Rasmussen College MDC 1 Final Exam
Questions with Verified Answers
Guarantee passing score of 90% or higher
Consist of 100 multiple choice Questions with Answers
1. The nurse is teaching a client with debilitating rheumatoid
arthritis about home safety. Which statement should the nurse
include?
A. "My grandfather always had problems with his arthritis, and he would tell
me that it is better to be more stoic and not let pain interrupt your life"
B. "There are many adaptive devices such as grab bars, reacting tools, grasping
devices and adaptive silverware available that may help you."
C. "Place throw rugs throughout your home. You will enjoy how pretty they are,
and you can use them to cover up power cords, so you do not trip on them."
D. "Lack of home safety may be an issue of compliance. Are you being compliant
with your medication?"
Answer
B. "There are many adaptive devices such as
grab bars, reacting tools, grasping devices and adaptive silverware available that
,may help you."
2. A client is in the emergency room in critical condition and hypotensive. her
spouse is distraught. What is the priority nursing action?
A. Maintain the client's blood pressure
B. Call a chaplain
C. Provide the spouse a chair
D. Ask the client's spouse to explain what happened
Answer
A. Maintain the client's blood pressure
3. What level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs does shelter belong to?
A. Love and belonging
B. Physiological
C. Safety and security
D. Esteem
Answer
B. Physiological
4. A nurse is teaching a client how to follow a low-purine diet as prescribed by
the provider for the management of gout. What statement by the client indicates
,a correct understanding of the teaching?
A. "I should choose red meat instead of poultry."
B. "I should avoid eating liver and other organ meats."
C. "I can drink only white wine."
D. "I will need to limit the number of fruit servings each day."
Answer
B. "I should avoid eating liver and other organ meats."
5. The nurse is providing medication for a client with osteomyelitis. What
teaching should the nurse indicate in the education?
A. The most common adverse effect for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDS)are liver failure and tinnitus
B. The main side effect of acetaminophen is gastrointestinal GI bleeding
C. You should not take more than 4000 mg of acetaminophen a day
D. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) are very safe and are known
to have no side effects
Answer
C. You should not take more than 4000 mg of acetaminophen a day
6. . The nurse is caring for a client with rheumatoid arthritis one day after the
shoulder surgery. What would prompt the nurse to call the provider immedi-
, ately?
A. The client refused her pain medication this morning and is doing physical
therapy
B. The client reports a minor headache and states she takes an
over-the-counter pain pill at home
C. The client reports intermittent flatus and minor abdominal discomfort.
D. The client has paresthesia in her fingers and intense increasing pain in her
shoulder
Answer
D. The client has paresthesia in her fingers and intense increasing pain in her shoulder
7. A client with systemic lupus erythematous complains of flank pain. Which
laboratory test does the nurse anticipate will be ordered?
A. Platelets
B. Skin biopsy
C. Creatinine
D. hemoglobin
Answer
C. Creatinine
Questions with Verified Answers
Guarantee passing score of 90% or higher
Consist of 100 multiple choice Questions with Answers
1. The nurse is teaching a client with debilitating rheumatoid
arthritis about home safety. Which statement should the nurse
include?
A. "My grandfather always had problems with his arthritis, and he would tell
me that it is better to be more stoic and not let pain interrupt your life"
B. "There are many adaptive devices such as grab bars, reacting tools, grasping
devices and adaptive silverware available that may help you."
C. "Place throw rugs throughout your home. You will enjoy how pretty they are,
and you can use them to cover up power cords, so you do not trip on them."
D. "Lack of home safety may be an issue of compliance. Are you being compliant
with your medication?"
Answer
B. "There are many adaptive devices such as
grab bars, reacting tools, grasping devices and adaptive silverware available that
,may help you."
2. A client is in the emergency room in critical condition and hypotensive. her
spouse is distraught. What is the priority nursing action?
A. Maintain the client's blood pressure
B. Call a chaplain
C. Provide the spouse a chair
D. Ask the client's spouse to explain what happened
Answer
A. Maintain the client's blood pressure
3. What level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs does shelter belong to?
A. Love and belonging
B. Physiological
C. Safety and security
D. Esteem
Answer
B. Physiological
4. A nurse is teaching a client how to follow a low-purine diet as prescribed by
the provider for the management of gout. What statement by the client indicates
,a correct understanding of the teaching?
A. "I should choose red meat instead of poultry."
B. "I should avoid eating liver and other organ meats."
C. "I can drink only white wine."
D. "I will need to limit the number of fruit servings each day."
Answer
B. "I should avoid eating liver and other organ meats."
5. The nurse is providing medication for a client with osteomyelitis. What
teaching should the nurse indicate in the education?
A. The most common adverse effect for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDS)are liver failure and tinnitus
B. The main side effect of acetaminophen is gastrointestinal GI bleeding
C. You should not take more than 4000 mg of acetaminophen a day
D. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) are very safe and are known
to have no side effects
Answer
C. You should not take more than 4000 mg of acetaminophen a day
6. . The nurse is caring for a client with rheumatoid arthritis one day after the
shoulder surgery. What would prompt the nurse to call the provider immedi-
, ately?
A. The client refused her pain medication this morning and is doing physical
therapy
B. The client reports a minor headache and states she takes an
over-the-counter pain pill at home
C. The client reports intermittent flatus and minor abdominal discomfort.
D. The client has paresthesia in her fingers and intense increasing pain in her
shoulder
Answer
D. The client has paresthesia in her fingers and intense increasing pain in her shoulder
7. A client with systemic lupus erythematous complains of flank pain. Which
laboratory test does the nurse anticipate will be ordered?
A. Platelets
B. Skin biopsy
C. Creatinine
D. hemoglobin
Answer
C. Creatinine
