NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Questions for Musculoskeletal Disorders Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Which assessment finding warrants immediate action by the nurse when a client is in Buck's traction?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Traction weights must hang freely to maintain proper pull. If they are above the floor (e.g., resting on something), the traction is ineffective, requiring immediate correction to ensure proper alignment and healing.
Question 2 of 5
Which area of health teaching is essential to include in the discharge instructions for a client who has undergone a total hip replacement?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Modifying clothing application prevents excessive hip flexion.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is assessing the client who is to have a closed reduction for a right elbow dislocation. Which should be the nurse's priority?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: C. Impairment of the neurovascular system is a priority. The closed reduction could cause further damage, which would be noted distal to the injury. Sensation and pulses are part of a neurovascular assessment to an extremity.
Question 4 of 5
A femoral head replacement was performed on an elderly client. Postoperatively, the nurse positions the client with an abductor pillow between the client's legs. What is the primary reason for this?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: An abductor pillow maintains abduction, preventing prosthesis dislocation post-femoral head replacement.
Question 5 of 5
The HCP is adducting the newborn's hip while pushing the thigh forward to detect developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). The nurse should identify this screening test as which maneuver?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The Barlow maneuver involves adducting the hip and pushing the thigh to detect DDH by assessing for hip dislocation.