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test bank questions musculoskeletal 2026 A+ GRADE A
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SSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWE zm zm zm zm zm




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QUESTION 1 zm




A patient is admitted to the orthopedic unit with a fractured femur after a motorcycle
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accident. The patient has been placed in traction until his femur can be rodded in sur
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gery. For what early complications should the nurse monitor this patient? Select all th
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at apply.
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A) Systemic infection
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B) Complex regional pain syndrome
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C) Deep vein thrombosis
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D) Compartment syndrome
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E) Fat embolism
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ANSWER

C) Deep vein thrombosis
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D) Compartment syndrome
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E) Fat embolism
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QUESTION 2 zm




A nurse is assessing a patient who is experiencing peripheral neurovascular dysfuncti
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on. What assessment findings are most consistent with this diagnosis?
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A) Hot skin with a capillary refill of 1 to 2 seconds
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B) Absence of feeling, capillary refill of 4 to 5 seconds, and cool skin
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C) Pain, diaphoresis, and erythema
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D) Jaundiced skin, weakness, and capillary refill of 3 seconds
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ANSWER

B) Absence of feeling, capillary refill of 4 to 5 seconds, and cool skin
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, While assessing a patient who has had knee replacement surgery, the nurse notes tha
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t the patient has developed a hematoma at the surgical site. The affected leg has a de
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creased pedal pulse. What would be the priority nursing diagnosis for this patient?
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A) Risk for Infection
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B) Risk for Peripheral Neurovascular Dysfunction
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C) Unilateral Neglect
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D) Disturbed Kinesthetic Sensory Perception
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ANSWER

B) Risk for Peripheral Neurovascular Dysfunction
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QUESTION 4 zm




A nurse's assessment of a teenage girl reveals that her shoulders are not level and th
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at she has one prominent scapula that is accentuated by bending forward. The nurse s
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hould expect to read about what health problem in the patient's electronic health rec
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ord.
A) Lordosis
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B) Kyphosis
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C) Scoliosis
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D) Muscular dystrophy
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ANSWER

C) Scoliosis
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An older adult patient has come to the clinic for a regular check-
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up. The nurse's initial inspection reveals an increased thoracic curvature of the patien
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t's spine. The nurse should document the presence of which of the following?
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A) Scoliosis
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B) Epiphyses
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C) Lordosis
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D) Kyphosis
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ANSWER

D) Kyphosis
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QUESTION 6 zm




The results of a nurse's musculoskeletal examination show an increase in the lumbar
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curvature of the spine. The nurse should recognize the presence of what health proble
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A) Osteoporosis
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