Nursing 1080 health assessment 2025 TEST BANK
ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint movement. The nurse asks him to move his arm in
toward the centre of his body. This movement is called:
a. Flexion
b. Abduction
c. Adduction
d. Extension - CORRECT ANSWER >>>c. abduction
A patient tells the nurse that she is having a hard time bringing her hand to her mouth when
she eats or tries to brush her teeth. The nurse knows that for her to move her hand to her
mouth, she must perform which movement?
a. Flexion
b. Abduction
c. Adduction
d. Extension - CORRECT ANSWER >>>a. flexion
The nurse is assessing a patient who reports having functional difficulty and pain bending her
knees when climbing stairs. The nurse will assess the functional unit of the musculoskeletal
system involved, which is the:
a. Joint
b. Bone
c. Muscle
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,d. Tendon - CORRECT ANSWER >>>a. joint
During an interview with a patient with aplastic anemia, the nurse explains that this condition
can cause fatigue because of decreased production of new red blood cells by the
musculoskeletal system in the:
a. Liver
b. Spleen
c. Kidneys
d. Bone marrow - CORRECT ANSWER >>>d. bone marrow
The nurse is assessing a patient who sprained his ankle playing soccer. The nurse explains that
the fibrous bands which usually connect the medial and lateral malleolus and strengthen that
joint have been stretched beyond their limits. The nurse identifies these bands as:
a. Bursa
b. Tendons
c. Cartilage
d. Ligaments - CORRECT ANSWER >>>d. ligaments
The nurse notices that a woman in an exercise class is unable to jump rope. The nurse is aware
that to jump rope, one's shoulder has to be capable of:
a. Inversion
b. Supination
c. Protraction
d. Circumduction - CORRECT ANSWER >>>d. circumduction
After an impact injury to the jaw, the nurse palpates the area in front of both ears to assess the
function of the patient's:
a. Intervertebral foramen
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,b. Condyle of the mandible
c. Temporomandibular joint
d. Zygomatic arch of the temporal bone - CORRECT ANSWER >>>c. Temporomandibular joint
To palpate the TMJ, the nurse's fingers should be placed in the depression __________ of the
ear.
a. Distal to the helix
b. Proximal to the helix
c. Anterior to the tragus
d. Posterior to the tragus - CORRECT ANSWER >>>c. anterior to the tragus
When assessing the patient's spine, the nurse differentiates between the cervical and thoracic
vertebrae at the base of the neck by using the:
a. Spinous processes
b. Thoracic vertebrae T7 and T8
c. Iliac crests
d. 12 cervical vertebrae - CORRECT ANSWER >>>a. spinous processes
An imaginary line connecting the highest point on each iliac crest would cross the __________
vertebra.
a. First sacral
b. Fourth lumbar
c. Seventh cervical
d. Twelfth thoracic - CORRECT ANSWER >>>b. fourth lumbar
The nurse is explaining to a patient that there are shock absorbers in his back to cushion the
spine and to help it move. The nurse is referring to his:
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, a. Vertebral column
b. Nucleus pulposus
c. Vertebral foramen
d. Intervertebral discs - CORRECT ANSWER >>>d. intervertebral discs
The nurse is providing patient education to a man who has been diagnosed with a rotator cuff
injury. The nurse knows that a rotator cuff injury involves the:
a. Nucleus pulposus
b. Articular processes
c. Medial epicondyle
d. Glenohumeral joint - CORRECT ANSWER >>>d. Glenohumeral joint
During an interview the patient states, "I can feel this bump on the top of both of my
shoulders—it doesn't hurt but I am curious about what it might be." The nurse should tell the
patient that it is his:
a. Subacromial bursa
b. Acromion process
c. Glenohumeral joint
d. Greater tubercle of the humerus - CORRECT ANSWER >>>b. Acromion process
The nurse is checking the ROM in a patient's knee and knows that the knee is capable of which
movement(s)?
