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NUR 216 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 130 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION 2026!!!

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NUR 216 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE EXAM
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
130 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION 2026!!!
Assessmentmtechniquesmformintegumentarym-mCORRECTmANSWERinspectionmandmpalpation



Inspectionmandmpalpationminmskinmcolor:mexpectedmfindingsm-mCORRECTmANSWER-
generalmpigmentationmevenmandmconsistent

-
appropriatemformeachmethnicity:mwhitishmpinkmformlightmormdarkmbrownmwithmyellowmormolivemtone
s

-increasedmpigmentationmifmexposedmtomsun

-hyperpigmentation:mbirthmarks,msunmdamage,mfreckles,mtanmlines.

-HyPOpigmentation:mscars,mstretchmmarks,mvitiligo.



Inspectionmandmpalpationminmskinmcolor:munexpectedmfindingsm-mCORRECTmANSWERpallor

erythema

cyanosis

juandice



pallorm-mCORRECTmANSWERlossmofmcolor

blackmskinmtonesmaremgraymespeciallyminmmucousmmembranes.

Brownmskinmtonesmamchangemtomyellow-brown.

palemskinmtonesmamlossmofmrednessmundertones

,bestmplacesmtomseemare:mconjunctivae,mlips,mbuccal,mandmmucosa

Causes:mAnemia,mshock,mlackmofmbloodmflow



Erythemam-mCORRECTmANSWERredness

hardmtomseemonmdarkermclients.

face,mskinmandmpressuremsoremareas.

palpatemskinmformwarmthmandminflamedmareasmhardmormtenderness

causes:minflammation/infection,mvasodilation(dilationmofmbloodmvessels,mincreasesmBP)



Cyanosism-mCORRECTmANSWERlightmskinmtones:mbluish

palmsmandmsolesmformdarkermskinmtones.

brownmskinmtonesmchangemtomamyellow.

blackmskinmtonesmlookmgrey.

bestmplacemtomnoteminmdarkermskinmtones:mmucousmmembranesmandmnailmbeds

Causes:mhypoxiamormimpairedmvenousmreturn



Juandicem-mCORRECTmANSWERyellowingmofmthemskin

skin,msclera,mmucosammembranes

causes:mlivermdysfunction/disease,mRBCmdestruction



temperatureminspectionmformskinm-mCORRECTmANSWERusemdorsalmofmhand

expectedmfindings:

-skinmismwarm

-temperaturemismequalmbilaterally



moistureminspectionmformskinm-mCORRECTmANSWERexpected:mdry

,unexpected:mdiaphoreticm(sweatingmheavily)



textureminspectionmformskinm-mCORRECTmANSWERexpected:msmooth

expectedmvariations:macne,mwrinkles,mscars

unexpected:mvelvetymskinm(thyroidmdisease)mroughness,mdrynessm(xerosis),mflakinessm(indicatesmd
ehydration)



turgorminspectionmformskinm-mCORRECTmANSWERdehydrationmormnormalmagingmformam"tent"

claviclemlocationmismideal



edemaminmskinm-mCORRECTmANSWERaccumulationmofmfluidminmthemtissue

-skinmimshinymandmtaut

-mostmcommonminmlegs

-assessmovermambonymarea

-assessminmallmareasmarms,mlegsmandmabdomen.

+1mismtracem2mmmrapidmreturn

+2mismmildm4mmm10-15msecondmreturn

+3mismmoderatem6mmmprolongedmreturn

+4mismseverem8mmmprolongedmreturn

doublemamountmformmmmamount



vascularmlesionsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERresultsmfrommbloodmleakingmfrommbloodmvesselsmintomthemdermis



-Petechiae:minfectionmormtrauma.

-
Ecchymosis:mtraumam(collectionmofmbloodminmdermism>3mmmminmdiameter,mcanmchangemcolorsmdur
ingmhealingm(lead).m

, -purpura:minfectionmormbleedingmdisorder



notemthemfollowingmformlesionsm-mCORRECTmANSWERcolor

heightm(abovemthemskin)

shapem

sizem(measuredminmcm)

-
locationmandmdistributionmonmthembody,mifmanymexudatemnotemthemcolormandmodor.mCOCAm(color,mo
dor,mconsistency,mamount)



ABCDEsmofmmelanomam-mCORRECTmANSWERA=masymmetry

B=mborderm(irregular)

C=mvariesm(brown,mbalck,mtan)

D=mdiameterm(usuallym>6mm)

E=mevolvingm(looksmdifferent?)



flatmlesions:mmaculem-mCORRECTmANSWERfreckles,mmole,mmeasles,mscarletmfever



flatmlesions:mpatchm-mCORRECTmANSWERbirthmark,mvitiligo,mhormonalmchanges



raisedmlesions:mpapulem-mCORRECTmANSWERwart,melevatedmmole,mskinmtags



raisedmlesions:mplaquem-mCORRECTmANSWERpsoriasis,meczema



raisedmsolidmlesions:m-mCORRECTmANSWERtumorm(neoplasm)

whealm(inspectmbites,mallergicmreaction,mhives

nodule(melanoma)

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