A nurse in a community clinic is caring for a 20-month-old toddler who has spiral fractures of the right ulna and radius. Which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as a potential indi
ATI LPN Med Surg Musculoskeletal System Test Proctored Exam
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ATI LPN Med Surg Musculoskeletal System Test Proctored Exam is a nursing-school practice exam with 50 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
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A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has a femur fracture and is in skeletal traction. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
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. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a co
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is to start taking methotrexate to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
An older adult client on an orthopedic unit has an intracapsular fracture of the right hip following a fall. The client is in Buck's traction and will have hip prosthesis surgery in the morning. The n
A nurse is reviewing the health history of a client who has osteoporosis. Which of the following medications in the client's history contributes to osteoporosis?
A nurse in a clinic is reinforcing teaching to a client who is postmenopausal about the prevention of osteoporosis. Which of the following statements by the client requires clarification of the teachi
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is about to start taking allopurinol to treat gout. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A nurse in a long-term care facility finds an older adult client lying on the floor next to the bed. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
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
A nurse is assisting a client with range-of-motion exercises of the hands and wrists. Which of the following terms should the nurse use when documenting the client making a fist with her hand?
A nurse is caring for four clients on a surgical unit. Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to the assistive personnel (AP)?
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for an older adult client who is postoperative following a right hip arthroplasty. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan
A home health nurse is caring for a client who has emphysema and has difficulty with mobility. The client spends most of his day in a reclining chair. Which of the following physiological responses to
A nurse is completing a neurovascular check for a client who had an open reduction internal fixation surgery. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as possible manifestations of co
A nurse is reinforcing dietary teaching to a client who is at risk for osteoporosis about increasing her calcium intake. Which of the following foods should the nurse recommend the client consume freq
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about cast care to a school-age child following application of a fiberglass cast for a radius fracture. Which of the following statements by the child indicates an unde
A nurse is caring for a client who has been placed in halo traction to immobilize his cervical spine. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new diagnosis of gout. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A nurse in an urgent care center is caring for a child who has a forearm fracture. The parent tells the nurse that the provider said it was a greenstick fracture and asks what that means. Which of the
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 collecting data from a client following the application of a leg cast for the treatment of a fracture. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect to find first if the cast is t
A nurse should reinforce teaching about how to use a three-point gait for which of the following clients requiring crutches?
A nurse is collecting data on a client who has a femur fracture. Which of the following findings is a manifestation of fat embolism syndrome?
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