Course NURS-6630N-Approaches to Treatment.2024 Winter Qtr Test Week 11 Final Exam Status Completed Attempt Score 72 out of 75 points Time Elapsed 1 hour, 40 minutes out of 2 hours Results Displayed Submitted Answers
When completing this exam, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity?Selected Ye
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All drugs that lead to addiction increase in the ventral striatum, which is also called the .
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a.Dopamine / nucleus accumbens
A patient with chronic back pain has been prescribed a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). How does the PMHNP describe the action of SNRIs on the inhibition of pain to the patient?
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a.“The SNRI can increase noradrenergic neurotransmission in the descending spinal pathway to the dorsal horn.”
NURS 6630 FINAL EXAM 2024 WINTER QTR REVIEW
TEST SUBMISSION: WEEK 11 FINAL EXAM WALDEN
UNIVERSITY/ NURS 6630 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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Karen completes the Epworth sleepiness scale and scores abnormally high. She is diagnosed with narcolepsy. The PMHNP prescribes a wake-promoting agent that is a weak dopamine transporter antagonist. Which medication did the PMHNP prescribe?
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a.Modafanil
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Which of these characteristics does NOT meet the criteria for probably Alzheimer's dementia?
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b.Sudden onset
Neal is complaining of restless leg syndrome and insomnia. Which first-line medication should the PMHNP prescribe to treat both?
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a.Ripinirole
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A nursing student asks the PMHNP about the difference between the use of stimulants in the treatment of ADHD and the abuse of stimulants in substance-use disorders. Which is the correct response?
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a.All of these are correct.
The PMHNP prescribes pregabalin (LYRICA) for a patient with chronic pain. How does pregabalin work to reduce pain?
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b.It will block excitatory neurotransmission by blocking voltage-sensitive calcium channels.
A patient addicted to heroin is receiving treatment for detoxification. He begins to experience tachycardia, tremors, and diaphoresis. What medication will the PMHNP prescribe for this patient?Selected d.
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