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ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL
MUSCULOSKELETAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS || VERIFIED AND WELL
DETAILED ANSWERS|| LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026
3 days postoperative of a Right Total Hip arthroplasty.
client cries out in pain. The nurse should assess client for which manifestations of
dislocation of the hip prosthesis? - (ANSWER)Shortening of the right leg
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The nurse should monitor the client for shortening of the affected leg as an
indication of dislocation of the prosthesis.
Other findings include
1.increased hip pain
2. inability to move the extremity rotation of the hip internally or externally.
pelvic fracture, sudden shortness of breath, stabbing chest pain, feelings of doom.
client is experiencing? - (ANSWER)Pulmonary embolus
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TCD(saO2)
Immobility following musculoskeletal trauma places the client at an increased risk
for pulmonary embolus. TCD(saO2)
Tachycardia ❤
Chest petechiae
, 2
decreased SaO2.
The nurse should notify the rapid response team immediately.
Client is in skeletal traction following a femur fracture.
Client has slid down toward the foot of the bed. traction weight is resting on the
floor.
Which action should the nurse take? - (ANSWER)Have the client use a trapeze to
pull himself up while ensuring the weight hangs freely.
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The nurse should ensure that traction weight is hanging freely.
The client can use an overhead trapeze bar to move up in bed, or the nurse can
assist the client up, making sure to maintain proper alignment of the extremity.
preoperative teaching for a client who is scheduled for total knee arthroplasty.
(TKA)
This statement confirms understanding? - (ANSWER)"I should wear elastic
stockings on both of my legs."
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elastic stockings: prevent venous thromboembolism, common complication
following orthopedic surgery.
A nurse is discussing the difference between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and
osteoarthritis (OA) with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following
information should the nurse include about osteoarthritis? -
(ANSWER)"Osteoarthritis can impair a joint on a single side of the body."
ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL
MUSCULOSKELETAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS || VERIFIED AND WELL
DETAILED ANSWERS|| LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026
3 days postoperative of a Right Total Hip arthroplasty.
client cries out in pain. The nurse should assess client for which manifestations of
dislocation of the hip prosthesis? - (ANSWER)Shortening of the right leg
-----
The nurse should monitor the client for shortening of the affected leg as an
indication of dislocation of the prosthesis.
Other findings include
1.increased hip pain
2. inability to move the extremity rotation of the hip internally or externally.
pelvic fracture, sudden shortness of breath, stabbing chest pain, feelings of doom.
client is experiencing? - (ANSWER)Pulmonary embolus
-----
TCD(saO2)
Immobility following musculoskeletal trauma places the client at an increased risk
for pulmonary embolus. TCD(saO2)
Tachycardia ❤
Chest petechiae
, 2
decreased SaO2.
The nurse should notify the rapid response team immediately.
Client is in skeletal traction following a femur fracture.
Client has slid down toward the foot of the bed. traction weight is resting on the
floor.
Which action should the nurse take? - (ANSWER)Have the client use a trapeze to
pull himself up while ensuring the weight hangs freely.
-----
The nurse should ensure that traction weight is hanging freely.
The client can use an overhead trapeze bar to move up in bed, or the nurse can
assist the client up, making sure to maintain proper alignment of the extremity.
preoperative teaching for a client who is scheduled for total knee arthroplasty.
(TKA)
This statement confirms understanding? - (ANSWER)"I should wear elastic
stockings on both of my legs."
------
elastic stockings: prevent venous thromboembolism, common complication
following orthopedic surgery.
A nurse is discussing the difference between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and
osteoarthritis (OA) with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following
information should the nurse include about osteoarthritis? -
(ANSWER)"Osteoarthritis can impair a joint on a single side of the body."
