RNSG 1115: NURSING ASSESSMENT TEST EXAM
WITH ANSWERS
1. The nurse is performing an assessment of a client's musculoskeletal system. The nurse
should begin the assessment by examining which of the following?
A) The client's leg length
B) The client's lateral bending ability
C) The client's cervical ROM
D) The client's gait
2. The nurse has had a client place the backs of both her hands against each other while
flexing her wrists 90 degrees with fingers pointed downward and wrists dangling. The
presence of pain or tingling during this test suggests what health problem to the nurse?
A) Osteoarthritis
B) Diabetic neuropathy
C) Carpal tunnel syndrome
D) Gouty arthritis
3. 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?
A) The client takes medications to treat hypertension.
, RNSG 1115: NURSING ASSESSMENT TEST EXAM
WITH ANSWERS
B) The client suffered a fractured humerus 1 year earlier.
C) The client has a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes.
D) The client had a total hip replacement 2 years ago.
4. The nurse is performing the bulge test during the assessment of a client's knee. This test
will allow the nurse to make what determination?
A) Whether the client's swollen knee is caused by tissue swelling or by fluid
accumulation
B) Whether the size of the client's knee changes throughout the joint's range of motion
C) Whether swelling in the knee joint is a normal age-related change or a pathological
finding
D) Whether the client's knee joint is capable of adduction and abduction
5. Inspection of a client's foot reveals an enlarged, painful, inflamed bursa (bunion) on the
medial side of the foot. The nurse should make a referral for what health problem?
A) Osteomalacia
B) Hallux valgus
C) Pes planus
D) Gouty arthritis
WITH ANSWERS
1. The nurse is performing an assessment of a client's musculoskeletal system. The nurse
should begin the assessment by examining which of the following?
A) The client's leg length
B) The client's lateral bending ability
C) The client's cervical ROM
D) The client's gait
2. The nurse has had a client place the backs of both her hands against each other while
flexing her wrists 90 degrees with fingers pointed downward and wrists dangling. The
presence of pain or tingling during this test suggests what health problem to the nurse?
A) Osteoarthritis
B) Diabetic neuropathy
C) Carpal tunnel syndrome
D) Gouty arthritis
3. 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?
A) The client takes medications to treat hypertension.
, RNSG 1115: NURSING ASSESSMENT TEST EXAM
WITH ANSWERS
B) The client suffered a fractured humerus 1 year earlier.
C) The client has a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes.
D) The client had a total hip replacement 2 years ago.
4. The nurse is performing the bulge test during the assessment of a client's knee. This test
will allow the nurse to make what determination?
A) Whether the client's swollen knee is caused by tissue swelling or by fluid
accumulation
B) Whether the size of the client's knee changes throughout the joint's range of motion
C) Whether swelling in the knee joint is a normal age-related change or a pathological
finding
D) Whether the client's knee joint is capable of adduction and abduction
5. Inspection of a client's foot reveals an enlarged, painful, inflamed bursa (bunion) on the
medial side of the foot. The nurse should make a referral for what health problem?
A) Osteomalacia
B) Hallux valgus
C) Pes planus
D) Gouty arthritis
