Nurs_6630_Midterm_Exam_Psychopharmacology___Walden_University
Course NURS-6630C-7/NURS-6630N-7-Approaches to
Treatment2019 Winter Qtr
... [Show More] 11/25-02/16-PT27
Test Week 6 Midterm Exam
• Question
1
1 out of 1
points
During assessment a patient states “Why are you asking me about my heart, I
am here for my head”, the PMHNP’s best response is:
Selecte
d
Answer
:
D.
“Anxiety can cause cortisol levels to increase and when this
happens frequently it puts you at risk for comorbidities such as type
2 diabetes.”
• Question 2
During gene expression, what must occur prior to a gene being
expressed?
1 out of 1
points
Selecte
d
Answers
:
A.
Transcription factor must bind to the regulatory region within
the cell’s nucleus.
• Question
3
1 out of 1
points
The PMNHP is assessing a 29-year-old client who takes antipsychotics that block D2
receptors. This client has begun to develop a common side effect of this medication.
What is this side effect?
Selecte
d
Answer:
D.
Tardive dyskinesia
• Question
4
1 out of 1
points
After ordering flumazenil (Rumazicon) the PMHNP cautions the staff to monitor for
which possible effect?
Selected Answer:
Nurs_6630_Midterm_Exam_Psychopharmacology Walden_University
D. All of
the
above
• Question
5
1 out of 1
points
Nurs_6630_Midterm_Exam_Psychopharmacology Walden_University
A patient is prescribed 50 mg of desvenlafaxine to take every other day for major
depressive disorder. What does the PMHNP understand about this patient?
Selecte
d
Answer:
C.
The patient has severe
renal impairment.
• Question
6
1 out of 1
points
A patient is prescribed sertraline to treat panic disorder. Knowing that
sertraline can initially cause anxiety or insomnia, what should the PMHNP
do?
Selecte
d
Answer:
B.
Prescribe short-acting benzodiazepine for 2 weeks, then
discontinue.
• Question
7
1 out of 1
points
Though medications have the ability to target neurotransmitter release into the synapse by the
presynaptic neuron it is not always necessary. The PMHNP understands that this is because:
Selecte
d
Answer:
C.
Neurotransmitters can spread by
diffusion.
• Question
8
1 out of 1
points
A patient is diagnosed with schizophrenia. What increases the patient’s potential
to mediate the cognitive symptoms of the disease?
Selecte
d
Answer:
A.
Achieving underactivity of the mesocorticol projections
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