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NURS 6512 WEEK 4 QUIZ (LATEST-2020)
ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT : WALDEN
UNIVERSITY
Week 4: Assessment of the Skin, Hair, and Nails
Question 1
The adipose tissue in the hypodermis serves to:
Response The hypodermis layer consists of adipose tissue that serves to
Feedback: generate heat and to provide insulation, shock absorption,
and a reserve of calories.
Question 2
The type and brand of grooming products used are important to the health
history of:
Response Knowledge of exposure to environmental chemicals is valid
Feedback: health history data for all age groups, not just adolescents,
older adults, or persons with rashes.
Question 3
You are inspecting the lower extremities of a patient and have noted pale, shiny
skin of the lower extremities. This may reflect:
Response Pale, shiny skin of the lower extremities may reflect peripheral
Feedback: changes that occur with systemic disorders, such as diabetes
mellitus and cardiovascular disease.
Question 4
The characteristic that best differentiates psoriasis from other skin abnormalities
is the:
Response Unlike other skin conditions, silvery papules and plaques
Feedback: characterize psoriasis.
Question 5
, Transient mottling of the patient's skin in a cool room is a common finding in:
Response Cutis marmorata, a mottled appearance, is part of the
Feedback: newborn's response to changes in temperature.
Question 6
Pigmented, raised, warty lesions over the face and trunk should be assessed by
an experienced practitioner who can distinguish:
Response Actinic keratoses have malignant potential, and seborrheic
Feedback: keratoses do not. Because they can look similar, an
experienced practitioner should make the determination.
Question 7
During history taking, a mother states that her son awoke in the middle of the
night complaining of intense itching to his legs. Today, your inspection reveals
honey-colored exudate from the vesicular rash on his legs. Which condition is
consistent with the above findings?
Response Impetigo causes intense pruritus, regional lymphadenopathy,
Feedback: and honey-colored exudative crusting as the vesicles or bullae
rupture and dry.
Question 8
Soft, painless, bluish papules in persons who are HIV-positive are most likely:
Response KS is the more common malignant skin lesion of HIV-infected
Feedback: persons. The lesions are soft, painless, bluish-purple macules
or papules.
Question 9
Skin turgor checks are performed to determine the:
Response Skin will remain tented if the patient is dehydrated or will
Feedback: not tent if edema is present.
Question 10
The nurse assesses the nail base angle using the Schamroth technique. The
normal expected examination finding is nail beds that are _____ at the bases.
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