NCLEX-PN
Musculoskeletal Disorders NCLEX Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
After assessing the client's cast, what action should the nurse take next?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Bloody drainage seeping through a cast suggests potential complications like infection or tissue damage, requiring immediate physician notification for evaluation. Documentation and ice application are secondary, and the third option is unclear.
Question 2 of 5
Which statement made by the client to the nurse provides the best evidence that the client understands the therapeutic plan?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Tenosynovitis involves inflammation of the tendon sheath, often exacerbated by repetitive wrist motion. The physician recommends avoiding such motions temporarily. Stopping golf, which involves repetitive wrist actions, directly aligns with this plan, unlike miniature golf, which still requires wrist movement, or wearing a glove, which does not address motion.
Question 3 of 5
Which illustration demonstrates abduction for a 10-year-old who had an SCI?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Abduction involves moving a limb away from the body's midline, as shown in the correct illustration.
Question 4 of 5
One month after discharge, the client who had a left THR calls a clinic reporting acute, constant pain in the left groin and hip area and feeling like the left leg is shorter than the right. The nurse advises the client to come to the clinic immediately, suspecting which problem?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: C. Indicators of a prosthesis dislocation include increased surgical site pain, acute groin pain, shortening of the leg, abnormal external or internal rotation, restricted ability or inability to move the leg, and reports of a popping sensation in the hip.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is discussing osteoporosis with a group of women. Which factor will the nurse identify as a nonmodifiable risk factor?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Female gender is a nonmodifiable risk factor for osteoporosis due to lower bone density post-menopause. Calcium deficiency, tobacco, and alcohol are modifiable.