NSG 332 - Chapter 12 Hair Skin Nails | Questions And Answers Latest {2024- 2025} A+
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15 year old pt is complaining of tenderness over lower sacrum. On inspection you find an edematous,
erythematous, hairy area over the coccyx. Which condition does the pt have:
A. Pilonidal cyst
B. Anal fissure
C. rectal tenesmus
D. Perirectal abscess - A. This is a hair containing cyst or sinus located in the midline over the coccyx.
Opens as a dimple w a visible tuft of hair and erythematous halo. Although its congenital it is first
diagnosed ages 15-30
When assessing a 16 year old female the nurse notices excess hair on the face, legs, hands and chest.
This is known as:
A. Folliculitis
B. Hirsutism
C. Trichtillomania
D. Traumatic alopecia - B
How would the nurse assess turgor?
A. Pinching the skin of the forearm
B. Palpating the skin of the forearm
C. Pinching the skin of the forehead
D. Palpating the skin of the forehead - A
What would the nurse expect to find in a pt with hyperthyroidism?
A. Skin dryness
B. Hyperthermia
C. General hypothermia
D. Localized hypothermia - B.
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