MDC IV Exam 2 Questions And Answers
B. Evaluate airway and circulation. - - correct answer ✅The nurse is
caring for a patient who is admitted to the ED with burns to the lower
legs and hands. During the initial management, what is the priority
nursing care?
A. Assess and treat pain.
B. Evaluate airway and circulation.
C. Place two IV catheters and initiate fluid resuscitation.
D. Use the rule of nines to estimate percent of body surface area
burned.
B. Notify the physician immediately. - - correct answer ✅It has been 12
hours since a patient has been admitted for burns to the face and neck
with associated inhalation injuries. The patient had been wheezing
audibly and the wheezing has now stopped. What nursing action is
appropriate?
A. Check the patient's Spo2 level.
B. Notify the physician immediately.
C. Re-assess breathing in 1 hour.
D. Document improvement in patient's condition.
D. Possible allergic reaction to silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene) - - correct
answer ✅A patient has been receiving dressing changes with silver
sulfadiazine (Silvadene) for burn injuries over both lower arms. The
,MDC IV Exam 2 Questions And Answers
nurse notices that the patient's white blood cell count has dropped
significantly over the past 4 days. How does the nurse interpret this
finding?
A. Electrolyte imbalance
B. Infection is improving
C. Impending kidney disease
D. Possible allergic reaction to silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene)
A. 24-year-old male admitted with blunt chest trauma and aspiration - -
correct answer ✅Which patient is at greatest risk of developing acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?
A. 24-year-old male admitted with blunt chest trauma and aspiration
B. 56-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse and chronic
pancreatitis
C. 72-year-old male post heart valve surgery receiving 1 unit of packed
red blood cells
D. 82-year-old female on antibiotics for pneumonia
B. "I should eat more green leafy vegetables like spinach." - - correct
answer ✅A patient is being discharged to home on warfarin
(Coumadin) therapy to manage an acute pulmonary embolism. Which
patient response indicates a need for further teaching by the nurse?
, MDC IV Exam 2 Questions And Answers
A. "I should limit my alcohol consumption."
B. "I should eat more green leafy vegetables like spinach."
C. "I should take the medication at the same time every day."
D. "I should make a doctor's appointment for weekly blood draws."
D. Opioid analgesic overdose - - correct answer ✅A patient in acute
respiratory failure is classified as having ventilatory failure. The nurse
understands that which finding is a potential cause of ventilatory
failure?
A. Pulmonary edema
B. Hypovolemic shock
C. Pulmonary embolus
D. Opioid analgesic overdose
B. Initiate intravenous fluid resuscitation. - - correct answer ✅A 37-
year-old male is admitted with a severely abscessed tooth, BP 90/42, HR
136, RR 28, Spo2 90% on room air, temperature 38.7º C. The nurse
suspects that the patient has developed sepsis. What is the priority
nursing intervention?
A. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter.
B. Initiate intravenous fluid resuscitation.
B. Evaluate airway and circulation. - - correct answer ✅The nurse is
caring for a patient who is admitted to the ED with burns to the lower
legs and hands. During the initial management, what is the priority
nursing care?
A. Assess and treat pain.
B. Evaluate airway and circulation.
C. Place two IV catheters and initiate fluid resuscitation.
D. Use the rule of nines to estimate percent of body surface area
burned.
B. Notify the physician immediately. - - correct answer ✅It has been 12
hours since a patient has been admitted for burns to the face and neck
with associated inhalation injuries. The patient had been wheezing
audibly and the wheezing has now stopped. What nursing action is
appropriate?
A. Check the patient's Spo2 level.
B. Notify the physician immediately.
C. Re-assess breathing in 1 hour.
D. Document improvement in patient's condition.
D. Possible allergic reaction to silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene) - - correct
answer ✅A patient has been receiving dressing changes with silver
sulfadiazine (Silvadene) for burn injuries over both lower arms. The
,MDC IV Exam 2 Questions And Answers
nurse notices that the patient's white blood cell count has dropped
significantly over the past 4 days. How does the nurse interpret this
finding?
A. Electrolyte imbalance
B. Infection is improving
C. Impending kidney disease
D. Possible allergic reaction to silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene)
A. 24-year-old male admitted with blunt chest trauma and aspiration - -
correct answer ✅Which patient is at greatest risk of developing acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?
A. 24-year-old male admitted with blunt chest trauma and aspiration
B. 56-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse and chronic
pancreatitis
C. 72-year-old male post heart valve surgery receiving 1 unit of packed
red blood cells
D. 82-year-old female on antibiotics for pneumonia
B. "I should eat more green leafy vegetables like spinach." - - correct
answer ✅A patient is being discharged to home on warfarin
(Coumadin) therapy to manage an acute pulmonary embolism. Which
patient response indicates a need for further teaching by the nurse?
, MDC IV Exam 2 Questions And Answers
A. "I should limit my alcohol consumption."
B. "I should eat more green leafy vegetables like spinach."
C. "I should take the medication at the same time every day."
D. "I should make a doctor's appointment for weekly blood draws."
D. Opioid analgesic overdose - - correct answer ✅A patient in acute
respiratory failure is classified as having ventilatory failure. The nurse
understands that which finding is a potential cause of ventilatory
failure?
A. Pulmonary edema
B. Hypovolemic shock
C. Pulmonary embolus
D. Opioid analgesic overdose
B. Initiate intravenous fluid resuscitation. - - correct answer ✅A 37-
year-old male is admitted with a severely abscessed tooth, BP 90/42, HR
136, RR 28, Spo2 90% on room air, temperature 38.7º C. The nurse
suspects that the patient has developed sepsis. What is the priority
nursing intervention?
A. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter.
B. Initiate intravenous fluid resuscitation.
