NR-509 Week question with complete answer
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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?
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 - -
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 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. - -distended veins
-The nurse notices that a school-aged child has bluish-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 - -A
red-purple, maculopapular, blotchy rash behind the ears and on the face
-The nurse notices that a patient has a solid, elevated, circumscribed lesion that is
less than 1 cm in diameter. When documenting this finding, the nurse would report
this as a
, a. bulla.
b. wheal.
c. wheal.
d. papule. - -papule.
-A 65-year-old man with emphysema and bronchitis has 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 - -Clubbing of the nails
-A 19-year-old college student is brought to the emergency 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 - -Meningeal inflammation
-During an examination of a female patient, the nurse notes 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. - -firm but freely movable.
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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?
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 - -
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 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. - -distended veins
-The nurse notices that a school-aged child has bluish-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 - -A
red-purple, maculopapular, blotchy rash behind the ears and on the face
-The nurse notices that a patient has a solid, elevated, circumscribed lesion that is
less than 1 cm in diameter. When documenting this finding, the nurse would report
this as a
, a. bulla.
b. wheal.
c. wheal.
d. papule. - -papule.
-A 65-year-old man with emphysema and bronchitis has 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 - -Clubbing of the nails
-A 19-year-old college student is brought to the emergency 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 - -Meningeal inflammation
-During an examination of a female patient, the nurse notes 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. - -firm but freely movable.
