NUR 526 ADULT HEALTH- EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) 2025/2026
|ALREADY GRADED A+
competence --RIGHT ANSWER- having enough skills to do something
health disparities --RIGHT ANSWER-
differences in health outcomes among groups such as gender, race, education, disability and location
characteristics of skin --RIGHT ANSWER- Largest organ
of the body Protection, thermoregulation
Natural flora presence
Penetration of,the skin weakens the protective function, increases,the risk of,infection
Impetigo --RIGHT ANSWER- Contagious, inflamed. Honey crusted sores, no systemic symptoms. Topical
treatment.
Folliculitis --RIGHT ANSWER-
Can be contagious. Infection of hair follicles. Pustules at the base of the hair(s). Topical or oral treatment (
MRSA).
Furuncle ANS,-
Can be contagious. Hair follicle infection that goes deeper through the dermis. Forms a small abscess. Infl
ammatory nodule with a pustule at the base of the
hair. Most,compresses, I&D, topical treatment.
Carbuncle ANS,-
Furuncle that involves multiple hair,follicles. Common on back and neck. I&D, oral antibiotics.
Cellulitis --RIGHT ANSWER-
Worse than you think. Orange peel skin texture. Infection of the dermis, normally due to,a skin break. Ede
, ma, pain, heat, redness. Can occur,anywhere.
Oral antibiotics. Topical not,effective.
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) 2025/2026
|ALREADY GRADED A+
competence --RIGHT ANSWER- having enough skills to do something
health disparities --RIGHT ANSWER-
differences in health outcomes among groups such as gender, race, education, disability and location
characteristics of skin --RIGHT ANSWER- Largest organ
of the body Protection, thermoregulation
Natural flora presence
Penetration of,the skin weakens the protective function, increases,the risk of,infection
Impetigo --RIGHT ANSWER- Contagious, inflamed. Honey crusted sores, no systemic symptoms. Topical
treatment.
Folliculitis --RIGHT ANSWER-
Can be contagious. Infection of hair follicles. Pustules at the base of the hair(s). Topical or oral treatment (
MRSA).
Furuncle ANS,-
Can be contagious. Hair follicle infection that goes deeper through the dermis. Forms a small abscess. Infl
ammatory nodule with a pustule at the base of the
hair. Most,compresses, I&D, topical treatment.
Carbuncle ANS,-
Furuncle that involves multiple hair,follicles. Common on back and neck. I&D, oral antibiotics.
Cellulitis --RIGHT ANSWER-
Worse than you think. Orange peel skin texture. Infection of the dermis, normally due to,a skin break. Ede
, ma, pain, heat, redness. Can occur,anywhere.
Oral antibiotics. Topical not,effective.
