MDC 1 Final Exam
Review EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. If a surgical wound was closed with sutures, what is
the healing process called?
- primary
2. What is the medical term to describe thick, yellow
drainage?
- purulent
3. 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
- Use a warm, moist towel on affected area
,4. 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
- Administer pain medications as indicated per the
MAR
5. Wound healing is negatively impacted by poor nutrition
(true/false)
- true
,6. 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
- Shearing injury
7. 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
, - Use
a mechanical lift to reposition the patient every 2
hours
8. 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?
Dehisce
nce
Eviscera
tion
Lacerati
on
Approxi
mation
- Evisceration
9. What is the term to describe when the nurse presses
down on an erythematous area of skin and the area
becomes white?
Blanc
hing
Warm
th
Review EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. If a surgical wound was closed with sutures, what is
the healing process called?
- primary
2. What is the medical term to describe thick, yellow
drainage?
- purulent
3. 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
- Use a warm, moist towel on affected area
,4. 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
- Administer pain medications as indicated per the
MAR
5. Wound healing is negatively impacted by poor nutrition
(true/false)
- true
,6. 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
- Shearing injury
7. 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
, - Use
a mechanical lift to reposition the patient every 2
hours
8. 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?
Dehisce
nce
Eviscera
tion
Lacerati
on
Approxi
mation
- Evisceration
9. What is the term to describe when the nurse presses
down on an erythematous area of skin and the area
becomes white?
Blanc
hing
Warm
th
