Musculoskeletal HESI [ACTUAL EXAM] LATEST VERSION
[QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS] WITH PRACTICE EXAM
DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS- LATEST
UPDATE 2025 GRADED A (BRAND NEW!!)
A nurse is providing postoperative teaching to a client who is scheduled to have an
above-the-knee amputation. The client will use crutches during the postoperative
period. Which activity will prepare the client for crutch walking? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔
Lifting weights
The nurse considers that a 70-year-old female client can best limit further progression of
osteoporosis by doing what? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Bone Scan
Which structure protects a client's internal organs, supports blood cell production, and
stores minerals? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Bones
One week after an above-the-knee amputation, a client refuses to go to physical
therapy and tells the nurse, "I'll never be a whole person again!" What is the nurse's
best response? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ You've lost a part of yourself. That must be very
difficult for you.
A client who is scheduled for a muscle biopsy tells the nurse, "They better give me a
general anesthetic. I don't want to feel anything." Which is the most therapeutic initial
response by the nurse? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ You seem to be worried about the test.
, Which joint in the human body is an example of a condyloid joint? - CORRECT
✔✔✔✔✔ Wrist joint
Which treatment is beneficial for a client with muscle spasm? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔
Thermotherapy
Which is the first line treatment for Paget disease? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Oral
alendronate
Which child is at the highest risk for blunt trauma associated with the indirect entry
(hematogenous stage) of microorganisms? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ 8 year old boy
An older female client is seen in the primary healthcare provider's office. Upon initial
nursing assessment the nurse notes the client's height has decreased by 1 inch (2.5
cm) since the last visit 1 year ago. The nurse knows that what is the most likely reason
for this finding? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Older adults may have osteoporosis-related
height changes.
A client with rheumatoid arthritis asks the nurse about ways to decrease morning
stiffness. What should the nurse suggest? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Taking a hot tub bath
or shower in the morning
In which part of the client's body is the amphiarthroidial joint located? - CORRECT
✔✔✔✔✔ Pelvis
A client who had an above-the-knee amputation has an elastic bandage around the
residual limb. The prescriptions include bathing the residual limb daily and rewrapping
the elastic bandage as needed. What should the nurse do when wrapping the bandage
on the client's residual limb? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Apply it smoothly without wrinkles
or creases.
[QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS] WITH PRACTICE EXAM
DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS- LATEST
UPDATE 2025 GRADED A (BRAND NEW!!)
A nurse is providing postoperative teaching to a client who is scheduled to have an
above-the-knee amputation. The client will use crutches during the postoperative
period. Which activity will prepare the client for crutch walking? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔
Lifting weights
The nurse considers that a 70-year-old female client can best limit further progression of
osteoporosis by doing what? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Bone Scan
Which structure protects a client's internal organs, supports blood cell production, and
stores minerals? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Bones
One week after an above-the-knee amputation, a client refuses to go to physical
therapy and tells the nurse, "I'll never be a whole person again!" What is the nurse's
best response? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ You've lost a part of yourself. That must be very
difficult for you.
A client who is scheduled for a muscle biopsy tells the nurse, "They better give me a
general anesthetic. I don't want to feel anything." Which is the most therapeutic initial
response by the nurse? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ You seem to be worried about the test.
, Which joint in the human body is an example of a condyloid joint? - CORRECT
✔✔✔✔✔ Wrist joint
Which treatment is beneficial for a client with muscle spasm? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔
Thermotherapy
Which is the first line treatment for Paget disease? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Oral
alendronate
Which child is at the highest risk for blunt trauma associated with the indirect entry
(hematogenous stage) of microorganisms? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ 8 year old boy
An older female client is seen in the primary healthcare provider's office. Upon initial
nursing assessment the nurse notes the client's height has decreased by 1 inch (2.5
cm) since the last visit 1 year ago. The nurse knows that what is the most likely reason
for this finding? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Older adults may have osteoporosis-related
height changes.
A client with rheumatoid arthritis asks the nurse about ways to decrease morning
stiffness. What should the nurse suggest? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Taking a hot tub bath
or shower in the morning
In which part of the client's body is the amphiarthroidial joint located? - CORRECT
✔✔✔✔✔ Pelvis
A client who had an above-the-knee amputation has an elastic bandage around the
residual limb. The prescriptions include bathing the residual limb daily and rewrapping
the elastic bandage as needed. What should the nurse do when wrapping the bandage
on the client's residual limb? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Apply it smoothly without wrinkles
or creases.
