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Question 1 of 5

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.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Circumduction.

Question 2 of 5

A patient has been diagnosed with osteoporosis and asks the nurse, 'What is osteoporosis?' The nurse explains that osteoporosis is defined as:

A. Increased bone matrix.
B. Loss of bone density.
C. New, weaker bone growth.
D. Increased phagocytic activity.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Loss of bone density.

Question 3 of 5

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:

A. Internally rotate her hip while she is sitting.
B. Abduct her hip while she is lying on her back.
C. Adduct her hip while she is lying on her back.
D. Externally rotate her hip while she is standing.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Abduct her hip while she is lying on her back.

Question 4 of 5

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:

A. Epicondylitis.
B. Gouty arthritis.
C. Olecranon bursitis.
D. Subcutaneous nodules.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Subcutaneous nodules.

Question 5 of 5

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?

A. Fractured clavicle
B. Down syndrome
C. Spina bifida
D. Hip dislocation

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Hip dislocation

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