ATI Med/surg PN 9.0
Study the entire PN Adult Medical Surgical
ATI 9.0 book (Actual Questions & Answers)
2025/2026
Question Answer
Identifying precancerous and cancerous cells of
The Papanicolau (Pap) test is used for
the cervix
The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) test Identifying HPV infections that can lead to
is used for cervical cancer
Women should begin screening for
21
cervical cancer at what age?
From age 21 to 29, how often should
Every three years
women have pap tests?
Is an HPV test necessary for women in
Not unless they have an abnormal Pap test
their twenties?
Age women should get Pap and HPV
30 to 65
tests every 5 years
,When should women older than 65
If diagnosed with cervical precancer
continue testing?
Time when women should not
Menstruation
schedule Pap/HPV testing
What should a woman avoid 24 hours Vaginal medications, douching, and sexual
before a Pap/HPV test? intercourse.
Position to have client assume for
Lithotomy
Pap/HPV testing
The examination of the tissues of the vagin and
A colposcopy is
cervix using an electric microscope.
Early phase of the menstrual cycle,
Best time to perform a colposcopy
approximately one week after start of menses.
Does a woman need to empty her
Yes
bladder before an endometrial biopsy?
Rapid plasma regain (RPR) is a test
Syphilis
used to detect what?
The enzyme immunoassay (EIA) test
and the Western blot assay are used to HIV
detect what?
Herpes viral culture, polymerase chain reaction
What tests confirm genital herpes?
(PRC) test, antibody test
Prior to a mammography, what should The use of deodorant, lotion, or powders in the
, a client avoid? axillary region or on the breasts
Should pregnant women get
No.
mammograms?
Define hysterectomy Removal of the uterus.
Define bilateral saplingo
Removal of the ovaries and the fallopian tubes
oophorectomy
What is removed during a total
Uterus and cervix
hysterectomy?
The procedure where a woman's
uterus is removed, but the cervix is left Subtotal hysterectomy
intact.
What is removed during a
Uterus, cervix, ovaries, and fallopian tubes
panhysterectomy?
A radical hysterectomy is the removal
of the uterus, cervix, ovaries, fallopian
Lymph nodes
tubes, upper part of the vagina,
adjecent tissue, and what?
What is a leiomyoma? A benign fibroid tumor
Excessive post-hysterectomy bleeding
More than one saturated pad in four hours.
is indicated by what?
Study the entire PN Adult Medical Surgical
ATI 9.0 book (Actual Questions & Answers)
2025/2026
Question Answer
Identifying precancerous and cancerous cells of
The Papanicolau (Pap) test is used for
the cervix
The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) test Identifying HPV infections that can lead to
is used for cervical cancer
Women should begin screening for
21
cervical cancer at what age?
From age 21 to 29, how often should
Every three years
women have pap tests?
Is an HPV test necessary for women in
Not unless they have an abnormal Pap test
their twenties?
Age women should get Pap and HPV
30 to 65
tests every 5 years
,When should women older than 65
If diagnosed with cervical precancer
continue testing?
Time when women should not
Menstruation
schedule Pap/HPV testing
What should a woman avoid 24 hours Vaginal medications, douching, and sexual
before a Pap/HPV test? intercourse.
Position to have client assume for
Lithotomy
Pap/HPV testing
The examination of the tissues of the vagin and
A colposcopy is
cervix using an electric microscope.
Early phase of the menstrual cycle,
Best time to perform a colposcopy
approximately one week after start of menses.
Does a woman need to empty her
Yes
bladder before an endometrial biopsy?
Rapid plasma regain (RPR) is a test
Syphilis
used to detect what?
The enzyme immunoassay (EIA) test
and the Western blot assay are used to HIV
detect what?
Herpes viral culture, polymerase chain reaction
What tests confirm genital herpes?
(PRC) test, antibody test
Prior to a mammography, what should The use of deodorant, lotion, or powders in the
, a client avoid? axillary region or on the breasts
Should pregnant women get
No.
mammograms?
Define hysterectomy Removal of the uterus.
Define bilateral saplingo
Removal of the ovaries and the fallopian tubes
oophorectomy
What is removed during a total
Uterus and cervix
hysterectomy?
The procedure where a woman's
uterus is removed, but the cervix is left Subtotal hysterectomy
intact.
What is removed during a
Uterus, cervix, ovaries, and fallopian tubes
panhysterectomy?
A radical hysterectomy is the removal
of the uterus, cervix, ovaries, fallopian
Lymph nodes
tubes, upper part of the vagina,
adjecent tissue, and what?
What is a leiomyoma? A benign fibroid tumor
Excessive post-hysterectomy bleeding
More than one saturated pad in four hours.
is indicated by what?
