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NUR 612 – FINAL PRACTICE EXAM/STUDY GUIDE
2026 ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADED |NEW NAD
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1. Mrs. James is 78 years old and comes to the clinic for an annual checkup. The
nurse practitioner addresses the psychosocial needs of older adults and specifically
the need for which of the following?
1. Dependence.
2. Dignity, credibility, and respect.
3. Being alone.
4. Not being touched.: 2. Dignity, credibility, and respect.
2. Mr. Slobinsky, 80 years old, is unable to leave his home due to mobility prob-lems.
The nurse practitioner conducts a social support assessment because Mr.
Slobinsky:
1. May not want to see anyone.
2. Is not missing the cultural traditions of community activities.
3. Has made frequent appointments for consultation with the practitioner.
4. Looks forward to sharing his loneliness with the nurse practitioner: 3. Has made frequent
appointments for consultation with the practitioner.
3. Mrs. Khan is 89 years old and is reported to have bouts of agitation. The nurse
practitioner is counseling her family that these periods of agitation can be triggered
by which of the following?
1. Silence and soft music.
2. Dim lights
.3. Approaches from other people
.4. A feeling of appetite satiety.: .3. Approaches from other people
4. The nurse practitioner is considering ordering medications to help control an
older patient's agitation. She chooses which of the following?
1. Psychotropic medications
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2. Seizure medications
3. Stimulants
4. Depressants: 1. Psychotropic medications
5. The nurse practitioner is conducting an admitting assessment of a
69-year-old man. He has diminished ability to ambulate and has difficulty with
activities of daily living (ADLs). In the interview, the nurse practitioner asks him if he
drinks alcohol. He says, "Yes." The practitioner follows up with a
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psycho-social evaluation because:
1. Physiological dynamics need to be ruled out as a possible contribution.
2. His drinking may be a function of the environment where he lives.
3. Criteria from the DSM-V is the same for people of any age.
4. His condition could be related to a long-term usage of alcohol or a new
occurrence: 4. His condition could be related to a long-term usage of alcohol or a new occurrence
6. The daughter of a 70-year-old woman asks the nurse practitioner why her mother
has had a change in functional ability recently. The mother has regu-larly been
drinking for 40 years, however, her behavior is changing. The nurse practitioner
replies that:
1. The concentration of alcohol in her body remains the same as she ages.
2. Her change in behavior has nothing to do with any drugs she is taking.
3. There are different types of alcoholism in older adults, and the change in
behavior is related to the specific type.
4. Physical changes due to aging affect the body's metabolism of alcohol
differently: 4. Physical changes due to aging attect the body's metabolism of alcohol ditterently
7. The son of a 72-year-old man brings his father into the practitioner to plan for
treatment of the patient's alcoholism. The nurse practitioner has several options
available. Which is the first choice?
1. Treat for anxiety.
2. Begin with higher doses of anti-anxiety medications.
3. The last choice for medication is serotonin uptake inhibitors.
4. Buspirone and gabapentin are used as first-line choices.: 1. Treat for anxiety.
8. Elisabeth, 67 years old, comes to the practitioner with her daughter, who is her
caregiver. The nurse practitioner notices that Elizabeth is very busy and always
moving and placing things in order within the waiting room. Along with this increase in
energy, which of the following suggest bipolar with mania or hypomania? Select all
that apply.
1. Ability to focus on a task
2. Flight of ideas
3. Rapid speech
4. Impulsivity
NUR 612 – FINAL PRACTICE EXAM/STUDY GUIDE
2026 ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADED |NEW NAD
REVISED|INSTANT DOWNLOAD
1. Mrs. James is 78 years old and comes to the clinic for an annual checkup. The
nurse practitioner addresses the psychosocial needs of older adults and specifically
the need for which of the following?
1. Dependence.
2. Dignity, credibility, and respect.
3. Being alone.
4. Not being touched.: 2. Dignity, credibility, and respect.
2. Mr. Slobinsky, 80 years old, is unable to leave his home due to mobility prob-lems.
The nurse practitioner conducts a social support assessment because Mr.
Slobinsky:
1. May not want to see anyone.
2. Is not missing the cultural traditions of community activities.
3. Has made frequent appointments for consultation with the practitioner.
4. Looks forward to sharing his loneliness with the nurse practitioner: 3. Has made frequent
appointments for consultation with the practitioner.
3. Mrs. Khan is 89 years old and is reported to have bouts of agitation. The nurse
practitioner is counseling her family that these periods of agitation can be triggered
by which of the following?
1. Silence and soft music.
2. Dim lights
.3. Approaches from other people
.4. A feeling of appetite satiety.: .3. Approaches from other people
4. The nurse practitioner is considering ordering medications to help control an
older patient's agitation. She chooses which of the following?
1. Psychotropic medications
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2. Seizure medications
3. Stimulants
4. Depressants: 1. Psychotropic medications
5. The nurse practitioner is conducting an admitting assessment of a
69-year-old man. He has diminished ability to ambulate and has difficulty with
activities of daily living (ADLs). In the interview, the nurse practitioner asks him if he
drinks alcohol. He says, "Yes." The practitioner follows up with a
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psycho-social evaluation because:
1. Physiological dynamics need to be ruled out as a possible contribution.
2. His drinking may be a function of the environment where he lives.
3. Criteria from the DSM-V is the same for people of any age.
4. His condition could be related to a long-term usage of alcohol or a new
occurrence: 4. His condition could be related to a long-term usage of alcohol or a new occurrence
6. The daughter of a 70-year-old woman asks the nurse practitioner why her mother
has had a change in functional ability recently. The mother has regu-larly been
drinking for 40 years, however, her behavior is changing. The nurse practitioner
replies that:
1. The concentration of alcohol in her body remains the same as she ages.
2. Her change in behavior has nothing to do with any drugs she is taking.
3. There are different types of alcoholism in older adults, and the change in
behavior is related to the specific type.
4. Physical changes due to aging affect the body's metabolism of alcohol
differently: 4. Physical changes due to aging attect the body's metabolism of alcohol ditterently
7. The son of a 72-year-old man brings his father into the practitioner to plan for
treatment of the patient's alcoholism. The nurse practitioner has several options
available. Which is the first choice?
1. Treat for anxiety.
2. Begin with higher doses of anti-anxiety medications.
3. The last choice for medication is serotonin uptake inhibitors.
4. Buspirone and gabapentin are used as first-line choices.: 1. Treat for anxiety.
8. Elisabeth, 67 years old, comes to the practitioner with her daughter, who is her
caregiver. The nurse practitioner notices that Elizabeth is very busy and always
moving and placing things in order within the waiting room. Along with this increase in
energy, which of the following suggest bipolar with mania or hypomania? Select all
that apply.
1. Ability to focus on a task
2. Flight of ideas
3. Rapid speech
4. Impulsivity
