NURS 6630N Week 11: Final Exam

This Final Exam will cover the topics post-Midterm Exam, which relate to psychopharmacologic approaches to treatment for patients across the life span:

• Neurocognitive Medications
• Atypical Antipsychotic Medications
• Typical Antipsychotic Medications
• Mood Stabilizers
• Other Nervous System Special Considerations
• Special Populations Considerations
• Therapy for Patients With Substance Dependence
• Therapy for Patients With Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Substance Use Disorder
• Therapy for Patients With ADHD
• Therapy for Patients With Dementia/Alzheimer’s
• Therapy for Patients With Pathophysiology and Psychiatric Comorbidities
• Prescriber’s Role
• Psychiatric Interview
• Nonmedication treatment options
• Ethical, Legal, and Social Considerations in treatment
• Effective and Therapeutic Communication

Note: Prior to starting the exam, you should review all of your materials. There is a 2.5-hour time limit to complete this 100-question exam. You may only attempt this exam once.

This exam is a test of your knowledge in preparation for your certification exam. No outside resources including books, notes, websites, or any other type of resource are to be used to complete this exam. You are expected to comply with Walden University’s Code of Conduct.

To Prepare:

To Prepare:

• Review all assigned Learning Resources from Weeks 1–11.

Exam Essentials

Students are strongly encouraged to review the full Exam Essentials located in the syllabus before taking the exam. This is a shortened version of the full Exam Essentials.

Planning for the Exam

• Exams are due no later than Day 7 at 10:59pm Central Time. If the exam is not initiated by due date the grade is a ZERO. Retakes of exams are NOT permitted.
• Please see instructions in Canvas for total time allotted to complete the exam.
• You must take the exam in one sitting-there is no starting and stopping.
• The exam will auto submit once the full allotted time has elapsed.
• Do not take the exams on iPads, iPhones, or other portable devices as you may get locked out of the exam. 
• Please use only the recommended browsers Chrome or Firefox.

Taking the Exam

• Close out of all Browser windows on your computer and log in fresh as you prepare to begin the exam. When you are logged in for a long period, the exam will idle or freeze and lock you out.
• You should only have ONE browser window open for the exam. Test logs document when you leave the browser window. This is a violation of the exam taking policy subject to academic penalties including point reduction for the exam and exam failure.
• Exam resets will not be allowed if the exam log indicates you stopped viewing the quiz and viewed a different browser window.
• You will only be able to see one question at a time.
• Do not use the return/back button to change your answer(s). This will lock you out of the exam.
• Save all your answers.
• Do not refresh the page. This will cause the page to freeze and lock you out.
• Do not copy, screenshot, video, or write down the questions in the exam. This is a violation of the exam taking policy subject to academic sanctions. 

Reporting Difficulties During the Exam

• If you have a question, please email faculty the question number, and we will review it. Do not take a picture or video of the test item.
• If you have technological difficulties during the exam, contact our Customer Care team 24/7 via phone at 1-800-WaldenU or from your portal via Live Chat.

Remember: The Walden Classroom Information Hub—Walden University links to an external site. It is available 24/7 with a range of resources.

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. 

By Day 7 of Week 11

Submit your Final Exam by Day 7 of Week 11.

Learning Resources

• Goldin, D. S. (2023). Fast facts for psychopharmacology for nurse practitioners. Springer Publishing.
• Beck, N. S., Kim, D. S. J., & Dunn, L. B. (2021). Ethical issues in psychopharmacology. Focus, 19(1), 53–58. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20200043
• ·  Roberts, L. W., & Termuehlen, G. (2022). Special report: Ethical decision-making in contemporary psychiatric practice—an evolving challenge. Psychiatric News, 57(1), 23–27. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.pn.2022.1.22
• ·  Sidhu, N., & Srinivasraghavan, J. (2016). Ethics and medical practice: Why psychiatry is unique. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 58(Suppl 2), S199–S202. https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.196838
• ·  Drugs.com. (2023). https://www.drugs.com/
• Note: Please use the following resource to check the most up-to-date box warnings, FDA approvals and indications, recommendations for follow-up evaluations, changes, etc.