NSG6001 ADVANCED NURSING
PRACTICE I – DERMATOLOGY
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Papule - ....ANSWER ...-Elevated, firm, circumscribed area
< 1 cm
example: warts
Patch - ....ANSWER ...-Flat, nonpalpable
Irregular shaped macula
> 1 cm
vitiligo
Macule - ....ANSWER ...-skin color change w/out elevation. example:
freckle
note: Macule < 1 cm flat
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, Patches are macules > 1 cm
Plaque - ....ANSWER ...-Elevated, Firm
Rough lesion
> 1 cm
Ex: Psoriasis
Wheal - ....ANSWER ...-Elevated
Irregular shaped
Insect bite
Allergic reaction
Nodule - ....ANSWER ...-Firm
Circumscribed
Deeper in the dermis than a papule
1-2 cm
Tumor - ....ANSWER ...-Evaluated
Solid
> 2 cm
Vesicle - ....ANSWER ...-Elevated
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PRACTICE I – DERMATOLOGY
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Papule - ....ANSWER ...-Elevated, firm, circumscribed area
< 1 cm
example: warts
Patch - ....ANSWER ...-Flat, nonpalpable
Irregular shaped macula
> 1 cm
vitiligo
Macule - ....ANSWER ...-skin color change w/out elevation. example:
freckle
note: Macule < 1 cm flat
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, Patches are macules > 1 cm
Plaque - ....ANSWER ...-Elevated, Firm
Rough lesion
> 1 cm
Ex: Psoriasis
Wheal - ....ANSWER ...-Elevated
Irregular shaped
Insect bite
Allergic reaction
Nodule - ....ANSWER ...-Firm
Circumscribed
Deeper in the dermis than a papule
1-2 cm
Tumor - ....ANSWER ...-Evaluated
Solid
> 2 cm
Vesicle - ....ANSWER ...-Elevated
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