MDC 1 FINAL EXAM 2026 PRACTICE
QUESTION SET TWO
◉ What is the medical term to describe thick, yellow drainage?
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 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 Answer: Administer
pain medications as indicated per the MAR
,◉ Wound healing is negatively impacted by poor nutrition
(true/false) 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 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 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 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 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 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 Answer: Opportunistic infection
QUESTION SET TWO
◉ What is the medical term to describe thick, yellow drainage?
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 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 Answer: Administer
pain medications as indicated per the MAR
,◉ Wound healing is negatively impacted by poor nutrition
(true/false) 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 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 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 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 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 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 Answer: Opportunistic infection
