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Newest 2025 NR 547 Final Exam includes accurate and verified questions covering advanced topics in nursing leadership, health systems management, policy implementation, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and interprofessional collaboration. Designed for graduate-level nursing students preparing for leadership roles in complex healthcare environments.
PQ9 Scores - ANSWER- Depression Severity 5 - 9Mild 10 - 14Moderate 15 - 19Moderately Severe 20 - 27Severe
scores current depression severity and to follow up treatment response.
Depression: Anxious distress Modifier - ANSWER- Depression
with unusual restlessness or worry about possible events or loss of control
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Depression: Mixed features - ANSWER- Simultaneous
depression and mania, which includes elevated self-esteem, talking too much and increased energy
Depression: Melancholic features - ANSWER- Severe
depression with lack of response to something that used to bring pleasure and associated with early morning awakening, worsened mood in the morning, major changes in appetite, and feelings of guilt, agitation or sluggishness
Depression: Atypical features - ANSWER- Depression that
includes the ability to temporarily be cheered by happy events, increased appetite, excessive need for sleep, sensitivity to rejection, and a heavy feeling in the arms or legs
Depression: Psychotic Features - ANSWER- Depression
accompanied by delusions or hallucinations, which may involve personal inadequacy or other negative themes
Depression: Catatonic Features - ANSWER- Depression that
includes motor activity that involves either uncontrollable and purposeless movement or fixed and inflexible posture
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Bipolar I and II disorders - ANSWER- These mood disorders include mood swings that range from highs (mania) to lows (depression). It's sometimes difficult to distinguish between bipolar disorder and depression.
Cyclothymic Disorder (Cyclothymia) - ANSWER- Involves highs and lows that are milder than those of bipolar disorder.
mood disorders - ANSWER- Psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes that occur across a spectrum from depression to mania.
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) - ANSWER- This mood disorder in children includes chronic and severe irritability and
anger with frequent extreme temper outbursts. This disorder typically develops into depressive disorder or anxiety disorder during the teen years or adulthood.
Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia) - ANSWER- Less severe but more chronic form of depression. While it's usually not disabling, persistent depressive disorder can prevent you 3 / 4
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from functioning normally in your daily routine and from living life to its fullest.
Depressed mood, for more days than not, for ≥2 years.Impairment compared with major depressive disorder may be less severe. During the 2 years, the patient has never been without symptoms for more than 2 months at a time.
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) - ANSWER- Depression symptoms associated with hormone changes that begin a week before and improve within a few days after the onset of your period, and are minimal or gone after completion of your period.
Depression Prevalence in older adults - ANSWER- Depression is the second leading cause of disability in older adults after cardiovascular disease and impacts around 7% of the geriatric population
Biologic factors, including changes in brain structure and neurotransmitters after a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or with a neurodegenerative disease such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease, may increase the risk of depression. Examine the image below for additional risk factors.
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