ANCC Domain 1 Exam Questions With
100% Correct And Verified Answers
(Latest Update)
Whatidirect-
actingidopamineireceptoriagonistiisirecommendeditoibeiuse
diinitheitreatmentiofineurolepticimalignantisyndromei(NMS)
itoihelpiloweritheidopamineireceptoriblockade?
A.iDantrolenei(Dantrium)
B.iBenztropinei(Cogentin)
C.iBromocriptinei(Parlodel)
D.iTrihexyphenidyli(Artane)i-iCorrectiAnswer-
C.iBromocriptinei(Parlodel)
Ai74iy/
oifemaleipresentiforianievaluation.iTheipsychiatricinurseipra
ctitionerihasitheipatienticompleteitheiminiimentalistatusiexa
minationiandiclockidrawing.iTheipatientiisiunableitoicorrectl
yidrawitheifaceiofitheiclock.iWhichiareaiofitheibrainiisilikelyit
oihaveicompromisedifunctioning?
A.iCorpusicallosum
B.iWernicke'siArea
C.iLeftiHemisphere
D.iRightiHemispherei-iCorrectiAnswer-D.iRightiHemisphere
Whichiofitheifollowingistatementsireflectsicurrentiundersta
ndingiofineurodevelopmentiandibestiexplainsirisk-
takingibehaviorsiofiadolescentimales?
ivendarsol
,A.iStimulantiandisubstanceiuseiimpairsijudgmentiandicognit
iveiappraisal
B.iPruningiofiserotoninicircuitsiinitheiadolescentibrainiisiass
ociatediwithiincreasediimpulsivity
C.iMaturationiofitheiprefrontalicortexicontinuesiintoimid-
20siandiearlyi30s
D.iHormonaliflooding,iespeciallyitestosteroneiandioxytocin,ii
ncreaseidopamineilevelsiinitheibraini-iCorrectiAnswer-
C.iMaturationiofitheiprefrontalicortexicontinuesiintoimid-
20siandiearlyi30s
Whaticytochromei(CYP)ienzymeiisiimplicatediasiaitobaccoiin
duceriwhenianiindividualiisitreatedioniclozapine?
A.i2C19
B.i1A2
C.i2C9
D.i2D6i-iCorrectiAnswer-B.i1A2
Asiaipsychiatricimentalihealthinurseipractitioner,iyouiareiaw
areiofiantipsychoticimedicationisideieffects.iWhichiofitheifoll
owingisideieffectsiofiantipsychoticimedicationsihasianiinsidi
ous,idelayed-
onsetitypicallyi1itoi2iyearsiafteriinitiationiofitheimedication?
A.iSedation
B.iWeightigain
C.iTardiveidyskinesia
D.iDryimouthi-iCorrectiAnswer-C.iTardiveidyskinesia
ivendarsol
, Whichimoodistabilizeriisimostiassociatediwithiaipotentiallyili
fe-threateningirash?
A.iDivalproexi(depakote)
B.iCarbamazepinei(tegretol)
C.iLithiumi(eskalith)
D.iLamotriginei(lamictal)i-iCorrectiAnswer-
D.iLamotriginei(lamictal)
Theipsychiatric-
MentaliHealthiNurseiPractitioneriwouldiexpectitoiseeiwhichi
ofitheifollowingiduringiaiphysicaliexamiforiaipatientiwithibuli
miainervosa?
A.iAlopeciaiareata
B.iTachycardia
C.iErosioniofidentalienamel
D.iObesityi-iCorrectiAnswer-C.iErosioniofidentalienamel
Whichiofitheifollowingistatementsidoesinotireflecticurrentiu
nderstandingiofineurotransmitteripathwaysiimplicatediinian
xietyidisorders?
A.iDecreasinginorepinephrineiinitheilocusiceruleusidiminish
esisymptomsiofianxiety
B.iIncreasingiserotonergiciactivityiinitheiamygdalaidiminish
esisymptomsiofianxiety
C.iIncreasedilevelsiofiCRFiinitheiamygdala,ihippocampusiand
ilocusiceruleusiincreasesisymptomsiofianxiety
D.iDecreasingiGABAiinitheimesolimbicicortexidiminishesisy
mptomsiofianxietyi-iCorrectiAnswer-
ivendarsol
100% Correct And Verified Answers
(Latest Update)
Whatidirect-
actingidopamineireceptoriagonistiisirecommendeditoibeiuse
diinitheitreatmentiofineurolepticimalignantisyndromei(NMS)
itoihelpiloweritheidopamineireceptoriblockade?