a. Flexion and extension
b. Supination and pronation
c. Circumduction
d. Inversion and eversion - CORRECT ANSWER >>>a. flexion and extension
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ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint movement. The nurse asks him to move his arm in
toward the centre of his body. This movement is called:
a. Flexion
b. Abduction
c. Adduction
d. Extension - CORRECT ANSWER >>>c. abduction
A patient tells the nurse that she is having a hard time bringing her hand to her mouth when
she eats or tries to brush her teeth. The nurse knows that for her to move her hand to her
mouth, she must perform which movement?
a. Flexion
b. Abduction
c. Adduction
d. Extension - CORRECT ANSWER >>>a. flexion
The nurse is assessing a patient who reports having functional difficulty and pain bending her
knees when climbing stairs. The nurse will assess the functional unit of the musculoskeletal
system involved, which is the:
a. Joint
b. Bone
c. Muscle
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,d. Tendon - CORRECT ANSWER >>>a. joint
During an interview with a patient with aplastic anemia, the nurse explains that this condition
can cause fatigue because of decreased production of new red blood cells by the
musculoskeletal system in the:
a. Liver
b. Spleen
c. Kidneys
d. Bone marrow - CORRECT ANSWER >>>d. bone marrow
The nurse is assessing a patient who sprained his ankle playing soccer. The nurse explains that
the fibrous bands which usually connect the medial and lateral malleolus and strengthen that
joint have been stretched beyond their limits. The nurse identifies these bands as:
a. Bursa
b. Tendons
c. Cartilage
d. Ligaments - CORRECT ANSWER >>>d. ligaments
The nurse notices that a woman in an exercise class is unable to jump rope. The nurse is aware
that to jump rope, one's shoulder has to be capable of:
a. Inversion
b. Supination
c. Protraction
d. Circumduction - CORRECT ANSWER >>>d. circumduction
After an impact injury to the jaw, the nurse palpates the area in front of both ears to assess the
function of the patient's:
a. Intervertebral foramen
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,b. Condyle of the mandible
c. Temporomandibular joint
d. Zygomatic arch of the temporal bone - CORRECT ANSWER >>>c. Temporomandibular joint
To palpate the TMJ, the nurse's fingers should be placed in the depression __________ of the
ear.
a. Distal to the helix
b. Proximal to the helix
c. Anterior to the tragus
d. Posterior to the tragus - CORRECT ANSWER >>>c. anterior to the tragus
When assessing the patient's spine, the nurse differentiates between the cervical and thoracic
vertebrae at the base of the neck by using the:
a. Spinous processes
b. Thoracic vertebrae T7 and T8
c. Iliac crests
d. 12 cervical vertebrae - CORRECT ANSWER >>>a. spinous processes
An imaginary line connecting the highest point on each iliac crest would cross the __________
vertebra.
a. First sacral
b. Fourth lumbar
c. Seventh cervical
d. Twelfth thoracic - CORRECT ANSWER >>>b. fourth lumbar
The nurse is explaining to a patient that there are shock absorbers in his back to cushion the
spine and to help it move. The nurse is referring to his:
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, a. Vertebral column
b. Nucleus pulposus
c. Vertebral foramen
d. Intervertebral discs - CORRECT ANSWER >>>d. intervertebral discs
The nurse is providing patient education to a man who has been diagnosed with a rotator cuff
injury. The nurse knows that a rotator cuff injury involves the:
a. Nucleus pulposus
b. Articular processes
c. Medial epicondyle
d. Glenohumeral joint - CORRECT ANSWER >>>d. Glenohumeral joint
During an interview the patient states, "I can feel this bump on the top of both of my
shoulders—it doesn't hurt but I am curious about what it might be." The nurse should tell the
patient that it is his:
a. Subacromial bursa
b. Acromion process
c. Glenohumeral joint
d. Greater tubercle of the humerus - CORRECT ANSWER >>>b. Acromion process
The nurse is checking the ROM in a patient's knee and knows that the knee is capable of which
movement(s)?
a. Flexion and extension
b. Supination and pronation
c. Circumduction
d. Inversion and eversion - CORRECT ANSWER >>>a. flexion and extension
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