The nurse is bathing an 80-year-old man and notices that An increased loss of elastin and a decrease in subcutaneous fat in the elderly
his skin is wrinkled, thin, lax, and dry. This finding would be
related to which factor?
a. Increased vascularity of the skin in the elderly
b. Increased numbers of sweat and sebaceous glands in
the elderly
c. An increase in elastin and a decrease in subcutaneous
fat in the elderly
d. An increased loss of elastin and a decrease in
subcutaneous fat in the elderly
A patient comes to the clinic and tells the nurse that he has distended veins
been confined to his recliner chair for about three days
with his feet down and he wants the nurse to evaluate his
feet. During the assessment, the nurse might expect to find
a. pallor.
b. coolness.
c. distended veins
d. prolonged capillary filling time.
The nurse notices that a school-aged child has bluish- A red-purple, maculopapular, blotchy rash behind the ears and on the face
white, red-based spots in her mouth that are elevated
about 1 mm to 3 mm. What other signs would the nurse
expect to find in this patient?
a. A pink, papular rash on the face and neck
b. Pruritic vesicles over her trunk and neck
c. Hyperpigmentation on the chest, abdomen, and the
back of the arms
d. A red-purple, maculopapular, blotchy rash behind the
ears and on the face
The nurse notices that a patient has a solid, elevated, papule.
circumscribed lesion that is less than 1 ecm in diameter.
When documenting this finding, the nurse would report this
asa
a. bulla.
b. wheal.
c. wheal.
d. papule.
A 65-year-old man with emphysema and bronchitis has Clubbing of the nails
come to the clinic for a follow-up appointment. On
assessment, the nurse might expect to see which
assessment finding?
a. Anasarca
b. Scleroderma
c. Pedal erythema
d. Clubbing of the nails
A 19-year-old college student is brought to the emergency Meningeal inflammation
department with a severe headache he describes as "like
nothing I've ever had before." His temperature is 104° F,
and he has a stiff neck. The nurse looks for other signs
and symptoms of which problem?
a. Head injury
b. Cluster headache
c. Migraine headache
d. Meningeal inflammation
During an examination of a female patient, the nurse notes firm but freely movable.
lymphadenopathy and suspects an acute infection. Acutely
infected lymph nodes would be
a. clumped.
b.unilateral.
c. firm but freely movable.
d. firm and nontender.
his skin is wrinkled, thin, lax, and dry. This finding would be
related to which factor?
a. Increased vascularity of the skin in the elderly
b. Increased numbers of sweat and sebaceous glands in
the elderly
c. An increase in elastin and a decrease in subcutaneous
fat in the elderly
d. An increased loss of elastin and a decrease in
subcutaneous fat in the elderly
A patient comes to the clinic and tells the nurse that he has distended veins
been confined to his recliner chair for about three days
with his feet down and he wants the nurse to evaluate his
feet. During the assessment, the nurse might expect to find
a. pallor.
b. coolness.
c. distended veins
d. prolonged capillary filling time.
The nurse notices that a school-aged child has bluish- A red-purple, maculopapular, blotchy rash behind the ears and on the face
white, red-based spots in her mouth that are elevated
about 1 mm to 3 mm. What other signs would the nurse
expect to find in this patient?
a. A pink, papular rash on the face and neck
b. Pruritic vesicles over her trunk and neck
c. Hyperpigmentation on the chest, abdomen, and the
back of the arms
d. A red-purple, maculopapular, blotchy rash behind the
ears and on the face
The nurse notices that a patient has a solid, elevated, papule.
circumscribed lesion that is less than 1 ecm in diameter.
When documenting this finding, the nurse would report this
asa
a. bulla.
b. wheal.
c. wheal.
d. papule.
A 65-year-old man with emphysema and bronchitis has Clubbing of the nails
come to the clinic for a follow-up appointment. On
assessment, the nurse might expect to see which
assessment finding?
a. Anasarca
b. Scleroderma
c. Pedal erythema
d. Clubbing of the nails
A 19-year-old college student is brought to the emergency Meningeal inflammation
department with a severe headache he describes as "like
nothing I've ever had before." His temperature is 104° F,
and he has a stiff neck. The nurse looks for other signs
and symptoms of which problem?
a. Head injury
b. Cluster headache
c. Migraine headache
d. Meningeal inflammation
During an examination of a female patient, the nurse notes firm but freely movable.
lymphadenopathy and suspects an acute infection. Acutely
infected lymph nodes would be
a. clumped.
b.unilateral.
c. firm but freely movable.
d. firm and nontender.
