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NR 326 CMS Exam 2 Questions and Answers
Latest Versions 2025 Graded A+
Which medications have been found to help reduce or
eliminate panic attacks?
A. Antidepressants
B. Anticholinergics
C. Antipsychotics
D. Mood stabilizers
CORRECT - Option A: Tricyclic and monoamine oxidase (MAO)
inhibitor antidepressants have been found to be effective in
treating clients with panic attacks. Why these drugs help control
panic attacks isn’t clearly understood.
Option B: Anticholinergic agents, which are smooth-muscle
relaxants, relieve physical symptoms of anxiety but don’t relieve
the anxiety itself.
Option C: Antipsychotic drugs are inappropriate because clients
who experience panic attacks aren’t psychotic.
Option D: Mood stabilizers aren’t indicated because panic attacks
are rarely associated with mood changes.
A 65 years old client is in the first stage of Alzheimer’s
disease. Nurse Patricia should plan to focus this client’s care
on:
A. Offering nourishing finger foods to help maintain the
client’s optimal nutritional status.
B. Providing emotional support and individual counseling.
C. Monitoring the client to prevent minor illnesses from
turning into major problems.
D. Suggesting new activities for the client and family to do
together.
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CORRECT - Option B: Clients in the first stage of Alzheimer’s
disease are aware that something is happening to them and may
become overwhelmed and frightened. Therefore, nursing care
typically focuses on providing emotional support and individual
counseling.
Options A, C, and D: The other options are appropriate during the
second stage of Alzheimer’s disease when the client needs
continuous monitoring to prevent minor illnesses from progressing
into major problems and when maintaining adequate nutrition may
become a challenge. During this stage, offering nourishing finger
foods helps clients to feed themselves and maintain adequate
nutrition.
The nurse is assessing a client who has just been admitted
to the emergency department. Which signs would suggest an
overdose of an antianxiety agent?
A. Combativeness, sweating, and confusion
B. Agitation, hyperactivity, and grandiose ideation
C. Emotional lability, euphoria, and impaired memory
D. Suspiciousness, dilated pupils, and increased blood
pressure
CORRECT - Option C: Signs of antianxiety agent overdose
include emotional lability, euphoria, and impaired memory.
Option A: Phencyclidine (PCP) overdose can cause
combativeness, sweating, and confusion.
Option B: Amphetamine overdose can result in agitation,
hyperactivity, and grandiose ideation.
Option D: Hallucinogen overdose can produce suspiciousness,
dilated pupils, and increased blood pressure.
Nurse Amy is providing care for a male client undergoing
opiate withdrawal. Opiate withdrawal causes severe physical
discomfort and can be life-threatening. To minimize these
effects, opiate users are commonly detoxified with:
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A. Barbiturates
B. Amphetamines
C. Methadone
D. Benzodiazepines
CORRECT - Option C: Methadone is used to detoxify opiate
users because it binds with opioid receptors at many sites in the
central nervous system but doesn’t have the same deleterious
effects as other opiates, such as cocaine, heroin, and morphine.
Options A, B, and D: Barbiturates, amphetamines, and
benzodiazepines are highly addictive and would require
detoxification treatment.
Nurse Marco is developing a plan of care for a client with
anorexia nervosa. Which action should the nurse include in
the plan?
A. Restrict visits with the family and friends until the client
begins to eat
B. Provide privacy during meals
C. Set up a strict eating plan for the client
D. Encourage the client to exercise, which will reduce her
anxiety
CORRECT - Option C: Establishing a consistent eating plan and
monitoring the client’s weight are very important in this disorder.
Option A: The family and friends should be included in the client’s
care.
Option B: The client should be monitored during meals-not given
privacy.
Option D: Exercise must be limited and supervised.
Mickey is caring for a client diagnosed with bulimia. The
most appropriate initial goal for a client diagnosed with
bulimia is to:
A. Avoid shopping for large amounts of food
B. Control eating impulses
NR 326 CMS Exam 2 Questions and Answers
Latest Versions 2025 Graded A+
Which medications have been found to help reduce or
eliminate panic attacks?
