MDC 1 Final Exam Review Questions with 100%
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If a surgical wound was closed with sutures, what is the healing process called? - Correct Answer
primary
What is the medical term to describe thick, yellow drainage? - Correct Answer purulent
Which of the following is correct management of cellulitis?
Use a tight bandage on the affected area
Do not apply heat to the affected area
Use a warm, moist towel on affected area
Use a cold, dry towel on affected area - Correct Answer Use a warm, moist towel on affected area
Which of the following is the best intervention for a patient that experiences pain during a dressing
change?
Teach patient nonpharmacological pain control methods
Administer pain medications as indicated per the MAR
Complete the dressing change quickly to decrease amount of time in pain
Educate patient on foods that promote healing - Correct Answer Administer pain medications as
indicated per the MAR
Wound healing is negatively impacted by poor nutrition (true/false) - Correct Answer true
What type of injury is a patient at risk for if they are in a high fowler's position (skin layers shift in
opposite directions)?
Shearing injury
Friction injury
Pressure injury
Traumatic injury - Correct Answer Shearing injury
How can you help reduce the risk for friction and shear injuries for a patient that is bedridden?
Give a bed bath every other day
Elevate head of the bed to 45 degrees
,Slide the patient up in bed by yourself
Use a mechanical lift to reposition the patient every 2 hours - Correct Answer Use a mechanical lift to
reposition the patient every 2 hours
A post-op abdominal incision patient just had a bowel movement and noted a sharp pain in his
abdomen. The nurse noted his bowel protruding from the incision. What is this called?
Dehiscence
Evisceration
Laceration
Approximation - Correct Answer Evisceration
What is the term to describe when the nurse presses down on an erythematous area of skin and the
area becomes white?
Blanching
Warmth
Redness
Non-blanching - Correct Answer Blanching
Which age related change do you expect in the elderly?
Loss of elasticity of the dermal layer
Increased activity of the sebaceous glands
Increased regeneration of healthy skin
Loss of vernix caseosa - Correct Answer Loss of elasticity of the dermal layer
If a patient has HIV and then develops pneumonia, what type of infection is this?
Pathogenic infection
Opportunistic infection
Nosocomical infection
Fungal infection - Correct Answer Opportunistic infection
What is the best intervention to use for a patient just diagnosed with HIV?
Discuss the patient's support system
, Call the hospital chaplain
Discuss the legal requirement to talk to partners
Offer to discuss with family for the patient - Correct Answer Discuss the patient's support system
What is a priority intervention for an immunocompromised patient?
Discuss whether this is short term or long term
Take vital signs every 4 hours
Teach patient/family that everyone should get the influenza vaccine yearly
Wash hands before entering patient's room - Correct Answer Wash hands before entering patient's
room
What type of immunity is when antibodies are passed from mother to fetus through the placenta? -
Correct Answer natural passive immunity
What type of precautions need to be taken for a patient admitted with TB? - Correct Answer airborne
precautions
What PPE is required to enter a room if the patient has MRSA? - Correct Answer gown and gloves
(not sterile)
What do you expect to see for lab values in a patient with HIV?
Low or high CD4+ T cells?
Low or high CD8+ T cells? - Correct Answer Lower than normal CD4+ T cells & Normal CD8+ T cells
What is the first step if you (the nurse) are stuck by a needle? - Correct Answer Wash/flush the
exposed skin with water
What is a primary defense to infection?
Inflammation
Fever
Phagocytosis
Intact skin - Correct Answer Intact skin
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If a surgical wound was closed with sutures, what is the healing process called? - Correct Answer
primary
What is the medical term to describe thick, yellow drainage? - Correct Answer purulent
Which of the following is correct management of cellulitis?
Use a tight bandage on the affected area
Do not apply heat to the affected area
Use a warm, moist towel on affected area
Use a cold, dry towel on affected area - Correct Answer Use a warm, moist towel on affected area
Which of the following is the best intervention for a patient that experiences pain during a dressing
change?
Teach patient nonpharmacological pain control methods
Administer pain medications as indicated per the MAR
Complete the dressing change quickly to decrease amount of time in pain
Educate patient on foods that promote healing - Correct Answer Administer pain medications as
indicated per the MAR
Wound healing is negatively impacted by poor nutrition (true/false) - Correct Answer true
What type of injury is a patient at risk for if they are in a high fowler's position (skin layers shift in
opposite directions)?
Shearing injury
Friction injury
Pressure injury
Traumatic injury - Correct Answer Shearing injury
How can you help reduce the risk for friction and shear injuries for a patient that is bedridden?
Give a bed bath every other day
Elevate head of the bed to 45 degrees
,Slide the patient up in bed by yourself
Use a mechanical lift to reposition the patient every 2 hours - Correct Answer Use a mechanical lift to
reposition the patient every 2 hours
A post-op abdominal incision patient just had a bowel movement and noted a sharp pain in his
abdomen. The nurse noted his bowel protruding from the incision. What is this called?
Dehiscence
Evisceration
Laceration
Approximation - Correct Answer Evisceration
What is the term to describe when the nurse presses down on an erythematous area of skin and the
area becomes white?
Blanching
Warmth
Redness
Non-blanching - Correct Answer Blanching
Which age related change do you expect in the elderly?
Loss of elasticity of the dermal layer
Increased activity of the sebaceous glands
Increased regeneration of healthy skin
Loss of vernix caseosa - Correct Answer Loss of elasticity of the dermal layer
If a patient has HIV and then develops pneumonia, what type of infection is this?
Pathogenic infection
Opportunistic infection
Nosocomical infection
Fungal infection - Correct Answer Opportunistic infection
What is the best intervention to use for a patient just diagnosed with HIV?
Discuss the patient's support system
, Call the hospital chaplain
Discuss the legal requirement to talk to partners
Offer to discuss with family for the patient - Correct Answer Discuss the patient's support system
What is a priority intervention for an immunocompromised patient?
Discuss whether this is short term or long term
Take vital signs every 4 hours
Teach patient/family that everyone should get the influenza vaccine yearly
Wash hands before entering patient's room - Correct Answer Wash hands before entering patient's
room
What type of immunity is when antibodies are passed from mother to fetus through the placenta? -
Correct Answer natural passive immunity
What type of precautions need to be taken for a patient admitted with TB? - Correct Answer airborne
precautions
What PPE is required to enter a room if the patient has MRSA? - Correct Answer gown and gloves
(not sterile)
What do you expect to see for lab values in a patient with HIV?
Low or high CD4+ T cells?
Low or high CD8+ T cells? - Correct Answer Lower than normal CD4+ T cells & Normal CD8+ T cells
What is the first step if you (the nurse) are stuck by a needle? - Correct Answer Wash/flush the
exposed skin with water
What is a primary defense to infection?
Inflammation
Fever
Phagocytosis
Intact skin - Correct Answer Intact skin
