NUR 301 MIDTERM EXAM
A child has been sent to the school nurse with pruritus and
honey-colored crusts on the lower lip and chin. The nurse
believes these lesions most likely are: Correct Answer
impetigo.
A frail, older adult home health patient who had chickenpox as a
child has been exposed to varicella (chickenpox) several days
ago. What should the nurse do? Correct Answer Assess
frequently for herpes zoster.
A patient with severe eczema is starting a coal tar derivative
treatment. What should the nurse include in the teaching plan for
the patient relative to this treatment? Correct Answer Avoid
exposure to sunlight for 72 hours after use.
A patient, age 27, sustained thermal burns to 18% of her body
surface area. After the first 72 hours, the nurse will have to
observe for the most common cause of burn-related deaths,
which is: Correct Answer infection.
A patient, age 46, reports to his physician's office with urticaria
with elevated lesions that are white in the center with a pale red
border on hands and arms. He says, "It itches like crazy." Which
type of lesion would the nurse include in her documentation?
Correct Answer Wheals
Anaerobic organisms tend to grow within body cavities. What
will the nurse use to collect an anaerobic specimen? Correct
Answer Sterile syringe tip
A child has been sent to the school nurse with pruritus and
honey-colored crusts on the lower lip and chin. The nurse
believes these lesions most likely are: Correct Answer
impetigo.
A frail, older adult home health patient who had chickenpox as a
child has been exposed to varicella (chickenpox) several days
ago. What should the nurse do? Correct Answer Assess
frequently for herpes zoster.
A patient with severe eczema is starting a coal tar derivative
treatment. What should the nurse include in the teaching plan for
the patient relative to this treatment? Correct Answer Avoid
exposure to sunlight for 72 hours after use.
A patient, age 27, sustained thermal burns to 18% of her body
surface area. After the first 72 hours, the nurse will have to
observe for the most common cause of burn-related deaths,
which is: Correct Answer infection.
A patient, age 46, reports to his physician's office with urticaria
with elevated lesions that are white in the center with a pale red
border on hands and arms. He says, "It itches like crazy." Which
type of lesion would the nurse include in her documentation?
Correct Answer Wheals
Anaerobic organisms tend to grow within body cavities. What
will the nurse use to collect an anaerobic specimen? Correct
Answer Sterile syringe tip
