ATI LPN
ATI Medical Surgical Endocrine Questions
Question 1 of 5
Although thyroid hormone levels decrease with advancing age, which mechanism offsets this output reduction?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The production of thyroid hormones decreases with age, but the decrease is offset by a matching decrease in the body's breakdown of the hormone. Changes in thyroid hormone levels are not affected by calcium, phosphorus, or mineralocorticoid levels.
Question 2 of 5
The family of steroid hormones are chemically derived from cholesterol and include:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Steroid hormones, derived from cholesterol, include corticosteroids (e.g., cortisol), sex hormones (e.g., testosterone, estrogen), and vitamin D, which share a similar chemical structure.
Question 3 of 5
The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis plays an essential role in the regulation of the human body's stress response, which is a physiological reaction to a perceived harmful event | When the stress response is triggered, the hypothalamus regulates the level of activity of the pituitary gland, the sympathetic nervous system and the adrenal gland to stimulate release of hormones including adrenaline and cortisol
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The Assertion (A) is TRUE as the HPA axis regulates stress responses. The Reason (R) is TRUE, detailing how the hypothalamus triggers hormone release during stress. R explains A by describing the mechanism of the HPA axis in stress.
Question 4 of 5
The nursing instructor teaches the student nurses about the endocrine system. The nursing instructor evaluates that learning has occurred when the student nurses make which statements?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: All statements are correct: The hypothalamus releases hormones like TRH; endocrine hormones affect all organs; the pituitary secretes TSH; and the endocrine system regulates homeostasis.
Question 5 of 5
Which should the nurse include in the plan of care when administering intranasal desmopressin (DDAVP) to a client?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Intranasal desmopressin is most effective when sprayed high into the nasal cavity for absorption.