NR 546 Midterm PRACTICE EXAM Psychopharmacology
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
A 22-year-old patient recently diagnosed with bipolar C. Structural factors
disorder and states "I'm not crazy" and is refusing to take
his prescribed medication. Which type of factor is
contributing to this patient's nonadherence?
A. Client factors
B. Clinician factors
C. Structural factors
D. Environmental factors
Using Dell'Osso et al.'s sequential framework of priorities B. Medication education
to promote medication adherence, determine which step
is being defined: The PMHNP explains the mechanism of
action, anticipated time to experience effects, side
effects, and lifestyle instructions to a patient after
prescribing Wellbutrin.
A. Diagnosis
B. Medication education
C. Monitoring plan
D. Adherence reinforcement
, A patient recovering from a stroke has trouble with D. The Wernicke's area
speech comprehension and works with a speech
therapist twice a week. Which part of the patient's brain
has been affected by the stroke?
A. The Broca's area
B. The Basal ganglia
C. The Limbic system
D. The Wernicke's area
Which of the following poses a potential ethical concern B. The patient poses a risk to themself as they state they are experiencing very
when prescribing psychiatric medications? scary auditory and visual hallucinations
A. The patient is homeless and uninsured
B. The patient poses a risk to themself as they state they
are experiencing very scary auditory and visual
hallucinations
C. The patient's family voices a stigma against psychiatric
medications
D. The patient states they worry about the potential side
effects of the medication
What is the name of the lobe that controls visual C. Occipital Lobe
processing?
A. Gyrus
B. Frontal Lobe
C. Occipital Lobe
D. Parietal Lobe
The cerebellum, cerebrum, brain stem, and butterfly- C. Grey mater
shaped portion of the central spinal cord are comprised
of __________ which contains neural cell bodies, axon
terminals, dendrites, and all nerve synapses.
A. Frontal lobe
B. White mater
C. Grey mater
D. Corpus callosum
What is the function of the central sulcus? B. Separates the frontal from the parietal lobe
A. Separates the temporal from the occipital lobe
B. Separates the frontal from the parietal lobe
C. Involved in complex motor activities
D. Keeps us alert to our environment
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
A 22-year-old patient recently diagnosed with bipolar C. Structural factors
disorder and states "I'm not crazy" and is refusing to take
his prescribed medication. Which type of factor is
contributing to this patient's nonadherence?
A. Client factors
B. Clinician factors
C. Structural factors
D. Environmental factors
Using Dell'Osso et al.'s sequential framework of priorities B. Medication education
to promote medication adherence, determine which step
is being defined: The PMHNP explains the mechanism of
action, anticipated time to experience effects, side
effects, and lifestyle instructions to a patient after
prescribing Wellbutrin.
A. Diagnosis
B. Medication education
C. Monitoring plan
D. Adherence reinforcement
, A patient recovering from a stroke has trouble with D. The Wernicke's area
speech comprehension and works with a speech
therapist twice a week. Which part of the patient's brain
has been affected by the stroke?
A. The Broca's area
B. The Basal ganglia
C. The Limbic system
D. The Wernicke's area
Which of the following poses a potential ethical concern B. The patient poses a risk to themself as they state they are experiencing very
when prescribing psychiatric medications? scary auditory and visual hallucinations
A. The patient is homeless and uninsured
B. The patient poses a risk to themself as they state they
are experiencing very scary auditory and visual
hallucinations
C. The patient's family voices a stigma against psychiatric
medications
D. The patient states they worry about the potential side
effects of the medication
What is the name of the lobe that controls visual C. Occipital Lobe
processing?
A. Gyrus
B. Frontal Lobe
C. Occipital Lobe
D. Parietal Lobe
The cerebellum, cerebrum, brain stem, and butterfly- C. Grey mater
shaped portion of the central spinal cord are comprised
of __________ which contains neural cell bodies, axon
terminals, dendrites, and all nerve synapses.
A. Frontal lobe
B. White mater
C. Grey mater
D. Corpus callosum
What is the function of the central sulcus? B. Separates the frontal from the parietal lobe
A. Separates the temporal from the occipital lobe
B. Separates the frontal from the parietal lobe
C. Involved in complex motor activities
D. Keeps us alert to our environment
