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NRSG 341 EXAM 2025 ACCURATE CURRENTLY
TESTING EXAM VERSIONS WITH REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH A PRACTICE EXAM
AND A STUDY GUIDE | EXPERT VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS | LATEST UPDATE
23. What is the best response for the nurse to provide to a
question from another health professional regarding the
difference between a diagnosis in DSM-V and a nursing
diagnosis.
a. "There is no functional difference between the two. Both
identify human disorders."
b. "The DSM-V diagnosis disregards culture, whereas the nursing
diagnosis takes culture into account."
c. "The DSM-V diagnosis describes causes of disorders whereas a
nursing diagnosis does not explore etiology."
d. "The DSM-V diagnosis guides medical treatment, whereas the
nursing diagnosis offers a framework for identifying interventions
for issues a client is experiencing." ......ANSWER........D
17. Operant conditioning is part of the treatment plan to
encourage speech in a child who is nearly mute. Which technique
applies?
a. Encourage the child to observe others talking.
b. Include the child in small group activities.
c. Give the child a small treat for speaking.
d. Teach the child relaxation techniques. ......ANSWER........c
22. Consider this comment from a therapist: "The client is
homosexual but has kept this preference secret. Severe anxiety
and depression occur when the client anticipates family reactions
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to this sexual orientation." Which perspective is evident in the
speaker?
a. Theory of interpersonal relationships
b. Classical conditioning theory
c. Psychosexual theory
d. Behaviorism theory ......ANSWER........A
3. A client asks, "What are neurotransmitters? My doctor said
mine are imbalanced." What is the nurse's best response?
a. "How do you feel about having imbalanced
neurotransmitters?"
b. "Neurotransmitters protect us from harmful effects of free
radicals."
c. "Neurotransmitters are substances we consume that influence
memory and mood."
d. "Neurotransmitters are natural chemicals that pass messages
between brain cells." ......ANSWER........D
7. The nurse administers a medication that potentiates the action
of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Which effect would be
expected?
a. Reduced anxiety
b. Improved memory
c. More organized thinking
d. Fewer sensory perceptual alterations ......ANSWER........A
8. A nurse would anticipate that treatment for a client with
memory difficulties might include medications designed to do
what?
a. inhibit GABA.
b. prevent destruction of acetylcholine.
c. reduce serotonin metabolism.
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d. increase dopamine activity. ......ANSWER........B
11. The therapeutic action of neurotransmitter inhibitors that
block reuptake bring about what response?
a. decreased concentration of the blocked neurotransmitter in
the central nervous system.
b. increased concentration of the blocked neurotransmitter in the
synaptic gap.
c. destruction of receptor sites specific to the blocked
neurotransmitter.
d. limbic system stimulation. ......ANSWER........B
12. A client taking medication for mental illness develops
restlessness and an uncontrollable need to be in motion. Which
drug action causes these symptoms to develop?
a. Anticholinergic effects
b. Dopamine-blocking effects
c. Endocrine-stimulating effects
d. Ability to stimulate spinal nerves ......ANSWER........B
13. A fearful client has an increased heart rate and blood
pressure. The nurse suspects increased activity of which
neurotransmitter?
a. GABA
b. Norepinephrine
c. Acetylcholine
d. Histamine ......ANSWER........B
11. A client taking medication for mental illness develops
restlessness and an uncontrollable need to be in motion. Which
drug action causes these symptoms to develop?
a. Anticholinergic effects
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b. Dopamine-blocking effects
c. Endocrine-stimulating effects
d. Ability to stimulate spinal nerves ......ANSWER........B
16. A drug causes muscarinic receptor blockade. The nurse will
assess the client for what side effect?
a. dry mouth.
b. gynecomastia.
c. pseudoparkinsonism.
d. orthostatic hypotension. ......ANSWER........A
18. A client begins therapy with a phenothiazine medication.
What teaching should the nurse provide related to the drug's
strong dopaminergic effect?
a. Chew sugarless gum.
b. Increase dietary fiber.
c. Arise slowly from bed.
d. Report changes in muscle movement. ......ANSWER........D
24. A nurse caring for a client taking a selective serotonin
reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) will develop outcome criteria related
to what?
a. coherent thought processes.
b. improvement in depression.
c. reduced levels of motor activity.
d. decreased extrapyramidal symptoms. ......ANSWER........B
21. The nurse will order a special diet for the client who is
prescribed which medication?
a. carbamazepine.
b. haloperidol.
c. phenelzine.
