NURS-6630C-9/NURS-6630N-9-Approaches to Treatment
NURS-6630C-9/NURS-6630N-9-Approaches to Treatment
• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Mr.
... [Show More] McCullin is 64 years old with Parkinson’s disease. The PMHNP caring for Mr. McCullin wants to start him on a dopamine agonist to help manage and treat his condition. The PHMNP selects this agent because of which action it has on patients like Mr. McCullin?
Selected Answer: D.
D2 receptors are the primary binding site for dopamine agonists.
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Ms. Hill is currently being treated for schizophrenia but has stopped taking her medications due to some side effects she claims she was experiencing. She presents to the clinic today with worsening symptoms. She is experiencing anhedonia, agitation, attentional impairment, and affective blunting. Which one of the symptoms mentioned is considered a positive symptom of schizophrenia?
Selected Answer: B.
Agitation
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP evaluates the patient for “fear conditioning” when he asks:
Selected Answer: A.
Have you ever experienced any type of trauma?
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
While genes have potential to modify behavior, behavior can also modify genes. How do genes impact this process?
Selected Answer: B.
Changes made to proteins lead to changes in behavior.
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is caring for a patient with schizophrenia and is considering a variety of treatment approaches. The PHMNP selects a viable treatment that is consistent with the “dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia.” What action does the PMHNP anticipate this treatment having on the patient?
Selected Answer: B.
Hyperactivity in the mesolimbic dopamine pathway mediates the positive symptoms of schizophrenia.
• Question 6
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?
Selected Answer: A.
Achieving underactivity of the mesocorticol projections to the prefrontal cortex
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is assessing a patient in the psychiatric emergency room. The patient tells the PMHNP that he does not understand why his depression has not lifted after being on four different antidepressants over the course of a year. Which of the following symptoms can be residual symptoms for patients who do not achieve remission with major depressive disorder?
Selected Answer: D.
A and C
• Question 8
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