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!!)
Which term should the nurse use to describe a flat, poorly defined mass on the sole
over a bony prominence caused by pressure? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Callus
A nurse performs full range-of-motion exercises on a client's extremities. When putting
an ankle through range-of-motion exercises, what must the nurse perform - CORRECT
✔✔✔✔✔ Dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, eversion, and inversion
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
[QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS] WITH PRACTICE EXAM
DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS- LATEST
UPDATE 2025 GRADED A (BRAND NEW!!)
Which term should the nurse use to describe a flat, poorly defined mass on the sole
over a bony prominence caused by pressure? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Callus
A nurse performs full range-of-motion exercises on a client's extremities. When putting
an ankle through range-of-motion exercises, what must the nurse perform - CORRECT
✔✔✔✔✔ Dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, eversion, and inversion
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
