MDC IV Exam 2 2022/2023 Rasmussen
College of Nursing(A+ exam)
B. Evaluate airway and circulation. - The nurse is caring for a patient who is admitted to
the ED with burns to the lower legs and hands. During the initial management, what is
the priority nursing care?
A. Assess and treat pain.
B. Evaluate airway and circulation.
C. Place two IV catheters and initiate fluid resuscitation.
D. Use the rule of nines to estimate percent of body surface area burned.
B. Notify the physician immediately. - It has been 12 hours since a patient has been
admitted for burns to the face and neck with associated inhalation injuries. The patient
had been wheezing audibly and the wheezing has now stopped. What nursing action is
appropriate?
A. Check the patient's Spo2 level.
B. Notify the physician immediately.
C. Re-assess breathing in 1 hour.
D. Document improvement in patient's condition.
D. Possible allergic reaction to silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene) - A patient has been
receiving dressing changes with silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene) for burn injuries over
both lower arms. The nurse notices that the patient's white blood cell count has dropped
significantly over the past 4 days. How does the nurse interpret this finding?
A. Electrolyte imbalance
B. Infection is improving
C. Impending kidney disease
D. Possible allergic reaction to silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene)
A. 24-year-old male admitted with blunt chest trauma and aspiration - Which patient is
at greatest risk of developing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?
A. 24-year-old male admitted with blunt chest trauma and aspiration
B. 56-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse and chronic pancreatitis
C. 72-year-old male post heart valve surgery receiving 1 unit of packed red blood cells
D. 82-year-old female on antibiotics for pneumonia
, B. "I should eat more green leafy vegetables like spinach." - A patient is being
discharged to home on warfarin (Coumadin) therapy to manage an acute pulmonary
embolism. Which patient response indicates a need for further teaching by the nurse?
A. "I should limit my alcohol consumption."
B. "I should eat more green leafy vegetables like spinach."
C. "I should take the medication at the same time every day."
D. "I should make a doctor's appointment for weekly blood draws."
D. Opioid analgesic overdose - A patient in acute respiratory failure is classified as
having ventilatory failure. The nurse understands that which finding is a potential cause
of ventilatory failure?
A. Pulmonary edema
B. Hypovolemic shock
C. Pulmonary embolus
D. Opioid analgesic overdose
B. Initiate intravenous fluid resuscitation. - A 37-year-old male is admitted with a
severely abscessed tooth, BP 90/42, HR 136, RR 28, Spo2 90% on room air,
temperature 38.7º C. The nurse suspects that the patient has developed sepsis. What is
the priority nursing intervention?
A. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter.
B. Initiate intravenous fluid resuscitation.
C. Obtain a complete chemistry for laboratory analysis.
D. Administer prescribed antibiotics prior to blood cultures.
B. Increased heart rate - When assessing a patient for shock, the nurse knows that
which symptom is the earliest manifestation of shock?
A. Anuria
B. Increased heart rate
C. A decrease in respiratory rate and depth
D. A change in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure
D. Bleeding, oozing from IV sites - Which clinical manifestations does the nurse
recognize that indicates worsening in the condition of a patient in the refractory phase of
shock?
A. Warm, flushed skin
B. Urine output of 20 mL/hr
C. Increasing respiratory rate
D. Bleeding, oozing from IV sites
*Diminished breath sounds*
College of Nursing(A+ exam)
B. Evaluate airway and circulation. - The nurse is caring for a patient who is admitted to
the ED with burns to the lower legs and hands. During the initial management, what is
the priority nursing care?
A. Assess and treat pain.
B. Evaluate airway and circulation.
C. Place two IV catheters and initiate fluid resuscitation.
D. Use the rule of nines to estimate percent of body surface area burned.
B. Notify the physician immediately. - It has been 12 hours since a patient has been
admitted for burns to the face and neck with associated inhalation injuries. The patient
had been wheezing audibly and the wheezing has now stopped. What nursing action is
appropriate?
A. Check the patient's Spo2 level.
B. Notify the physician immediately.
C. Re-assess breathing in 1 hour.
D. Document improvement in patient's condition.
D. Possible allergic reaction to silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene) - A patient has been
receiving dressing changes with silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene) for burn injuries over
both lower arms. The nurse notices that the patient's white blood cell count has dropped
significantly over the past 4 days. How does the nurse interpret this finding?
A. Electrolyte imbalance
B. Infection is improving
C. Impending kidney disease
D. Possible allergic reaction to silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene)
A. 24-year-old male admitted with blunt chest trauma and aspiration - Which patient is
at greatest risk of developing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?
A. 24-year-old male admitted with blunt chest trauma and aspiration
B. 56-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse and chronic pancreatitis
C. 72-year-old male post heart valve surgery receiving 1 unit of packed red blood cells
D. 82-year-old female on antibiotics for pneumonia
, B. "I should eat more green leafy vegetables like spinach." - A patient is being
discharged to home on warfarin (Coumadin) therapy to manage an acute pulmonary
embolism. Which patient response indicates a need for further teaching by the nurse?
A. "I should limit my alcohol consumption."
B. "I should eat more green leafy vegetables like spinach."
C. "I should take the medication at the same time every day."
D. "I should make a doctor's appointment for weekly blood draws."
D. Opioid analgesic overdose - A patient in acute respiratory failure is classified as
having ventilatory failure. The nurse understands that which finding is a potential cause
of ventilatory failure?
A. Pulmonary edema
B. Hypovolemic shock
C. Pulmonary embolus
D. Opioid analgesic overdose
B. Initiate intravenous fluid resuscitation. - A 37-year-old male is admitted with a
severely abscessed tooth, BP 90/42, HR 136, RR 28, Spo2 90% on room air,
temperature 38.7º C. The nurse suspects that the patient has developed sepsis. What is
the priority nursing intervention?
A. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter.
B. Initiate intravenous fluid resuscitation.
C. Obtain a complete chemistry for laboratory analysis.
D. Administer prescribed antibiotics prior to blood cultures.
B. Increased heart rate - When assessing a patient for shock, the nurse knows that
which symptom is the earliest manifestation of shock?
A. Anuria
B. Increased heart rate
C. A decrease in respiratory rate and depth
D. A change in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure
D. Bleeding, oozing from IV sites - Which clinical manifestations does the nurse
recognize that indicates worsening in the condition of a patient in the refractory phase of
shock?
A. Warm, flushed skin
B. Urine output of 20 mL/hr
C. Increasing respiratory rate
D. Bleeding, oozing from IV sites
*Diminished breath sounds*
