Exam 49: Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System

A nurse is providing community education about preventing traumatic musculoskeletal injuries related to car crashes.Which group does the nurse target as the priority for this education?

When assessing gait,what features does the nurse inspect? (Select all that apply.)

A client is distressed at body changes related to kyphosis.What response by the nurse is best?

A nursing student studying the musculoskeletal system learns about important related hormones.What information does the student learn? (Select all that apply.)

A hospitalized client's strength of the upper extremities is rated at 3.What does the nurse understand about this client's ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs)?

A client is undergoing computed tomography (CT)of a joint.What action by the nurse is most important before the test?

The client's chart indicates genu varum.What does the nurse understand this to mean?

A client had an arthroscopy 1 hour ago on the left knee.The nurse finds the left lower leg to be pale and cool,with 1+/4+ pedal pulses.What action by the nurse is best?

A student nurse learns about changes that occur to the musculoskeletal system due to aging.Which changes does this include? (Select all that apply.)

A school nurse is conducting scoliosis screening.In screening the client,what technique is most appropriate?

An older client's serum calcium level is 8.7 mg/dL.What possible etiologies does the nurse consider for this result? (Select all that apply.)

A client is having a myelography.What action by the nurse is most important?

The nurse is assessing four clients with musculoskeletal disorders.The nurse should assess the client with which laboratory result first?

The nurse knows that hematopoiesis occurs in what part of the musculoskeletal system?