MDC 1 Final Exam Review Questions and
Answers
1. If a surgical wound was closed with sutures, what is the
healing process called?
Answer primary
2. What is the medical term to describe thick, yellow drainage?
Answer purulent
3. Which of the following is correct management of
cellulitis? Use a tight bandage on the affected area
Do not apply heat to the affected
area Use a warm, moist towel on
affected area
Use a cold, dry towel on affected area
Answer Use a warm, moist towel on affected area
4. Which of the following is the best intervention for a patient
that experiences pain during a dressing change?
Teach patient nonpharmacological pain control methods
Administer pain medications as indicated per the MAR
Complete the dressing change quickly to decrease amount of time in
,pain Educate patient on foods that promote healing
Answer Administer pain medications as indicated per the MAR
5. Wound healing is negatively impacted by poor nutrition (true/false)
Answer true
6. What type of injury is a patient at risk for if they are in a high
fowler's position (skin layers shift in opposite directions)?
Shearing
injury Friction
injury
Pressure
injury
Traumatic injury
Answer Shearing injury
7. How can you help reduce the risk for friction and shear injuries for
a patient that is bedridden?
Give a bed bath every other
day Elevate head of the bed to 45
degrees Slide the patient up in
bed by yourself
Use a mechanical lift to reposition the patient every 2 hours
Answer Use a mechanical lift to reposition the patient every 2 hours
, 8. A post-op abdominal incision patient just had a bowel movement
and noted a sharp pain in his abdomen. The nurse noted his
bowel protruding from the incision. What is this called?
Dehiscenc
e
Evisceratio
n
Laceration
Approximation
Answer Evisceration
9. What is the term to describe when the nurse presses down on an
erythema- tous area of skin and the area becomes white?
Blanching
Warmth
Redness
Non-blanching
Answer Blanching
10. Which age related change do you expect in
the elderly? Loss of elasticity of the dermal layer
Increased activity of the sebaceous
glands Increased regeneration of
healthy skin
Loss of vernix caseosa
Answers
1. If a surgical wound was closed with sutures, what is the
healing process called?
Answer primary
2. What is the medical term to describe thick, yellow drainage?
Answer purulent
3. Which of the following is correct management of
cellulitis? Use a tight bandage on the affected area
Do not apply heat to the affected
area Use a warm, moist towel on
affected area
Use a cold, dry towel on affected area
Answer Use a warm, moist towel on affected area
4. Which of the following is the best intervention for a patient
that experiences pain during a dressing change?
Teach patient nonpharmacological pain control methods
Administer pain medications as indicated per the MAR
Complete the dressing change quickly to decrease amount of time in
,pain Educate patient on foods that promote healing
Answer Administer pain medications as indicated per the MAR
5. Wound healing is negatively impacted by poor nutrition (true/false)
Answer true
6. What type of injury is a patient at risk for if they are in a high
fowler's position (skin layers shift in opposite directions)?
Shearing
injury Friction
injury
Pressure
injury
Traumatic injury
Answer Shearing injury
7. How can you help reduce the risk for friction and shear injuries for
a patient that is bedridden?
Give a bed bath every other
day Elevate head of the bed to 45
degrees Slide the patient up in
bed by yourself
Use a mechanical lift to reposition the patient every 2 hours
Answer Use a mechanical lift to reposition the patient every 2 hours
, 8. A post-op abdominal incision patient just had a bowel movement
and noted a sharp pain in his abdomen. The nurse noted his
bowel protruding from the incision. What is this called?
Dehiscenc
e
Evisceratio
n
Laceration
Approximation
Answer Evisceration
9. What is the term to describe when the nurse presses down on an
erythema- tous area of skin and the area becomes white?
Blanching
Warmth
Redness
Non-blanching
Answer Blanching
10. Which age related change do you expect in
the elderly? Loss of elasticity of the dermal layer
Increased activity of the sebaceous
glands Increased regeneration of
healthy skin
Loss of vernix caseosa
