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Health Assessment Exam 3 test bank Exam 2024/2025 Questions With Completed & Verified Solutions.
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Health Assessment Exam 3 test bankWhen examining a client with a rotator cuff tear, which of the following would the nurse expect to
find?
A) Limitation of all shoulder motion
B) Chronic pain
C) Limited abduction
D) Sharp catches of pain with movement - ANS c
After teaching a group of students about the bones and their functions, the instructor determines
that the teaching was successful when the students state that blood cells are produced in which
of the following?
A) Compact bone
B) Red marrow
C) Yellow marrow
D) Spongy bone - ANS b
A client complains of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain. Which of the following would the
nurse most likely assess?
A) Knife-like pain
B) History of fracture
C) Recent weight gain
D) Difficulty chewing - ANS d
Assessment reveals that an older client has osteomalacia. Which of the following would be most
important to include in the client's teaching plan?
A) Practice risk prevention for fractures.
B) Keep exercise to a minimum to decrease pain.
C) Minimize movements to maintain joint stability.
D) The risk for arthritis increases with age. - ANS a
A female client tells the nurse that she has been diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus.
The nurse would assess the client for which common complication?
A) Diabetes mellitus
B) Urinary tract infection
C) Osteoporosis
D) Early menopause - ANS c
A client is diagnosed with osteomalacia. Which of the following would a nurse include in the
client's teaching plan?
A) Decreasing purine intake can reduce the risk of osteomalacia.
B) An increased amount of vitamin C intake is recommended.
, C) At least 20 minutes of sunlight each day is recommended
D) Reduce the amount of protein intake. - ANS c
Which of the following would the nurse expect to find when examining a client with a herniated
lumbar disc?
A) Rounded thoracic convexity
B) Lumbar lordosis
C) Flattened lumbar curve
D) Lateral curvature of the spine - ANS c
Which of the following would be most appropriate to do when 45-degree flexion of the cervical
spine is noted in an adolescent client?
A) Assess the thoracic and lumbar spine.
B) Palpate the spinous processes.
C) Perform the Lasegue test.
D) Continue the exam because this curve is normal. - ANS d
When asked to touch the ear to the shoulder, a client reports pain. Which of the following would
the nurse do next?
A) Perform muscle strength against resistance.
B) Refer the client for further evaluation.
C) Flex and then hyperextend the neck.
D) Palpate the paravertebral muscles for pain. - ANS b
Which test would be most appropriate for the nurse to perform when a client complains of low
back pain?
A) Lasegue test
B) Muscle leg strength
C) Lateral bending of cervical spine
D) Internal rotation of the shoulders - ANS a
The nurse is assessing a client's ability to shrug her shoulders against resistance. The nurse is
assessing which cranial nerve?
A) III
B) V
C) VII
D) XI - ANS d
A nurse asks a client to bring the hands together behind the head with the elbows flexed. The
nurse is testing which of the following?
A) Abduction
B) Adduction
C) Internal rotation
D) External rotation - ANS d
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