Comprehensive Adult & Musculoskeletal
Nursing Exam Prep: Medications,
Procedures, Orthopedics, and Patient
Education Questions Verified and
Complete with A+ Graded Rationales
Latest Updated 2026
A nurse is caring for a client who reports low back pain and asks the nurse for specific exercise
recommendations. Which of the following activities should the nurse suggest?
Tennis
Canoeing
Swimming
Rowing
Swimming
Some exercises, such as swimming and walking, can help clients who have low back pain
because they strengthen back muscles.
A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has a newly applied fiberglass cast for a
fractured tibia. Which of the following is the priority action for the nurse to take?
Perform a neurovascular assessment.
Explain the discharge instructions to the client and parents.
Provide reassurance to the client and parents.
Apply an ice pack to the casted leg.
Perform a neurovascular assessment.
The greatest risk to the client is neurovascular injury. Therefore, the priority action is to perform
a neurovascular assessment. This consists of assessing the involved extremity (the lower leg) at
the most distal point (the foot) for circulation (color), motion (movement), and sensation, and
can be remembered by the acronym "C-M-S check."
A nurse in a clinic is teaching information about cervical polyps with a client who has a new
diagnosis. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
,Avoid using tampons during menstruation.
Cervical polyps are a precursor to the development of cervical cancer.
Cervical polyps affect women before the age of 40.
Postcoital bleeding may occur.
Postcoital bleeding may occur.
The client may experience postcoital bleeding, because the polyps are soft, fragile, and bleed
when touched.
A nurse is caring for a client who has endometriosis and will receive depot injections of
leuprolide. The client asks about the effects of this medication. Which of the following
information should the nurse give the client?
Menstruation will become regular.
Vaginal secretions will increase.
Hot flashes are common.
Hair loss is common.
Hot flashes are common.
Hot flashes, headache, and mood changes are common adverse effects of this medication.
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is preparing for a below the knee amputation.
Which of the following statements is true regarding the postoperative placement of a
prosthesis?
“You will do special exercises in advance of getting your prosthesis.”
“You will be fitted for your prosthesis at the time of surgery.”
“A special pressure dressing will remain on to cushion your prosthesis.”
“The prosthesis will be adjustable depending on what shoe you are wearing.”
“You will do special exercises in advance of getting your prosthesis.”
The physical therapist will teach muscle strengthening exercises to prepare the client for
prosthesis use.
A nurse is caring for a client who has benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Which of the
following medications should the nurse plan to administer?
, Danazol
Finasteride
Fluoxymesterone
Methyltestosterone
Finasteride
Finasteride, a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor, is used in the treatment of BPH to prevent the
conversion of testosterone and to decrease prostate size.
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing menopausal symptoms and asks the nurse
about menopausal hormone therapy (HT). The nurse should inform the client that HT is not
recommended due to which of the following findings in the client's medical history?
History of dermatitis
History of breast cancer
Multiple hospitalizations for COPD
Concurrent treatment for GERD
History of breast cancer
Women with a history of breast cancer should be counseled against using HT.
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is taking
aspirin 650 mg every 4 hours. Which of the following diagnostic tests should the nurse
monitor to evaluate the effectiveness of this medication?
White blood cell (WBC) count
Rheumatoid factor (RF)
Antinuclear antibody (ANA)
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease. ESR is useful in detecting and
monitoring tissue inflammation in clients with RA. As the disease improves the ESR decreases.
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following an open reduction and internal
fixation of a fractured femur. Which of the following actions is the most important for the
nurse to complete in the postoperative period?
Nursing Exam Prep: Medications,
Procedures, Orthopedics, and Patient
Education Questions Verified and
Complete with A+ Graded Rationales
Latest Updated 2026
A nurse is caring for a client who reports low back pain and asks the nurse for specific exercise
recommendations. Which of the following activities should the nurse suggest?
Tennis
Canoeing
Swimming
Rowing
Swimming
Some exercises, such as swimming and walking, can help clients who have low back pain
because they strengthen back muscles.
A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has a newly applied fiberglass cast for a
fractured tibia. Which of the following is the priority action for the nurse to take?
Perform a neurovascular assessment.
Explain the discharge instructions to the client and parents.
Provide reassurance to the client and parents.
Apply an ice pack to the casted leg.
Perform a neurovascular assessment.
The greatest risk to the client is neurovascular injury. Therefore, the priority action is to perform
a neurovascular assessment. This consists of assessing the involved extremity (the lower leg) at
the most distal point (the foot) for circulation (color), motion (movement), and sensation, and
can be remembered by the acronym "C-M-S check."
A nurse in a clinic is teaching information about cervical polyps with a client who has a new
diagnosis. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
,Avoid using tampons during menstruation.
Cervical polyps are a precursor to the development of cervical cancer.
Cervical polyps affect women before the age of 40.
Postcoital bleeding may occur.
Postcoital bleeding may occur.
The client may experience postcoital bleeding, because the polyps are soft, fragile, and bleed
when touched.
A nurse is caring for a client who has endometriosis and will receive depot injections of
leuprolide. The client asks about the effects of this medication. Which of the following
information should the nurse give the client?
Menstruation will become regular.
Vaginal secretions will increase.
Hot flashes are common.
Hair loss is common.
Hot flashes are common.
Hot flashes, headache, and mood changes are common adverse effects of this medication.
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is preparing for a below the knee amputation.
Which of the following statements is true regarding the postoperative placement of a
prosthesis?
“You will do special exercises in advance of getting your prosthesis.”
“You will be fitted for your prosthesis at the time of surgery.”
“A special pressure dressing will remain on to cushion your prosthesis.”
“The prosthesis will be adjustable depending on what shoe you are wearing.”
“You will do special exercises in advance of getting your prosthesis.”
The physical therapist will teach muscle strengthening exercises to prepare the client for
prosthesis use.
A nurse is caring for a client who has benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Which of the
following medications should the nurse plan to administer?
, Danazol
Finasteride
Fluoxymesterone
Methyltestosterone
Finasteride
Finasteride, a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor, is used in the treatment of BPH to prevent the
conversion of testosterone and to decrease prostate size.
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing menopausal symptoms and asks the nurse
about menopausal hormone therapy (HT). The nurse should inform the client that HT is not
recommended due to which of the following findings in the client's medical history?
History of dermatitis
History of breast cancer
Multiple hospitalizations for COPD
Concurrent treatment for GERD
History of breast cancer
Women with a history of breast cancer should be counseled against using HT.
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is taking
aspirin 650 mg every 4 hours. Which of the following diagnostic tests should the nurse
monitor to evaluate the effectiveness of this medication?
White blood cell (WBC) count
Rheumatoid factor (RF)
Antinuclear antibody (ANA)
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease. ESR is useful in detecting and
monitoring tissue inflammation in clients with RA. As the disease improves the ESR decreases.
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following an open reduction and internal
fixation of a fractured femur. Which of the following actions is the most important for the
nurse to complete in the postoperative period?
