Week #11: Musculoskeletal Flashcards
The nurse is developing a plan of care for a client found to have a strength problem. What would be an appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client?
a) Activity intolerance
b) Self-care deficit
c) Impaired physical mobility
d) Impaired walking
c) Impaired physical mobility
The Romberg test is one assessment that can be completed to assess balance.
a) True
b) False
a) True
What term is abbreviated “ROM”?
Range of Motion
Moving a part of the body away from the mid-line is called?
a) Abduction
b) Adduction
c) Extension
d) Flexion
a) Abduction
When assessing a client’s strength, it is necessary to:
a) Compare one side to the other
b) Assess the extremities at the same time
c) Compare upper and lower extremities
d) Assess upper and lower extremities at the same time
a) Compare one side to the other
An older adult client has been admitted to the unit. The client has problems with fine motor movement. What would be important to do for this client?
a) Open all packages and arrange the meal tray while communicating actions to the client
b) Teach the client to call for assistance when getting up to the bathroom
c) Evaluate for assistance devices
d) Assess gross motor function
a) Open all packages and arrange the meal tray while communicating actions to the client
Loss of bone density that occurs with greatest frequency in postmenopausal women is called?
a) Scoliosis
b) Lordosis
c) Osteoporosis
d) Kyphosis
c) Osteoporosis
A client presents to the ED after falling off a ladder while doing some outside painting at home. The client’s ankle appears swollen, out of alignment, and is painful to touch. What is the nurse’s first action?
a) Encourage early weight bearing and ambulation
b) Apply an ice pack to the affected extremity
c) Check for a pulse, color, temperature, and capillary refill
d) Splint and immobilize the affected extremity
c) Check for a pulse, color, temperature, and capillary refill
A client comes to the clinic and reports a sore knee. The nurse notes popping and cracking noises when the client attempts to bend the knee. The client exhibits signs of pain by facial expression. The nurse knows that the popping and cracking noises should be charted as what?
a) Crepitus
b) Grating noise
c) Tactile emphysema
d) Popping and cracking noises
a) Crepitus
Decreasing the angle between bones is called:
a) Extension
b) Eversion
c) Flexion
d) Inversion
c) Flexion
Turning the sole of the foot outward
Eversion
Movement of a part away from the center of the body
Abduction
Maneuver that decreases the angle between bones or brings bones together
Flexion
Turning the sole of the foot inward
Inversion
Movement of a part toward the center of the body
Adduction
Movement of a joint whereby one part of the body is moved away from another; increases the angle to a straight line or 0-degrees
Extension
Turning a structure to face upward
Supination
Turning a structure to face downward
Pronation
Extension beyond the neutral position
Hyperextension
The musculoskeletal system is composed of skeletal muscle and 5 types of connective tissues: bone, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, and articulations.
a) True
b) False
a) True
