NURS 502 TEST 3 QUESTIONS | TESTED AND
PROVEN ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025
100% (GRADE A+)
The articulation of the mandible and the temporal bone is known as the:
Ans>> Temporomandibular joint
The nurse practitioner is checking the range of motion in a patient's knee and knows that the knee
is capable of the following movements:
Ans>> Flexion and extension
The nurse practitioner explains the mechanism of the growth of long bones to a mother of a
toddler. The practitioner explains that bones increase in width or diameter by deposition of new
bony tissue around the shafts, and lengthening occurs at the:
Ans>> Epiphyses
A patient who is 8 months pregnant comments that they noticed a change in posture and has
lower back pain. The nurse practitioner tells her that a posture shift during pregnancy to
compensate for the enlarging fetus. This shift in posture is known as:
Ans>> Lordosis
1
,An 85-year-old patient comments during their annual physical that they seem to be getting
shorter as they age. The nurse practitioner explains that decreased height occurs with aging
because:
Ans>> Of the shortening of the vetebral column
A teenager has arrived complaining of pain in the left wrist. They were playing basketball and
fell, landing on the left hand. The nurse practitioner examines the hand and would expect a
fracture if they complain:
Ans>> Of sharp pain that increases with movement
Neer test tests for:
Ans>> Detects shoulder rotator cuff impingement or tear, could be from repetitive movement,
over use or age related
Hawkins test tests for:
Ans>> Detects shoulder rotator cuff impingement or tear, could be from repetitive movement,
over use or age related
2
, Empty can maneuver tests for:
Ans>> Detects supraspinatus tear, could be from trauma, overhead sports, repetitive motion or
dislocated shoulder
Drop arm test test for:
Ans>> Detects rotator cuff tears, could be from trauma, falling on an outstretched arm,
overhead, or wear and tear
Osgood-Schlatter disease
Ans>> Pain and swelling just below the knee where the patellar tendon attaches to the tibia
(growing pains)
Phalen tests for
Ans>> carpal tunnel (overuse)
Tinel tests for:
Ans>> carpal tunnel (overuse)
3
PROVEN ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025
100% (GRADE A+)
The articulation of the mandible and the temporal bone is known as the:
Ans>> Temporomandibular joint
The nurse practitioner is checking the range of motion in a patient's knee and knows that the knee
is capable of the following movements:
Ans>> Flexion and extension
The nurse practitioner explains the mechanism of the growth of long bones to a mother of a
toddler. The practitioner explains that bones increase in width or diameter by deposition of new
bony tissue around the shafts, and lengthening occurs at the:
Ans>> Epiphyses
A patient who is 8 months pregnant comments that they noticed a change in posture and has
lower back pain. The nurse practitioner tells her that a posture shift during pregnancy to
compensate for the enlarging fetus. This shift in posture is known as:
Ans>> Lordosis
1
,An 85-year-old patient comments during their annual physical that they seem to be getting
shorter as they age. The nurse practitioner explains that decreased height occurs with aging
because:
Ans>> Of the shortening of the vetebral column
A teenager has arrived complaining of pain in the left wrist. They were playing basketball and
fell, landing on the left hand. The nurse practitioner examines the hand and would expect a
fracture if they complain:
Ans>> Of sharp pain that increases with movement
Neer test tests for:
Ans>> Detects shoulder rotator cuff impingement or tear, could be from repetitive movement,
over use or age related
Hawkins test tests for:
Ans>> Detects shoulder rotator cuff impingement or tear, could be from repetitive movement,
over use or age related
2
, Empty can maneuver tests for:
Ans>> Detects supraspinatus tear, could be from trauma, overhead sports, repetitive motion or
dislocated shoulder
Drop arm test test for:
Ans>> Detects rotator cuff tears, could be from trauma, falling on an outstretched arm,
overhead, or wear and tear
Osgood-Schlatter disease
Ans>> Pain and swelling just below the knee where the patellar tendon attaches to the tibia
(growing pains)
Phalen tests for
Ans>> carpal tunnel (overuse)
Tinel tests for:
Ans>> carpal tunnel (overuse)
3
