Health Assessment Study Guide Exam #2``
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1. Patient who has chronic pain who has chewing Temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
problems
2. loss of bone density in post-menopasual women osteoporosis
3. What does a goniometer do? measures movement in degrees
by moving the arms of the go-
niometer to match the angle of
the joint being assessed
- if you identify limitation in ROM
4. impaired ROM and neck pain associated with meningitis
fever, chills and headache could be indicative of
5. The nurse is using a goniometer while conduct- Degree of joint motion
ing the physical examination of a client's mus-
culoskeletal status. What will the nurse use this
device to measure?
6. The nurse is assessing a client's gait. Which find- shuffling of feet
ing would alert the nurse to the need for a referral
for further evaluation.
7. When the nurse moves the client's arm away from abduction
the midline of the body, the nurse is performing
8. A nurse performing a neck assessment of a client shrug the shoulders against re-
is testing the status of cranial nerve XI. What does sistance
the nurse ask the client to do to enable assess-
ment of this nerve?
9. Painful, red, hot, swollen toes indicates Gouty arthritis
10. Caucasian
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dxgj6q
1. Patient who has chronic pain who has chewing Temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
problems
2. loss of bone density in post-menopasual women osteoporosis
3. What does a goniometer do? measures movement in degrees
by moving the arms of the go-
niometer to match the angle of
the joint being assessed
- if you identify limitation in ROM
4. impaired ROM and neck pain associated with meningitis
fever, chills and headache could be indicative of
5. The nurse is using a goniometer while conduct- Degree of joint motion
ing the physical examination of a client's mus-
culoskeletal status. What will the nurse use this
device to measure?
6. The nurse is assessing a client's gait. Which find- shuffling of feet
ing would alert the nurse to the need for a referral
for further evaluation.
7. When the nurse moves the client's arm away from abduction
the midline of the body, the nurse is performing
8. A nurse performing a neck assessment of a client shrug the shoulders against re-
is testing the status of cranial nerve XI. What does sistance
the nurse ask the client to do to enable assess-
ment of this nerve?
9. Painful, red, hot, swollen toes indicates Gouty arthritis
10. Caucasian
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