NURS 345 EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ELABORATIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
What type of drugs mimic the effect of neurotransmitters by binding to and
stimulating the receptor site?
Answers :agonist drugs
What type of drugs block the neurotransmitters obstructing the neurotransmitter's
action?
Answers :antagonist drugs
What type of drugs decrease dopamine ?
Answers :antipsychotic drugs
What type of drugs increase levels of norepinephrine and/or serotonin ?
Answers :antidepressant drugs
What type of drugs increase the effectiveness of GABA or increase serotonin
and/or norepinephrine ?
Answers :antianxiety drugs
Why is it important to understand alterations in neurotransmitters?
Answers :It leads to better treatments and possibly prevent mental disorders
What are important laws for psychiatric nurses?
Answers :intentional torts such as assault, battery, false imprisonment, invasion of
privacy, and defamation of character.
What are unintentional torts?
,Answers :a type of negligence called malpractice where professionals fail to act in
accordance with professional standards
What rights do patients have in regard to treatment?
Answers :-the right to quality treatment
-the right to refuse treatment
-the right to informed consent (i.e., knowing their treatment options and voluntarily
accepting treatment).
What type of abuses have resulted in strict laws concerning their use and
documentation of their use ?
Answers :restraint and seclusion abuses
Who do mental health laws protect ?
Answers :both patients and caregivers
What is cultural desire?
Answers :-a genuine interest in the patient's unique perspective
-it enables nurses to provide considerate
-flexible, and respectful care to patients of all cultures.
What are the five constructs of cultural competence?
Answers :cultural awareness, cultural knowledge, cultural encounters, cultural
skill, and cultural desire.
How do nurses obtain cultural knowledge?
, Answers :-seeking cultural information from friends
-participating in in-service programs
-immersing oneself in the culture
- consulting print and online sources.
How do nurses demonstrate cultural skills?
Answers :- performing culturally sensitive assessment interviews
- adapting care to meet patients' cultural needs and preferences.
In a behavioral crisis, which actions are of last resort ?
Answers :seclusion, restraint, and emergency medication
frontal lobe
Answers :-formulate or select goals
-initiate, plan, terminate actions
-decision making
-insight
-motivation
-social judgment
-voluntary motor ability starts in frontal lobe
temporal lobe
Answers :-language comprehension
-stores sounds into memory
-connects with limbic system, "the emotional brain", to allow expression of
emotions
ELABORATIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
What type of drugs mimic the effect of neurotransmitters by binding to and
stimulating the receptor site?
Answers :agonist drugs
What type of drugs block the neurotransmitters obstructing the neurotransmitter's
action?
Answers :antagonist drugs
What type of drugs decrease dopamine ?
Answers :antipsychotic drugs
What type of drugs increase levels of norepinephrine and/or serotonin ?
Answers :antidepressant drugs
What type of drugs increase the effectiveness of GABA or increase serotonin
and/or norepinephrine ?
Answers :antianxiety drugs
Why is it important to understand alterations in neurotransmitters?
Answers :It leads to better treatments and possibly prevent mental disorders
What are important laws for psychiatric nurses?
Answers :intentional torts such as assault, battery, false imprisonment, invasion of
privacy, and defamation of character.
What are unintentional torts?
,Answers :a type of negligence called malpractice where professionals fail to act in
accordance with professional standards
What rights do patients have in regard to treatment?
Answers :-the right to quality treatment
-the right to refuse treatment
-the right to informed consent (i.e., knowing their treatment options and voluntarily
accepting treatment).
What type of abuses have resulted in strict laws concerning their use and
documentation of their use ?
Answers :restraint and seclusion abuses
Who do mental health laws protect ?
Answers :both patients and caregivers
What is cultural desire?
Answers :-a genuine interest in the patient's unique perspective
-it enables nurses to provide considerate
-flexible, and respectful care to patients of all cultures.
What are the five constructs of cultural competence?
Answers :cultural awareness, cultural knowledge, cultural encounters, cultural
skill, and cultural desire.
How do nurses obtain cultural knowledge?
, Answers :-seeking cultural information from friends
-participating in in-service programs
-immersing oneself in the culture
- consulting print and online sources.
How do nurses demonstrate cultural skills?
Answers :- performing culturally sensitive assessment interviews
- adapting care to meet patients' cultural needs and preferences.
In a behavioral crisis, which actions are of last resort ?
Answers :seclusion, restraint, and emergency medication
frontal lobe
Answers :-formulate or select goals
-initiate, plan, terminate actions
-decision making
-insight
-motivation
-social judgment
-voluntary motor ability starts in frontal lobe
temporal lobe
Answers :-language comprehension
-stores sounds into memory
-connects with limbic system, "the emotional brain", to allow expression of
emotions
