NURS 6005 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
What |will |the |nurse |do |to |address |the |potential |risk |for |depression |among |a |population?
a. |Provide |a |depression |screening |at |a |local |afterschool |program |site.
b. |Present |educational |programming |on |depression |to |a |senior |citizen |group.
c. |Routinely |assess |all |chronically |ill |patients |for |depression |during |their |admission |interview.
d. |Include |the |signs |of |postpartum |depression |in |the |discharge |packet |for |each |new |mother. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c
A |patient |says |to |the |nurse, |"I |had |my |first |episode |of |depression |after |I |got |divorced |about |10
|years |ago. |I |recognized |what |was |happening |to |me |because |both |of |my |parents |suffer |from |
depression." |Which |theory |regarding |the |etiology |of |depression |has |the |patient |described?
a. |Cognitive |theory
b. |Biochemical |factors
c. |Learned |helplessness
d. |Diathesis-stress |model |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d
,The |nurse |is |caring |for |a |terminally |ill |patient. |The |patient |reports |symptoms |of |depression |to |
the |nurse. |What |is |the |nurse's |priority |action?
a. |Consult |the |patient's |durable |power |of |attorney.
b. |Alert |the |patient's |family |that |death |is |likely |imminent.
c. |Recommend |appropriate |treatment |for |the |depression.
d. |Explain |to |the |patient |that |depression |is |a |normal |part |of |the |dying |process. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-c
The |nurse |is |studying |the |reports |of |two |patients |who |show |signs |of |depression. |One |patient |
(Patient |A) |is |depressed |bc |his |pet |dog |has |passed |away, |and |the |other |patient |(Patient |B) |is |
depressed |at |losing |a |spouse |and |material |possessions |in |a |natural |disaster. |What |does |this |
indicate |about |biological |vulnerability |and |depression?
a. |Patient |A |may |respond |better |to |the |treatment |provided |
b. |Patient |B |may |respond |better |to |the |treatment |provided |
c. |Patient |A |may |be |more |vulnerable |to |developing |severe |depression |
d. |Patient |B |may |be |more |vulnerable |to |developing |severe |depression |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-d
Which |statements |about |the |physical |activity |of |a |patient |diagnosed |with |major |depression |
are |true?
,a. |Psychomotor |agitation |results |in |purposeful, |goal-oriented |activity.
b. |The |individual |may |present |with |a |reduction |in |psychomotor |activity.
c. |Psychomotor |agitation |is |demonstrated |in |cases |of |major |depression.
d. |A |slow |pace |and |stooped |posture |is |characteristic |of |psychomotor |retardation.
e. |Fidgeting |is |a |characteristic |psychomotor |activity |associated |with |depression. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-b, |c, |d, |e
Which |individual |demonstrates |the |greatest |risk |for |experiencing |major |depression?
a. |A |teenaged |male |who |failed |to |make |the |football |team
b. |A |young |adult |female |who |recently |gave |birth |to |her |first |child
c. |An |older |adult |female |who |retired |after |25 |years |of |factory |work
d. |A |middle-aged |male |who |is |a |self-employed |small |business |owner |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
b
Which |areas |of |safety |should |be |discussed |with |a |patient |who |has |just |been |prescribed |a |
benzodiazepine |(BZD)? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--drug |interaction |
-impaired |judgment |
, -poor |concentration |
-impaired |motor |function
___ |is |a |common |accompaniment |to |depression. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-guilt
What |statement |about |the |comorbidity |of |depression |is |accurate?
a. |Depression |most |often |exists |in |an |individual |as |a |single |entity.
b. |Depression |is |commonly |seen |in |individuals |with |medical |disorders. |
c. |Substance |abuse |and |depression |are |seldom |seen |as |comorbid |disorders.
d. |Depression |may |coexist |with |other |disorders |but |is |rarely |seen |with |schizophrenia. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b
which |complaint |is |associated |with |the |physical |manifestations |of |depression?
