MUSCULOSKELETAL HESI- -QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025 UPDATE GRADED A+
Non-weight bearing with crutches has been prescribed for a client with
a leg injury. The nurse provides teaching before ambulation is begun. To
facilitate walking with crutches, what is the most important activity the
nurse should teach the client?
Exercise the triceps, finger flexors, and elbow extensors.
A client with cancer is scheduled for a bone scan to determine the
presence of metastasis. The nurse evaluates that the teaching before
the scheduled bone scan is effective when the client makes which
comment?
"A substance of low radioactivity will be injected into my vein and my
body inspected by an instrument to detect where it is deposited."
Which term should the nurse use to describe a flat, poorly defined mass
on the sole over a bony prominence caused by pressure?
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
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?
Lifting weights
The nurse considers that a 70-year-old female client can best limit
further progression of osteoporosis by doing what?
Bone Scan
Which structure protects a client's internal organs, supports blood cell
production, and stores minerals?
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?
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?
You seem to be worried about the test.
Which joint in the human body is an example of a condyloid joint?
Wrist joint
Which treatment is beneficial for a client with muscle spasm?
Thermotherapy
, Which is the first line treatment for Paget disease?
Oral alendronate
Which child is at the highest risk for blunt trauma associated with the
indirect entry (hematogenous stage) of microorganisms?
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?
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?
Taking a hot tub bath or shower in the morning
ANSWERS 2025 UPDATE GRADED A+
Non-weight bearing with crutches has been prescribed for a client with
a leg injury. The nurse provides teaching before ambulation is begun. To
facilitate walking with crutches, what is the most important activity the
nurse should teach the client?
Exercise the triceps, finger flexors, and elbow extensors.
A client with cancer is scheduled for a bone scan to determine the
presence of metastasis. The nurse evaluates that the teaching before
the scheduled bone scan is effective when the client makes which
comment?
"A substance of low radioactivity will be injected into my vein and my
body inspected by an instrument to detect where it is deposited."
Which term should the nurse use to describe a flat, poorly defined mass
on the sole over a bony prominence caused by pressure?
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
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?
Lifting weights
The nurse considers that a 70-year-old female client can best limit
further progression of osteoporosis by doing what?
Bone Scan
Which structure protects a client's internal organs, supports blood cell
production, and stores minerals?
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?
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?
You seem to be worried about the test.
Which joint in the human body is an example of a condyloid joint?
Wrist joint
Which treatment is beneficial for a client with muscle spasm?
Thermotherapy
, Which is the first line treatment for Paget disease?
Oral alendronate
Which child is at the highest risk for blunt trauma associated with the
indirect entry (hematogenous stage) of microorganisms?
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?
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?
Taking a hot tub bath or shower in the morning
