Rasmussen College MDC 1 Final Exam
Review Questions and Answers 2023 - 2024
(Verified 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?
Dehiscence
Evisceration
Laceration
Approximation: Evisceration
9. What is the term to describe when the nurse presses down on an
erythema- tous area of skin and the area becomes white?
Blanching
Review Questions and Answers 2023 - 2024
(Verified 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?
Dehiscence
Evisceration
Laceration
Approximation: Evisceration
9. What is the term to describe when the nurse presses down on an
erythema- tous area of skin and the area becomes white?
Blanching