a. |insomnia |
b. |HA
c. |back |pain |
Correct Answers
What |will |the |nurse |do |to |address |the |potential |risk |for |depression |among |a |population?
a. |Provide |a |depression |screening |at |a |local |afterschool |program |site.
b. |Present |educational |programming |on |depression |to |a |senior |citizen |group.
c. |Routinely |assess |all |chronically |ill |patients |for |depression |during |their |admission |interview.
d. |Include |the |signs |of |postpartum |depression |in |the |discharge |packet |for |each |new |mother. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c
A |patient |says |to |the |nurse, |"I |had |my |first |episode |of |depression |after |I |got |divorced |about |10
|years |ago. |I |recognized |what |was |happening |to |me |because |both |of |my |parents |suffer |from |
depression." |Which |theory |regarding |the |etiology |of |depression |has |the |patient |described?
a. |Cognitive |theory
b. |Biochemical |factors
c. |Learned |helplessness
d. |Diathesis-stress |model |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d
,The |nurse |is |caring |for |a |terminally |ill |patient. |The |patient |reports |symptoms |of |depression |to |
the |nurse. |What |is |the |nurse's |priority |action?
a. |Consult |the |patient's |durable |power |of |attorney.
b. |Alert |the |patient's |family |that |death |is |likely |imminent.
c. |Recommend |appropriate |treatment |for |the |depression.
d. |Explain |to |the |patient |that |depression |is |a |normal |part |of |the |dying |process. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-c
The |nurse |is |studying |the |reports |of |two |patients |who |show |signs |of |depression. |One |patient |
(Patient |A) |is |depressed |bc |his |pet |dog |has |passed |away, |and |the |other |patient |(Patient |B) |is |
depressed |at |losing |a |spouse |and |material |possessions |in |a |natural |disaster. |What |does |this |
indicate |about |biological |vulnerability |and |depression?
a. |Patient |A |may |respond |better |to |the |treatment |provided |
b. |Patient |B |may |respond |better |to |the |treatment |provided |
c. |Patient |A |may |be |more |vulnerable |to |developing |severe |depression |
d. |Patient |B |may |be |more |vulnerable |to |developing |severe |depression |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-d
Which |statements |about |the |physical |activity |of |a |patient |diagnosed |with |major |depression |
are |true?
,a. |Psychomotor |agitation |results |in |purposeful, |goal-oriented |activity.
b. |The |individual |may |present |with |a |reduction |in |psychomotor |activity.
c. |Psychomotor |agitation |is |demonstrated |in |cases |of |major |depression.
d. |A |slow |pace |and |stooped |posture |is |characteristic |of |psychomotor |retardation.
e. |Fidgeting |is |a |characteristic |psychomotor |activity |associated |with |depression. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-b, |c, |d, |e
Which |individual |demonstrates |the |greatest |risk |for |experiencing |major |depression?
a. |A |teenaged |male |who |failed |to |make |the |football |team
b. |A |young |adult |female |who |recently |gave |birth |to |her |first |child
c. |An |older |adult |female |who |retired |after |25 |years |of |factory |work
d. |A |middle-aged |male |who |is |a |self-employed |small |business |owner |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
b
Which |areas |of |safety |should |be |discussed |with |a |patient |who |has |just |been |prescribed |a |
benzodiazepine |(BZD)? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--drug |interaction |
-impaired |judgment |
, -poor |concentration |
-impaired |motor |function
___ |is |a |common |accompaniment |to |depression. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-guilt
What |statement |about |the |comorbidity |of |depression |is |accurate?
a. |Depression |most |often |exists |in |an |individual |as |a |single |entity.
b. |Depression |is |commonly |seen |in |individuals |with |medical |disorders. |
c. |Substance |abuse |and |depression |are |seldom |seen |as |comorbid |disorders.
d. |Depression |may |coexist |with |other |disorders |but |is |rarely |seen |with |schizophrenia. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b
which |complaint |is |associated |with |the |physical |manifestations |of |depression?
a. |insomnia |
b. |HA
c. |back |pain |
