MDC4 EXAM 1 109 2026 OBSTETRIC
CONCEPTS REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS
VERIFIED GUIDE
◉ Fall Prevention
In Hospitals
Answer: i. Fall bracelets and yellow socks
ii. Bed alarm
iii. Remove clutter
iv. Keep items within reach(call light, personal items)
v. Gait Belts
vi. "Call, don't fall"
1. Orient them to the call light and educate them to use call light to
get help rather than getting up without assistance. Nurses should
respond to call light in a timely manner
vii. Put them in room close to nurses station
viii. Have good lighting (especially at night)
ix. BEDS:
1. Put in low position
2. Lock wheels
3. Use side rails appropriately
,◉ 1. Home Safety
a. Preschoolers and School Age Children
i. Firearms
Answer: 1. Keep firearms unloaded, locked up, and out of reach
2. Teach to never touch a gun or stay at a friend's house where a gun
is accessible
3. Store bullets in a different locations from guns
◉ 1. Home Safety
a. Preschoolers and School Age Children
i. Poison
Answer: 1. Teach child about the hazards of alcohol, cigarettes, and
prescription, non-prescription, and illicit drugs
2. Keep potentially dangerous substances out of reach
Have the poison control hotline number available
◉ 1. Home Safety
a. Preschoolers and School Age Children
i. Motor Vehicles
Answer: 1. Use booster seats for children who are less than 4ft 9in
tall and weigh less than 40lbs(usually 4 to 8 years old)
2. If the care has a passenger air bag, place children under 12 yrs in
the back seat
,3. Use seatbelts properly after booster seats are no longer necessary
4. Use protective equipment when participating in sports, riding a
bike, or riding as passenger on a bike
5. Supervise and teach safe use of equipment
6. Teach the child to play in safe areas and never run after a ball or
toy that goes into a road
7. Teach child safety rules of the road.
a. Look both ways before crossing road
◉ a. Fire Safety
i. Elements of Home Safety Plan
Answer: 1. Where the exit plan in
2. Oxygen safety measures
3. Fire extinguishers and everyone knows there location
Smoke detectors need batteries checked every 6 mos
◉ 1. Center of Gravity
Answer: a. should be close to the base of support (below the
umbilicus at the top of the pelvis)
b. spread feet, wide base of support
c. hold objects close to you
, ◉ Bathing
Answer: a. Bathe clients to cleanse the body, stimulate circulation,
provide relaxation, and enhance healing.
b. Bathing clients is often delegated to the assistive personnel.
However, the nurse is responsible for data collection and client care
c. Bathe clients whose health problems have exhausted them or
limited their mobility.
i. Give a complete bath to clients who can tolerate it and who hygiene
needs warrant it
ii. Allow rest periods for clients who become tired during bathing
iii. Partial baths are useful when clients cannot tolerate a complete
bath, need particular, cleansing of odorous or uncomfortable areas,
or can perform part of the bath independently.
iv. Therapeutic baths are used to promote comfort and provide
treatment (soothing itchy skin)
◉ Bed Bath:
Answer: i. Ensure privacy
ii. Start with face then arms and chest, then go to legs and feet, and
then finally perineal.
iii. Encourage patient to participate:
1. Wash their face and perineal area
CONCEPTS REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS
VERIFIED GUIDE
◉ Fall Prevention
In Hospitals
Answer: i. Fall bracelets and yellow socks
ii. Bed alarm
iii. Remove clutter
iv. Keep items within reach(call light, personal items)
v. Gait Belts
vi. "Call, don't fall"
1. Orient them to the call light and educate them to use call light to
get help rather than getting up without assistance. Nurses should
respond to call light in a timely manner
vii. Put them in room close to nurses station
viii. Have good lighting (especially at night)
ix. BEDS:
1. Put in low position
2. Lock wheels
3. Use side rails appropriately
,◉ 1. Home Safety
a. Preschoolers and School Age Children
i. Firearms
Answer: 1. Keep firearms unloaded, locked up, and out of reach
2. Teach to never touch a gun or stay at a friend's house where a gun
is accessible
3. Store bullets in a different locations from guns
◉ 1. Home Safety
a. Preschoolers and School Age Children
i. Poison
Answer: 1. Teach child about the hazards of alcohol, cigarettes, and
prescription, non-prescription, and illicit drugs
2. Keep potentially dangerous substances out of reach
Have the poison control hotline number available
◉ 1. Home Safety
a. Preschoolers and School Age Children
i. Motor Vehicles
Answer: 1. Use booster seats for children who are less than 4ft 9in
tall and weigh less than 40lbs(usually 4 to 8 years old)
2. If the care has a passenger air bag, place children under 12 yrs in
the back seat
,3. Use seatbelts properly after booster seats are no longer necessary
4. Use protective equipment when participating in sports, riding a
bike, or riding as passenger on a bike
5. Supervise and teach safe use of equipment
6. Teach the child to play in safe areas and never run after a ball or
toy that goes into a road
7. Teach child safety rules of the road.
a. Look both ways before crossing road
◉ a. Fire Safety
i. Elements of Home Safety Plan
Answer: 1. Where the exit plan in
2. Oxygen safety measures
3. Fire extinguishers and everyone knows there location
Smoke detectors need batteries checked every 6 mos
◉ 1. Center of Gravity
Answer: a. should be close to the base of support (below the
umbilicus at the top of the pelvis)
b. spread feet, wide base of support
c. hold objects close to you
, ◉ Bathing
Answer: a. Bathe clients to cleanse the body, stimulate circulation,
provide relaxation, and enhance healing.
b. Bathing clients is often delegated to the assistive personnel.
However, the nurse is responsible for data collection and client care
c. Bathe clients whose health problems have exhausted them or
limited their mobility.
i. Give a complete bath to clients who can tolerate it and who hygiene
needs warrant it
ii. Allow rest periods for clients who become tired during bathing
iii. Partial baths are useful when clients cannot tolerate a complete
bath, need particular, cleansing of odorous or uncomfortable areas,
or can perform part of the bath independently.
iv. Therapeutic baths are used to promote comfort and provide
treatment (soothing itchy skin)
◉ Bed Bath:
Answer: i. Ensure privacy
ii. Start with face then arms and chest, then go to legs and feet, and
then finally perineal.
iii. Encourage patient to participate:
1. Wash their face and perineal area
