MDC 1 EXAM DEFINITION OF TERMS
QUASTION/ANSWER 2024-
2025(GRADING A+)
A client is taking a herbal supplement that helps him with his immune system. What supplement
is he taking?(correct answer) Echinacea
Enhances immunity
A client is taking a herbal supplement that helps with headaches. What supplement is he
taking?(correct answer) Feverfew
Types of herbal products(correct answer) Aloe- Wound Healing
Chamomile- Inflammatory, calming
Garlic- Inhibits platelet aggregation
Ginger- Antiemetic
Ginkgo Biloba- Improves memory
Valerian- Promotes sleep, reduces anxiety
A client reports having pain from touching a curling wand. What pain does she have?(correct
answer) Cutaneous Pain
A client reports feeling pins and needles in his legs. He had a back injury in 2004. What pain
does he have?(correct answer) Neuropathic Pain
Pain is considered the 5th vital sign and is subjective?(correct answer) True
What is a scale used to measure ones pain level?(correct answer) Number,FACES,
FLACC,CRIES
What are some of the characteristics of the pain assessment?(correct answer) Quality, Location
(PQRST)
Proactive factors: What makes it better/worse
Quality: What does it feel like
Region/Radiation: Where does it hurt
Severity: Can you rate your pain
Timing: When does it hurt, constant/intermittent, Does it hurt worse at certain times
Types of Pain(correct answer) Cutaneous: pain from skin (burned skin)
Visceral: deep internal disorder (menstrual cramps)
, Deep Somatic: ligament, tendon, nerves, bones (fracture bones)
Radiating Pain: starts or origin and extends to other location (pain from sore throat felt in ears)
Referred pain: area distant from site of origin (MI pain felt in left arm)
Neuropathic pain: injury of nerves
Acute Pain: short duration, rapid onset (elevate vitals)
Chronic: Last 6 months or longer (adapts to pain)
What is the best intervention for a fall risk client?(correct answer) Remove Objects from the
floor.
Complete a fall risk assessment, demonstrate call light, fall risk alerts, provide toileting, adequate
lighting, orient to setting, place fall risk pt. near nursing stations, hourly rounding, possessions
are within need, bed in lowest position and locked, rails up if unconscious, side rails down if
trying to get out of bed
Which persons are at risk for falls?(correct answer) Older adults, Confused patients, Post-Op
patients
What does the C mean in the RACE acronym?(correct answer) Confine the fire
R: rescue and protect clients
A: alarm the fire alarms and update with location and details
C: contain and confine by closing doors and windows and move any 02 or electrical
E: extinguish the fire
What does the A mean in the PASS acronym?(correct answer) Aim the extinguisher at the base
P: Pull pin
A: Aim at base
S: Squeeze handle
S: Sweep from side to side
Best intervention to take when doing a fire evacuation(correct answer) Keep patients and
families calm
Best fire extinguisher to use for an oxygen fire (because someone lit a cig in the hospital and
wasn't caught)(correct answer) Class C
Types: A (Combustibles), B (flammable liquids), C (electrical fire)
What is a safety concern for an infant(correct answer) Choking, Body Harm, Ingesting
Poison, Drowning
Aspiration, Suffocation, Falls, Motor Vehicle Injury, Burns,
QUASTION/ANSWER 2024-
2025(GRADING A+)
A client is taking a herbal supplement that helps him with his immune system. What supplement
is he taking?(correct answer) Echinacea
Enhances immunity
A client is taking a herbal supplement that helps with headaches. What supplement is he
taking?(correct answer) Feverfew
Types of herbal products(correct answer) Aloe- Wound Healing
Chamomile- Inflammatory, calming
Garlic- Inhibits platelet aggregation
Ginger- Antiemetic
Ginkgo Biloba- Improves memory
Valerian- Promotes sleep, reduces anxiety
A client reports having pain from touching a curling wand. What pain does she have?(correct
answer) Cutaneous Pain
A client reports feeling pins and needles in his legs. He had a back injury in 2004. What pain
does he have?(correct answer) Neuropathic Pain
Pain is considered the 5th vital sign and is subjective?(correct answer) True
What is a scale used to measure ones pain level?(correct answer) Number,FACES,
FLACC,CRIES
What are some of the characteristics of the pain assessment?(correct answer) Quality, Location
(PQRST)
Proactive factors: What makes it better/worse
Quality: What does it feel like
Region/Radiation: Where does it hurt
Severity: Can you rate your pain
Timing: When does it hurt, constant/intermittent, Does it hurt worse at certain times
Types of Pain(correct answer) Cutaneous: pain from skin (burned skin)
Visceral: deep internal disorder (menstrual cramps)
, Deep Somatic: ligament, tendon, nerves, bones (fracture bones)
Radiating Pain: starts or origin and extends to other location (pain from sore throat felt in ears)
Referred pain: area distant from site of origin (MI pain felt in left arm)
Neuropathic pain: injury of nerves
Acute Pain: short duration, rapid onset (elevate vitals)
Chronic: Last 6 months or longer (adapts to pain)
What is the best intervention for a fall risk client?(correct answer) Remove Objects from the
floor.
Complete a fall risk assessment, demonstrate call light, fall risk alerts, provide toileting, adequate
lighting, orient to setting, place fall risk pt. near nursing stations, hourly rounding, possessions
are within need, bed in lowest position and locked, rails up if unconscious, side rails down if
trying to get out of bed
Which persons are at risk for falls?(correct answer) Older adults, Confused patients, Post-Op
patients
What does the C mean in the RACE acronym?(correct answer) Confine the fire
R: rescue and protect clients
A: alarm the fire alarms and update with location and details
C: contain and confine by closing doors and windows and move any 02 or electrical
E: extinguish the fire
What does the A mean in the PASS acronym?(correct answer) Aim the extinguisher at the base
P: Pull pin
A: Aim at base
S: Squeeze handle
S: Sweep from side to side
Best intervention to take when doing a fire evacuation(correct answer) Keep patients and
families calm
Best fire extinguisher to use for an oxygen fire (because someone lit a cig in the hospital and
wasn't caught)(correct answer) Class C
Types: A (Combustibles), B (flammable liquids), C (electrical fire)
What is a safety concern for an infant(correct answer) Choking, Body Harm, Ingesting
Poison, Drowning
Aspiration, Suffocation, Falls, Motor Vehicle Injury, Burns,
