NR 511 Week 4 Midterm Exam Version 4 (New) Updated

NR 511 Week 4 Midterm Exam Version 4 (New) Updated




Question 1. Jennifer is an 18-year-old girl who comes to the emergency room after a fall

during a soccer game. Jennifer explains that she fell on her left side and kept her arm out

straight to break her fall. She has been experiencing severe pain and limited range of motion

in her left shoulder. The clinician has diagnosed Jennifer with a dislocated shoulder. Which

of the following statements are true concerning shoulder dislocation?

Posterior dislocations are more common than anterior dislocations.

There is a risk of neurovascular and neurosensory trauma, so the clinician should check for

distal pulses.

Recurrent dislocations are uncommon and would require a greater force to result in injury.

Surgery is most commonly the treatment of choice.

Question 2. In the United States, what is the second most common connective tissue disease

and the most destructive to the joints?

Osteoarthritis

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Sjogren's syndrome

Question 3. Which of the following laboratory findings should the clinician expect in a

patient with untreated Graves’ disease?

Elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

Elevated T4

Elevated TRH

All of the above