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WorksheetsCh14 Musculoskeletal System (Wilson/Giddens)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which patient’s description of pain is consistent with injury to a bone?
“Deep, dull, and boring”
“Cramping even when not moving”
“Intermittent, sharp, and radiating”
“Numbness and tingling with movement”
How does the nurse determine if a patient’s musculoskeletal examination is normal?
By reading the examination findings documented in the patient’s chart
By comparing findings from other patients in the same age group
By reading descriptions in health assessment books
By comparing the patient’s left side with the right side
While testing a patient’s bicep muscle strength, the nurse applies resistance and asks the patient to perform which motion?
Extension of the arm
Flexion of the arm
Adduction of the arm
Abduction of the arm
The nurse testing the patient’s muscle strength finds that the patient has full resistance to opposition. Using Table 14-3, how would this finding be documented?
Poor or 2/5
Fair or 3/5
Good or 4/5
Normal or 5/5
While assessing the range of motion of the patient’s knee, the nurse expects the patient to be able to perform which movements?
Flexion, extension, and hyperextension
Circumduction, internal rotation, and external rotation
Adduction, abduction, and rotation
Flexion, pronation, and supination
During an assessment of a young adult, the nurse notes that the patient’s shoulders are uneven. Which examination would the nurse perform for further data?
Ask the patient to rotate each shoulder to assess for range of motion.
Ask the patient to push against the nurse’s hands with his or her forearm to test muscle strength.
Ask the patient to shrug his or her shoulders while the nurse pushes them down to test the muscle strength.
Ask the patient to bend forward at the waist while the nurse checks the alignment of the patient’s vertebrae.
The nurse is comparing the right and left legs of a patient and notices that they are asymmetric. Which additional data does the nurse collect at this time?
Passively moves each leg through range of motion and compares the findings
Observes the patient’s gait and legs as he or she walks across the room
Measures the length of each leg and compares the findings
Palpates the joints and muscles of each leg and compares the findings
A patient complains of her jaw popping when chewing. Which examination techniques are appropriate for the nurse to use with this patient?
Inspecting the musculature of the face and neck for symmetry
Observing the range of motion of and palpating each temporomandibular joint for movement, sounds, and pain
Asking the patient to move her chin to her chest, hyperextend her head, and move her head from the right side to the left side
Asking the patient to open her mouth as widely as possible and inspecting the lower jaw for redness, edema, or broken teeth
When a nurse asks a patient to place the right arm behind the head, the nurse is testing for which range of motion?
Flexion of the elbow
Hyperextension of the shoulder
Internal rotation and adduction of the shoulder
External rotation and abduction of the shoulder
With the patient in a supine position, how does a nurse test the external rotation of the patient’s right hip?
Asking the patient to move the right leg laterally with the right knee straight
Asking the patient to flex the right knee and turn medially toward the left side (inward)
Asking the patient to place the right heel on the left patella
Asking the patient to raise the right leg straight up and perpendicular to the body
