NUR 612 ASSESSMENT II FINAL
EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
Which of the following joints is most likely to be affected by OA?
A. Wrists
B. Elbows
C. metacarpophalangeal joint
D. DIP Joint answer D. DIP Joint
Clinical finding of the knee in a patient with OA include which of
the following (SATA)
A. Coarse crepitus
B. Joint Effusion
C. Warm joint
D. Knee often locks or a pop is heard
E. redness and heat over the anterior and posterior knee answer
A. Coarse crepitus
B. Joint Effusion
D. Knee often locks or pop is heard
Deformity of the PIP joints found in an elderly patient with OA are
knowns as
A. Herberdens Nodes
,B. Bouchards nodes
C. Hallus valgus
D. Dupuytrens contracture answer B. Bouchards nodes
The McMurray test is performed by
A. Compressing the knee while externally or internally rotating
the tibia
B. Moving the knee from full extension with hip flexed and knee
externally rotated
C. having the individual attempt to duck walk
D. Having the patient stand with knee fully extended and then
rotate the trunk answer B. Moving the knee from full extension
with hip flexed and knee externally rotated
The most common type of injury causing a sport-related meniscal
tear involves
A. Twisting of the knee
B. Hyperextension of the knee
C. Repetadive striking impact on the knee
D. Unknown origin answer A. Twisting of the knee
A patient with a complete meniscal tear will present with:
A. Joint Effusion
B. Heat over the knee
C. Inability to kneel
D. Loss of smooth joint movement answer C. Inability to kneel
,For a patient with a suspected meniscal tear with an xray that
does not reveal acute changes, the preferred next step is:
A. Order an MRI
B. Order an US
C. Advise that arthroscopy is next step
D. Consider an alternate DX as meniscal tear is unlikely answer
A. MRI
The Phalen test is described as: answer Reproduction of
symptoms with forced flexion of the wrists.
The tinel test is best described as: answer abnormal tingling
when the median nerve is tapped.
With the straight-leg-raising test, the NP is evaluating tension on
which of the following nerve roots?
A. L1 and L2
B. L3 and L4
C. L5 and S1
D. S2 and S3 answer C. L5-S1
You see a 48-year-old woman who reports LBP. She mentions new
onset of loss of bowel and bladder function. This most likely
indicates:
A. Cauda equina syndrome
B. Muscular sprain
C. Vertebral fracture
, D. Sciatic nerve entrapment answer Cauda Equina Syndrome
Immediate diagnostic imaging for LPB should be reserved for all
the following except the presence of:
A. Signs of cauda equina
B. Severe neurological deficits
C. Risk for Cancer
D. Moderate pain lasting at least 2 weeks answer D. Moderate
pain lasting at least 2 weeks
A lumbosacral X-ray would be most helpful to aid in diagnosis of
new onset-LPB in which of the following patients?
A. 49 year old man with 1 day of paint after yard work
B. 63 year old women who slipped on icy walkway
C. 54 year old obese man who reports pain radiating to buttocks
D. 61 year old woman reporting pain after attempting to lift her
grandson answer B. 63-year-old woman who slipped on icy
walkway
The most common sites for lumbar disc herniation are: answer
L4-L5 & L5-S1
Changes in the joint during OA can typically include all of the
following except:
A) Widening of the joint space
B) Wearing away of articular cartilage
C) Formation of bone spurs
EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
Which of the following joints is most likely to be affected by OA?
A. Wrists
B. Elbows
C. metacarpophalangeal joint
D. DIP Joint answer D. DIP Joint
Clinical finding of the knee in a patient with OA include which of
the following (SATA)
A. Coarse crepitus
B. Joint Effusion
C. Warm joint
D. Knee often locks or a pop is heard
E. redness and heat over the anterior and posterior knee answer
A. Coarse crepitus
B. Joint Effusion
D. Knee often locks or pop is heard
Deformity of the PIP joints found in an elderly patient with OA are
knowns as
A. Herberdens Nodes
,B. Bouchards nodes
C. Hallus valgus
D. Dupuytrens contracture answer B. Bouchards nodes
The McMurray test is performed by
A. Compressing the knee while externally or internally rotating
the tibia
B. Moving the knee from full extension with hip flexed and knee
externally rotated
C. having the individual attempt to duck walk
D. Having the patient stand with knee fully extended and then
rotate the trunk answer B. Moving the knee from full extension
with hip flexed and knee externally rotated
The most common type of injury causing a sport-related meniscal
tear involves
A. Twisting of the knee
B. Hyperextension of the knee
C. Repetadive striking impact on the knee
D. Unknown origin answer A. Twisting of the knee
A patient with a complete meniscal tear will present with:
A. Joint Effusion
B. Heat over the knee
C. Inability to kneel
D. Loss of smooth joint movement answer C. Inability to kneel
,For a patient with a suspected meniscal tear with an xray that
does not reveal acute changes, the preferred next step is:
A. Order an MRI
B. Order an US
C. Advise that arthroscopy is next step
D. Consider an alternate DX as meniscal tear is unlikely answer
A. MRI
The Phalen test is described as: answer Reproduction of
symptoms with forced flexion of the wrists.
The tinel test is best described as: answer abnormal tingling
when the median nerve is tapped.
With the straight-leg-raising test, the NP is evaluating tension on
which of the following nerve roots?
A. L1 and L2
B. L3 and L4
C. L5 and S1
D. S2 and S3 answer C. L5-S1
You see a 48-year-old woman who reports LBP. She mentions new
onset of loss of bowel and bladder function. This most likely
indicates:
A. Cauda equina syndrome
B. Muscular sprain
C. Vertebral fracture
, D. Sciatic nerve entrapment answer Cauda Equina Syndrome
Immediate diagnostic imaging for LPB should be reserved for all
the following except the presence of:
A. Signs of cauda equina
B. Severe neurological deficits
C. Risk for Cancer
D. Moderate pain lasting at least 2 weeks answer D. Moderate
pain lasting at least 2 weeks
A lumbosacral X-ray would be most helpful to aid in diagnosis of
new onset-LPB in which of the following patients?
A. 49 year old man with 1 day of paint after yard work
B. 63 year old women who slipped on icy walkway
C. 54 year old obese man who reports pain radiating to buttocks
D. 61 year old woman reporting pain after attempting to lift her
grandson answer B. 63-year-old woman who slipped on icy
walkway
The most common sites for lumbar disc herniation are: answer
L4-L5 & L5-S1
Changes in the joint during OA can typically include all of the
following except:
A) Widening of the joint space
B) Wearing away of articular cartilage
C) Formation of bone spurs
