MDC 1 Exam 1 Rasmussen Questions With Correct Answers 2024

Bladder-retaining program - ANS-Program to manage incontinence by gradually increasing urination levels Factors increasing risk of UTIs - ANS-Frequent sexual intercourse, location of urethra, frequent catheterization Assessment Phase - ANS-Systematic collection, organization, validation, and documentation of patient data Nonverbal signs of pain - ANS-Grimacing, moaning, flinching, guarding, decreased attention span, restlessness, pacing Adherence to nonviolence - ANS-Hinduism Normal rectal temperature - ANS-99.6 PQRST - ANS-Palliative/Provoking, Quality, Region/Radiation, Severity, Timing Blood transfusion refusal - ANS-Discuss necessity with religious and spiritual leaders for alternative treatment Ways to enhance therapeutic communication - ANS-Active listening, establishing trust, being assertive, restating/clarifying/validating messages, interpreting body language, observations, exploring issues, using silence, summarizing conversation, process recordings Normal oral temperature - ANS-98.6 4 types of personal space - ANS-Intimate distance, personal distance, social distance, public distance 5 key characteristics of therapeutic communication - ANS-Empathy, respect, genuineness, concreteness, confrontation Normal urinary output - ANS-30 cc/hr Parts of the nursing process - ANS-Assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation Nursing interventions for preschoolers/school-age children and poison - ANS-Teach about hazards of alcohol, cigarettes, drugs; keep dangerous substances out of reach; have poison control hotline available Nursing interventions for bleeding - ANS-Apply pressure to wound, stabilize impaling objects, IV volume replacement Dietary considerations for Islam/Muslim - ANS-Avoid alcohol and pork, may fast for Ramadan Safety - Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANS-2nd level of needs Working phase - ANS-Phase of therapeutic communication with mutual respect and honest expression Garlic promotes - ANS-Inhibits platelet aggregation Skin breakdown prevention - ANS-Use Braden Scale, lift sheets, keep skin clean and dry, provide nutritious foods, increase mobility, turning/repositioning patients Incident report - ANS-Means of documenting problem events within a hospital or medical facility Normal range for pulse - ANS-60-100 beats per minute RACE - ANS-Rescue, Alarm, Confirm, Extinguish/Evacuate Follow-up after administering pain medication - ANS-Reevaluate pain level, check vital signs Complications related to pain management - ANS-Anxiety, fear, depression, slower healing, slower recovery Superficial pain - ANS-Pain involving the skin or subcutaneous tissue Visceral pain - ANS-Pain in internal organs, can cause referred pain in other body locations Confusion Assessment Method - ANS-Tool for assessing and identifying delirium Physiological effects of fluid volume deficit - ANS-Lack of blood flow and oxygen delivery to body Fluid volume indicators - ANS-Hypertension, strong and bounding peripheral pulses, possibly peripheral edema Most reliable source to measure pain - ANS-Client's report Fluid excess indicators - ANS-Hypertension, strong and bounding peripheral pulses, possibly peripheral edema