ATI RN
Psychotropic Medication Questions
Question 1 of 5
A person newly begun on desipramine reports experiencing dry mouth, constipation, and a feeling of lightheadedness when standing. Which is most true?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse recalls that hematopoiesis takes place in the:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The correct answer is D: Bone marrow. Hematopoiesis, the process of blood cell formation, primarily occurs in the bone marrow. Red bone marrow is responsible for producing red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The liver (A), spleen (B), and kidneys (C) do not play a significant role in hematopoiesis. The liver mainly functions in detoxification, while the spleen filters blood and the kidneys primarily regulate fluid and electrolyte balance.
Question 3 of 5
A woman who is 8 months pregnant comments that she has noticed a change in her posture and is having lower back pain. The nurse tells her that during pregnancy, women have a posture shift to compensate for the enlarging fetus. This shift in posture is known as:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Correct Answer: A: Lordosis Rationale: Lordosis is the exaggerated inward curvature of the lumbar spine. During pregnancy, women experience lordosis to accommodate the enlarging uterus and fetus, leading to a shift in posture. This is a normal adaptation to maintain balance and support the additional weight of the pregnancy. The other choices, scoliosis, ankylosis, and kyphosis, do not specifically describe the postural change seen in pregnant women and are not related to the typical changes in posture during pregnancy. Scoliosis is a lateral curvature of the spine, ankylosis refers to abnormal stiffness in the joints, and kyphosis is an exaggerated outward curvature of the thoracic spine.
Question 4 of 5
A professional tennis player comes into the clinic complaining of a sore elbow. The nurse will assess for tenderness at the:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The correct answer is D, medial and lateral epicondyle. This is because tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis, is a common condition in tennis players characterized by pain and tenderness at the lateral epicondyle. Assessing for tenderness at the medial and lateral epicondyle helps to confirm the diagnosis. Choice A, olecranon bursa, is not typically associated with tennis elbow. Choice B, annular ligament, is more related to the stability of the radial head. Choice C, base of the radius, is not a common site of tenderness in tennis elbow.
Question 5 of 5
A 40-year-old man has come into the clinic with complaints of extreme pain in his toes. The nurse notices that his toes are slightly swollen, reddened, and warm to the touch. His complaints would suggest:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is B: Acute gout. Gout typically presents with sudden onset of severe pain, swelling, redness, and warmth in the affected joint, commonly the big toe. In this case, the symptoms described align with acute gout, a condition caused by the buildup of uric acid crystals in the joint. Osteoporosis (A) is characterized by weakened bones, not joint pain. Ankylosing spondylitis (C) is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting the spine, not typically presenting with toe pain. Degenerative joint disease (D) is a progressive condition involving the breakdown of cartilage in the joints, not usually causing sudden extreme pain like gout.