NUR 384 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL

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NUR 384 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL

EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED

ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

A client diagnosed with a gambling disorder asks the nurse about medications that may be ordered by the client's physician to treat this disorder. The nurse would give the client information on which medications?

• Escitalopram (Lexapro) and clozapine (Clozaril)
• Citalopram (Celexa) and olanzapine (Zyprexa)
• Lithium carbonate (Lithobid) and sertraline (Zoloft)
• Naltrexone (ReVia) and ziprasidone (Geodon) - ANSWER-3.

Lithium carbonate (Lithobid) and sertraline (Zoloft)

A nurse is assessing a pathological gambler. What would differentiate this client's behaviors from the behaviors of a non- pathological gambler?

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• Pathological gamblers have abnormal levels of

neurotransmitters, whereas non-pathological gamblers do not.

• Pathological gambling occurs more commonly among

women, whereas non- pathological gambling occurs more commonly among men.

• Pathological gambling generally runs an acute course,

whereas non-pathological gambling runs a chronic course.

• Pathological gambling is not related to stress relief, whereas

non-pathological gambling is related to stress relief. - ANSWER-1. Pathological gamblers have abnormal levels of neurotransmitters, whereas non- pathological gamblers do not.

A nursing instructor is teaching about the impaired nurse and the consequences of this impairment. Which statement by a student indicates that further instruction is needed?

• "The state board of nursing must be notified with factual

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• "All state boards of nursing have passed laws that, under any

circumstances, do not allow impaired nurses to practice."

• "Many state boards of nursing require an impaired nurse to

successfully complete counseling treatment programs prior to a return to work."

• "After a return to practice, a recovering nurse may be closely

monitored for several years." - ANSWER-2. "All state boards of nursing have passed laws that, under any circumstances, do not allow impaired nurses to practice."

Which of the following nursing statements exemplify the cognitive process that must be completed by a nurse prior to caring for clients diagnosed with a substance-related disorder? (Select all that apply.)

• "I am easily manipulated and need to work on this prior to

caring for these clients."

• "Because of my father's alcoholism, I need to examine my

attitude toward these clients."

• "I need to review the side effects of the medications used in

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process."

• "I'll need to set boundaries to maintain a therapeutic

relationship."

• "I need to take charge when dealing with clients diagnosed

with substance disorders." - ANSWER-1. "I am easily manipulated and need to work on this prior to caring for these clients."

• "Because of my father's alcoholism, I need to examine my

attitude toward these clients."

• "I'll need to set boundaries to maintain a therapeutic

relationship."

A nursing instructor is teaching nursing students about cirrhosis of the liver.Which of the following statements about the complications of hepatic encephalopathy should indicate to the nursing instructor that further student teaching is needed?

• "A diet rich in protein will promote hepatic healing."
• "This condition results from a rise in serum ammonia, leading

to impaired mental functioning."

• "In this condition, an excessive amount of serous fluid

accumulates in the abdominal cavity."

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