MUSCULOSKELETAL EXAM CORE
NEUROLOGIC AND MUSCULOSKELETAL
DISORDERS REVIEW 2026
◉ A nurse is teaching a client who has Parkinson's disease and is
prescribed carbidopa-levodopa. Which of the following client
statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
Answer: "I should expect that this medication can cause me to be
drowsy."
◉ A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who has
sustained a fracture of the femur following a motor-vehicle crash.
Which of the following images should the nurse recognize as a
comminuted fracture?
Answer: several pieces
◉ a nurse is teaching a client who has multiple sclerosis and has a
new prescription for glatiramer acetate. Which of the following
statements indicates that the client understands the teaching?
Answer: "I will avoid going to the store when it is crowded."