MDC Review Practice Exam Questions & Answers.
What lifestyle habits negatively affect skin integrity? select all that apply - CORRECT ANSWER a. Tanning
c. Smoking
e. Tattoos
Which of the following statements made by a client diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) would requ...
What lifestyle habits negatively affect skin integrity? select all that apply - CORRECT ANSWER a. Tanning
c. Smoking
e. Tattoos
Which of the following statements made by a client diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) would require further teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER b. I will only need to take HIV medications for
6 months and I will be cured
A has acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). which of these assessment findings indicate possible
infection? (select all that apply) - CORRECT ANSWER a. Temperature: 101.3-degree Fahrenheit
d. Purulent drainage
Which of the following lab tests may be used for diagnosing connective tissue diseases? select all that
apply. - CORRECT ANSWER a. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
b. C-reactive protein (CRP)
c. Anti-nuclear antibody (ANA)
d. Rheumatoid factor (FR)
A client diagnosed with narcolepsy. What is the nurse's priority intervention? - CORRECT ANSWER e.
Inform the client that driving would be dangerous
A nurse is caring for a client who has methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in an
abdominal wound. The nurse prepares to enter the room, what personal protective equipment (PPE)
should the nurse don? - CORRECT ANSWER GOWN
,A nurse is preparing a community presentation about repetitive motion injuries. Which of the following
occupations should the nurse identify as incorrect carpal tunnel syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWER c.
Elementary school teacher
A client is diagnosed with systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma). What symptom is the first to occur? -
CORRECT ANSWER c. Raynaud's phenomenon
The nurse is caring for four clients. Which of these clients will the nurse see first? - CORRECT ANSWER a.
A client with sudden and increasing pain in his fracture arm
Most adult with human immunodeficiency virus will exhibit which of the following laboratory values? -
CORRECT ANSWER Lower-than-normal number of CD4t T-Cells and CD8t T-cells are normal
When assessing the skin in the elder, what age-related change should the nurse consider? - CORRECT
ANSWER a. Loss of elasticity of the dermal layer
The nurse is caring for a 65-year-old client and note a temperature of 101 F. How does the nurse
interpret this finding? - CORRECT ANSWER Hyperthermia
The nurse is preparing to administer medications to a client with osteoarthritis. What is the goal of
medication therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER Reduce pain and inflammation
The nurse is caring for a client who develops compartment syndrome from a severely fractured arm. The
client asks the nurse how this can happen. What is the best response by the nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER
Bleeding and swelling cause increased pressure in an area that cannot expand.
A nurse assesses an audible grating sound (crepitus) when a client with osteoarthritis moves his knees.
What is the cause of this sound? - CORRECT ANSWER Popping bursae from standing
A client has an open wound with creamy thick yellow drainage. How would the nurse document this
finding? - CORRECT ANSWER Purulent
, The client complains of fatigue and joint pain and reports that they are unable to walk due to pain in the
knee. What is the most appropriate statement by the nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER Please tell me more
about when your pain started
What are some of the expected outcomes when medications are given for rheumatoid arthritis? select
all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER Reduced inflammation
Decreased pain
A client is bedridden and appears to be frail and malnourished. Which nursing intervention will decrease
the risk of pressure injury? select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER a. Cleansing the skin routinely after
soiling occurs.
b. Applying moisturizer to dry areas of skin
c. Using a Hoyer lift for all transferd.
e. Reposition client once per shift
A provider has ordered a wound culture for a client with a non-healing. What is the nurse's first action? -
CORRECT ANSWER Put on non-sterile gloves
What are opportunistic infection associated with acquire immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) select all
that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER a. Candidiasis
c. Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
D. NON-hodkins lymphoma
What client is a susceptible host most at risk for infection? - CORRECT ANSWER A client with Leukemia
The client is at risk for impaired skin integrity related to the need for several weeks of bed rest. The
nurse evaluates the client after one week and finds the skin integrity is not impaired. In evaluating the
plan of care, what is the nurse's best action? - CORRECT ANSWER b. Keep the nursing diagnosis in the
plan of care the same since the risk factors are still present
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