10. Which goal represents the cognitive-behavioral model according to
Arron Beck ?
a. Developing satisfactory relationships, maturity, and relative freedom
from anxiety.
b. Substituting rational beliefs for irrational beliefs and eliminating self-
defeating behaviors.
c. Facing reality and developing standards for behaving responsibly
d. Reducing bodily tensions and managing stress by biofeedback and
relaxation training. Ans✓✓✓ AB
11. A 20 year old college student comes to the health care clinic on
campus in tears and is very upset. When questioned by the nurse , the
,student states she is vey homesick and is having difficulty studying.
What type of crisis has occurred?
a. Situational
b. Adventitious
c. Reactive.
d. Maturational Ans✓✓✓ AD
12. While talking with the client during an assessment, the nurse notes
the client is wringing her hands, wants to flee, complains of difficulty
breathing and a rapid heart rate. When the nurse encourages the client
to do deep breathing, the client is unable to follow the directions. The
nurse would assess the client's level of anxiety to be:
a, Mild
b. Moderate
c. Severe
d. Panic Ans✓✓✓ CD
13. Which of the following statements are true statements about
neurotransmitters? Select All That Apply.
a. Neurotransmitters are responsible for essential functions in human
emotion and behavior.
b. Neurotransmitters are targets for the mechanisms of action of many
psychotropic medications.
c. Neurotransmitters are limited to the study of psychiatric disease
processes alone.
, d. Neurotransmitters are nerve cells that generate and transmit
electrochemical impulses.
e. Neurotransmitters are cholinergics, such as serotonin, dopamine,
norepinephrine, and histamine. Ans✓✓✓ ABC
14. The combination of which of the following drugs and "bar foods"
would precipitate a hypertensive crisis?
a. Tricyclic antidepressants
b. SSRI
c. Atypical antipsychotics
d. MAO inhibitors Ans✓✓✓ CD
15. A client prescribed lithium carbonate (lithium) 300 mg every
morning and 600 mg every night enters the emergency department
experiencing impaired consciousness, nystagmus, cardiac arrhythmias,
severe vomiting, and muscle weakness. Earlier in the day the client had
two seizures. Which lithium serum levels would the nurse expect to
see?
a. 3.7 mEq/L
b. 3.0 mEq/L
c. 2.5 mEq/l
d. 1.9 mEq/L Ans✓✓✓ A
16. A client is prescribed aripiprazole (abilify) 10 mg every morning. The
client complains of sedation and dizziness. The client's vital signs are
answers
1. The goal for a patient is to increase resiliency. Which outcome should
a nurse add to the plan of care? Within 3 days, the patient will:
a. describe feelings associated with loss and stress.
b. meet own needs without considering the rights of others.
c. identify healthy coping behaviors in response to stressful events.
d. allow others to assume responsibility for major areas of own life.
Ans✓✓✓ C
10. Which goal represents the cognitive-behavioral model according to
Arron Beck ?
a. Developing satisfactory relationships, maturity, and relative freedom
from anxiety.
b. Substituting rational beliefs for irrational beliefs and eliminating self-
defeating behaviors.
c. Facing reality and developing standards for behaving responsibly
d. Reducing bodily tensions and managing stress by biofeedback and
relaxation training. Ans✓✓✓ AB
11. A 20 year old college student comes to the health care clinic on
campus in tears and is very upset. When questioned by the nurse , the
,student states she is vey homesick and is having difficulty studying.
What type of crisis has occurred?
a. Situational
b. Adventitious
c. Reactive.
d. Maturational Ans✓✓✓ AD
12. While talking with the client during an assessment, the nurse notes
the client is wringing her hands, wants to flee, complains of difficulty
breathing and a rapid heart rate. When the nurse encourages the client
to do deep breathing, the client is unable to follow the directions. The
nurse would assess the client's level of anxiety to be:
a, Mild
b. Moderate
c. Severe
d. Panic Ans✓✓✓ CD
13. Which of the following statements are true statements about
neurotransmitters? Select All That Apply.
a. Neurotransmitters are responsible for essential functions in human
emotion and behavior.
b. Neurotransmitters are targets for the mechanisms of action of many
psychotropic medications.
c. Neurotransmitters are limited to the study of psychiatric disease
processes alone.
, d. Neurotransmitters are nerve cells that generate and transmit
electrochemical impulses.
e. Neurotransmitters are cholinergics, such as serotonin, dopamine,
norepinephrine, and histamine. Ans✓✓✓ ABC
14. The combination of which of the following drugs and "bar foods"
would precipitate a hypertensive crisis?
a. Tricyclic antidepressants
b. SSRI
c. Atypical antipsychotics
d. MAO inhibitors Ans✓✓✓ CD
15. A client prescribed lithium carbonate (lithium) 300 mg every
morning and 600 mg every night enters the emergency department
experiencing impaired consciousness, nystagmus, cardiac arrhythmias,
severe vomiting, and muscle weakness. Earlier in the day the client had
two seizures. Which lithium serum levels would the nurse expect to
see?
a. 3.7 mEq/L
b. 3.0 mEq/L
c. 2.5 mEq/l
d. 1.9 mEq/L Ans✓✓✓ A
16. A client is prescribed aripiprazole (abilify) 10 mg every morning. The
client complains of sedation and dizziness. The client's vital signs are
