25.6.0: Review Questions
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Review Questions
1 .
Tendons provide what component of musculoskeletal structure?
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joining of two or more muscles
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connection of ligaments and muscles
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attachment of bone to muscle
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linking vertebrae together
2 .
The hip has what type of joint?
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plane joint
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saddle joint
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pivot joint
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ball-and-socket joint
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A nurse is caring for a 6-year-old child who has a history of bleeding, bruising, and fatigue. The child may have what type of disorder?
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electrolyte
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bone marrow
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cardiovascular
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adrenal
4 .
The new graduate nurse recalls what number of cardinal signs of inflammation?
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three
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four
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five
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six
5 .
A nurse notices a patient’s knees creak with bending. This will be documented as what finding?
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dislocation
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crepitus
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impaired ROM
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asymmetry
6 .
An older woman has experienced spontaneous fractures. The nurse associates what disorder as a probable contributor to her bone weakness?
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hip dysplasia
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scoliosis
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sarcopenia
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osteoporosis
7 .
A nurse recommends what action for a patient concerned about sarcopenia-related frailty?
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reducing protein intake
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swimming more often
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thrice weekly stair-stepper
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high-carbohydrate diet
8 .
A nurse is caring for a patient who has had surgical repair of a fractured right radius. The nurse notices the right forearm is edematous and firm. What should be the nurse’s first action?
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Notify the charge nurse immediately.
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Call the surgeon about possible infection.
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Document the normal findings.
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Palpate for a radial pulse.
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When reviewing a student nurse’s planned documentation of a postoperative hip replacement patient, the nurse will reassure the student the CMS assessment includes what item?
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bowel sounds
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capillary refill
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level of consciousness
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urinary output
10 .
The atlas rests on what spinal structure?
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spinous process
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intervertebral disk
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vertebral foramen
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second cervical vertebra
11 .
Flatback syndrome is characterized by a loss of what normal spinal curve?
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kyphotic curve
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lordotic curve
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cervical curve
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sacral curve
12 .
The occurrence of gout is associated with what abnormal laboratory test?
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hyperuricemia
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hypophosphatemia
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hypernatremia
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hypomagnesemia
13 .
Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory arthritic disorder with a potential for causing what diagnosis of the eye?
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macular degeneration
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retinal detachment
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anterior uveitis
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astigmatism