NRS 3016 MIDTERM EXAM (LATEST
UPDATE 2026/2027) QUESTION WITH
VERIFIED ANSWER {GRADE A} -OAKLAND
UNIVERSITY
Which component of a conversation between the nurse and a client being prepared for
surgery is the best example of decoding and validation of the message?
a.) The nurse responds to the client, "While you say everything is alright, you seem
anxious."
b.) The client responds to the nurse, "Maybe a little; I have never had any kind of
surgery before."
c.) The nurse asks, "Is there anything I can get for you?"
d.) The client states, "I am OK; I do not need anything." - Correct answer The nurse
responds to the client, "While you say everything is alright, you seem anxious."
A client is prescribed medication for a psychiatric disorder. After 3 days, the client
reports being constipated. Which instruction should the nurse give the client?
,a.) "This side effect should disappear within a week or so."
b.) "Ask your psychiatrist to prescribe a stool softener for you."
c.) "You need to eat more fruits and vegetables and drink more water."
d.) "You need to eat more high-protein foods such as meat and peanut butter." -
Correct answer "You need to eat more fruits and vegetables and drink more water."
The nurse is caring for a 70-year-old client with a psychiatric disorder who has been
prescribed a number of medications. When educating the client on the medications,
which explanation would be most appropriate?
a.) "Because of your age and related changes in liver functioning, you may have
medication levels in your system with the potential to be toxic."
b.) "Your stomach empties more quickly as you age; therefore, you may feel the effect
of your medications almost immediately."
c.) "Your entire GI system speeds up, so your medications are digested much more
quickly. Therefore, it is important that you not drive after you take your medications."
d.) "Because of age-related circulation changes, your body will be able to deliver
therapeutic doses of your medication to select body sites more quickly." - Correct
,answer "Because of your ago and related changes in liver functioning, you may have
medication levels in your system with the potential to be toxic."
The nurse observes an adult client who has been taking antipsychotic medications for
8 months. The client is smacking their lips and blinking their eyes 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.) Document the client's symptoms of tardive dyskinesia.
c.) Contact the client's physician for a different medication order.
d.) Instruct the client to begin tapering off the medication. - Correct answer Document
the client's symptoms of tardive dyskinesia
A nurse is working as part of a team involved with the testing of a new psychiatric
medication. The drug is currently being used in multiple clinical trials at various
different sites. The nurse is engaged in which phase of testing?
, a.) Phase I
b.) Phase III
c.) Phase IV
d.) Phase II - Correct answer Phase III
A nurse administers a prescribed dose of lithium at 8 PM. The nurse should schedule a
specimen to be obtained for a blood level at which time?
a.) 12am
b.) 10 pm
c.) 4 am
d.) 8 am - Correct answer 8 am
A nurse is reviewing the events associated with the fight-or-flight response. The nurse
knows that which effect results from sympathetic nervous stimulation?
a.) Hypotension
b.) Tachycardia
UPDATE 2026/2027) QUESTION WITH
VERIFIED ANSWER {GRADE A} -OAKLAND
UNIVERSITY
Which component of a conversation between the nurse and a client being prepared for
surgery is the best example of decoding and validation of the message?
a.) The nurse responds to the client, "While you say everything is alright, you seem
anxious."
b.) The client responds to the nurse, "Maybe a little; I have never had any kind of
surgery before."
c.) The nurse asks, "Is there anything I can get for you?"
d.) The client states, "I am OK; I do not need anything." - Correct answer The nurse
responds to the client, "While you say everything is alright, you seem anxious."
A client is prescribed medication for a psychiatric disorder. After 3 days, the client
reports being constipated. Which instruction should the nurse give the client?
,a.) "This side effect should disappear within a week or so."
b.) "Ask your psychiatrist to prescribe a stool softener for you."
c.) "You need to eat more fruits and vegetables and drink more water."
d.) "You need to eat more high-protein foods such as meat and peanut butter." -
Correct answer "You need to eat more fruits and vegetables and drink more water."
The nurse is caring for a 70-year-old client with a psychiatric disorder who has been
prescribed a number of medications. When educating the client on the medications,
which explanation would be most appropriate?
a.) "Because of your age and related changes in liver functioning, you may have
medication levels in your system with the potential to be toxic."
b.) "Your stomach empties more quickly as you age; therefore, you may feel the effect
of your medications almost immediately."
c.) "Your entire GI system speeds up, so your medications are digested much more
quickly. Therefore, it is important that you not drive after you take your medications."
d.) "Because of age-related circulation changes, your body will be able to deliver
therapeutic doses of your medication to select body sites more quickly." - Correct
,answer "Because of your ago and related changes in liver functioning, you may have
medication levels in your system with the potential to be toxic."
The nurse observes an adult client who has been taking antipsychotic medications for
8 months. The client is smacking their lips and blinking their eyes 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.) Document the client's symptoms of tardive dyskinesia.
c.) Contact the client's physician for a different medication order.
d.) Instruct the client to begin tapering off the medication. - Correct answer Document
the client's symptoms of tardive dyskinesia
A nurse is working as part of a team involved with the testing of a new psychiatric
medication. The drug is currently being used in multiple clinical trials at various
different sites. The nurse is engaged in which phase of testing?
, a.) Phase I
b.) Phase III
c.) Phase IV
d.) Phase II - Correct answer Phase III
A nurse administers a prescribed dose of lithium at 8 PM. The nurse should schedule a
specimen to be obtained for a blood level at which time?
a.) 12am
b.) 10 pm
c.) 4 am
d.) 8 am - Correct answer 8 am
A nurse is reviewing the events associated with the fight-or-flight response. The nurse
knows that which effect results from sympathetic nervous stimulation?
a.) Hypotension
b.) Tachycardia
