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The nurse asks the client to point their toes up towards their nose
during an examination of the lower extremities. Which type of
movement is the nurse assessing?
A. Inversion
B. Plantar flexion
C. Eversion
D. Dorsiflexion - CORRECT ANSWER- D. Dorsiflexion
,Which instructions should the nurse provide a client to assess
the lateral flexion? Select all that apply.
A. "Tilt your head back and look at the ceiling."
B. "Lean your head to the side and attempt to touch your ear
to your shoulder."
C. "Bend sideways to the right and to the left while I
stabilize your pelvis."
D. "Attempt to raise your shoulders up toward your ears."
E. "Attempt to rotate your head in a circular manner." -
CORRECT ANSWER- B. "Lean your head to the side and
attempt to touch your ear to your shoulder."
C. "Bend sideways to the right and to the left while I stabilize
your pelvis."
The nurse is caring for a client with a knee injury.
When documenting this injury in the medical record,
the nurse identifies the knee as which type of joint?
,A. Saddle
B. Hinge
C. Pivot
D. Plane - CORRECT ANSWER- B. Hinge
The nurse is preparing to assess the posterior spine of a client.
Which landmark should the nurse use to determine symmetry?
A. Iliac crests
B. Twelfth thoracic vertebrae
C. Posterior superior iliac spine
D. Paravertebral muscles - CORRECT ANSWER- A. Iliac
crests
, Which degree of wrist movement is an expected finding when
assessing extension?
A. 90 degrees
B. 70 degrees
C. 30 degrees
D. 20 degrees - CORRECT ANSWER- B. 70 degrees
The school nurse is assessing adolescent females for scoliosis.
Which area of the spine does the nurse plan to assess?
A. Thoracic
B. Lumbar
C. Cervical
D. Sacral - CORRECT ANSWER- A. Thoracic