HIV/MUSCULOSKELETAL PRACTICE NUR212 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a client who has HIV-1 infection and is prescribed zidovudine as part of
antiretroviral therapy. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects of
this medication? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Aplastic anemia
A nurse is caring for a client following a right total hip arthroplasty. Postoperatively the nurse should
maintain the right leg in which of the following positions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Abductions
A nurse is assessing a client following the application of a leg cast for the treatment of a facture. If the
cast is too tight, which of the following findings should the nurse expect to observe first? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Pallor of the toes
A nurse in a clinic is teaching a group of clients about preventing low back pain and injury. Which of the
following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client requires further
clarification? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅"I'll sit with my knees lower than my hips"
A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client who has AIDS. The nurse notes that the client has
multiple and widespread raised, purplish-brown skin lesions. The nurse should recognize that these
findings indicate which of the following conditions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Kaposi's sarcoma
A nurse in a clinic is assessing a client who has AIDS and a significantly decreased CD4-T-cell count. The
nurse should recognize that the client is at risk for developing which of the following infectious oral
conditions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Candidiasis
A nurse is planning a presentation about HIV for a church-based group. Which of the following
information about HIV transmission should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It is primarily
transmitted through direct contact with infected body fluids
A nurse is teaching a client who has a prosthetic limb due to a right below-the-knee amputation about
prosthesis and stump care. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Dry the prosthesis socket completely before applying it to the limb
ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a client who has HIV-1 infection and is prescribed zidovudine as part of
antiretroviral therapy. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects of
this medication? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Aplastic anemia
A nurse is caring for a client following a right total hip arthroplasty. Postoperatively the nurse should
maintain the right leg in which of the following positions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Abductions
A nurse is assessing a client following the application of a leg cast for the treatment of a facture. If the
cast is too tight, which of the following findings should the nurse expect to observe first? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Pallor of the toes
A nurse in a clinic is teaching a group of clients about preventing low back pain and injury. Which of the
following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client requires further
clarification? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅"I'll sit with my knees lower than my hips"
A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client who has AIDS. The nurse notes that the client has
multiple and widespread raised, purplish-brown skin lesions. The nurse should recognize that these
findings indicate which of the following conditions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Kaposi's sarcoma
A nurse in a clinic is assessing a client who has AIDS and a significantly decreased CD4-T-cell count. The
nurse should recognize that the client is at risk for developing which of the following infectious oral
conditions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Candidiasis
A nurse is planning a presentation about HIV for a church-based group. Which of the following
information about HIV transmission should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It is primarily
transmitted through direct contact with infected body fluids
A nurse is teaching a client who has a prosthetic limb due to a right below-the-knee amputation about
prosthesis and stump care. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Dry the prosthesis socket completely before applying it to the limb
