WCTC College Module 2 Musculoskeletal Quiz

LPN Progression Transition

Module 2 Musculoskeletal Quiz

Question 1The nurse correlates an increased risk of osteoarthritis in which of the following patients?

   40-year-old obese female who works as an administrative assistant

45-year-old obese male who is a construction worker

  55-year-old obese female with works as a machine operator

 60-year-old obese male who works as an accountant

 Question 2In evaluating a patient’s musculoskeletal system, the nurse assesses which parameter to determine joint mobility?

Range of Motion

 Gait

 Posture

 Palpation of Muscle tone

 Question 3The nurse correlates the actions of which hormones to bone health? Select all that apply

Calcitonin

Estrogen

 Parathyroid Hormone

 Triiodothyronine

  Thyroid-stimulating Hormone

 Question 4In preparing teaching material on the musculoskeletal system, what does the nurse include about the function of short bones?

Provide stability

Produces blood cells

Controls movement of the body

The main function of skeletal muscles is conscious or voluntary control of movement of the body or its parts.

 Controls contraction of organs and blood vessels

 Question 5The nurse notes that the patient is scheduled for an arthrogram. What is the purpose of this test?

Evaluate healing of a bone fracture

 Visualize joint soft tissue structures

 Identify the location of a bone tumor

Determine the cause for muscle weakness

 Question 6In providing care to a patient diagnosed with osteoporosis, the nurse correlates which pathophysiological mechanisms to this disease process?

Osteoclasts break down bone with acids and enzymes.

Osteoclastic activity is greater than osteoblastic activity.

Osteoblastic activity is greater than osteoclastic activity.

 Osteoblasts synthesize and add minerals to the bony matrix.

 Question 7The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestations of osteomyelitis in the patient recovering from hip replacement surgery? Select all that apply.

Fever

Bone Deformity

Pain unrelieved by rest

 Progressive muscle weakness

 Tenderness and warmth at the surgical site

Question 8The nurse provides education to patient who is diagnosed with an ankle sprain. Which patient statement indicates the need for further l teaching?

 “I will need to rest my ankle for 24 hours.”

 “I will apply ice to my ankle for 30 minutes three to four times a day.”

 “I will keep the compression bandage in place to decrease further swelling.”

 “I will elevate my ankle to decrease the dependent swelling that may occur.”

 Question 9The nurse suspects that a patient sustained a meniscus tear while playing basketball. The nurse makes this determination based on which clinical manifestations?

Knee pops when bent

 Weak peripheral pulses

 Reduced muscle tone of the thigh

 Calf cramping with knees bent

 Question 10The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestations in the patient with suspected compartment syndrome? Select all that apply.

Patient reports pain

Patient's limb is red

Patient reports numbness

  Patient's pulses are bounding

The patient reports a feeling of pressure.