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A woman who is 8 months pregnant Lordosis
comments that she has noticed a 3 multiple choice options
change in her posture and is having
lower back pain. The nurse tells her
that during pregnancy, women have a
posture shift to compensate for the
enlarging fetus. What is the term for
this shift in posture?
When reviewing the musculoskeletal Bone marrow
system, the nurse would recall that 3 multiple choice options
hematopoiesis takes place where?
A patient states, "I can hear a Crepitation
crunching or grating sound when I
3 multiple choice options
kneel." The patient also states that "it is
very difficult to get out of bed in the
morning because of stiffness and pain
in my joints." The nurse would assess
for signs of what problem?
The nurse has completed the Swelling from fluid in the suprapatellar pouch
musculoskeletal examination of a
3 multiple choice options
patient's knee and has found a positive
bulge sign. How does the nurse
interpret this finding?
,A patient has been diagnosed with "It is the loss of bone density."
osteoporosis and asks the nurse,
3 multiple choice options
"What is osteoporosis?" What is the
best explanation by the nurse?
A patient tells the nurse they are Flexion
having a hard time bringing their hand
3 multiple choice options
to their mouth when they eat or try to
brush their teeth. The nurse knows that
for the patient to move their hand to
their mouth, they must perform which
movement?
A patient is able to flex their right arm Rotator cuff lesions
forward without difficulty or pain but
3 multiple choice options
is unable to abduct the arm because
of pain and muscle spasms. What
does the nurse suspect?
The nurse is checking the range of Flexion and extension
motion in a patient's knee and knows 3 multiple choice options
that the knee is capable of which
movement(s)?
The nurse notices that someone in an Circumduction
exercise class is unable to do one- 3 multiple choice options
person jump rope. What does the
nurse know that the shoulder must be
able to do in order for someone to be
able to do one-person jump rope?
A patient has come into the clinic Acute gout
reporting extreme pain in their toes. 3 multiple choice options
The nurse notices that their toes are
slightly swollen, reddened, and warm
to the touch. What does the nurse
suspect?
, The nurse is teaching a class on Performing physical activity, such as fast walking
preventing osteoporosis to a group of 3 multiple choice options
perimenopausal women. Which action
is the best way to prevent or delay
bone loss in this group?
A patient is reporting pain in the joints Rheumatoid arthritis
that is worse in the morning, better
3 multiple choice options
after they move around for a while,
and then gets worse again if they sit
for long periods. The nurse would
assess for other signs of what
problem?
What are the functional units of the Joints
musculoskeletal system? 3 multiple choice options
A patient is being assessed for joint Adduction
range-of-motion. The nurse asks him 3 multiple choice options
to move his arm in toward the center
of his body. What is this movement
called?
To palpate the temporomandibular The depression anterior to the tragus of the ear
joint, where would the nurse place his 3 multiple choice options
or her fingers?