MDC FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. What lifestyle habits negatively affect skin integrity?
select all that apply
Answer a.
Tanning
c. Smoking
e. Tattoos
2. Which of the following statements made by a client diagnosed with
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) would require further teaching?
Answer b. I will only need to take HIV medications for 6 months and I will be cured
3. A has acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). which of
these assess- ment findings indicate possible infection? (select all that
apply)
Answer a. Temperature; 101.3-degree Fahrenheit
d. Purulent drainage
,4. Which of the following lab tests may be used for diagnosing
connective tissue diseases? select all that apply.
Answer a. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
b. C-reactive protein (CRP)
c. Anti-nuclear antibody (ANA)
d. Rheumatoid factor (FR)
5. A client diagnosed with narcolepsy. What is the nurse's priority
intervention?-
Answer e. Inform the client that driving would be dangerous
6. 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?
Answer GOWN
7. A nurse is preparing a community presentation about repetitive
motion in- juries. Which of the following occupations should the
nurse identify as incorrect carpal tunnel syndrome?
Answer c. Elementary school teacher
8. A client is diagnosed with systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma). What
, symptom is the first to occur?
Answer c. Raynaud's phenomenon
9. The nurse is caring for four clients. Which of these clients will the
nurse see first?
Answer a. A client with sudden and increasing pain in his fracture arm
10. Most adult with human immunodeficiency virus will exhibit
which of the following laboratory values?
Answer Lower-than-normal number of CD4t T-Cells and CD8t T-cells are normal
11. When assessing the skin in the elder, what age-related
change should the nurse consider?
Answer a. Loss of elasticity of the dermal layer
12. The nurse is caring for a 65-year-old client and note a
temperature of 101 F. How does the nurse interpret this finding?
Answer Hyperthermia
13. The nurse is preparing to administer medications to a client
with osteoarthri- tis. What is the goal of medication therapy?
Answer Reduce pain and inflammation
14. The nurse is caring for a client who develops compartment
ANSWERS
1. What lifestyle habits negatively affect skin integrity?
select all that apply
Answer a.
Tanning
c. Smoking
e. Tattoos
2. Which of the following statements made by a client diagnosed with
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) would require further teaching?
Answer b. I will only need to take HIV medications for 6 months and I will be cured
3. A has acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). which of
these assess- ment findings indicate possible infection? (select all that
apply)
Answer a. Temperature; 101.3-degree Fahrenheit
d. Purulent drainage
,4. Which of the following lab tests may be used for diagnosing
connective tissue diseases? select all that apply.
Answer a. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
b. C-reactive protein (CRP)
c. Anti-nuclear antibody (ANA)
d. Rheumatoid factor (FR)
5. A client diagnosed with narcolepsy. What is the nurse's priority
intervention?-
Answer e. Inform the client that driving would be dangerous
6. 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?
Answer GOWN
7. A nurse is preparing a community presentation about repetitive
motion in- juries. Which of the following occupations should the
nurse identify as incorrect carpal tunnel syndrome?
Answer c. Elementary school teacher
8. A client is diagnosed with systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma). What
, symptom is the first to occur?
Answer c. Raynaud's phenomenon
9. The nurse is caring for four clients. Which of these clients will the
nurse see first?
Answer a. A client with sudden and increasing pain in his fracture arm
10. Most adult with human immunodeficiency virus will exhibit
which of the following laboratory values?
Answer Lower-than-normal number of CD4t T-Cells and CD8t T-cells are normal
11. When assessing the skin in the elder, what age-related
change should the nurse consider?
Answer a. Loss of elasticity of the dermal layer
12. The nurse is caring for a 65-year-old client and note a
temperature of 101 F. How does the nurse interpret this finding?
Answer Hyperthermia
13. The nurse is preparing to administer medications to a client
with osteoarthri- tis. What is the goal of medication therapy?
Answer Reduce pain and inflammation
14. The nurse is caring for a client who develops compartment
