NUR 2356 FINAL EXAM
NUR 2356 FINAL EXAM REVIEW: MULTIDIMENSIONAL CARE
I / MDC 1 FINAL EXAM REVIEW (2026)
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 ANS >> Discuss the
patient's support system
What is a priority intervention for an
immunocompromised patient? Discuss whether this is
short term or long term
Take vital signs every 4 hours
Teach patient/family that everyone should get the influenza vaccine
yearly
Wash hands before entering patient's room ANS >> Wash hands
before entering patient's room
What type of immunity is when antibodies are passed from mother to
fetus through the placenta? ANS >> natural passive immunity
What type of precautions needs to be taken for a patient admitted with
TB? ANS >> airborne precautions
What PPE is required to enter a room if the patient has MRSA? ANS
>> gown and gloves (not sterile)
What do you expect to see for lab values in a
,NUR 2356 FINAL EXAM
patient with HIV? Low or high CD4+ T cells?
Low or high CD8+ T cells? ANS >> Lower than normal CD4+ T cells &
Normal CD8+ T cells
What is the first step if you (the nurse) are stuck by a needle? ANS
>> Wash/flush the exposed skin with water
What is a primary defense to
infection? Inflammation
Fever
Phagocytosi
s
Intact skin ANS >> Intact skin
, NUR 2356 FINAL EXAM
If contact precautions are in place, what link in the chain of infection is
broken? ANS >> Mode of transmission
If a patient recently traveled and developed a fever and cough, what
type of isolation should the patient be placed in? ANS >> Airborne
precautions
It is ok for a patient who is immunocompromised to have fresh flowers in
his/her room (true/false) ANS >> false
Antiretroviral drugs are used to treat HIV and work by inhibiting
viral replication (true/false) ANS >> true
A patient with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) is likely to have what
symptoms first? Joint pain
Wrinkles
Raynaud's phenomenon
Hypertension ANS >> Raynaud's phenomenon
An intervention to avoid a Raynaud's flare up is to wear gloves in the
winter (true/false) ANS >> true
What patient education is expected for a patient with
fibromyalgia to help reduce symptoms?
Establish a regular sleep
pattern Do not exercise
during a flare up High
intensity interval training
(HIIT)
Increase calcium and caffeine intake ANS >> Establish a regular sleep
pattern
A nurse is teaching a patient with debilitating rheumatoid arthritis
about home safety. The following statement is appropriate: "There are
many adaptive devices such as grab bars, reaching tools, grasping
devices, and adaptive silverware available that may help
you."(true/false) ANS >> true
What do you expect to see with the rheumatoid factor (lab) for a
patient experiencing a flare up of her rheumatoid arthritis?
NUR 2356 FINAL EXAM REVIEW: MULTIDIMENSIONAL CARE
I / MDC 1 FINAL EXAM REVIEW (2026)
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 ANS >> Discuss the
patient's support system
What is a priority intervention for an
immunocompromised patient? Discuss whether this is
short term or long term
Take vital signs every 4 hours
Teach patient/family that everyone should get the influenza vaccine
yearly
Wash hands before entering patient's room ANS >> Wash hands
before entering patient's room
What type of immunity is when antibodies are passed from mother to
fetus through the placenta? ANS >> natural passive immunity
What type of precautions needs to be taken for a patient admitted with
TB? ANS >> airborne precautions
What PPE is required to enter a room if the patient has MRSA? ANS
>> gown and gloves (not sterile)
What do you expect to see for lab values in a
,NUR 2356 FINAL EXAM
patient with HIV? Low or high CD4+ T cells?
Low or high CD8+ T cells? ANS >> Lower than normal CD4+ T cells &
Normal CD8+ T cells
What is the first step if you (the nurse) are stuck by a needle? ANS
>> Wash/flush the exposed skin with water
What is a primary defense to
infection? Inflammation
Fever
Phagocytosi
s
Intact skin ANS >> Intact skin
, NUR 2356 FINAL EXAM
If contact precautions are in place, what link in the chain of infection is
broken? ANS >> Mode of transmission
If a patient recently traveled and developed a fever and cough, what
type of isolation should the patient be placed in? ANS >> Airborne
precautions
It is ok for a patient who is immunocompromised to have fresh flowers in
his/her room (true/false) ANS >> false
Antiretroviral drugs are used to treat HIV and work by inhibiting
viral replication (true/false) ANS >> true
A patient with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) is likely to have what
symptoms first? Joint pain
Wrinkles
Raynaud's phenomenon
Hypertension ANS >> Raynaud's phenomenon
An intervention to avoid a Raynaud's flare up is to wear gloves in the
winter (true/false) ANS >> true
What patient education is expected for a patient with
fibromyalgia to help reduce symptoms?
Establish a regular sleep
pattern Do not exercise
during a flare up High
intensity interval training
(HIIT)
Increase calcium and caffeine intake ANS >> Establish a regular sleep
pattern
A nurse is teaching a patient with debilitating rheumatoid arthritis
about home safety. The following statement is appropriate: "There are
many adaptive devices such as grab bars, reaching tools, grasping
devices, and adaptive silverware available that may help
you."(true/false) ANS >> true
What do you expect to see with the rheumatoid factor (lab) for a
patient experiencing a flare up of her rheumatoid arthritis?
