MDC 1 Final Exam Review
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 erythematous area of
skin and the area becomes white?
Blanching
Warmth
, Redness
Non-blanching
- Blanching
10. Which age related change do you expect in the elderly?
Loss of elasticity of the dermal layer
Increased activity of the sebaceous glands
Increased regeneration of healthy skin
Loss of vernix caseosa
- Loss of elasticity of the dermal layer
11. If a patient has HIV and then develops pneumonia, what type of infection is this?
Pathogenic infection
Opportunistic infection
Nosocomical infection
Fungal infection
- Opportunistic infection
12. What is the best intervention to use for a patient just diagnosed with HIV?
Discuss the patient's support system
Call the hospital chaplain
Discuss the legal requirement to talk to partners
Offer to discuss with family for the patient
- Discuss the patient's support system
13. What is a priority intervention for an immunocompromised patient?
Discuss whether this is short term or long term
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 erythematous area of
skin and the area becomes white?
Blanching
Warmth
, Redness
Non-blanching
- Blanching
10. Which age related change do you expect in the elderly?
Loss of elasticity of the dermal layer
Increased activity of the sebaceous glands
Increased regeneration of healthy skin
Loss of vernix caseosa
- Loss of elasticity of the dermal layer
11. If a patient has HIV and then develops pneumonia, what type of infection is this?
Pathogenic infection
Opportunistic infection
Nosocomical infection
Fungal infection
- Opportunistic infection
12. What is the best intervention to use for a patient just diagnosed with HIV?
Discuss the patient's support system
Call the hospital chaplain
Discuss the legal requirement to talk to partners
Offer to discuss with family for the patient
- Discuss the patient's support system
13. What is a priority intervention for an immunocompromised patient?
Discuss whether this is short term or long term
