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1. A nurse prepares a patient who is scheduled for an arthroscopy of the shoul-
der. Which action by the nurse is most important?: Ensure that informed consent is on the
chart
2. A patient is undergoing CT of a joint. What action by the nurse is most
important before the test?: Assess for seafood or iodine allergy
3. A hospitalized patient's strength of the upper extremities is rated a 3. What
does the nurse understand about this patient's ability to perform activities of
daily living?: The patient is able to perform ADls but not lift some items
4. A patient is distressed at body changes related to kyphosis. What response
by the nurse is best?: Ask the patient to explain more about these feelings
5. A nurse is providing community education about preventing traumatic mus-
culoskeletal injuries related to car crashes. Which group does the nurse target
as the priority for this education?: High School Football team
6. A nurse is assessing an older patient and discovers back pain with tenderness
along T2 and T3. What action by the nurse is best?: Consult with the provider about an x-ray
7. A patient has been advised to perform weight bearing exercises to help min-
imize osteoporosis. The patient admits to not doing the prescribed exercises.
What action by the nurse is best?: Ask the patient about fear of falling
8. The nurse sees several patients with osteoporosis. For which patient would
bisphosphonates not be a good option?: Patient with a spinal card injury who cannot tolerate
sitting up
9. A patient in a nursing home refuses to take medications. The patient is at high
risk for osteomalacia. What action by the nurse is best?: Ensure the patient gets at least 5
minutes of sun exposure daily
10. A patient is in the internal medicine clinic reporting bone pain in the lower
leg. The patient's alkaline phosphate level is elevated. What action by the nurse
is appropriate?: Asses the patient for leg swelling
11. An older patient with diabetes is admitted with a heavily draining leg wound.
WBC-38,000 and no fever. What action does the nurse take first?: Place the patient on
contact isolation
12. A Hospitalized patient is being treated for Ewing's sarcoma. What action by
the nurse is most important?: Handling and disposing the chemotherapeutic agents per policy
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13. A patient with bone cancer is hospitalized for a limb salvage procedure. How
can the nurse best address the patient's psychosocial needs?: Assess the patient's
coping skills and support systems
14. A nurse sees patients in an osteoporosis clinic. Which patient would the
nurse see first?: Patient taking raloxifene who reports unilateral calf swelling
15. A patient with osteoporosis is going home, where he lives alone. What action
by the nurse is best?: Arrange a home safety eval
16. An ED nurse cares for a patient who is sustained a crush injury to the right
lower leg. The patient reports numbness and tingling in the affected leg. What
action would the nurse take first?: Assess pedal pulses
17. Older patient who was admitted 2 days ago with a fx hip. The nurse notes
that he is confused and restless, HR-98, RR- 32, BP- 132/78, O2- 88%. What
action would the nurse take first?: Administer O2 via nc
18. A trauma nurse cares for several patients with fx. Which patient would the
nurse identify as at highest risk for developing DVT?: 74 Y/O man who smokes and has fx
pelvis
19. A nurse notes crepitation when performing range-of-motion exercises on
a client with a fractured left humerus. Which action should the nurse take
next?: Immobilize the left arm
20. A nurse caring for a patient who is recovering from an above-the-knee
amputation. The patient reports pain in the limb that was removed. How would
the nurse respond?: How would you describe the pain that you are feeling?
21. A nurse notes the patient's fingers are pale, cool, and slightly swollen on a
casted arm. What action would the nurse take first?: Raise the arm about the level of the
heart
22. A nurse assesses a patient with pelvic fx. Which assessment finding would
the nurse identify as a complication of this injury?: Hematuria
23. A nurse cares for a patient in skeletal traction. The nurse notes that the skin
around the pin sites are swollen, red, and crusty with dried drainage. What
action would the nurse take next?: Obtain C&S
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1. A nurse prepares a patient who is scheduled for an arthroscopy of the shoul-
der. Which action by the nurse is most important?: Ensure that informed consent is on the
chart
2. A patient is undergoing CT of a joint. What action by the nurse is most
important before the test?: Assess for seafood or iodine allergy
3. A hospitalized patient's strength of the upper extremities is rated a 3. What
does the nurse understand about this patient's ability to perform activities of
daily living?: The patient is able to perform ADls but not lift some items
4. A patient is distressed at body changes related to kyphosis. What response
by the nurse is best?: Ask the patient to explain more about these feelings
5. A nurse is providing community education about preventing traumatic mus-
culoskeletal injuries related to car crashes. Which group does the nurse target
as the priority for this education?: High School Football team
6. A nurse is assessing an older patient and discovers back pain with tenderness
along T2 and T3. What action by the nurse is best?: Consult with the provider about an x-ray
7. A patient has been advised to perform weight bearing exercises to help min-
imize osteoporosis. The patient admits to not doing the prescribed exercises.
What action by the nurse is best?: Ask the patient about fear of falling
8. The nurse sees several patients with osteoporosis. For which patient would
bisphosphonates not be a good option?: Patient with a spinal card injury who cannot tolerate
sitting up
9. A patient in a nursing home refuses to take medications. The patient is at high
risk for osteomalacia. What action by the nurse is best?: Ensure the patient gets at least 5
minutes of sun exposure daily
10. A patient is in the internal medicine clinic reporting bone pain in the lower
leg. The patient's alkaline phosphate level is elevated. What action by the nurse
is appropriate?: Asses the patient for leg swelling
11. An older patient with diabetes is admitted with a heavily draining leg wound.
WBC-38,000 and no fever. What action does the nurse take first?: Place the patient on
contact isolation
12. A Hospitalized patient is being treated for Ewing's sarcoma. What action by
the nurse is most important?: Handling and disposing the chemotherapeutic agents per policy
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13. A patient with bone cancer is hospitalized for a limb salvage procedure. How
can the nurse best address the patient's psychosocial needs?: Assess the patient's
coping skills and support systems
14. A nurse sees patients in an osteoporosis clinic. Which patient would the
nurse see first?: Patient taking raloxifene who reports unilateral calf swelling
15. A patient with osteoporosis is going home, where he lives alone. What action
by the nurse is best?: Arrange a home safety eval
16. An ED nurse cares for a patient who is sustained a crush injury to the right
lower leg. The patient reports numbness and tingling in the affected leg. What
action would the nurse take first?: Assess pedal pulses
17. Older patient who was admitted 2 days ago with a fx hip. The nurse notes
that he is confused and restless, HR-98, RR- 32, BP- 132/78, O2- 88%. What
action would the nurse take first?: Administer O2 via nc
18. A trauma nurse cares for several patients with fx. Which patient would the
nurse identify as at highest risk for developing DVT?: 74 Y/O man who smokes and has fx
pelvis
19. A nurse notes crepitation when performing range-of-motion exercises on
a client with a fractured left humerus. Which action should the nurse take
next?: Immobilize the left arm
20. A nurse caring for a patient who is recovering from an above-the-knee
amputation. The patient reports pain in the limb that was removed. How would
the nurse respond?: How would you describe the pain that you are feeling?
21. A nurse notes the patient's fingers are pale, cool, and slightly swollen on a
casted arm. What action would the nurse take first?: Raise the arm about the level of the
heart
22. A nurse assesses a patient with pelvic fx. Which assessment finding would
the nurse identify as a complication of this injury?: Hematuria
23. A nurse cares for a patient in skeletal traction. The nurse notes that the skin
around the pin sites are swollen, red, and crusty with dried drainage. What
action would the nurse take next?: Obtain C&S
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