NRSG 341 EXAM 2025 ACCURATE CURRENTLY
TESTING EXAM VERSIONS WITH REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH A PRACTICE EXAM
AND A STUDY GUIDE | EXPERT VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS | LATEST UPDATE
23. What is the best response for the nurse to provide to a
question from another health professional regarding the
difference between a diagnosis in DSM-V and a nursing
diagnosis.
a. "There is no functional difference between the two. Both
identify human disorders."
b. "The DSM-V diagnosis disregards culture, whereas the nursing
diagnosis takes culture into account."
c. "The DSM-V diagnosis describes causes of disorders whereas a
nursing diagnosis does not explore etiology."
d. "The DSM-V diagnosis guides medical treatment, whereas the
nursing diagnosis offers a framework for identifying interventions
for issues a client is experiencing." ......ANSWER........D
17. Operant conditioning is part of the treatment plan to
encourage speech in a child who is nearly mute. Which technique
applies?
a. Encourage the child to observe others talking.
b. Include the child in small group activities.
c. Give the child a small treat for speaking.
d. Teach the child relaxation techniques. ......ANSWER........c
22. Consider this comment from a therapist: "The client is
homosexual but has kept this preference secret. Severe anxiety
and depression occur when the client anticipates family reactions
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to this sexual orientation." Which perspective is evident in the
speaker?
a. Theory of interpersonal relationships
b. Classical conditioning theory
c. Psychosexual theory
d. Behaviorism theory ......ANSWER........A
3. A client asks, "What are neurotransmitters? My doctor said
mine are imbalanced." What is the nurse's best response?
a. "How do you feel about having imbalanced
neurotransmitters?"
b. "Neurotransmitters protect us from harmful effects of free
radicals."
c. "Neurotransmitters are substances we consume that influence
memory and mood."
d. "Neurotransmitters are natural chemicals that pass messages
between brain cells." ......ANSWER........D
7. The nurse administers a medication that potentiates the action
of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Which effect would be
expected?
a. Reduced anxiety
b. Improved memory
c. More organized thinking
d. Fewer sensory perceptual alterations ......ANSWER........A
8. A nurse would anticipate that treatment for a client with
memory difficulties might include medications designed to do
what?
a. inhibit GABA.
b. prevent destruction of acetylcholine.
c. reduce serotonin metabolism.
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d. increase dopamine activity. ......ANSWER........B
11. The therapeutic action of neurotransmitter inhibitors that
block reuptake bring about what response?
a. decreased concentration of the blocked neurotransmitter in
the central nervous system.
b. increased concentration of the blocked neurotransmitter in the
synaptic gap.
c. destruction of receptor sites specific to the blocked
neurotransmitter.
d. limbic system stimulation. ......ANSWER........B
12. A client taking medication for mental illness develops
restlessness and an uncontrollable need to be in motion. Which
drug action causes these symptoms to develop?
a. Anticholinergic effects
b. Dopamine-blocking effects
c. Endocrine-stimulating effects
d. Ability to stimulate spinal nerves ......ANSWER........B
13. A fearful client has an increased heart rate and blood
pressure. The nurse suspects increased activity of which
neurotransmitter?
a. GABA
b. Norepinephrine
c. Acetylcholine
d. Histamine ......ANSWER........B
11. A client taking medication for mental illness develops
restlessness and an uncontrollable need to be in motion. Which
drug action causes these symptoms to develop?
a. Anticholinergic effects
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b. Dopamine-blocking effects
c. Endocrine-stimulating effects
d. Ability to stimulate spinal nerves ......ANSWER........B
16. A drug causes muscarinic receptor blockade. The nurse will
assess the client for what side effect?
a. dry mouth.
b. gynecomastia.
c. pseudoparkinsonism.
d. orthostatic hypotension. ......ANSWER........A
18. A client begins therapy with a phenothiazine medication.
What teaching should the nurse provide related to the drug's
strong dopaminergic effect?
a. Chew sugarless gum.
b. Increase dietary fiber.
c. Arise slowly from bed.
d. Report changes in muscle movement. ......ANSWER........D
24. A nurse caring for a client taking a selective serotonin
reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) will develop outcome criteria related
to what?
a. coherent thought processes.
b. improvement in depression.
c. reduced levels of motor activity.
d. decreased extrapyramidal symptoms. ......ANSWER........B
21. The nurse will order a special diet for the client who is
prescribed which medication?
a. carbamazepine.
b. haloperidol.
c. phenelzine.
