Chapter 22 Assessment of Integumentary System: 10 Edition
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Chapter 22: Assessment of Integumentary System
MULTIPLE CHOICE
- Question: A 38-year-old female patient states that she is using topical fluorouracil to treat actinic keratoses on her face. Which additional assessment information will be most important for the nurse to obtain?
- Question: Which integumentary assessment data from an older patient admitted with bacterial pneumonia is of most concern for the nurse?
- Question: The nurse assesses a circular, flat, reddened lesion about 5 cm in diameter on a middle-aged patients ankle. How should the nurse determine if the lesion is related to intradermal bleeding?
- Question: When examining an older patient in the home, the home health nurse notices irregular patterns of bruising at different stages of healing on the patients body. Which action should the nurse take first?
- Question: A dark-skinned patient has been admitted to the hospital with chronic heart failure. How would the nurse best assess this patient for cyanosis?
- Question: The nurse prepares to obtain a culture from a patient who has a possible fungal infection on the foot. Which items should the nurse gather for this procedure?
- Question: When performing a skin assessment, the nurse notes several angiomas on the chest of an older patient. Which action should the nurse take next?
- Question: A patient in the dermatology clinic is scheduled for removal of a 15-mm multicolored and irregular mole from the upper back. The nurse should prepare the patient for which type of biopsy?
- Question: During assessment of the patients skin, the nurse observes a similar pattern of small, raised lesions on the left and right upper back areas. Which term should the nurse use to document these lesions?
- Question: A patient reports chronic itching of the ankles and continuously scratches the area. Which assessment finding will the nurse expect?
- Question: Which abnormality on the skin of an older patient is the priority to discuss immediately with the health care provider?
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