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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:
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Correct Answer: Circumduction.
A patient has been diagnosed with osteoporosis and asks the nurse, 'What is osteoporosis?' The nurse explains that osteoporosis is defined as:
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Correct Answer: Loss of bone density.
An 80-year-old woman is visiting the clinic for a checkup. She states, 'I can't walk as much as I used to.' The nurse is observing for motor dysfunction in her hip and should ask her to:
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Correct Answer: Abduct her hip while she is lying on her back.
A 68-year-old woman has come in for an assessment of her rheumatoid arthritis, and the nurse notices raised, firm, nontender nodules at the olecranon bursa and along the ulna. These nodules are most commonly diagnosed as:
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Correct Answer: Subcutaneous nodules.
The nurse is examining a 2-month-old infant and notices asymmetry of the infant's gluteal folds. The nurse should assess for other signs of what disorder?
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Correct Answer: Hip dislocation
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