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LPN Nursing School · Med-Surg · 43 questions

Musculoskeletal Disorders practice questions

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  1. 1The client, who is a secretary in an office, asks the nurse how they can avoid developing carpal tunnel syndrome. What should the nurse suggest to the client?Answer →
  2. 2The nurse is assisting in the plan of care for the client who has compartment syndrome. For each potential provider's prescription, click to specify if the potential prescription is anticipated or contraindicated for the client.Answer →
  3. 3A nurse is educating a client who has osteoarthritis of the knee. Which of the following explanations should the nurse give to the client as part of the disease process?Answer →
  4. 4A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a total knee arthroplasty and using a continuous passive motion (CPM) device. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?Answer →
  5. 5A nurse is caring for a client who has low back pain. Which of the following should the nurse recognize is a mechanical cause of low back pain?Answer →
  6. 6A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is 24 hr postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?Answer →
  7. 7A nurse is assisting with the care for a client who has a compound fracture of the femur and was placed in balanced suspension skeletal traction 4 days ago. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?Answer →
  8. 8A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who is postoperative following a total knee arthroplasty. The client is using a continuous passive motion (CPM) machine. Which of the following interventions should the nurse recommend for the plan of care?Answer →
  9. 9The client with a left lower leg fracture has been in a cast for 3 days and complains to the nurse that the pain medication no longer relieves the pain. Prior to notifying the healthcare provider, what is the priority action for the nurse?Answer →
  10. 10A nurse is assisting with the care for a client who has a new cast on their left forearm and reports severe pain in the affected arm with numbness in the fingers. The nurse finds the skin is pale and cold with sluggish capillary refill. Which of the following fracture complications should the nurse suspect?Answer →
  11. 11A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client who has osteoarthritis. The client reports knee stiffness upon ambulation. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?Answer →
  12. 12A nurse is monitoring a client who has a cast and reports intense itching underneath the cast. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?Answer →
  13. 13A nurse at a rehabilitation facility is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has had a below-the-knee amputation. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? (Select all that apply.)Answer →
  14. 14What is the priority action taken when a fracture is suspected?Answer →
  15. 15A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is postoperative following an open reduction internal fixation of the right tibia. Complete the following sentence by using the lists of options. The first action the nurse should take is to [Select...] followed by [Select...]Answer →
  16. 16Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Select all that apply.Answer →
  17. 17A nurse is reviewing the plan of care for a client who is 1 day postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty. Which of the following interventions should the nurse contribute to the plan of care?Answer →
  18. 18A nurse is caring for a client who has synovitis in the right hand. Which of the following is a clinical manifestation of synovitis that the client might be experiencing?Answer →
  19. 19The nurse is reviewing the client's electronic medical record (EMR). Click to highlight the statements in the EMR that indicate the client's condition is improving since implementing interventions. To deselect a finding, click on the finding againAnswer →
  20. 20For each finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent with acute compartment syndrome, infection, and or fat embolism syndrome. Each finding might support more than 1 disease process.Answer →
  21. 21The nurse is assisting in the plan of care for the client who has compartment syndrome. For each potential provider's prescription. Click to specify if the potential prescription is anticipated or contraindicated for the client.Answer →
  22. 22A nurse is reinforcing teaching about residual limb care with a client who is 3 days postoperative following a below-the-knee amputation. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)Answer →
  23. 23A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who reports difficulty eating due to chronic arthritis. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?Answer →
  24. 24The nurse is caring for a client with rheumatoid arthritis who reports increased joint stiffness and pain upon waking in the morning. Which nursing action is most appropriate to promote mobility and comfort?Answer →
  25. 25The first action the nurse should take is to A followed by B.Answer →
  26. 26The client has been admitted with a simple fracture of the forearm. The healthcare provider (HCP) has scheduled a closed reduction. Which nursing explanation of a closed reduction is most appropriate?Answer →
  27. 27The nurse educator is teaching a group of nursing students about bone and soft tissue disorders. The educator identifies that teaching has been effective when the student identifies which appropriate measures for a client with a mild joint sprain? Select all that apply.Answer →
  28. 28A nurse at a rehabilitation facility is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has had a below-the-knee amputation. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? (Select all that apply.)Answer →
  29. 29A nurse in a health clinic is collecting data from an older adult client. Which of the following information in the client's history increases her risk for osteoporosis?Answer →
  30. 30Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Select all that apply.Answer →
  31. 31An older adult client returned to the nursing home after a lower limb amputation. The client is scheduled for a prosthesis setting and states, "l am too old to learn how to manage this." Which of the following responses from the nurse is appropriate?Answer →
  32. 32A nurse is collecting data from a female client who is postmenopausal. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a risk factor for the development of osteoporosis?Answer →
  33. 33The client is admitted with a closed femur fracture. About 36 hours later, the nurse notes that the client is tachypneic, restless, and has small petechial spots on the chest and axilla. Which action should the nurse take first?Answer →
  34. 34The nurse is collecting data on the client. Which of the following findings require follow up? Select all that applyAnswer →
  35. 35The nurse is collecting data on the client. Which of the following findings require follow up? Select all that apply.Answer →
  36. 36The nurse is reviewing lab results and notes elevated levels of creatine kinase (CK) in the blood. Which of the following should the nurse include in their plan of care for the client?Answer →
  37. 37A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a grade 2 ankle sprain. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?Answer →
  38. 38A postmenopausal client visits her physician's office for a routine check-up and to discuss issues regarding aging and the skeletal system. The nurse expects the physician to prescribe which diagnostic test?Answer →
  39. 39A nurse is reinforcing discharge instructions with a client who is postoperative following a right hip arthroplasty. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?Answer →
  40. 40A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has osteoporosis. Which of the following should the nurse recognize as the pathophysiology of osteoporosis?Answer →
  41. 41A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has disuse syndrome following cast removal from a lower extremity. Which of the following referrals should the nurse include in the plan of care?Answer →
  42. 42A client is recovering from a biopsy of the left femur and given pain medication 1 hour ago. Which clinical manifestation should the nurse report and closely monitor in this client?Answer →
  43. 43A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is postoperative following a cemented total hip arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?Answer →