NCLEX-PN
Musculoskeletal Questions NCLEX Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse working on a medical-surgical floor feels a pulling in the back when lifting a client up in the bed. Which should be the first action taken by the nurse?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Reporting and documenting the injury ensures workplace safety protocols and workers’ compensation processes are followed. Continuing work risks further injury, ED is premature, and private care is secondary.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a right total knee repair. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Monitoring the CPM machine ensures proper knee flexion/extension post-TKR. TED hose are standard, abductor pillows are for THR, and family ADL performance hinders independence.
Question 3 of 5
The client must take three (3) grams of calcium supplement a day. The medication comes in 500-mg tablets. How many tablets will the client need to take daily?
Correct Answer: 6
Rationale: 3000 mg ÷ 500 mg = 6 tablets daily.
Question 4 of 5
The client is now over an acute episode of gout. He is to be discharged on allopurinol (Zyloprim). What instruction must the nurse give to this client?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Drinking 2-3 quarts of fluids daily prevents uric acid stone formation, a key instruction for clients on allopurinol.
Question 5 of 5
The nursing student is caring for the client who had a right TKR 1 day ago. Which action by the student requires the nurse to intervene?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: C. Attempting to insert an abductor pillow may cause knee misalignment. An abductor pillow may be used for the client following a THR.