MDC 1 FINAL TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What is the medical term to describe thick, yellow drainage? Answer:
purulent
◉ Which of the following is the correct management of cellulitis?
Answer: use a warm moist towel on the affected area.
◉ Which of the following is the best intervention for a patient that
expirernces pain during a dressing change? Answer: administer pain
medications as indicated per the MAR
◉ What type of injury is a patient at risk for if they are in a high fowlers
position? Answer: shearing injury
◉ How can you help reduce the risk for friction and shear injuries for a
patient that is bedridden? Answer: use a mechancial lift to reposition the
patient every 2 hours
,◉ A post-op abdominal patient just had a bowel movement and noted a
sharp pain in his abdomen. the nurse noted his bowel protruding from
the inscion, what is this called? Answer: evisceration
◉ What is the term when a nurse presses down on an erthymeatous area
of the skin and the area becomes white? Answer: blanching
◉ Which age related change do you expect in the elderly? Answer: loss
of elasticity of the dermal layer
◉ If a patient has HIV and then develops pneumonia, what type of
infection is this? Answer: opportunistic infection
◉ What is the best intervention to use for a patient just diagnosed with
HIV? Answer: discuss the patients support system
◉ What is a priority intervention for an immunocompromised patient?
Answer: wash hands before entering patients room
◉ What type of immunity is when antibodies are passed from mother to
baby through placenta? Answer: natural passive immunity
◉ What type of precautions need to be taken for a patient admitted with
TB? Answer: airborne
, ◉ What PPE is required to enter a room if the patient has MRSA?
Answer: gown and gloves (not sterile)
◉ What do you expect to see for lab values in a patient with HIV?
Answer: lower than normal CD4+ T cells and normal CD8+ T cells
◉ What is the first step if you are stuck by a needle? Answer: wash and
flush exposed skin with water
◉ What is a primary defense to an infection? Answer: Intact skin
◉ If contact precautions are in place, what link in the chain of infection
is broken? Answer: mode of transmission
◉ If a patient recently traveled and developed a fever and cough, what
type of isolation should the patient be placed in. Answer: airborne
precautions
◉ Antiretroviral drugs are used to treat HIV and work by inhibiting viral
replcation. Answer: true
◉ A patient with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) is likely to have what
symptom first? Answer: raynauds phenomenon
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What is the medical term to describe thick, yellow drainage? Answer:
purulent
◉ Which of the following is the correct management of cellulitis?
Answer: use a warm moist towel on the affected area.
◉ Which of the following is the best intervention for a patient that
expirernces pain during a dressing change? Answer: administer pain
medications as indicated per the MAR
◉ What type of injury is a patient at risk for if they are in a high fowlers
position? Answer: shearing injury
◉ How can you help reduce the risk for friction and shear injuries for a
patient that is bedridden? Answer: use a mechancial lift to reposition the
patient every 2 hours
,◉ A post-op abdominal patient just had a bowel movement and noted a
sharp pain in his abdomen. the nurse noted his bowel protruding from
the inscion, what is this called? Answer: evisceration
◉ What is the term when a nurse presses down on an erthymeatous area
of the skin and the area becomes white? Answer: blanching
◉ Which age related change do you expect in the elderly? Answer: loss
of elasticity of the dermal layer
◉ If a patient has HIV and then develops pneumonia, what type of
infection is this? Answer: opportunistic infection
◉ What is the best intervention to use for a patient just diagnosed with
HIV? Answer: discuss the patients support system
◉ What is a priority intervention for an immunocompromised patient?
Answer: wash hands before entering patients room
◉ What type of immunity is when antibodies are passed from mother to
baby through placenta? Answer: natural passive immunity
◉ What type of precautions need to be taken for a patient admitted with
TB? Answer: airborne
, ◉ What PPE is required to enter a room if the patient has MRSA?
Answer: gown and gloves (not sterile)
◉ What do you expect to see for lab values in a patient with HIV?
Answer: lower than normal CD4+ T cells and normal CD8+ T cells
◉ What is the first step if you are stuck by a needle? Answer: wash and
flush exposed skin with water
◉ What is a primary defense to an infection? Answer: Intact skin
◉ If contact precautions are in place, what link in the chain of infection
is broken? Answer: mode of transmission
◉ If a patient recently traveled and developed a fever and cough, what
type of isolation should the patient be placed in. Answer: airborne
precautions
◉ Antiretroviral drugs are used to treat HIV and work by inhibiting viral
replcation. Answer: true
◉ A patient with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) is likely to have what
symptom first? Answer: raynauds phenomenon
