ATI LPN Med Surg Level 2 Test 5 Proctored Exam

A nurse is assisting a client who is 2 days postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty to walk to a chair. When the nurse offers to help the client ambulate, the client refuses to get out of bed

The nurse is collecting data on a patient with a left tibia fracture. Which of the following findings is a priority finding?

A nurse is caring for a client with osteoporosis in the vertebral bones of the thoracic spine. Which of the following assessments should the nurse be alert to?

Which of the following is a manifestation of a soft tissue injury?

Which activity should the nurse recommend to help manage osteoarthritis symptoms?

Which of the following strategies is most effective in preventing osteoporosis in older adults?

Which clinical manifestation should the nurse expect in a client with early-stage rheumatoid arthritis?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client that has osteomyelitis of an open wound on his heel. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following statements by the client indicates understanding of the information?

Mama Teen Bean was pushing her chair in when it hit Papa Teen Bean's toe, he screamed really loud, and Mama laughed, she went to grab his medication, allopurinol (Zyloprim) out of the medicine cabinet

A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client to achieve the outcome of functional healing of a fracture. Which of the following nursing interventions is the HIGHEST priority to assist in m

A nurse is reinforcing teaching about placement of a prosthesis with a client who is having a below the knee amputation. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

Which medical condition increases the risk of osteomyelitis?

A nurse is monitoring a client who has a cast on her right ankle following an open reduction and internal fixation procedure. The nurse should monitor for which of the following findings to identify c

A nurse in an urgent care center is caring for a client who fell and injured her ankle. The ankle appears swollen and ecchymotic. Which of the following interventions should the nurse take? (Select al

A patient sustains a closed femur fracture of the right tibia and is placed in a long leg plaster cast, which is still damp. Which of the following methods should the nurse use to move the cast to pre

A client returns to the surgical unit from the PACU in skeletal traction. The nurse should take this action to correct which of the following problems with the traction setup?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has multiple fractures in his left leg and reports severe pain and tingling in the extremity. The nurse should suspect which of the following complications

While collecting data from a client who has a cast on his right leg, a nurse locates an area on the cast that feels warm to the touch. The nurse also notices an odor in the area of the cast. Which of

A nurse is reviewing the treatment for a ankle fracture. Which of the following is a treatment option for fractures?

At 0300, a nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative. The client's IV fluids are infusing at 120 mL/hr. How many mL of IV fluid should infuse by 0600?

A nurse at an urgent care center is reinforcing information with a new employee about the difference between sprains and strains. Which of the following examples should the nurse include as a cause of

A homecare nurse visits a patient who is 78 years old, weighs 210 pounds and lives alone. The patient has a family history of fractures. She is an excessive smoker. She doesn't drink alcohol, but love

A nurse is taking care of a client with a displaced fracture. The nurse knows a displaced fracture is best described as?

A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin palmitate 225 mg PO to a client. Available is clindamycin palmitate oral suspension 75 mg/5 mL How many mL should the nurse administer?