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Nurs 114 CH 24 Musculoskeletal Sys ExamWith Verified Solution
When testing a patient's strength, the following must be done?
a. Comparing one side to the other
b. Testing upper and lower extremities simultaneously
c. Comparing upper and lower extremities
d. Testing the extremities simultaneously - Answer A. Comparing one side to the other
(weber, pg 540)
Activity Intolerance The nurse is receiving report on a client with a nursing diagnosis of
activity intolerance. What would be an appropriate nursing intervention for this client?
a. Promote reconditioning
b. Use footwear that facilitates walking and prevents injury
c. Use assistive devices
d. Ask for input on habits and preferences - Answer a. Promote reconditioning
Which movement should the nurse instruct the client to perform to assess range of
motion for the knee?
a. Rotation
b. Circumduction
c. Flexion
d. Abduction - Answer C. Flexion (weber, pg 556)
, The nurse is assessing a client with joint pain and is trying to identify whether the cause
is inflammatory or non-inflammatory in origin. The following symptom would be
associated with an inflammatory origin?
a. Ecchymosis
b. Nodules
c. Tenderness
d. Cool temperature - Answer C. Tenderness (weber, pg 542)
During palpation of the client's knee, the nurse compresses the suprapatellar pouch
against the client's femur with one hand while feeling on each side of the patella with the
opposite hand. For which of the following problems is the nurse assessing?
a. Effusion in the knee joint
b. Osteoarthritis
c. Ligament trauma
d. Crepitus uteri flexion - Answer a. Effusion in the knee joint (weber, pg 556)
A female client comes to the clinic and tells the nurse that she began menarche at 16
years of age. The nurse should instruct the client that she is at a greater risk for
a. lordosis.
b. osteomyelitis.
c. osteoporosis.
d. rheumatoid arthritis. -Answer C (weber, pg 535)
A patient presents to the clinic with an inflated, swollen, hot, and red
metatarsophalangeal joint and bursa of the great toe. What medical diagnosis would the
nurse suspect?
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