ABFM MUSCULOSKELETAL ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for etanercept. The nurse should
identify that etanercept treats rheumatoid arthritis by which of the following actions? -
✔✔Inactivation of tumor necrosis factor
✔✔A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for calcium citrate about
manifestations of hypercalcemia. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse
include in the teaching? - ✔✔Vomiting
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who was diagnosed with postmenopausal osteoporosis.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take prior to administering calcitonin-
salmon to the client for the first time? - ✔✔Use skin testing to check the client for
allergies.
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who is treating rheumatoid arthritis by taking
etanercept. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following indications of
a serious adverse reaction to the medication? - ✔✔Shortness of breath
✔✔A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for prednisone and takes 1,500
mg/day of calcium carbonate to reduce the risk of osteoporosis. Which of the following
information should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.) - ✔✔Drink 240 mL (8 oz) of
water with the calcium tablets
Chew calcium tablets before swallowing them
Take the medications 1 hr apart
Divide the daily dosage of calcium into three 500-mg doses
✔✔A nurse is teaching a client about methotrexate therapy for rheumatoid arthritis.
Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all
that apply.) - ✔✔Avoid being near people who are sick with a communicable illness
Periodic laboratory tests are required
Report bruising or petechiae
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for etanercept. The nurse should
identify that etanercept treats rheumatoid arthritis by which of the following actions? -
✔✔Inactivation of tumor necrosis factor
✔✔A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for calcium citrate about
manifestations of hypercalcemia. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse
include in the teaching? - ✔✔Vomiting
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who was diagnosed with postmenopausal osteoporosis.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take prior to administering calcitonin-
salmon to the client for the first time? - ✔✔Use skin testing to check the client for
allergies.
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who is treating rheumatoid arthritis by taking
etanercept. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following indications of
a serious adverse reaction to the medication? - ✔✔Shortness of breath
✔✔A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for prednisone and takes 1,500
mg/day of calcium carbonate to reduce the risk of osteoporosis. Which of the following
information should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.) - ✔✔Drink 240 mL (8 oz) of
water with the calcium tablets
Chew calcium tablets before swallowing them
Take the medications 1 hr apart
Divide the daily dosage of calcium into three 500-mg doses
✔✔A nurse is teaching a client about methotrexate therapy for rheumatoid arthritis.
Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all
that apply.) - ✔✔Avoid being near people who are sick with a communicable illness
Periodic laboratory tests are required
Report bruising or petechiae
