NURS 660 ALL SETS EXAM SCRIPT 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GUARANTEED PASS GRADED A+
⩥ Clozapine side effects.
Answer: Clozapine has a higher affinity for various receptors than D2,
leading to numerous side effects.
⩥ Clozapine prescription indications.
Answer: Prescribed when other antipsychotics fail, for treatment-
resistant schizophrenia, or schizophrenia with suicidal ideation and
behaviors.
⩥ Olanzapine (Zyprexa).
Answer: 5HT2A + D2 antagonist used for schizophrenia, bipolar
disorder, and treatment-resistant depression, with more potency than
clozapine and fewer side effects.
⩥ Olanzapine side effects.
Answer: High cardiometabolic risk, consistent weight gain, increased
triglycerides, and increased insulin resistance.
⩥ Quetiapine (Seroquel) receptor activity.
,Answer: 5HT2A and D2 antagonist.
⩥ Quetiapine dosing recommendation.
Answer: Should be taken at bedtime due to its strong sedative effect.
⩥ Quetiapine XR appropriateness.
Answer: Quetiapine XR is appropriate as it provides longer receptor
occupancy and decreases the need for twice daily dosing.
⩥ Quetiapine effects at different doses.
Answer: 50 mg for sleep, 300 mg for antidepressant effects, and 800 mg
for antipsychotic effects.
⩥ Preferred antipsychotic for parkinsonism and psychosis.
Answer: Quetiapine, as it causes virtually no extrapyramidal symptoms
(EPS).
⩥ Risks with moderate to high doses of Quetiapine.
Answer: Increased cardiometabolic risks including weight gain, elevated
triglycerides, and insulin resistance.
⩥ Asenapine (Saphris).
, Answer: antipsychotic with antidepressant effects, used for bipolar and
schizophrenia, acts on 5HT2C and H1 but does not cause weight gain,
very sedating.
⩥ Administration of Asenapine.
Answer: Sublingual; no food or drink for 10 minutes.
⩥ Asenapine (Saphris) usage.
Answer: Rapid acting PRN antipsychotic, used to top up patients in
crisis without injection.
⩥ Risperidone.
Answer: Antipsychotic used to treat children with aggression and/or
autism at low to moderate doses; has a weight gain side effect.
⩥ Risperidone dosage for schizophrenia and bipolar disorders.
Answer: High to moderate dose is needed.
⩥ Off label use for Risperidone.
Answer: Psychosis in elderly with dementia.
⩥ Risperidone formulations.
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GUARANTEED PASS GRADED A+
⩥ Clozapine side effects.
Answer: Clozapine has a higher affinity for various receptors than D2,
leading to numerous side effects.
⩥ Clozapine prescription indications.
Answer: Prescribed when other antipsychotics fail, for treatment-
resistant schizophrenia, or schizophrenia with suicidal ideation and
behaviors.
⩥ Olanzapine (Zyprexa).
Answer: 5HT2A + D2 antagonist used for schizophrenia, bipolar
disorder, and treatment-resistant depression, with more potency than
clozapine and fewer side effects.
⩥ Olanzapine side effects.
Answer: High cardiometabolic risk, consistent weight gain, increased
triglycerides, and increased insulin resistance.
⩥ Quetiapine (Seroquel) receptor activity.
,Answer: 5HT2A and D2 antagonist.
⩥ Quetiapine dosing recommendation.
Answer: Should be taken at bedtime due to its strong sedative effect.
⩥ Quetiapine XR appropriateness.
Answer: Quetiapine XR is appropriate as it provides longer receptor
occupancy and decreases the need for twice daily dosing.
⩥ Quetiapine effects at different doses.
Answer: 50 mg for sleep, 300 mg for antidepressant effects, and 800 mg
for antipsychotic effects.
⩥ Preferred antipsychotic for parkinsonism and psychosis.
Answer: Quetiapine, as it causes virtually no extrapyramidal symptoms
(EPS).
⩥ Risks with moderate to high doses of Quetiapine.
Answer: Increased cardiometabolic risks including weight gain, elevated
triglycerides, and insulin resistance.
⩥ Asenapine (Saphris).
, Answer: antipsychotic with antidepressant effects, used for bipolar and
schizophrenia, acts on 5HT2C and H1 but does not cause weight gain,
very sedating.
⩥ Administration of Asenapine.
Answer: Sublingual; no food or drink for 10 minutes.
⩥ Asenapine (Saphris) usage.
Answer: Rapid acting PRN antipsychotic, used to top up patients in
crisis without injection.
⩥ Risperidone.
Answer: Antipsychotic used to treat children with aggression and/or
autism at low to moderate doses; has a weight gain side effect.
⩥ Risperidone dosage for schizophrenia and bipolar disorders.
Answer: High to moderate dose is needed.
⩥ Off label use for Risperidone.
Answer: Psychosis in elderly with dementia.
⩥ Risperidone formulations.
