NRNP 6675-15 Week 6 Midterm Exam Questions and

NRNP 6675-15 Week 6 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers 2022

• Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome? Select all

that apply

• Age
• Rapid dose escalation
• Parental route of administration
• Higher potency typical antipsychotics

• Antipsychotic medications provide D2 blockade in the mesocortical pathway causing

which of the following effects?

• Reduces negative symptoms
• Increases extra pyramidal symptoms (EPS)
• Causes prolactinemia
• Reduces positive symptoms

• Phencyclidine (PCP) and Ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by blocking

which of the following receptors?

• GABA type receptors
• Serotonin receptors
• Dopamine receptors
• NMDA type receptors

• The diagnosis used to describe a syndrome characterized by specific signs and

symptoms resulting from recent ingestion or exposure to a substance is known as which of the following?

• Substance intoxication
• Substance withdrawal
• Substance use disorder
• Any of the above

• Abnormal involuntary movements in a rhythmic pattern affecting face, mouth,

tongue, jaw is known as which of the following?

• Akathisia
• Dystonia
• Tardive dyskinesia
• Extrapyramidal side effects

• A deeply held belief despite evidence to the contrary, lasting at least one month,

without prominent hallucinations, with functional impairment that relates to the delusional syste.....

• Schizophrenia
• Delusional disorder
• Brief psychotic disorder
• Schizophreniform disorder

• Which of the following is true about preoccupation with castration?
• This can be serious and life-threatening if castration is carried out without medical

supervision.

• This is consistent with Transvestic Disorder
• This is consistent with other specified paraphilic disorder
• This is consistent with sexual masochism disorder

• Which of the following is a system that provides a uniform language for describing

medical and surgical procedures and diagnostic services rendered by clinicians?

2. HIPPA

3. DSM-5

4. CPT

5. DRG

• A patient on Chlorpromazine states that his orgasm is dry and afterward he will

commonly have milky urine. The ARNP realizes which of the following?

• This is likely a harmless response to the Chlorpromazine
• This is abnormal and needs to be evaluated by a specialist
• It is critical to stop the Chlorpromazine immediately
• This has nothing to do with the Chlorpromazine the patient be referred to his PCP for

follow-up

• A condition which results from absence of second female sex Chromosome (XO)

and is associated with web neck, dwarfism, cubitus valgus, and infertility is known as which of the following?

• Hermaphroditism
• Turner's syndrome
• Adrenogenital syndrome
• Androgen insensitivity syndrome

• Which of the following would be characterized as a negative symptom of

schizophrenia?

• Hallucinations and delusions
• Impaired social and occupational functioning
• Isolation and impaired self-care
• B and C only

• Which of the following are keys to distinguishing OCD from psychosis?
• Patients with OCD can almost always acknowledge the unreasonable nature of

their symptoms

• Patients with OCD are better able to control their compulsions.
• Patients with psychosis will have more obsessive thoughts.
• Patients with OCD have less bizarre obsessions.

• Which of the following is a system that provides a uniform language for describing

medical and surgical procedures and diagnostic services rendered by clinicians...

1. HIPPA

2. B. DSM-5

3. CPT

4. DRG

• A federal program administered nationally and locally which covers enrolled

individuals 65 years and older who pay premiums and disabled individuals....

• Medicare
• Medicaid
• Both A and B
• None of the above

• Having an adequate legal description of nurse practitioner (NP) scope of practice

according to state law is important for which of the following reasons?

• To avoid any charges of practicing medicine without a license
• To place accountability for both benefits and harm to patients squarely on the NP
• To get reimbursement for physician services when provided by an NP
• All of the above

• Which of the following is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance?
• Alcohol
• Caffeine
• Heroine
• Cannabis

• Which of the following is used to treat Tardive Dyskinesia?
• Cogentin (benztropine)
• Artane (trihexyphenidyl)
• Catapress (Clonidine)
• None of the above

• The APRN consensus model did which of the following?
• Merged adult, gerontology and pediatric foci so that all NPs could truly work across

the....

• Adult and gerontology were merged and identified as primary care or acute care
• Psychiatric mental health foci were stipulated as across the lifespan
• B and C

• Which of the following behaviors are associated with an alcohol blood level of 0.05

percent?

• Voluntary motor actions usually become perceptibly clumsy
• Thought judgment, and restraint are impaired
• Confusion, stupor
• None of the above

• According to HIPPA, which of the following must the NP share their NPI with? Check

all that apply.

• Health plans
• Other providers
• Any entity that may need it for billing purpose
• A and C only