SEM 580 Module III Questions with
Answers
What is a comprehensive patient assessment? - correct answer: A global assessment that
provides insight on the patient's medical status and factors that could impair wound, ostomy, or
continence progress. This helps determine the etiology of the WOC issue..
What is a risk assessment? - correct answer: An assessment that assists in determining the
patient's level of risk in developing complications or skin injury and development of a plan of
care to provide prevention/protection for the skin.
What 4 factors are included in the comprehensive patient assessment? - correct answer: history,
focused physical exam, identify barriers, and setting goals
What does OLDCART stand for? - correct answer: Onset
Location
Duration
Characteristics
Aggravating factors
Relieving factors
Treatment
What are objective findings in a focused physical exam? - correct answer: What you SEE, HEAR,
SMELL, FEEL, and MEASURE.
VS, age, gender, appearance, cognitive function, characteristics of WOC area, diagnostic
assessments (braden, fall, morse...), lab results
, What 4 factors need to be included in goal setting? - correct answer: - patient centered
- realistic and evidence-based
- short term
- long term
What is subjective data in a physical assessment? - correct answer: history of present problem,
past medical history, review of systems, medication review
Skin inspection vs assessment - correct answer: skin inspection is a visual observation from head
to toe
skin assessment is inspection plus palpation
What is a flat, circumscribed skin discoloration <0.5 cm. Ex) Freckle, flat mole, petechia - correct
answer: Macule
What is a flat, nonpalpable, irregular-shaped macule >0.5 cm ex) Vitiligo, port-wine stain -
correct answer: Patch
What is an elevated, firm, circumscribed palpable area of skin <0.5 cm ex) Wart, elevated mole -
correct answer: Papule
What is an elevated, firm circumscribed, palpable area deeper in dermis than a papule >0.5 cm;
tumor if >2cm - correct answer: Nodule
What is an elevated, firm, rough lesion with flat top surface >0.5 cm ex) Psoriasis, seborrheic
keratosis - correct answer: Plaque
Answers
What is a comprehensive patient assessment? - correct answer: A global assessment that
provides insight on the patient's medical status and factors that could impair wound, ostomy, or
continence progress. This helps determine the etiology of the WOC issue..
What is a risk assessment? - correct answer: An assessment that assists in determining the
patient's level of risk in developing complications or skin injury and development of a plan of
care to provide prevention/protection for the skin.
What 4 factors are included in the comprehensive patient assessment? - correct answer: history,
focused physical exam, identify barriers, and setting goals
What does OLDCART stand for? - correct answer: Onset
Location
Duration
Characteristics
Aggravating factors
Relieving factors
Treatment
What are objective findings in a focused physical exam? - correct answer: What you SEE, HEAR,
SMELL, FEEL, and MEASURE.
VS, age, gender, appearance, cognitive function, characteristics of WOC area, diagnostic
assessments (braden, fall, morse...), lab results
, What 4 factors need to be included in goal setting? - correct answer: - patient centered
- realistic and evidence-based
- short term
- long term
What is subjective data in a physical assessment? - correct answer: history of present problem,
past medical history, review of systems, medication review
Skin inspection vs assessment - correct answer: skin inspection is a visual observation from head
to toe
skin assessment is inspection plus palpation
What is a flat, circumscribed skin discoloration <0.5 cm. Ex) Freckle, flat mole, petechia - correct
answer: Macule
What is a flat, nonpalpable, irregular-shaped macule >0.5 cm ex) Vitiligo, port-wine stain -
correct answer: Patch
What is an elevated, firm, circumscribed palpable area of skin <0.5 cm ex) Wart, elevated mole -
correct answer: Papule
What is an elevated, firm circumscribed, palpable area deeper in dermis than a papule >0.5 cm;
tumor if >2cm - correct answer: Nodule
What is an elevated, firm, rough lesion with flat top surface >0.5 cm ex) Psoriasis, seborrheic
keratosis - correct answer: Plaque
