NSG 552 EXAM 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (WILKES
UNIVERSITY) 2025 EXAM
Neurotrophic factors contribute to the maintenance of homeostasis in which
20. of the following ways?
A) By catalyzing the effects of neurotransmitters
B) By increasing the sensitivity of receptors on postsynaptic cells
C) By promoting the growth and survival of neurons
D) By selectively increasing or decreasing the release of
neurotransmitters- correct-answer-C) By promoting the growth
and survival of neurons
A nurse is teaching a medication class to a group of psychiatric patients.
One of them asks the nurse why he has so much more trouble learning now
when he's in his 60s than he did when he was younger. Which of the
following concepts would the nurse integrate into the response?
A) The extrapyramidal motor system
B) The amygdala
C) Neuroplasticity
D) Psychoneuroimmunology-correct-answer-C) Neuroplasticity
Which of the following would a nursing instructor identify when describing the
area of the brain involved with verbal language function, including areas for
,both receptive and expressive speech?
A) Right hemisphere
B) Parietal lobe
C) Occipital lobe
D) Left hemisphere-correct-answer-D) Left hemisphere
A nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient experiencing expressive
aphasia. The nurse incorporates knowledge that the patient most likely has
sustained damage to which of the following?
A) The postcentral gyrus
B) Brocas area
C) Basal ganglia
D) The hippocampus-correct-answer-B) Brocas area
The nurse is caring for an older adult who has experienced damage to the
frontal lobe after an automobile accident. The nurse anticipates that the
patient will have difficulty with which of the following?
A) Smell
B) Concept formation
C) Receptive speech
D) Hearing-correct-answer-B) Concept formation
The nurse is caring for a patient who has experienced damage to the
,parietal lobes of the brain. The nurse anticipates that the patient with have
difficulty with which of the following?
A) Perceiving sensory input
B) Calculating a math problem
C) Seeing objects in front of him
D) Speaking fluently-correct-answer-B) Calculating a math problem
A patient has been diagnosed with memory dysfunction associated with
Alzheimers disease. The nurse determines that damage to the patients brain
includes deterioration of temporal lobe structures and the nerves of which of
the following?
A) Basal ganglia
B) Limbic system
C) Frontal lobe
D) Hippocampus-correct-answer-D) Hippocampus
The nurse is caring for a hospitalized patient who has a disorder of the
hypothalamus. When developing the patients plan of care, in which of the
following areas would the nurse anticipate a problem?
A) Sleep
B) Constipation
C) Speech
D) Motor activity-correct-answer-A) Sleep
, A patient who is scheduled to undergo a sleep deprivation
electroencephalogram (EEG) in the morning is experiencing moderate
anxiety about the procedure.
Based on an understanding of this test, which of the following would the
nurse avoid?
A) Explaining in depth what to expect during the upcoming procedure
B) Administering a benzodiazepine medication prescribed for anxiety
C) Taking a thorough history of her use of prescribed and illicit drugs
D) Giving her a noncaffeinated beverage of her choice-correct-
answer-B) Administering a benzodiazepine medication
prescribed for anxiety
A nursing instructor asks a student to explain the influence of
chronobiology on depression. Which of the following would the student
include when responding?
A) The exact location of genes leads to identifying the gene responsible for
causing depression.
B) A break in the corpus coliseum blocks information exchange between the
right and left hemispheres.
C) Damage to the posterior areas of the parietal lobe leads to altered
discriminative sensory function.
D) Internal and external triggers can elicit biologic rhythm changes
indicative of clinical depression.-correct-answer-D) Internal and external
triggers can elicit biologic rhythm changes indicative of clinical depression.
When Describing The Various Neurotransmitters, Which Of The Following
CORRECT ANSWERS (WILKES
UNIVERSITY) 2025 EXAM
Neurotrophic factors contribute to the maintenance of homeostasis in which
20. of the following ways?
A) By catalyzing the effects of neurotransmitters
B) By increasing the sensitivity of receptors on postsynaptic cells
C) By promoting the growth and survival of neurons
D) By selectively increasing or decreasing the release of
neurotransmitters- correct-answer-C) By promoting the growth
and survival of neurons
A nurse is teaching a medication class to a group of psychiatric patients.
One of them asks the nurse why he has so much more trouble learning now
when he's in his 60s than he did when he was younger. Which of the
following concepts would the nurse integrate into the response?
A) The extrapyramidal motor system
B) The amygdala
C) Neuroplasticity
D) Psychoneuroimmunology-correct-answer-C) Neuroplasticity
Which of the following would a nursing instructor identify when describing the
area of the brain involved with verbal language function, including areas for
,both receptive and expressive speech?
A) Right hemisphere
B) Parietal lobe
C) Occipital lobe
D) Left hemisphere-correct-answer-D) Left hemisphere
A nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient experiencing expressive
aphasia. The nurse incorporates knowledge that the patient most likely has
sustained damage to which of the following?
A) The postcentral gyrus
B) Brocas area
C) Basal ganglia
D) The hippocampus-correct-answer-B) Brocas area
The nurse is caring for an older adult who has experienced damage to the
frontal lobe after an automobile accident. The nurse anticipates that the
patient will have difficulty with which of the following?
A) Smell
B) Concept formation
C) Receptive speech
D) Hearing-correct-answer-B) Concept formation
The nurse is caring for a patient who has experienced damage to the
,parietal lobes of the brain. The nurse anticipates that the patient with have
difficulty with which of the following?
A) Perceiving sensory input
B) Calculating a math problem
C) Seeing objects in front of him
D) Speaking fluently-correct-answer-B) Calculating a math problem
A patient has been diagnosed with memory dysfunction associated with
Alzheimers disease. The nurse determines that damage to the patients brain
includes deterioration of temporal lobe structures and the nerves of which of
the following?
A) Basal ganglia
B) Limbic system
C) Frontal lobe
D) Hippocampus-correct-answer-D) Hippocampus
The nurse is caring for a hospitalized patient who has a disorder of the
hypothalamus. When developing the patients plan of care, in which of the
following areas would the nurse anticipate a problem?
A) Sleep
B) Constipation
C) Speech
D) Motor activity-correct-answer-A) Sleep
, A patient who is scheduled to undergo a sleep deprivation
electroencephalogram (EEG) in the morning is experiencing moderate
anxiety about the procedure.
Based on an understanding of this test, which of the following would the
nurse avoid?
A) Explaining in depth what to expect during the upcoming procedure
B) Administering a benzodiazepine medication prescribed for anxiety
C) Taking a thorough history of her use of prescribed and illicit drugs
D) Giving her a noncaffeinated beverage of her choice-correct-
answer-B) Administering a benzodiazepine medication
prescribed for anxiety
A nursing instructor asks a student to explain the influence of
chronobiology on depression. Which of the following would the student
include when responding?
A) The exact location of genes leads to identifying the gene responsible for
causing depression.
B) A break in the corpus coliseum blocks information exchange between the
right and left hemispheres.
C) Damage to the posterior areas of the parietal lobe leads to altered
discriminative sensory function.
D) Internal and external triggers can elicit biologic rhythm changes
indicative of clinical depression.-correct-answer-D) Internal and external
triggers can elicit biologic rhythm changes indicative of clinical depression.
When Describing The Various Neurotransmitters, Which Of The Following