A.iDantrolenei(Dantrium)
B.iBenztropinei(Cogentin)
C.iBromocriptinei(Parlodel)
D.iTrihexyphenidyli(Artane)i-iCorrectiAnswer-
C.iBromocriptinei(Parlodel)
Ai74iy/
oifemaleipresentiforianievaluation.iTheipsychiatricinurseipra
ctitionerihasitheipatienticompleteitheiminiimentalistatusiexa
minationiandiclockidrawing.iTheipatientiisiunableitoicorrectl
yidrawitheifaceiofitheiclock.iWhichiareaiofitheibrainiisilikelyit
oihaveicompromisedifunctioning?
A.iCorpusicallosum
B.iWernicke'siArea
C.iLeftiHemisphere
D.iRightiHemispherei-iCorrectiAnswer-D.iRightiHemisphere
Whichiofitheifollowingistatementsireflectsicurrentiundersta
ndingiofineurodevelopmentiandibestiexplainsirisk-
takingibehaviorsiofiadolescentimales?
ivendarsol
,A.iStimulantiandisubstanceiuseiimpairsijudgmentiandicognit
iveiappraisal
B.iPruningiofiserotoninicircuitsiinitheiadolescentibrainiisiass
ociatediwithiincreasediimpulsivity
C.iMaturationiofitheiprefrontalicortexicontinuesiintoimid-
20siandiearlyi30s
D.iHormonaliflooding,iespeciallyitestosteroneiandioxytocin,ii
ncreaseidopamineilevelsiinitheibraini-iCorrectiAnswer-
C.iMaturationiofitheiprefrontalicortexicontinuesiintoimid-
20siandiearlyi30s
Whaticytochromei(CYP)ienzymeiisiimplicatediasiaitobaccoiin
duceriwhenianiindividualiisitreatedioniclozapine?
A.i2C19
B.i1A2
C.i2C9
D.i2D6i-iCorrectiAnswer-B.i1A2
Asiaipsychiatricimentalihealthinurseipractitioner,iyouiareiaw
areiofiantipsychoticimedicationisideieffects.iWhichiofitheifoll
owingisideieffectsiofiantipsychoticimedicationsihasianiinsidi
ous,idelayed-
onsetitypicallyi1itoi2iyearsiafteriinitiationiofitheimedication?
A.iSedation
B.iWeightigain
C.iTardiveidyskinesia
D.iDryimouthi-iCorrectiAnswer-C.iTardiveidyskinesia
ivendarsol
, Whichimoodistabilizeriisimostiassociatediwithiaipotentiallyili
fe-threateningirash?
A.iDivalproexi(depakote)
B.iCarbamazepinei(tegretol)
C.iLithiumi(eskalith)
D.iLamotriginei(lamictal)i-iCorrectiAnswer-
D.iLamotriginei(lamictal)
Theipsychiatric-
MentaliHealthiNurseiPractitioneriwouldiexpectitoiseeiwhichi
ofitheifollowingiduringiaiphysicaliexamiforiaipatientiwithibuli
miainervosa?
A.iAlopeciaiareata
B.iTachycardia
C.iErosioniofidentalienamel
D.iObesityi-iCorrectiAnswer-C.iErosioniofidentalienamel
Whichiofitheifollowingistatementsidoesinotireflecticurrentiu
nderstandingiofineurotransmitteripathwaysiimplicatediinian
xietyidisorders?
A.iDecreasinginorepinephrineiinitheilocusiceruleusidiminish
esisymptomsiofianxiety
B.iIncreasingiserotonergiciactivityiinitheiamygdalaidiminish
esisymptomsiofianxiety
C.iIncreasedilevelsiofiCRFiinitheiamygdala,ihippocampusiand
ilocusiceruleusiincreasesisymptomsiofianxiety
D.iDecreasingiGABAiinitheimesolimbicicortexidiminishesisy
mptomsiofianxietyi-iCorrectiAnswer-
ivendarsol