NUR 134 Test 3 NCLEX-Style Questions – Practice Test, Study Guide &
Exam Review 2026
D - ANS ✔✔What function of the skeletal system is essential to proper function of all other cells
and tissues?
A) supporting soft tissues of the body
B) protecting delicate body structures
C) providing storage area for fats
D) producing blood cells
B - ANS ✔✔2. What is the role of the flat bones in the body?
A) height
B) shape
C) movement
D) length
c - ANS ✔✔3. A patient with severe osteoarthritis is having a surgical hip replacement. This is
possible because of the
type of joint found in the hip. What type is it?
A) pivot joint
B) gliding joint
C) ball and socket joint
D) hinge joint
A,C - ANS ✔✔4. A nurse performing range of motion exercises on a bedfast patient moves the
patients chin down onto
,the chest and then back to an upright position. The nurse then tilts the head as far as possible
to each
shoulder. What therapeutic movement is the nurse achieving with this exercise? Select all that
apply.
A) flexion
B) adduction
C) extension
D) dorsiflexion
E) pronation
F) abduction
A - ANS ✔✔5. While performing range of motion exercises on a patient, a nurse bends a
patients foot so that the toes
are brought up, as though to point them at the knee. What is the term for this type of
movement?
A) dorsiflexion
B) inversion
C) rotation
D) eversion
D - ANS ✔✔6. What term is used to describe the correction or prevention of disorders of body
structures used in
locomotion?
A) pediatrics
B) obstetrics
C) geriatrics
D) orthopedics
,A - ANS ✔✔7. A nurse is assessing the activity level of a 5 month old baby. What normal
findings would be assessed?
A) ability to sit and head control
B) ability to pick up small objects
C) progress toward running and jumping
D) progress toward unassisted walking
C,D,E - ANS ✔✔8. Which of the following activities are normally acquired in the toddler years?
Select all that apply
A) rolling over
B) pulling to a standing position
C) walking
D) running
E) jumping
F) climbing stairs
C - ANS ✔✔9. A nurse is teaching an older adult about activity. What information would be
included in the teaching
plan?
A) the requirement of frequent inactivity
B) the recognition that exercise is not important
C) the importance of regular exercise
D) the possibility of exercise induced fractures
B - ANS ✔✔10. A nurse is assessing the muscles of an older adult. What will be assessed?
A) temperature, turgor, moisture
B) mass, tone, strength
, C) degree of flexion, associated pain
D) reflexes, range of motion
D - ANS ✔✔11. Which of the following postural deformities might be assessed in a teenager?
A) kyphosis
B) rickets
C) osteoporosis
D) scoliosis
B - ANS ✔✔12. A nurse is providing home care for an older woman with severe osteoporosis.
What complication of
this disease process must the nurse consider in the plan of care?
A) diarrhea
B) fractures
C) visual deficits
D) skin disorders
A - ANS ✔✔13. A nurse is teaching an older woman how to move and lift her disabled husband.
The woman has
osteoarthritis of the hips and knees. What is the goal of the nurses teaching plan?
A) minimize stress on the wifes joints
B) provide exercise for the husband
C) increase socialization with neighbors
D) maintain self esteem of the wife
B - ANS ✔✔14. Why is it important for the nurse to teach and role model proper body
mechanics?
Exam Review 2026
D - ANS ✔✔What function of the skeletal system is essential to proper function of all other cells
and tissues?
A) supporting soft tissues of the body
B) protecting delicate body structures
C) providing storage area for fats
D) producing blood cells
B - ANS ✔✔2. What is the role of the flat bones in the body?
A) height
B) shape
C) movement
D) length
c - ANS ✔✔3. A patient with severe osteoarthritis is having a surgical hip replacement. This is
possible because of the
type of joint found in the hip. What type is it?
A) pivot joint
B) gliding joint
C) ball and socket joint
D) hinge joint
A,C - ANS ✔✔4. A nurse performing range of motion exercises on a bedfast patient moves the
patients chin down onto
,the chest and then back to an upright position. The nurse then tilts the head as far as possible
to each
shoulder. What therapeutic movement is the nurse achieving with this exercise? Select all that
apply.
A) flexion
B) adduction
C) extension
D) dorsiflexion
E) pronation
F) abduction
A - ANS ✔✔5. While performing range of motion exercises on a patient, a nurse bends a
patients foot so that the toes
are brought up, as though to point them at the knee. What is the term for this type of
movement?
A) dorsiflexion
B) inversion
C) rotation
D) eversion
D - ANS ✔✔6. What term is used to describe the correction or prevention of disorders of body
structures used in
locomotion?
A) pediatrics
B) obstetrics
C) geriatrics
D) orthopedics
,A - ANS ✔✔7. A nurse is assessing the activity level of a 5 month old baby. What normal
findings would be assessed?
A) ability to sit and head control
B) ability to pick up small objects
C) progress toward running and jumping
D) progress toward unassisted walking
C,D,E - ANS ✔✔8. Which of the following activities are normally acquired in the toddler years?
Select all that apply
A) rolling over
B) pulling to a standing position
C) walking
D) running
E) jumping
F) climbing stairs
C - ANS ✔✔9. A nurse is teaching an older adult about activity. What information would be
included in the teaching
plan?
A) the requirement of frequent inactivity
B) the recognition that exercise is not important
C) the importance of regular exercise
D) the possibility of exercise induced fractures
B - ANS ✔✔10. A nurse is assessing the muscles of an older adult. What will be assessed?
A) temperature, turgor, moisture
B) mass, tone, strength
, C) degree of flexion, associated pain
D) reflexes, range of motion
D - ANS ✔✔11. Which of the following postural deformities might be assessed in a teenager?
A) kyphosis
B) rickets
C) osteoporosis
D) scoliosis
B - ANS ✔✔12. A nurse is providing home care for an older woman with severe osteoporosis.
What complication of
this disease process must the nurse consider in the plan of care?
A) diarrhea
B) fractures
C) visual deficits
D) skin disorders
A - ANS ✔✔13. A nurse is teaching an older woman how to move and lift her disabled husband.
The woman has
osteoarthritis of the hips and knees. What is the goal of the nurses teaching plan?
A) minimize stress on the wifes joints
B) provide exercise for the husband
C) increase socialization with neighbors
D) maintain self esteem of the wife
B - ANS ✔✔14. Why is it important for the nurse to teach and role model proper body
mechanics?
