NR 509 QUIZ 3
1) A teenage girl has arrived complaining of pain in her left wrist. She was
playing basketball when she fell and landed on her left hand. The FNP
examined her hand and will expect a fracture if the girl complains:
Of sharp pain that increases with movement
2) A patient has been diagnosed with osteoporosis and asked the FNP “what is
osteoporosis?” The FNP explains to the patient that osteoporosis is defined
as:
Loss of bone density
3) Patient states, “I can hear a crunching or grating sound when I kneel”. She
also states “that it is very difficult to get out of bed in the morning because
of stiffness and pain in my joints”. The FNP should assess for signs of what
problem?
Crepitation
4) When taking the history on a patient with a seizure disorder the FNP
assesses whether the patient has an aura. Which of these would be the best
question for obtaining this information?
Do you have any warning sign before you receive your starts?
5) The FNP is teaching a class on osteoporosis prevention to a group of post
menopausal women. A participant shows that she needs more instruction
when she states I will:
“Start swimming to increase my weight bearing exercise”
6) The FNP is performing a neurological assessment on a 41-year-old woman
with a history of diabetes. When testing her ability to feel the vibrations of a
tuning fork the FNP notices that the patient is unable to feel vibrations on
the great toe or ankle bilaterally, but she is able to feel vibrations on both
patella. Given this information what would the FNP suspect?
Peripheral neuropathy
7) And 80-year-old woman is visiting the clinic for a check up. She states “I
can’t walk as much as I used to”. The FNP is observing from motor
dysfunction in her hip and should have her:
Abduct her hip while she is lying on her back
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