Complete Shadow Health Musculoskeletal assessment from STU NUR504. Full bilateral range of motion assessment, spinal examination, straight leg raise test (negative), muscle strength grading 5/5 all extremities, no joint deformities. Diagnosis: Low back pain — musculoligamentous strain.
Tina Jones presents with lower back pain and upper buttock pain for 3 days, rated 5/10. The pain reduces to 2–3/10 with Advil. She denies radiating pain, numbness or tingling in the extremities. No bowel or bladder changes.
The musculoskeletal assessment covers a complete bilateral range of motion examination of all upper and lower extremity joints, spinal assessment including inspection and palpation, straight leg raise testing, and muscle strength grading.
Full bilateral ROM · Muscle strength 5/5 all extremities · Straight leg raise negative bilaterally. No joint deformities or swelling. Diagnosis: Low back pain — musculoligamentous strain.
The Tina Jones Musculoskeletal module asks students to do more than move joints around. You have to connect pain, gait, range of motion, strength, and safety concerns into one realistic musculoskeletal assessment.
This is one of the modules where documentation can sound flat unless the findings are tied to real function. When the note clearly explains pain, limitation, mobility, and safety, it reads much more like real nursing work.
Students commonly look for help with musculoskeletal wording, joint-by-joint exam structure, how to document gait and strength, and how to describe functional limitations in a way that earns full credit. Those are exactly the areas this page can support.