NUR 2356 Multidimensional Care I
MDC 1 Final Exam Questions
Question:
A nurse caring for a client who is post-operative following an open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) of a femur fracture. What is included in the evaluation of the neurovascular status of the clients affected extremity?(Select all that apply)
- skin integrity
- sensation
- temperature
- ecchymosis
- color
Answer:
- sensation
- temperature
- color
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Question:
A client is experiencing numbness and tingling distal to a new arm cast with no increase in pain. The nurse assesses that the client's fingers are pale and cool What action does the nurse take next?
- Encourage range of motion
- Apply heat to the affected hand
- Raise the arm above the level of the heart
Answer:
- Raise the arm above the level of the heart
Question:
A client has an abdominal incision. The surgical wound was closed with 10 sutures. This surgical wound is healing by what process?
- Secondary intention
- Binary intention
- Primary intention
- Tertiary intention
Answer:
- Primary intention
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Question:
A client has a new diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus HIV. The client is distraught and does not know what to do. What intervention by the nurse is best?
- Explain the legal requirements
- Offer to tell the family for the client
- Assess the client's support system
- Call the hospital clergy to speak with client
Answer:
- Assess the client's support system
Question:
A nurse is assessing a client's vital signs. The oxygen is 85%. What intervention should the nurse perform first?
- Obtain pain medication
- Call the provider
- Raise the head of the bed
- Place the clients in the lithotomy position
Answer:
- Raise the head of the bed
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Question:
Which practice is recommended to prevent human immune deficiency virus (HIV) transmission by health care workers?
- Wearing a mask within three feet of the client
- Using standard precaution
- Double gloving
- Applying hand sanitizer to gloves during cares
Answer:
- Using standard precaution
Question:
A client with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) has been in bed for two weeks due to fatigue and abdominal pain. Today, the client cam into the clinic complaining of her leg being hot, red. and painful. What does the nurse suspect?
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Internal bleeding
- Amputation
- Kidney failure
Answer:
- Deep vein thrombosis
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