NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Questions for Musculoskeletal Disorders Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is discharge teaching for a client with a short leg cast. Which statement indicates the client understands the discharge teaching?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Elevating the leg reduces swelling post-casting, indicating understanding. SCDs are for DVT, cast removal is unsafe, and walking without crutches depends on the fracture.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is discharge teaching for a client with a short leg cast. Which statement indicates the client understands the discharge teaching?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Elevating the leg reduces swelling post-casting, indicating understanding. SCDs are for DVT, cast removal is unsafe, and walking without crutches depends on the fracture.
Question 3 of 5
The clinic nurse completed teaching the client with a rotator cuff tear who is being treated conservatively. Which client statement indicates that further teaching is needed?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: D. Conservative treatment for a rotator cuff tear typically involves non-surgical methods like corticosteroid injections, physical therapy, and NSAIDs. An open acromioplasty is a surgical procedure and not part of conservative management, indicating a misunderstanding by the client.
Question 4 of 5
Which instruction should the nurse reinforce to ensure that the exercises are done correctly?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Isometric quadriceps-setting exercises involve contracting and relaxing the thigh muscles without joint movement, strengthening the muscle while minimizing stress on the surgical site. The other options describe different movements.
Question 5 of 5
Which is most important for the nurse to include in the child's plan of care for a child with spina bifida (myelodysplasia)?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Avoiding latex exposure is critical due to the high risk of latex allergy in children with spina bifida.