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NSG 6020 2026 PRACTICE EXAM COMPLETE
(112) CURRENT TESTING QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|GUARANTEED PASS.
NSG 6020
Ace your preparation with this NSG 6020 Practice Exam,
designed to assess key concepts in advanced nursing practice. It
focuses on clinical assessment, diagnostic reasoning, and
evidence-based patient management. The exam strengthens
critical thinking and decision-making skills in complex
healthcare scenarios. Suitable for graduate nursing students
and advanced practice learners.
A defect in the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles with
tenderness and swelling could be suggestive of: ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... a ruptured Achilles tendon
The hamstring muscles flex the knee and are located on the:
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... posterior aspect of the thigh
Inspection of the hip begins with careful observation of a
patient's gait. A patient's foot moves forward without bearing
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weight. This is known as the: ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
swing phase of gait
When performing a musculoskeletal examiniation, the nurse
practitioner instructs the patient to move his arm in front of
himself.... and overhead. This motion of the shoulder girdle
would be an example: ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... flexion
Vasculitis on extremities and erythematous to salmon-
colored rash over the trunk are skin lesions that may be
attributed to: ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... rheumatoid
arthritis
The nurse practitioner instructs the patient to bend forward
try to touch his toes. This maneuver would elicit: ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... flexion of the lumbar spine
A decrease in the amount of density in a bone is referred to
as: ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... osteopenia
Genu varum refers to: ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... bow
leggedness
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a 64 year old man complains of worsening pain that radiates
from the right buttocks to the posterior upper thigh. This is a
common complaint associated with: ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... sciatica
When grading muscle strength, a five would indicate: ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... active movement against full
resistance without fatigue
On examination of the should, tenderness is noted just
below the tip of the acromion with pain on abduction and
rotation and loss of smooth movement. This finding could be
suggestive of: ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... subacromial
bursitis
A patient experienced a neck injury yesterday and presents
to the nurse practitioner with aching paracervical pain and
stiffness. Other complaints include dizziness, malaise, and
fatigue. These findings may be associated with: ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... mechanical neck pain with whiplash
NSG 6020 2026 PRACTICE EXAM COMPLETE
(112) CURRENT TESTING QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|GUARANTEED PASS.
NSG 6020
Ace your preparation with this NSG 6020 Practice Exam,
designed to assess key concepts in advanced nursing practice. It
focuses on clinical assessment, diagnostic reasoning, and
evidence-based patient management. The exam strengthens
critical thinking and decision-making skills in complex
healthcare scenarios. Suitable for graduate nursing students
and advanced practice learners.
A defect in the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles with
tenderness and swelling could be suggestive of: ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... a ruptured Achilles tendon
The hamstring muscles flex the knee and are located on the:
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... posterior aspect of the thigh
Inspection of the hip begins with careful observation of a
patient's gait. A patient's foot moves forward without bearing
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weight. This is known as the: ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
swing phase of gait
When performing a musculoskeletal examiniation, the nurse
practitioner instructs the patient to move his arm in front of
himself.... and overhead. This motion of the shoulder girdle
would be an example: ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... flexion
Vasculitis on extremities and erythematous to salmon-
colored rash over the trunk are skin lesions that may be
attributed to: ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... rheumatoid
arthritis
The nurse practitioner instructs the patient to bend forward
try to touch his toes. This maneuver would elicit: ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... flexion of the lumbar spine
A decrease in the amount of density in a bone is referred to
as: ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... osteopenia
Genu varum refers to: ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... bow
leggedness
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a 64 year old man complains of worsening pain that radiates
from the right buttocks to the posterior upper thigh. This is a
common complaint associated with: ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... sciatica
When grading muscle strength, a five would indicate: ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... active movement against full
resistance without fatigue
On examination of the should, tenderness is noted just
below the tip of the acromion with pain on abduction and
rotation and loss of smooth movement. This finding could be
suggestive of: ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... subacromial
bursitis
A patient experienced a neck injury yesterday and presents
to the nurse practitioner with aching paracervical pain and
stiffness. Other complaints include dizziness, malaise, and
fatigue. These findings may be associated with: ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... mechanical neck pain with whiplash
