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“SELECTED TOPICS IN MUSCULOSKELETAL
PATHOLOGY : TRUNCUS EXAMINATION 2026
”LATEST EXAM 2026 – 2027 SOLVED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100%
GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION) WELL REVISED
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The nurse is teaching a client about the risk factors for developing
osteoporosis. What is the most important information for the nurse to include?
Select all that apply
A) Inadequate dietary intake of calcium
B) Blood pressure mediations
C) Family history
D) Smoking
E) Oral hypoglycemic
A) Inadequate dietary intake of calcium
C) Family history
D) Smoking
The nurse is performing an admission assessment on a client with
osteoarthritis. Which clinical manifestations would the nurse anticipate in this
client?
A) Joint pain following exercise that is relieved by rest
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B) Symmetrical swelling of the joints in both hands
C) Morning stiffness that lasts longer than 30 minutes
D) Elevated body temperature
A) Joint pain following exercise that is relieved by rest
The nurse is obtaining a health history from a client who has been taking
ibuprofen. What priority questions should the nurse ask this client? Select all
that apply
A) How often do you take this medication?
B) Have you had any difficulty breathing?
C) Do you monitor your blood pressure regularly?
D) Have you ever had tarry, black stools?
E) Have you ever vomited blood?
A) How often do you take this medication?
B) Have you had any difficulty breathing?
D) Have you ever had tarry, black stools?
E) Have you ever vomited blood?
A client asks the nurse for information about osteoarthritis. What is the most
appropriate information for the nurse to include?
A) Osteoarthritis is rarely debilitating
B) Osteoarthritis is a rare form of arthritis
C) Osteoarthritis afflicts people over the age of 60
D) Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis
D) Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis
A client asks the nurse what is the difference between osteoarthritis (OA) and
rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? What is the nurse's most appropriate response?
A) OA is gender specific, RA is not
B) OA is a systemic disease, RA is localized
C) OA is a localized disease, RA is systemic
D) OA has dislocations and subluxations, RA does not
C) OA is a localized disease, RA is systemic
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A client asks the nurse why a cold pack should be applied to a sprained ankle.
What is the nurse's best response?
A) It decreases pain and increases circulation
B) It numbs the nerves and dilates the blood vessels
C) It promotes circulation and reduces muscle spasm
D) It constricts local blood vessels and decreases swelling
D) It constricts local blood vessels and decreases swelling
A nurse is admitting a client who is experiencing new signs and symptoms of
paresthesia. What is the most appropriate question for the nurse to ask the
client?
A) Have you had any changes in range of motion
B) Do you have any numbness and tingling
C) Do you have any pain and blanching
D) How long have you had a fever and chills
B) Do you have any numbness and tingling
The community health nurse found a client lying in the snow. The client was
unable to move her right leg because of a fracture. Which action should the
nurse take first?
A) Immobilize the fracture in its present position
B) Elevate the leg on whatever is available
C) Realign the fracture ends
D) Reduce the fracture
A) Immobilize the fracture in its present position
Which symptoms are indicative of a fracture?
A) Tingling, coolness, and loss of pulses
B) Loss of sensation, redness, and coolness
C) Coolness, redness, and pain at the site of injury
D) Redness, warmth, and pain at the site of injury
D) Redness, warmth, and pain at the site of injury
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A nurse is performing a neurovascular assessment. What should the nurse
include in this assessment?
A) Orientation, movement, pulses, and warmth
B) Capillary refill, movement, pulses, and warmth
C) Orientation, pupillary responses, temperature and pulses
D) Respiratory pattern, orientation, pulses and temperature
B) Capillary refill, movement, pulses, and warmth
A nurse is performing a neurovascular assessment on a client admitted with a
fractured right femur. The nurse notices that the pulses are not palpable. What
is the nurse's most important action?
A) Alert the charge nurse immediately
B) Reassess the pulses again in one hour
C) Notify the health care provider immediately
D) Verify the clinical findings with a doppler ultrasonography
D) Verify the clinical findings with a doppler ultrasonography
The nurse is aware that elevating a casted limb will prevent swelling. How
should the nurse elevate a casted limb?
A) Place the limb with the cast close to the body
B) Place the limb with the cast at the level of the heart
C) Place the limb with the cast below the level of the heart
D) Place the limb with the cast above the level of the heart
D) Place the limb with the cast above the level of the heart
A nurse is caring for a client with skeletal traction to the right leg. The client
reports severe right leg pain. Which action should the nurse perform first?
