NURS 6630N FINAL EXAM/Nurs 6630N Final Exam

Nurs 6630N Final Exam Week 11

Course

NURS-6630N-,Approaches to Treatment.2020 Spring Qtr 02/24-05/17-

Test

Week 11 Final Exam

Due Date

5/11/20 1:59 AM

Status

Completed

Attempt Score

72 out of 75 points  

Time Elapsed

1 hour, 40 minutes out of 2 hours

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Submitted Answers

·         Question 1

0 out of 0 points

When completing this exam, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity?

Selected Answer:

Yes

·         Question 2

1 out of 1 points

All drugs that lead to addiction increase __________________in the ventral striatum, which is also called the _______________.

Selected Answer:

a. 

Dopamine / nucleus accumbens

·         Question 3

1 out of 1 points

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?

Selected Answer:

a. 

“The SNRI can increase noradrenergic neurotransmission in the descending spinal pathway to the dorsal horn.”

·         Question 4

1 out of 1 points

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?

Selected Answer:

a. 

Modafanil (PROVIGIL)

·         Question 5

1 out of 1 points

Which of these characteristics does NOT meet the criteria for probably Alzheimer's dementia?

Selected Answer:

b. 

Sudden onset

·         Question 6

1 out of 1 points

Neal is complaining of restless leg syndrome and insomnia. Which first-line medication should the PMHNP prescribe to treat both?

Selected Answer:

a. 

Ripinirole (REQUIP)