NR304 EXAM 2 ACTUAL EXAM 2023-2024 COMPLETE EXAM TEST BANK 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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Active Range of Motion - (answer) full muscular range of motion with gravity, against resistance
Passive Range of Motion - (answer) full muscular range of motion without gravity
Ataxia - (answer) loss of full control of body movements
Crepitus - (answer) grating sound/sensation produced by friction between bone and cartilage
Flaccid - (answer) part of body hanging limply
Flexion - (answer) bending of joint (elbow, knee, neck)
Extension - (answer) extending of joint (neck, elbow, knee)
Abduction - (answer) Movement of limb away from midline
Adduction - (answer) Movement of limb toward midline
Supination - (answer) facing upwards (palms up or face up in lying position)
Pronation - (answer) facing downwards (palms down or face down in lying position)
Rotation - (answer) turning of joint (neck, hips)
Retraction - (answer) nonangular posterior movement (jaw)
Protraction - (answer) nonangular anterior movement (jaw)
,NR304 EXAM 2 ACTUAL EXAM 2023-2024 COMPLETE EXAM TEST BANK 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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Inversion - (answer) sole turns medially (foot only)
Eversion - (answer) sole turns laterally (foot only)
Dorsiflexion - (answer) toes up
Plantarflexion - (answer) toes pointed down
What are the four elements of the musculoskeletal exam? - (answer) 1. Inspection
2. Palpation
3. RoM
4. Strength
Musculoskeletal System function - (answer) the system of bones and skeletal muscles that support and
protect the body and permit movement
What nutrient is essential for muscles? - (answer) Protein
What nutrients are essential for bones? - (answer) Calcium and Vitamin D
What does a 2+ rating mean in regards to muscle strength? - (answer) full RoM w/o gravity (passive
RoM)
What does a 3+ rating mean in regards to muscle strength? - (answer) full RoM w/gravity
What does a 4+ rating mean in regards to muscle strength? - (answer) full RoM with gravity and
moderate resistance
, NR304 EXAM 2 ACTUAL EXAM 2023-2024 COMPLETE EXAM TEST BANK 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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What does a 5+ rating mean in regards to muscle strength? - (answer) full RoM with gravity and full
resistance
What rating is considered normal Muscle Strength? - (answer) 5+
What should the nurse inspect when assessing cervical spine RoM? - (answer) alignment of head and
neck
What should the nurse palpate when assessing the cervical spine RoM? - (answer) spinous processes
and muscles
What motions should the nurse ask the patient to demonstrate to assess cervical spine RoM? -
(answer) chin to chest (flexion), lift chin (hyperextension), each ear towards shoulder, rotate chin to
each ear
Signs and Symptoms associated with bony fracture? - (answer) pain, swelling, ecchymosis, deformity,
warm, tender to touch
Bone Dislocation - (answer) Displacement of the bone from its usual anatomic location in the joint
Joint Sprain - (answer) a stretching or tearing of the ligament of a joint due to forced movement
beyond the joints normal range
Bone Fracture - (answer) partial or complete break in the continuity of the bone from trauma
Muscle Strain - (answer) a partial muscle tear resulting from over stretching or over use of the muscle
A patient with a rotator cuff tear wouldn't be able to do what? - (answer) perform normal RoM
abduction
DETAILED ANSWERS
Active Range of Motion - (answer) full muscular range of motion with gravity, against resistance
Passive Range of Motion - (answer) full muscular range of motion without gravity
Ataxia - (answer) loss of full control of body movements
Crepitus - (answer) grating sound/sensation produced by friction between bone and cartilage
Flaccid - (answer) part of body hanging limply
Flexion - (answer) bending of joint (elbow, knee, neck)
Extension - (answer) extending of joint (neck, elbow, knee)
Abduction - (answer) Movement of limb away from midline
Adduction - (answer) Movement of limb toward midline
Supination - (answer) facing upwards (palms up or face up in lying position)
Pronation - (answer) facing downwards (palms down or face down in lying position)
Rotation - (answer) turning of joint (neck, hips)
Retraction - (answer) nonangular posterior movement (jaw)
Protraction - (answer) nonangular anterior movement (jaw)
,NR304 EXAM 2 ACTUAL EXAM 2023-2024 COMPLETE EXAM TEST BANK 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
Inversion - (answer) sole turns medially (foot only)
Eversion - (answer) sole turns laterally (foot only)
Dorsiflexion - (answer) toes up
Plantarflexion - (answer) toes pointed down
What are the four elements of the musculoskeletal exam? - (answer) 1. Inspection
2. Palpation
3. RoM
4. Strength
Musculoskeletal System function - (answer) the system of bones and skeletal muscles that support and
protect the body and permit movement
What nutrient is essential for muscles? - (answer) Protein
What nutrients are essential for bones? - (answer) Calcium and Vitamin D
What does a 2+ rating mean in regards to muscle strength? - (answer) full RoM w/o gravity (passive
RoM)
What does a 3+ rating mean in regards to muscle strength? - (answer) full RoM w/gravity
What does a 4+ rating mean in regards to muscle strength? - (answer) full RoM with gravity and
moderate resistance
, NR304 EXAM 2 ACTUAL EXAM 2023-2024 COMPLETE EXAM TEST BANK 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
What does a 5+ rating mean in regards to muscle strength? - (answer) full RoM with gravity and full
resistance
What rating is considered normal Muscle Strength? - (answer) 5+
What should the nurse inspect when assessing cervical spine RoM? - (answer) alignment of head and
neck
What should the nurse palpate when assessing the cervical spine RoM? - (answer) spinous processes
and muscles
What motions should the nurse ask the patient to demonstrate to assess cervical spine RoM? -
(answer) chin to chest (flexion), lift chin (hyperextension), each ear towards shoulder, rotate chin to
each ear
Signs and Symptoms associated with bony fracture? - (answer) pain, swelling, ecchymosis, deformity,
warm, tender to touch
Bone Dislocation - (answer) Displacement of the bone from its usual anatomic location in the joint
Joint Sprain - (answer) a stretching or tearing of the ligament of a joint due to forced movement
beyond the joints normal range
Bone Fracture - (answer) partial or complete break in the continuity of the bone from trauma
Muscle Strain - (answer) a partial muscle tear resulting from over stretching or over use of the muscle
A patient with a rotator cuff tear wouldn't be able to do what? - (answer) perform normal RoM
abduction
