Question1. A patient tells the nurse that he has noticed that one of his moles
has started to burn and bleed. When assessing his skin, the nurse
would pay special attention to the danger signs for pigmented
lesions and would be concerned with which additional finding?
:
Color variation
Border regularity
Symmetry of lesions
Diameter less than 6 mm
Explanation: Abnormal characteristics of pigmented lesions are summarized in the
mnemonic ABCD: asymmetry of pigmented lesion, border irregularity, color
variation, and diameter greater than 6 mm.
Question 2. The nurse is bathing an 80-year-old man and notices that his skin is
wrinkled, thin, lax, and dry. This finding would be related to which
factor?
:
Increased vascularity of the skin in the elderly
Increased numbers of sweat and sebaceous glands in the elderly
An increase in elastin and a decrease in subcutaneous fat in the
, elderly
An increased loss of elastin and a decrease in subcutaneous fat
in the elderly
Explanation: An accumulation of factors place the aging person at risk for skin disease
and breakdown: the thinning of the skin, the decrease in vascularity and
nutrients, the loss of protective cushioning of the subcutaneous layer, a
lifetime of environmental trauma to skin, the social changes of aging, the
increasingly sedentary lifestyle, and the chance of immobility.
Question 3. A patient comes to the clinic and tells the nurse that he has 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
:
pallor.
coolness.
distended veins.
prolonged capillary filling time.
Explanation: Keeping the feet in a dependent position causes venous pooling, resulting in
redness, warmth, and distended veins. Prolonged elevation would cause pallor