Galen NUR 210 (2026) Exam 3
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• A client visits the health care facility with reports of lumbar back pain that
radiates down the back. The nurse performs the straight leg test to determine the
origin of the pain. Which techniques should the nurse use to perform this test? -
✓✓Ask the client to raise the leg to the point of pain and then dorsiflex the foot
• What finding should a nurse expect when performing Phalen's test on a client
with suspected carpal tunnel syndrome? -✓✓Reports of tingling, numbness, and
pain in the involved wrist
• A client presents to the health care clinic with reports of onset of neck pain 3 days
ago. The nurse recognizes that the most common cause of neck pain is what
condition? -✓✓Cervical strain
• Assessment reveals that an older adult client has osteomalacia. What would be
most important to include in the client's teaching plan? -✓✓Practice risk
prevention for fractures.
• The nurse is assessing an adolescent client and notes 45-degree flexion of the
cervical spine. What is the nurse's most appropriate action? -✓✓Continue the exam
because this curve is normal.
• The nurse is conducting a musculoskeletal assessment of an older adult client.
What aspect of the client's medical history requires the nurse to alter the usual
sequence or content of this assessment? -✓✓The client had a total hip replacement
2 years ago.
• The nurse is assessing the range of motion (ROM) of a patient's joints. What
would the nurse use to assess flexion and extension of a joint if the patient
complains of pain on examination? -✓✓Goniometer
, • When providing teaching to clients in the community, a nurse is accurate in
stating that the musculoskeletal system is most closely aligned with which other
body system? -✓✓neurological system
• A client has uneven height of the shoulders and hips. What should the nurse
suspect this client is demonstrating? -✓✓scoliosis
• During the physical exam, the nurse notes a very tender and painful, reddened,
hot, and swollen metatarsophalangeal joint of the client's great toe. What would the
nurse suspect? -✓✓Gouty arthritis
• Which medications should a nurse ask a client if they are taking when assessing
the risk for osteoporosis? -✓✓Corticosteroids & thyroid replacement drugs
• What is an appropriate question by the nurse to ask a client about the presence of
temporomandibular joint dysfunction? -✓✓"Have you noticed a popping or grating
sound when you chew?"
• The nurse is assessing an elderly client and finds an exaggerated thoracic curve.
This would be documented as what? -✓✓Kyphosis
• A client has osteoarthritis of the elbow. Which assessment approach should the
nurse expect to be impacted by this health problem? -✓✓flexion
• A nurse is preparing to assess a client's cerebellar function. Which of the
following would the nurse expect to test? -✓✓Balance
• When evaluating a client's risk for cerebrovascular accident, which client would
the nurse identify as being at highest risk? -✓✓68-year-old African American with
hypertension
• The brain is a network of interconnecting neurons that control and integrate the
body's activities. What components make up these neurons? -✓✓Cell body
Dendrite
Axon
Questions and Answers | Verified |
100% Accurate
• A client visits the health care facility with reports of lumbar back pain that
radiates down the back. The nurse performs the straight leg test to determine the
origin of the pain. Which techniques should the nurse use to perform this test? -
✓✓Ask the client to raise the leg to the point of pain and then dorsiflex the foot
• What finding should a nurse expect when performing Phalen's test on a client
with suspected carpal tunnel syndrome? -✓✓Reports of tingling, numbness, and
pain in the involved wrist
• A client presents to the health care clinic with reports of onset of neck pain 3 days
ago. The nurse recognizes that the most common cause of neck pain is what
condition? -✓✓Cervical strain
• Assessment reveals that an older adult client has osteomalacia. What would be
most important to include in the client's teaching plan? -✓✓Practice risk
prevention for fractures.
• The nurse is assessing an adolescent client and notes 45-degree flexion of the
cervical spine. What is the nurse's most appropriate action? -✓✓Continue the exam
because this curve is normal.
• The nurse is conducting a musculoskeletal assessment of an older adult client.
What aspect of the client's medical history requires the nurse to alter the usual
sequence or content of this assessment? -✓✓The client had a total hip replacement
2 years ago.
• The nurse is assessing the range of motion (ROM) of a patient's joints. What
would the nurse use to assess flexion and extension of a joint if the patient
complains of pain on examination? -✓✓Goniometer
, • When providing teaching to clients in the community, a nurse is accurate in
stating that the musculoskeletal system is most closely aligned with which other
body system? -✓✓neurological system
• A client has uneven height of the shoulders and hips. What should the nurse
suspect this client is demonstrating? -✓✓scoliosis
• During the physical exam, the nurse notes a very tender and painful, reddened,
hot, and swollen metatarsophalangeal joint of the client's great toe. What would the
nurse suspect? -✓✓Gouty arthritis
• Which medications should a nurse ask a client if they are taking when assessing
the risk for osteoporosis? -✓✓Corticosteroids & thyroid replacement drugs
• What is an appropriate question by the nurse to ask a client about the presence of
temporomandibular joint dysfunction? -✓✓"Have you noticed a popping or grating
sound when you chew?"
• The nurse is assessing an elderly client and finds an exaggerated thoracic curve.
This would be documented as what? -✓✓Kyphosis
• A client has osteoarthritis of the elbow. Which assessment approach should the
nurse expect to be impacted by this health problem? -✓✓flexion
• A nurse is preparing to assess a client's cerebellar function. Which of the
following would the nurse expect to test? -✓✓Balance
• When evaluating a client's risk for cerebrovascular accident, which client would
the nurse identify as being at highest risk? -✓✓68-year-old African American with
hypertension
• The brain is a network of interconnecting neurons that control and integrate the
body's activities. What components make up these neurons? -✓✓Cell body
Dendrite
Axon