A. Antidepressants
B. Anticholinergics
C. Antipsychotics
D. Mood stabilizers
CORRECT - Option A: Tricyclic and monoamine oxidase (MAO)
inhibitor antidepressants have been found to be effective in
treating clients with panic attacks. Why these drugs help control
panic attacks isn’t clearly understood.
Option B: Anticholinergic agents, which are smooth-muscle
relaxants, relieve physical symptoms of anxiety but don’t relieve
the anxiety itself.
Option C: Antipsychotic drugs are inappropriate because clients
who experience panic attacks aren’t psychotic.
Option D: Mood stabilizers aren’t indicated because panic attacks
are rarely associated with mood changes.
A 65 years old client is in the first stage of Alzheimer’s
disease. Nurse Patricia should plan to focus this client’s care
on:
A. Offering nourishing finger foods to help maintain the
client’s optimal nutritional status.
B. Providing emotional support and individual counseling.
C. Monitoring the client to prevent minor illnesses from
turning into major problems.
D. Suggesting new activities for the client and family to do
together.
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CORRECT - Option B: Clients in the first stage of Alzheimer’s
disease are aware that something is happening to them and may
become overwhelmed and frightened. Therefore, nursing care
typically focuses on providing emotional support and individual
counseling.
Options A, C, and D: The other options are appropriate during the
second stage of Alzheimer’s disease when the client needs
continuous monitoring to prevent minor illnesses from progressing
into major problems and when maintaining adequate nutrition may
become a challenge. During this stage, offering nourishing finger
foods helps clients to feed themselves and maintain adequate
nutrition.
The nurse is assessing a client who has just been admitted
to the emergency department. Which signs would suggest an
overdose of an antianxiety agent?
A. Combativeness, sweating, and confusion
B. Agitation, hyperactivity, and grandiose ideation
C. Emotional lability, euphoria, and impaired memory
D. Suspiciousness, dilated pupils, and increased blood
pressure
CORRECT - Option C: Signs of antianxiety agent overdose
include emotional lability, euphoria, and impaired memory.
Option A: Phencyclidine (PCP) overdose can cause
combativeness, sweating, and confusion.
Option B: Amphetamine overdose can result in agitation,
hyperactivity, and grandiose ideation.
Option D: Hallucinogen overdose can produce suspiciousness,
dilated pupils, and increased blood pressure.
Nurse Amy is providing care for a male client undergoing
opiate withdrawal. Opiate withdrawal causes severe physical
discomfort and can be life-threatening. To minimize these
effects, opiate users are commonly detoxified with:
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A. Barbiturates
B. Amphetamines
C. Methadone
D. Benzodiazepines
CORRECT - Option C: Methadone is used to detoxify opiate
users because it binds with opioid receptors at many sites in the
central nervous system but doesn’t have the same deleterious
effects as other opiates, such as cocaine, heroin, and morphine.
Options A, B, and D: Barbiturates, amphetamines, and
benzodiazepines are highly addictive and would require
detoxification treatment.
Nurse Marco is developing a plan of care for a client with
anorexia nervosa. Which action should the nurse include in
the plan?
A. Restrict visits with the family and friends until the client
begins to eat
B. Provide privacy during meals
C. Set up a strict eating plan for the client
D. Encourage the client to exercise, which will reduce her
anxiety
CORRECT - Option C: Establishing a consistent eating plan and
monitoring the client’s weight are very important in this disorder.
Option A: The family and friends should be included in the client’s
care.
Option B: The client should be monitored during meals-not given
privacy.
Option D: Exercise must be limited and supervised.
Mickey is caring for a client diagnosed with bulimia. The
most appropriate initial goal for a client diagnosed with
bulimia is to:
A. Avoid shopping for large amounts of food
B. Control eating impulses
