Passpoint Musculoskeletal | A physician orders chlorzoxazone, 500 mg P.O. t.i.d for a client. The nurse knows that chlorzoxazone, a centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant, is commonly used to treat:

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A physician orders chlorzoxazone, 500 mg P.O. t.i.d for a client. The nurse knows that chlorzoxazone, a

centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant, is commonly used to treat:

You Selected:

 severe muscle spasm.

Correct response:

 severe muscle spasm.

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A nurse monitors a client receiving enoxaparin 30 mg subcutaneously b.i.d after hip replacement surgery.

Which adverse reaction is the client most likely to experience?

You Selected:

 Bleeding

Correct response:

 Bleeding

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A nurse is caring for a client who complains of lower back pain. Which instruction should the nurse give

to the client to prevent back injury?

You Selected:

 "Narrow the stance when lifting."

Correct response:

 "Stand close to the object you're lifting."

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During a scoliosis screening in a college health center, a student asks the public health nurse about the

consequences of untreated scoliosis. The nurse indentifies one of the direct complications as:

You Selected:

 spontaneous spinal cord injury.

Correct response:

 impingement on pulmonary function.

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The media requests information from a nurse caring for a client who is a criminal. Which statement best

shows the nurse's understanding of confidentiality requirements when the client is a criminal?

You Selected:

 The nurse shouldn't provide the media with any information about the client.

Correct response:

 The nurse shouldn't provide the media with any information about the client.

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A client has a total hip replacement. Which of the following client statements indicates a need for further

teaching before discharge?

You Selected:

 "I will be careful not to cross my legs."

Correct response:

 "I can't wait to take a tub bath when I get home."

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The client sustained an open fracture of the femur from an automobile accident. The nurse should assess

the client for which type of shock?

You Selected:

 cardiogenic

Correct response:

 hypovolemic

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A client reports having pain in the casted left arm that is unrelieved by pain medication. The nurse

assesses the arm and notes that the fingers are swollen and difficult to separate. What should the nurse

do first?

You Selected:

 Administer morphine 2 mg intravenously.

Correct response:

 Call the health care provider (HCP) to report swelling and pain.

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When assessing a client who reports a back injury, it is critical for the nurse to question the client about:

You Selected:

 family history of back problems.

Correct response:

 mechanism of injury.

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The nurse is caring for an elderly client who has hip pain related to rheumatoid arthritis. The client is

practicing appropriate self-care activities when the client chooses to sit in which type of chair?

You Selected:

 curved-back rocking chair

Correct response:

 straight-back chair with elevated seat

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The initial postoperative assessment is completed on a client who had an arthroscopy of the knee. Which

information is not necessary to obtain every 15 minutes during the first postoperative hour?

You Selected:

 pain rating of the operative site

Correct response:

 urine output

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A client has been positioned in the lithotomy position under general anesthesia for a pelvic procedure. In

which anatomic area may the client expect to experience postoperative discomfort?

You Selected:

 thighs

Correct response:

 shoulders

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Which condition should the nurse assess when completing the history and physical examination of a

client diagnosed with osteoarthritis?

You Selected:

 weight loss

Correct response:

 local joint pain

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A client who had a total hip replacement 2 days ago has developed an infection with a fever and profuse

diaphoresis. The nurse establishes a goal to reduce the fluid deficit. Which outcome is

the most appropriate?

You Selected:

 The client drinks 2000 mL of fluid per day.

Correct response:

 The client drinks 2000 mL of fluid per day.

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The nurse is assessing a client’s left leg for neurovascular changes following a total left knee

replacement. Which are expected normal findings? Select all that apply.

You Selected:

 moves toes

 pulse on left leg weaker than right leg

 pain absent

Correct response:

 reduced edema of the left knee

 skin warm to touch

 capillary refill response of less than 3 seconds

 moves toes

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Which client statement identifies a knowledge deficit about cast care?

You Selected:

 "I can pull out cast padding to scratch inside the cast."

Correct response:

 "I can pull out cast padding to scratch inside the cast."

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