NRNP 6675 NRNP6675 Midterm Exam

NRNP 6675/ NRNP6675 Midterm Exam Quiz Bank (2025/ 2026) | Complete Guide| Questions and Verified Answers - Walden 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 - ANSWER A.

Age

• Rapid Dose Escalation
• Parental Route of Administration
• Higher Potency Typical Antipsychotics

Antipsychotic medication provides D2 blockage in the meso-coritcal pathway causing which of the following effects?

• reduces negative symptoms
• Increases EPS
• causes prolactinemia
• reduces positive symptoms - ANSWER A. reduces

negative symptoms

• Increases EPS
• causes prolactinemia
• reduces positive symptoms 1 / 4

Phencyclidine (PCP) and ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by blocking which of the following receptors?

A. GABA

• serotonin
• dopamine receptors
• NMDA type receptors - ANSWER A. GABA
• serotonin
• dopamine receptors
• NMDA type receptors

The diagnosis used to describe a syndrome characterized by specific s/s resulting from recent ingestion or exposure to a substance is known as which of the following?

• substance intoxication
• substance withdrawal
• substance use disorder
• all of the above - ANSWER A. substance intoxication

(Sadock p. 269)

• substance withdrawal
• Substance Use disorder
• all of the above

Abnormal involuntary movements in a rhythmic pattern affecting the face, mouth, tongue, and jaw is known as which of the following?

• akathisia
• dystonia
• tardive dyskinesia
• EPS - ANSWER A. akathisia
• dystonia
• tardive dyskinesia

D. EPS 2 / 4

A deeply held belief despite evidence to the contrary, lasting at least 1 month, without prominent hallucinations, with functional impairment that relates to the delusional system disorder called?

• schizophrenia
• delusional disorder
• brief psychotic disorder
• schizophreniform disorder - ANSWER A. 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

• consistent with transvestic disorder
• other specified paraphilic disorder
• sexual masochism disorder - ANSWER A. this can be

serious and life-threatening if castration is carried out without medical supervision

• consistent with transvestic disorder
• other specified paraphilic disorder
• sexual masochism disorder

Which of the following is a system that provides a uniform language for describing medical and surgical procedures and diagnostics services rendered by clinicians?

A. HIPPA

B. CPT

C. DSM-5

D. DRG - ANSWER A. HIPPA

B. CPT

C. DSM-5

D. DRG 3 / 4

A patient on Chlorpromazine states his orgasm is dry and afterwards he will commonly have milky urine. The APRN realizes this is 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. Refer patient to PCP for

follow-up - ANSWER A. 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. Refer patient to PCP for

follow-up A condition that results from the absence of a second female sex chromosome (XO) and is associated with web neck, dwarfism, cubitus valgus, and infertility is known as what?

• Hermaphroditism
• Turner's Syndrome
• Andrenogenital Syndrome
• Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome - ANSWER A.

Hermaphroditism

• Turner's Syndrome
• Andrenogenital Syndrome
• Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome

Which of the following would be characterized as a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

• Hallucinations
• impaired social and occupational functioning
• isolation and impaired self-care
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