Musculoskeletal NCLEX Questions

Extract:

Question 1 of 5

Which explanation by the nurse is best when the parents ask how their child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy will be treated knowing that the life expectancy is limited?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Treatment for DMD focuses on maximizing function and comfort to improve quality of life.

Question 2 of 5

When planning the client's discharge, the nurse must help the client obtain which essential piece of equipment for home care?

A. A wheelchair B. A hospital bed C. A raised toilet seat D. A mechanical lift

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: A raised toilet seat prevents excessive hip flexion, reducing dislocation risk.

Question 3 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?

A. Modifying ways of donning clothing B. Using special equipment for bathing C. Taking vigorous daily walks D. Receiving a daily stool softener

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Modifying clothing application (e.g., avoiding bending or crossing legs) prevents hip dislocation, making it essential for discharge teaching. Vigorous walks are contraindicated, and the other options are less critical.

Question 4 of 5

Which type of seizure involves a brief loss of awareness and minor motor movements such as eye blinking?

A. Myoclonic seizure involves muscle movement and not just loss of awareness. B. Febrile seizures occur when the child's temperature is excessively elevated and usually includes tonic-clonic muscle movement. C. An absence seizure is a generalized seizure (involving loss of awareness) that might involve minor motor movements (e.g., eye blinking). The child appears to be staring. D. Atonic means absence of tone and would involve loss of muscle control and not eye blinking, which requires muscle control.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Absence seizures are characterized by brief loss of awareness and minor motor movements like eye blinking, with the child appearing to stare.

Question 5 of 5

The client is being seen in the clinic for a second-degree ankle sprain. Which treatments should the nurse plan?

A. Rest, elevate the extremity, apply ice intermittently, and apply a compression bandage. B. Do range of motion to determine the extent of injury, apply heat, and check circulation. C. Use moist heat and then apply ice; check circulation, motion, and sensation; and elevate. D. Refer to an orthopedic surgeon, apply ice, give an analgesic, elevate, and encourage rest.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: A. Rest prevents further injury and promotes healing. Ice and elevation control swelling. Compression with an elastic bandage controls bleeding, reduces edema, and provides support for injured tissues.

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