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NUR661 EXAM 1 /NUR 661 MARYVILLE EXAM 1
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 170
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A patients history shows drinking 4 to 6 liters of fluid and eating more than 6,000 calories per day. Which part of the central nervous system is most likely dysfunctional for this patient?
- Amydala
- Hippocampus
- Parietal lobe
- Hypothalamus
Answer: D
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The nurse administers a medication that potentiates the action of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Which effect would be expected?
- reduced anxiety
- improved memory
- more organized thinking
- fewer sensory perceptual alterations
Answer: A
A nurse would anticipate that treatment for a patient with
memory difficulties might include medications designed to:
- inhibit gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
- prevent destruction of acetylcholine.
- reduce serotonin metabolism.
- increase dopamine activity.
Answer: B
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- A patient has disorganized thinking associated with
schizophrenia. Neuroimaging would likely show dysfunction in which part of the brain?
- Hippocampus
- Frontal lobe
- Cerebellum
- Brainstem
Answer: B
The nurse should assess a patient taking a drug with
anticholinergic properties for inhibited function of the:
- parasympathetic nervous system
- sympathetic nervous system
- reticular activating system
- medulla oblongata
Answer: A
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The therapeutic action of neurotransmitter inhibitors that block
reuptake cause:
- decreased concentration of the blocked neurotransmitter in the
- increased concentration of the blocked neurotransmitter in the
- destruction of receptor sites specific to the blocked
- limbic system stimulation.
central nervous system.
synaptic gap.
neurotransmitter.
Answer: B
A patient taking medication for mental illness develops restlessness and an uncontrollable need to be in motion. Which drug action causes these symptoms to develop?
- Anticholinergic effects
- Dopamine-blocking effects
- Endocrine-stimulating effects
- ability to stimulate spinal nerves
Answer: B
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