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Musculoskeletal NCLEX Exam Questions and Answers 100% Solved A. 1 week - The nurse is caring for a patient who has experienced a stroke. The nurse has implemented range-of-motion exercises. The nurse recognizes that contractures may begin within what time period? A. 1 week B. 1 month C. 2 we...

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Musculoskeletal NCLEX Exam

Questions and Answers 100% Solved


A. 1 week - ✔✔The nurse is caring for a patient who has experienced a

stroke. The nurse has implemented range-of-motion exercises. The nurse

recognizes that contractures may begin within what time period?

A. 1 week

B. 1 month

C. 2 weeks

D. 24 hours

A. "I should hold the muscle in contraction for at least a minute." - ✔✔A

patient on bed rest has been instructed on performing quadriceps setting

exercises. What statement by the patient indicates the need for further

instruction?

A. "I should hold the muscle in contraction for at least a minute."

B. "I should release the muscle and count to five before contracting again."

C."The exercises will benefit me most if I perform them three to four times

a day."

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D. "These exercises are good to recondition my muscles in preparation for

getting out of bed."

C. The patient initially advances the left crutch. - ✔✔The nurse is assisting

the patient to use the 4-point gait with crutches. Which behavior by the

patient demonstrates understanding?

A. The patient initially advances the left foot.

B.The patient initially advances the right foot.

C. The patient initially advances the left crutch.

D. The patient initially advances the right crutch.

D. The extent of the patient's disability or paralysis - ✔✔For the patient who

needs the support of a crutch while walking, the type of crutch selected will

depend on which assessment?

A. The gait the patient will use

B. What is most comfortable for the patient

C.The availability of insurance reimbursement

D. The extent of the patient's disability or paralysis

D. Assess temperature trends and sniff around the cast for signs of foul

odor. - ✔✔Which nursing action is most appropriate for monitoring a patient

with a casted lower extremity for infection?

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A. Assess vital signs every hour while the patient is awake.

B. Remove the cast weekly to check the wound for signs of infection.

C. Remove the cast bi-weekly to check the wound for signs of infection.

D. Assess temperature trends and sniff around the cast for signs of foul

odor.

C. 1 cup low-fat yogurt - ✔✔The nurse is educating the patient with

osteoporosis on the best diet choices to improve bone density. The patient

would demonstrate an understanding of the teaching by selecting which

food choice that has the highest calcium content?

A. 1 cup spinach

B. 1 cup chopped kale

C. 1 cup low-fat yogurt

D. 1 ounce sliced carrots

C. Bone density - ✔✔The patient presents to the clinic with symptoms

indicative of osteoporosis. The nurse anticipates which study will be

performed in order to confirm the diagnosis?

A. Chest x-ray

B. Nuclear scan

C. Bone density

D. Computed tomography (CT) scan

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