NURS-6630C-9/NURS-6630N-9-Approaches to
Treatment2020
• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Mr. McCullin is 64 years old with Parkinson’s disease. The PMHNP caring
for Mr. McCullin wants to start him on a dopamine agonist
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NURS-6630C-9/NURS-6630N-9-Approaches to
Treatment2020
• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Mr. 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 51 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
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