TEST BANK FOR HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR NURSING PRACTICE 6TH EDITION BY WILSON Chapter 14: Musculoskeletal System

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Chapter 14: Musculoskeletal System Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which description of pain from the patient makes a nurse suspect the patient’s pain is originating from a muscle? a. “Cramp... y” b. “Dull and deep” c. “Boring and intense” d. “Sharp upon movement” 2. A nurse asks a patient to describe his new onset of leg pain. He slept well through the night, but this morning he suddenly developed pain in his left lower leg that is red and too painful to touch. Nothing relieves the pain. Based on these data, the nurse suspects which disorder is causing this pain? a. Rheumatoid arthritis b. Osteoarthritis c. Gout d. Tendonitis 3. During a history, the patient reports having gout. Based on this information, what findings does the nurse anticipate during a focused assessment? a. Warm, tender, and deformed wrists and peripheral interphalangeal (PIP) joints bilaterally b. Edema, warmth, and redness of one great toe and pea-like nodules in the ear lobes c. Enlarged and tender PIP or distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints on one or several fingers d. Tenderness with pronation and supination of the elbow and point tenderness on the lateral epicondyle 4. A patient reports joint pain interfering with sleep and morning joint stiffness for the first hour after getting out of bed. Considering this report, what abnormal findings does the nurse anticipate during the examination? a. Abrupt onset of local tenderness, edema, and decreased range of motion of the shoulder and hip bilaterally b. Decreased range of motion of one hip and knee with pain on flexion and crepitus during movement of these joints c. Erythema in one great toe, ankle, and lower leg that is painful to the touch d. Hot, painful, deformed, and edematous wrists and peripheral interphalangeal joints bilaterally [Show More]

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