MDC 1 EXAM FULL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 GRADED A+
◉ A client is taking a herbal supplement that helps with headaches.
What supplement is he taking? Answer: Feverfew
◉ Types of herbal products 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? 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? Answer: Neuropathic Pain
◉ Pain is considered the 5th vital sign and is subjective? Answer:
True
,◉ What is a scale used to measure ones pain level? Answer:
Number,FACES, FLACC,CRIES
◉ What are some of the characteristics of the pain assessment?
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 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? 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? Answer: Older adults,
Confused patients, Post-Op patients
◉ What does the C mean in the RACE acronym? 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
ANSWERS 2026 GRADED A+
◉ A client is taking a herbal supplement that helps with headaches.
What supplement is he taking? Answer: Feverfew
◉ Types of herbal products 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? 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? Answer: Neuropathic Pain
◉ Pain is considered the 5th vital sign and is subjective? Answer:
True
,◉ What is a scale used to measure ones pain level? Answer:
Number,FACES, FLACC,CRIES
◉ What are some of the characteristics of the pain assessment?
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 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? 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? Answer: Older adults,
Confused patients, Post-Op patients
◉ What does the C mean in the RACE acronym? 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
