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NSG 552 EXAM 1 (WILKES) NEWEST 2025 PACKAGE
DEAL| NSG552 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 3
VERSIONS WITH REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A
(MOST RECENT!!)
A patient with depression mentions to the nurse, My mother says
depression is a chemical disorder. What does she mean? The
nurses response is based on the theory that depression primarily
involves which of the following neurotransmitters?
a. Cortisol and GABA
b. COMT and glutamate
c. Monamine and glycine
d. Serotonin and norepinephrine
.....ANSWER.....d. Serotonin and norepinephrine
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A patient has experienced a stroke (cerebral vascular accident)
that has resulted in damage to the Broca area. Which evaluation
does the nurse conduct to reinforce this diagnosis?
a. Observing the patient pick up a spoon
b. Asking the patient to recite the alphabet
c. Monitoring the patients blood pressure
d. Comparing the patients grip strength in both
.....ANSWER.....b. Asking the patient to recite the alphabet
The patient diagnosed with schizophrenia asks why psychotropic
medications are always prescribed by the doctor. The nurses
answer will be based on information that the therapeutic action
of psychotropic drugs is the result of their effect on:
a. The temporal lobe; especially Wernickes area
b. Dendrites and their ability to transmit electrical impulses
c. The regulation of neurotransmitters especially dopamine
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d. The peripheral nervous system sensitivity to the psychotropic
medications
.....ANSWER.....c. The regulation of neurotransmitters especially
dopamine
A student nurse mutters that it seems entirely unnecessary to have
to struggle with understanding the anatomy and physiology of
the neurologic system. The mentor would base a response on the
understanding that it is:
a. Necessary but generally for psychiatric nurses who focus
primarily on behavioral interventions
b. A complex undertaking that advance practice psychiatric
nurses frequently use in their practice
c. Important primarily for the nursing assessment of patients with
brain trauma caused cognitive symptoms
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d. Necessary for planning psychiatric care for all patients
especially those experiencing psychiatric disorders
.....ANSWER.....d. Necessary for planning psychiatric care for all
patients especially those experiencing psychiatric disorders
A patient asks the nurse, My wife has breast cancer. Could it be
caused by her chronic depression? Which response is supported
by research data?
a. Too much stress has been proven to cause all kinds of cancer.
b. There have been no research studies done on stress and
disease yet.
c. Stress does cause the release of factors that suppress the
immune system.
d. There appears to be little connection between stress and
diseases of the body .....ANSWER.....c. Stress does cause the
release of factors that suppress the immune system.
NSG 552 EXAM 1 (WILKES) NEWEST 2025 PACKAGE
DEAL| NSG552 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 3
VERSIONS WITH REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A
(MOST RECENT!!)
A patient with depression mentions to the nurse, My mother says
depression is a chemical disorder. What does she mean? The
nurses response is based on the theory that depression primarily
involves which of the following neurotransmitters?
a. Cortisol and GABA
b. COMT and glutamate
c. Monamine and glycine
d. Serotonin and norepinephrine
.....ANSWER.....d. Serotonin and norepinephrine
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A patient has experienced a stroke (cerebral vascular accident)
that has resulted in damage to the Broca area. Which evaluation
does the nurse conduct to reinforce this diagnosis?
a. Observing the patient pick up a spoon
b. Asking the patient to recite the alphabet
c. Monitoring the patients blood pressure
d. Comparing the patients grip strength in both
.....ANSWER.....b. Asking the patient to recite the alphabet
The patient diagnosed with schizophrenia asks why psychotropic
medications are always prescribed by the doctor. The nurses
answer will be based on information that the therapeutic action
of psychotropic drugs is the result of their effect on:
a. The temporal lobe; especially Wernickes area
b. Dendrites and their ability to transmit electrical impulses
c. The regulation of neurotransmitters especially dopamine
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d. The peripheral nervous system sensitivity to the psychotropic
medications
.....ANSWER.....c. The regulation of neurotransmitters especially
dopamine
A student nurse mutters that it seems entirely unnecessary to have
to struggle with understanding the anatomy and physiology of
the neurologic system. The mentor would base a response on the
understanding that it is:
a. Necessary but generally for psychiatric nurses who focus
primarily on behavioral interventions
b. A complex undertaking that advance practice psychiatric
nurses frequently use in their practice
c. Important primarily for the nursing assessment of patients with
brain trauma caused cognitive symptoms
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d. Necessary for planning psychiatric care for all patients
especially those experiencing psychiatric disorders
.....ANSWER.....d. Necessary for planning psychiatric care for all
patients especially those experiencing psychiatric disorders
A patient asks the nurse, My wife has breast cancer. Could it be
caused by her chronic depression? Which response is supported
by research data?
a. Too much stress has been proven to cause all kinds of cancer.
b. There have been no research studies done on stress and
disease yet.
c. Stress does cause the release of factors that suppress the
immune system.
d. There appears to be little connection between stress and
diseases of the body .....ANSWER.....c. Stress does cause the
release of factors that suppress the immune system.