A) Perform pin care
B) Notify the health care provider
C) Check the client's alignment in bed
D) Remove the weights from traction
C) Check the client's alignment in bed
“SELECTED TOPICS IN MUSCULOSKELETAL
PATHOLOGY : TRUNCUS EXAMINATION 2026
”LATEST EXAM 2026 – 2027 SOLVED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100%
GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION) WELL REVISED
100% GUARANTEE PASS
The nurse is teaching a client about the risk factors for developing
osteoporosis. What is the most important information for the nurse to include?
Select all that apply
A) Inadequate dietary intake of calcium
B) Blood pressure mediations
C) Family history
D) Smoking
E) Oral hypoglycemic
A) Inadequate dietary intake of calcium
C) Family history
D) Smoking
The nurse is performing an admission assessment on a client with
osteoarthritis. Which clinical manifestations would the nurse anticipate in this
client?
A) Joint pain following exercise that is relieved by rest
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B) Symmetrical swelling of the joints in both hands
C) Morning stiffness that lasts longer than 30 minutes
D) Elevated body temperature
A) Joint pain following exercise that is relieved by rest
The nurse is obtaining a health history from a client who has been taking
ibuprofen. What priority questions should the nurse ask this client? Select all
that apply
A) How often do you take this medication?
B) Have you had any difficulty breathing?
C) Do you monitor your blood pressure regularly?
D) Have you ever had tarry, black stools?
E) Have you ever vomited blood?
A) How often do you take this medication?
B) Have you had any difficulty breathing?
D) Have you ever had tarry, black stools?
E) Have you ever vomited blood?
A client asks the nurse for information about osteoarthritis. What is the most
appropriate information for the nurse to include?
A) Osteoarthritis is rarely debilitating
B) Osteoarthritis is a rare form of arthritis
C) Osteoarthritis afflicts people over the age of 60
D) Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis
D) Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis
A client asks the nurse what is the difference between osteoarthritis (OA) and
rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? What is the nurse's most appropriate response?
A) OA is gender specific, RA is not
B) OA is a systemic disease, RA is localized
C) OA is a localized disease, RA is systemic
D) OA has dislocations and subluxations, RA does not
C) OA is a localized disease, RA is systemic
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A client asks the nurse why a cold pack should be applied to a sprained ankle.
What is the nurse's best response?
A) It decreases pain and increases circulation
B) It numbs the nerves and dilates the blood vessels
C) It promotes circulation and reduces muscle spasm
D) It constricts local blood vessels and decreases swelling
D) It constricts local blood vessels and decreases swelling
A nurse is admitting a client who is experiencing new signs and symptoms of
paresthesia. What is the most appropriate question for the nurse to ask the
client?
A) Have you had any changes in range of motion
B) Do you have any numbness and tingling
C) Do you have any pain and blanching
D) How long have you had a fever and chills
B) Do you have any numbness and tingling
The community health nurse found a client lying in the snow. The client was
unable to move her right leg because of a fracture. Which action should the
nurse take first?
A) Immobilize the fracture in its present position
B) Elevate the leg on whatever is available
C) Realign the fracture ends
D) Reduce the fracture
A) Immobilize the fracture in its present position
Which symptoms are indicative of a fracture?
A) Tingling, coolness, and loss of pulses
B) Loss of sensation, redness, and coolness
C) Coolness, redness, and pain at the site of injury
D) Redness, warmth, and pain at the site of injury
D) Redness, warmth, and pain at the site of injury
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A nurse is performing a neurovascular assessment. What should the nurse
include in this assessment?
A) Orientation, movement, pulses, and warmth
B) Capillary refill, movement, pulses, and warmth
C) Orientation, pupillary responses, temperature and pulses
D) Respiratory pattern, orientation, pulses and temperature
B) Capillary refill, movement, pulses, and warmth
A nurse is performing a neurovascular assessment on a client admitted with a
fractured right femur. The nurse notices that the pulses are not palpable. What
is the nurse's most important action?
A) Alert the charge nurse immediately
B) Reassess the pulses again in one hour
C) Notify the health care provider immediately
D) Verify the clinical findings with a doppler ultrasonography
D) Verify the clinical findings with a doppler ultrasonography
The nurse is aware that elevating a casted limb will prevent swelling. How
should the nurse elevate a casted limb?
A) Place the limb with the cast close to the body
B) Place the limb with the cast at the level of the heart
C) Place the limb with the cast below the level of the heart
D) Place the limb with the cast above the level of the heart
D) Place the limb with the cast above the level of the heart
A nurse is caring for a client with skeletal traction to the right leg. The client
reports severe right leg pain. Which action should the nurse perform first?
A) Perform pin care
B) Notify the health care provider
C) Check the client's alignment in bed
D) Remove the weights from traction
C) Check the client's alignment in bed
