NURS 312 Midterm Questions With Complete Solutions
1.
A client is taking a psychotropic medication. Receptors for
neurochemicals other than those in specific brain regions are
being affected. What will the client experience?
A) antagonists
B)side effects
C)agonists
D)intrinsic affinity Correct Answer B
3.
A client with a history of depression has been prescribed
sertraline? Levels of which neurotransmitter will be most
affected?
A)
acetylcholine
B)
norepinephrine
C)
serotonin
D)
melatonin Correct Answer C
A client with a mental health disorder has been prescribed a
typical antipsychotic. What is the likely mechanism of action?
,A)
decreasing positive target symptoms as potent postsynaptic
dopamine antagonists
B)
blocking serotonin receptors that reside on dopamine neurons as
well as dopamine receptors
C)
decreasing the sensitization of affected cells, making them less
easy to stimulate
D)
reuptake inhibition at serotonin and norepinephrine transporters
Correct Answer A
A medication is known to have a high ability to produce a
desired response. This drug is known to have a high degree of:
A. efficacy.
B. selectivity.
C. intrinsic activity.
D. receptivity. Correct Answer A
A nurse is integrating Peplau's model when providing care to a
client with a mental illness.
, Which would the nurse identify as a key component?
A. suffering
B. anxiety
C. self-care
D. nonverbal behaviours Correct Answer B
A nurse is overheard telling a patient, "I wouldn't let him get
away with that." Which barrier to communication is this?
Select one:
a) advising
b) minimizing
c) self-disclosure
d) confrontation Correct Answer A (but i still kinda think its
d)
A nurse observes an older adult client who has been taking
antipsychotic medications for 8 months. The nurse sees the
client's lips smacking and eyes blinking rapidly. The nurse also
observes a protruding tongue. Which action by the nurse would
be most appropriate?
A)
Ask whether the client has been experiencing side effects.
B)
Contact the client's health care provider for a different
medication order.
C)
1.
A client is taking a psychotropic medication. Receptors for
neurochemicals other than those in specific brain regions are
being affected. What will the client experience?
A) antagonists
B)side effects
C)agonists
D)intrinsic affinity Correct Answer B
3.
A client with a history of depression has been prescribed
sertraline? Levels of which neurotransmitter will be most
affected?
A)
acetylcholine
B)
norepinephrine
C)
serotonin
D)
melatonin Correct Answer C
A client with a mental health disorder has been prescribed a
typical antipsychotic. What is the likely mechanism of action?
,A)
decreasing positive target symptoms as potent postsynaptic
dopamine antagonists
B)
blocking serotonin receptors that reside on dopamine neurons as
well as dopamine receptors
C)
decreasing the sensitization of affected cells, making them less
easy to stimulate
D)
reuptake inhibition at serotonin and norepinephrine transporters
Correct Answer A
A medication is known to have a high ability to produce a
desired response. This drug is known to have a high degree of:
A. efficacy.
B. selectivity.
C. intrinsic activity.
D. receptivity. Correct Answer A
A nurse is integrating Peplau's model when providing care to a
client with a mental illness.
, Which would the nurse identify as a key component?
A. suffering
B. anxiety
C. self-care
D. nonverbal behaviours Correct Answer B
A nurse is overheard telling a patient, "I wouldn't let him get
away with that." Which barrier to communication is this?
Select one:
a) advising
b) minimizing
c) self-disclosure
d) confrontation Correct Answer A (but i still kinda think its
d)
A nurse observes an older adult client who has been taking
antipsychotic medications for 8 months. The nurse sees the
client's lips smacking and eyes blinking rapidly. The nurse also
observes a protruding tongue. Which action by the nurse would
be most appropriate?
A)
Ask whether the client has been experiencing side effects.
B)
Contact the client's health care provider for a different
medication order.
C)
