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MDC 4 EXAM 1 LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
A patient had an embolic stroke and is having an echocardiogram.
When the client asks why the provider ordered "a test on my
heart" how will the nurse respond?
A. Most of these types of blood clots come from the heart
B. Some of the blood clots may have gone to your heart too
C. We need to see if your heart is strong enough for therapy
D. Your heart may have been damaged in the stroke too -
ANSWER-A. Most of these types of blood clots come from the
heart
The nurse is caring for a post-stroke client with expressive
aphasia. Which nursing intervention is appropraite for the nurse to
communicate with the client?
A. Refer the client to the speech language pathologist
B. Speak loudly to help the client interpret what is being said
C. Provide pictures or a communication board to help
communicate
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D. Gesture the client to the required location or activity -
ANSWER-C. Provide pictures or a communication board to help
communicate
Emergency medical services arrived at the emergency
department with a. client who has a cervical spinal cord injury.
Which priority assessment foes the emergency department nurse
perform at this time?
A. Level of consciousness and orientation
B. Heart rate and rythym
C. Muscle strength and reflexes
D. Respiratory status and airway patency - ANSWER-D.
Respiratory status and airway patency
Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disease in which the
neuromuscular junction characterized by the fluctuating weakness
of certain skeletal muscle groups. The use of IVIG is for which
response?
A. Increase anxiety and depression
B. Reduce the productions of aCH antibodies
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C. Removed the antibodies produced by the autoimmune
response
D. Increased the productions of aCH antobodies - ANSWER-D.
Increased the productions of aCH antobodies
A client has been in a MVC and presents with signs and
symptoms of increased ICP. What is the most significant sign or
symptom of increased ICP?
A. Pupil changes
B. Ipsilateal paralysis
C. Vomiting
D. Decrease in LOC - ANSWER-D. Decrease in LOC
A client has recently suffered a stroke with left-sided weakness. A
Nurse assesses for dysphagia, especially with thin liquids. Which
nursing intervention is most helpful in assessing this client to
swallow safely?
A. The client should avoid all liquids
B. Instructing to tuck the chin when swallowing
C. Give sips of water with each bite
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D. Turn head to the left - ANSWER-B. Instructing to tuck the chin
when swallowing
A nurse assesses a 27y.o female client who presents with muscle
weakness and decreased muscle coordination over the past few
months. What nervous system disease is she most likely suffering
from?
A. Systemic Lupus Erythematous
B. Multiple Sclerosis
C. Guillain-Barre Syndrome
D. Myasthenia Gravis - ANSWER-B. Multiple Sclerosis
During an assessment of a recent seizure patient, the nurse
interprets which finding is congruent with the postictal state?
A. Patients motor functions is returning to baseline
B. The patient states there is a visible aura
C. The patient has a brief jerking of the extremities
D. The patients O2 saturation is 80% - ANSWER-A. Patients
motor functions is returning to baseline
MDC 4 EXAM 1 LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
A patient had an embolic stroke and is having an echocardiogram.
When the client asks why the provider ordered "a test on my
heart" how will the nurse respond?
A. Most of these types of blood clots come from the heart
B. Some of the blood clots may have gone to your heart too
C. We need to see if your heart is strong enough for therapy
D. Your heart may have been damaged in the stroke too -
ANSWER-A. Most of these types of blood clots come from the
heart
The nurse is caring for a post-stroke client with expressive
aphasia. Which nursing intervention is appropraite for the nurse to
communicate with the client?
A. Refer the client to the speech language pathologist
B. Speak loudly to help the client interpret what is being said
C. Provide pictures or a communication board to help
communicate
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D. Gesture the client to the required location or activity -
ANSWER-C. Provide pictures or a communication board to help
communicate
Emergency medical services arrived at the emergency
department with a. client who has a cervical spinal cord injury.
Which priority assessment foes the emergency department nurse
perform at this time?
A. Level of consciousness and orientation
B. Heart rate and rythym
C. Muscle strength and reflexes
D. Respiratory status and airway patency - ANSWER-D.
Respiratory status and airway patency
Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disease in which the
neuromuscular junction characterized by the fluctuating weakness
of certain skeletal muscle groups. The use of IVIG is for which
response?
A. Increase anxiety and depression
B. Reduce the productions of aCH antibodies
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C. Removed the antibodies produced by the autoimmune
response
D. Increased the productions of aCH antobodies - ANSWER-D.
Increased the productions of aCH antobodies
A client has been in a MVC and presents with signs and
symptoms of increased ICP. What is the most significant sign or
symptom of increased ICP?
A. Pupil changes
B. Ipsilateal paralysis
C. Vomiting
D. Decrease in LOC - ANSWER-D. Decrease in LOC
A client has recently suffered a stroke with left-sided weakness. A
Nurse assesses for dysphagia, especially with thin liquids. Which
nursing intervention is most helpful in assessing this client to
swallow safely?
A. The client should avoid all liquids
B. Instructing to tuck the chin when swallowing
C. Give sips of water with each bite
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D. Turn head to the left - ANSWER-B. Instructing to tuck the chin
when swallowing
A nurse assesses a 27y.o female client who presents with muscle
weakness and decreased muscle coordination over the past few
months. What nervous system disease is she most likely suffering
from?
A. Systemic Lupus Erythematous
B. Multiple Sclerosis
C. Guillain-Barre Syndrome
D. Myasthenia Gravis - ANSWER-B. Multiple Sclerosis
During an assessment of a recent seizure patient, the nurse
interprets which finding is congruent with the postictal state?
A. Patients motor functions is returning to baseline
B. The patient states there is a visible aura
C. The patient has a brief jerking of the extremities
D. The patients O2 saturation is 80% - ANSWER-A. Patients
motor functions is returning to baseline
