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Chapter 39 Question and answers verified to pass A nurse on the orthopedic unit is assessing a patients peroneal nerve. The nurse will perform this assessment by doing which of the following actions? A) Pricking the skin between the great and second toe B) Stroking the skin on the sole of the pat...

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Chapter 39: Assessment of
Musculoskeletal Function
A nurse on the orthopedic unit is assessing a patients peroneal nerve. The
nurse will perform this assessment by doing which of the following actions?
A) Pricking the skin between the great and second toe
B) Stroking the skin on the sole of the patients foot
C) Pinching the skin between the thumb and index finger
D) Stroking the distal fat pad of the small finger - correct answer ✔A


A public health nurse is organizing a campaign that will address the leading
cause of musculoskeletal- related disability in the United States. The nurse
should focus on what health problem?
A) Osteoporosis
B) Arthritis
C) Hip fractures
D) Lower back pain - correct answer ✔B


A nurse is providing care for a patient whose pattern of laboratory testing
reveals longstanding hypocalcemia. What other laboratory result is most
consistent with this finding?
A) An elevated parathyroid hormone level
B) An increased calcitonin level
C) An elevated potassium level
D) A decreased vitamin D level - correct answer ✔A


A nurse is caring for a patient whose cancer metastasis has resulted in bone
pain. Which of the following are typical characteristics of bone pain?

, A) A dull, deep ache that is boring in nature
B) Soreness or aching that may include cramping
C) Sharp, piercing pain that is relieved by immobilization
D) Spastic or sharp pain that radiates - correct answer ✔A


A nurse is assessing a patient who is experiencing peripheral neurovascular
dysfunction. What assessment findings are most consistent with this
diagnosis?
A) Hot skin with a capillary refill of 1 to 2 seconds
B) Absence of feeling, capillary refill of 4 to 5 seconds, and cool skin
C) Pain, diaphoresis, and erythema
D) Jaundiced skin, weakness, and capillary refill of 3 seconds - correct
answer ✔B


An older adult patient has symptoms of osteoporosis and is being assessed
during her annual physical examination. The assessment shows that the
patient will require further testing related to a possible exacerbation of her
osteoporosis. The nurse should anticipate what diagnostic test?
A) Bone densitometry
B) Hip bone radiography
C) Computed tomography (CT)
D) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - correct answer ✔A


A patient injured in a motor vehicle accident has sustained a fracture to the
diaphysis of the right femur. Of what is the diaphysis of the femur mainly
constructed?
A) Epiphyses
B) Cartilage
C) Cortical bone

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