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Rasmussen College MDC 1 Final Exam Questions with Verified Answers 100% Guarantee passing score of 90% or higher

Consist of 100 multichoice Questions with Answers

• A client with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) has Pneumo-

cystis carinii (PCP). What is the nurse's priority assessment for this client?

• Lung sounds
• Skin Turgor
• Radial pulses
• Capillary refill

Answer

• Lung sounds

• The client with rheumatoid arthritis is having her rheumatoid factor (RF)

drawn while she is having a flare-up of the disease. Which result is seen in clients with rheumatoid arthritis?

• A positive rheumatoid factor
• Factor does not change Joshua 1 / 8

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• A negative rheumatoid factor
• decreased level of rheumatoid factor

Answer

• A positive rheumatoid factor

• A nurse is providing education for a client who has glaucoma which of the

following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?

• "Use of eye drops will improve vision overtime."
• "Without treatment, glaucoma can cause blindness."
• "Double vision is a common symptom of glaucoma."
• "Glaucoma is caused by inadequate production of fluid within the eye."

Answer

• "Without treatment, glaucoma can cause blindness."

• A nurse is caring for an immobile client. What is the priority assessment in

this client?

• Assessment of skin turgor
• Auscultation of bowel sounds
• Auscultation of lungs sounds
• Assessment for the presence of peripheral edema

Answer

• Assessment of skin turgor

• A client with a diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) develops

pneumonia. What type of infection is this? Joshua 2 / 8

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• A nosocomial infection
• A pathogenic infection
• An opportunistic infection
• A root cause infection

Answer

• An opportunistic infection

• What level of Maslow hierarchy does shelter belong to
• Esteem
• Love and belonging
• Safety and security
• physiological

Answer

• physiological

• A client states that he has been experiencing oozing from his wound. What

is the nurse priority?

• Inspect the wound and assess the drainage
• Call the provide to initiate antibiotics
• Appy topical ointment to the wound
• Culture the wound

Answer

• Inspect the wound and assess the drainage

• What is not a potential complication of rheumatoid arthritis? Joshua 3 / 8

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• Joint deformity
• fibromyalgia
• Paresthesia
• Dry eye

Answer

• Paresthesia

• The nurse is planning care for a post-operative client after a total hip

arthroplasty. What is the priority nursing intervention?

• Perform neurovascular assessment per protocol
• Use aseptic techniques for wound care and emptying of drains
• Observe client for changes in mental status
• keep the client's heels off the bed

Answer

• Perform neurovascular assessment per protocol

• The nurse is providing medication education for a client with osteoarthritis.

What teaching should the nurse include in the education?

• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs) are very safe and are known

to have no side effect

• The main side effect of acetaminophen is gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding
• You should not take more than 4000mg of acetaminophen a day
• The most common adverse effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

(NSAIDs) Joshua 4 / 8