ATI RN
ATI Pathophysiology Questions
Question 1 of 9
A patient is starting on oral contraceptives. What should the nurse emphasize about the importance of taking the medication at the same time each day?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Taking oral contraceptives at the same time each day helps maintain stable hormone levels and ensures their effectiveness in preventing pregnancy.
Question 2 of 9
A patient is starting on oral contraceptives. What should the nurse emphasize about the importance of taking the medication at the same time each day?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Taking oral contraceptives at the same time each day helps maintain stable hormone levels and ensures their effectiveness in preventing pregnancy.
Question 3 of 9
A male patient is receiving androgen therapy for hypogonadism. What adverse effect should the nurse monitor for during this therapy?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Androgen therapy can increase the risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attack and stroke, particularly in older patients.
Question 4 of 9
On the advice of his brother, a 53-year-old man has made an appointment to request a prescription for Viagra. The nurse who works at the clinic is reviewing the man's medical history and would recognize what health problem as being prohibitive to this treatment?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Nitroglycerin is contraindicated with Viagra due to their combined effects on lowering blood pressure, which can result in a severe drop and potentially life-threatening complications. Using both medications together can lead to hypotension, putting the patient at risk. Therefore, the presence of angina treated with nitroglycerin would make prescribing Viagra unsafe. Choices A, B, and D are not directly contraindicated with Viagra and can be managed concurrently with this treatment.
Question 5 of 9
A patient is being treated for active tuberculosis with ethambutol (Myambutol). The patient states to the nurse that he cannot identify the red and green on the traffic lights when he is driving. Based on this finding, what medical intervention is most appropriate?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Patients on long-term hormone therapy should be monitored for bone density to prevent osteoporosis.
Question 6 of 9
A nursing student having trouble moving her head from side to side is likely experiencing a problem with which type of neurons?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Pharyngeal efferent neurons are involved in head movement, including side-to-side motions.
Question 7 of 9
A patient is starting on oral contraceptives. What important point should the nurse emphasize about taking the medication consistently?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Oral contraceptives must be taken at the same time each day to maintain consistent hormone levels and ensure effectiveness in preventing pregnancy.
Question 8 of 9
When the body produces antibodies against its own tissue, the condition is called
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: When the body produces antibodies against its own tissue, it is called autoimmunity.
Question 9 of 9
After studying about fungi, which information indicates a correct understanding of fungi? Fungi causing deep or systemic infections:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Fungi causing deep or systemic infections are commonly opportunistic, especially in immunocompromised individuals.