NUR2488 EXAM 3 MENTAL HEALTH
NURSING RASMUSSEN FINAL PAPER 2026
EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
⩥ Immobility on DVT formation. Answer: assess with Homans sign, do
not massage, elevate
⩥ Homan's sign is:. Answer: passively dorsiflex the foot feeling for
clonus (slight involuntary pushing) asking if patient has pain in the calf.
Positive=extreme pain with or without clonus
⩥ Immobility causing decreased muscle mass and strength:. Answer:
ROM is decreased, atrophy & contractures do ROM exercises, turning,
bring in PT and nutrition
⩥ Immobility causing stasis of bronchial secretions. Answer: bronchial
stasis, actelectasis; educate the client, use incentive spirometer, deep
breathing technique and coughing exercises/hold cough
⩥ Immobility on Orthostatic hypotension. Answer: get up slowly, sit
before standing, increase fluids
,⩥ Immobility on decreased cardiac contraction. Answer: decreased
contractability, blood pooling in distal areas; monitor vitals, promote
activity, elevate the feet, turn patient onto left side, use TED hose, SCD's
⩥ Immobility on pressure ulcers. Answer: skin breakdown; do skin
assessments, turn and move, watch bony prominences closely
⩥ Immobility on urinary stasis. Answer: incomplete bladder emptying,
dehydration; increase patients fluids and encourage them to empty
bladder fully
⩥ Psychological effects of immobility. Answer: monitor for s/s of
depression, promote activity, create achievement goals, encourage
support groups, validate their feelings
⩥ x-ray. Answer: quick, painless test that produces images of structures
inside your body, minimal risk of radiation exposure, bones show up
white
⩥ angiogram. Answer: x-ray of blood or lymph vessels
⩥ arthrography. Answer: evaluates joints with a series of pictures
, ⩥ bone scan. Answer: nuclear medicine test uses small amount
radioactive substance called a tracer, tracer injected into vein, areas
where too much is absorbed or too little may indicate area of cancer
⩥ CT. Answer: series x-ray images at different angles, computer then
processes and creates cross sectional images of bones, vessels, soft
tissues
⩥ MRI. Answer: magnetic resonance imaging, powerful magnetic field,
radiowaves and computer used to produce detailed pictures of inside the
body, used to diagnose or monitor treatment of a variety of conditions
within the chest, abdomen, pelvis, knees
⩥ Dual energy x-ray absorptiomentry. Answer: preferred technique for
measuring bone mineral density, mainly spine, hip, forearm, minimal
radiation exposure
⩥ Myelogram. Answer: diagnostic imaging procedure done by a
radiologist. It uses a contrast dye and X-rays or computed tomography
(CT) to look for problems in the spinal canal, including the spinal cord,
nerve roots, and other tissues.
⩥ Osteoarthritis patho:. Answer: loss of articular cartilage in the joint
(overuse of a joint)
NURSING RASMUSSEN FINAL PAPER 2026
EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
⩥ Immobility on DVT formation. Answer: assess with Homans sign, do
not massage, elevate
⩥ Homan's sign is:. Answer: passively dorsiflex the foot feeling for
clonus (slight involuntary pushing) asking if patient has pain in the calf.
Positive=extreme pain with or without clonus
⩥ Immobility causing decreased muscle mass and strength:. Answer:
ROM is decreased, atrophy & contractures do ROM exercises, turning,
bring in PT and nutrition
⩥ Immobility causing stasis of bronchial secretions. Answer: bronchial
stasis, actelectasis; educate the client, use incentive spirometer, deep
breathing technique and coughing exercises/hold cough
⩥ Immobility on Orthostatic hypotension. Answer: get up slowly, sit
before standing, increase fluids
,⩥ Immobility on decreased cardiac contraction. Answer: decreased
contractability, blood pooling in distal areas; monitor vitals, promote
activity, elevate the feet, turn patient onto left side, use TED hose, SCD's
⩥ Immobility on pressure ulcers. Answer: skin breakdown; do skin
assessments, turn and move, watch bony prominences closely
⩥ Immobility on urinary stasis. Answer: incomplete bladder emptying,
dehydration; increase patients fluids and encourage them to empty
bladder fully
⩥ Psychological effects of immobility. Answer: monitor for s/s of
depression, promote activity, create achievement goals, encourage
support groups, validate their feelings
⩥ x-ray. Answer: quick, painless test that produces images of structures
inside your body, minimal risk of radiation exposure, bones show up
white
⩥ angiogram. Answer: x-ray of blood or lymph vessels
⩥ arthrography. Answer: evaluates joints with a series of pictures
, ⩥ bone scan. Answer: nuclear medicine test uses small amount
radioactive substance called a tracer, tracer injected into vein, areas
where too much is absorbed or too little may indicate area of cancer
⩥ CT. Answer: series x-ray images at different angles, computer then
processes and creates cross sectional images of bones, vessels, soft
tissues
⩥ MRI. Answer: magnetic resonance imaging, powerful magnetic field,
radiowaves and computer used to produce detailed pictures of inside the
body, used to diagnose or monitor treatment of a variety of conditions
within the chest, abdomen, pelvis, knees
⩥ Dual energy x-ray absorptiomentry. Answer: preferred technique for
measuring bone mineral density, mainly spine, hip, forearm, minimal
radiation exposure
⩥ Myelogram. Answer: diagnostic imaging procedure done by a
radiologist. It uses a contrast dye and X-rays or computed tomography
(CT) to look for problems in the spinal canal, including the spinal cord,
nerve roots, and other tissues.
⩥ Osteoarthritis patho:. Answer: loss of articular cartilage in the joint
(overuse of a joint)
