RASMUSSEN COLLEGE MDC 1 EXAM 2
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ What is the best intervention for the client to reduce the risk of
further injury to a reddened area on the heel? Answer: Place the
pillow under the client's calf, so the heel is suspended
◉ The nurse evaluates a client's fluid balance. Which finding most
likely requires an intervention? Answer: Output 700 mL less than
intake
◉ The nurse cares for a client that is immobile. The client is most at
risk to develop which complication? Answer: Renal calculi
◉ The nurse obtains the health history of a client admitted to the
hospital with difficulty breathing and chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). Which factors from the client's history are related to
developing COPD? Answer: Worked as a coal miner for 20 years
Has history of asthma
Works on a grain farm for last 8 years.
Smoked ½ pack of cigarettes per day for 30 years.
,◉ The nurse cares for the client reporting moderate pain. Which
nursing action is MOST important to provide the client effective pain
relief? Answer: Establish a trusting relationship.
◉ How soon after oral medication has been administered should the
effectiveness of the medication be evaluated? Answer: 30 to 60
minutes
◉ The nurse is teaching a health and wellness class. What will the
nurse include in the discussion of common risk factor for impaired
cellular regulation? Answer: Smoking
Poor nutrition
Physical Activity
Over the age 70
◉ The nurse is teaching a health and wellness class at a local senior
citizen center. When discussing methods to promote cognition,
which options should be included? Answer: Take music lessons
Learn a new language.
Complete crossword puzzles.
◉ The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with bowel and bladder
incontinence. Which is a priority nursing diagnosis for this client?
Answer: Impaired skin integrity
,◉ The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with polycythemia. What
should the nurse include in the client teaching? Answer: Report any
pain, redness, or swelling in calves.
◉ Proper foot care can provide what therapeutic benefits for the
client? Answer: Reduced risk of infection
◉ A learning process through which immigrants (new members of a
group or country) assume the characteristics of that culture.
Answer: Acculturation
◉ What is moral distress? Answer: When one knows the right thing
to do, but institutional constraints make it nearly impossible to
pursue the right course of action.
◉ Therapeutic communication techniques include which of the
following? (Select all that apply.) Answer: Asking clarifying
questions
Being attentive and listening
Restating
◉ Nurses encounter many patients from diverse cultures. When
caring for a culturally diverse patient, which initial question does the
nurse ask a patient that best assists the nurse with improving
, cultural competency? Answer: "What matters most to you about
your illness and treatment?"
◉ The goal of this phase is to establish rapport and trust through the
use of verbal and nonverbal communication. Answer: Orientation
Phase
◉ Active listening includes: Answer: focused energy.
◉ Which statement is true regarding the use of silence in
communication? Answer: Silence is a difficult technique to develop.
◉ A nurse tells a patient "Don't worry, everything will be fine." This
is an example of what type of blocked communication? Answer:
Offering false reassurance
◉ During this phase, the nurse communicates caring, the patient
expresses thoughts and feelings, mutual respect is maintained, and
honest verbal and nonverbal expression occurs. Answer: Working
Phase
◉ When communicating with a visual or hearing-impaired patient, a
nurse should: Answer: stand or sit 3 feet from the patient.
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ What is the best intervention for the client to reduce the risk of
further injury to a reddened area on the heel? Answer: Place the
pillow under the client's calf, so the heel is suspended
◉ The nurse evaluates a client's fluid balance. Which finding most
likely requires an intervention? Answer: Output 700 mL less than
intake
◉ The nurse cares for a client that is immobile. The client is most at
risk to develop which complication? Answer: Renal calculi
◉ The nurse obtains the health history of a client admitted to the
hospital with difficulty breathing and chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). Which factors from the client's history are related to
developing COPD? Answer: Worked as a coal miner for 20 years
Has history of asthma
Works on a grain farm for last 8 years.
Smoked ½ pack of cigarettes per day for 30 years.
,◉ The nurse cares for the client reporting moderate pain. Which
nursing action is MOST important to provide the client effective pain
relief? Answer: Establish a trusting relationship.
◉ How soon after oral medication has been administered should the
effectiveness of the medication be evaluated? Answer: 30 to 60
minutes
◉ The nurse is teaching a health and wellness class. What will the
nurse include in the discussion of common risk factor for impaired
cellular regulation? Answer: Smoking
Poor nutrition
Physical Activity
Over the age 70
◉ The nurse is teaching a health and wellness class at a local senior
citizen center. When discussing methods to promote cognition,
which options should be included? Answer: Take music lessons
Learn a new language.
Complete crossword puzzles.
◉ The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with bowel and bladder
incontinence. Which is a priority nursing diagnosis for this client?
Answer: Impaired skin integrity
,◉ The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with polycythemia. What
should the nurse include in the client teaching? Answer: Report any
pain, redness, or swelling in calves.
◉ Proper foot care can provide what therapeutic benefits for the
client? Answer: Reduced risk of infection
◉ A learning process through which immigrants (new members of a
group or country) assume the characteristics of that culture.
Answer: Acculturation
◉ What is moral distress? Answer: When one knows the right thing
to do, but institutional constraints make it nearly impossible to
pursue the right course of action.
◉ Therapeutic communication techniques include which of the
following? (Select all that apply.) Answer: Asking clarifying
questions
Being attentive and listening
Restating
◉ Nurses encounter many patients from diverse cultures. When
caring for a culturally diverse patient, which initial question does the
nurse ask a patient that best assists the nurse with improving
, cultural competency? Answer: "What matters most to you about
your illness and treatment?"
◉ The goal of this phase is to establish rapport and trust through the
use of verbal and nonverbal communication. Answer: Orientation
Phase
◉ Active listening includes: Answer: focused energy.
◉ Which statement is true regarding the use of silence in
communication? Answer: Silence is a difficult technique to develop.
◉ A nurse tells a patient "Don't worry, everything will be fine." This
is an example of what type of blocked communication? Answer:
Offering false reassurance
◉ During this phase, the nurse communicates caring, the patient
expresses thoughts and feelings, mutual respect is maintained, and
honest verbal and nonverbal expression occurs. Answer: Working
Phase
◉ When communicating with a visual or hearing-impaired patient, a
nurse should: Answer: stand or sit 3 feet from the patient.
