Jarvis Health Assessment Chapter 13 (Hair, Skin, and
Nails) Multiple Choice with all Correct & 100% Verified
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Select the best description of the secretion of the eccrine glands.
a. thick, milky
b. dilute saline solution
c. protective lipid substance
d. keratin ✔Correct Answer-b
To assess for early jaundice, you will assess:
a. sclera and hard palate
b. nail beds
c. lips
d. all visible skin surface ✔Correct Answer-a
checking for skin temperature is best accomplished by using:
a. the palmar surface of the hands
b. the ventral surface of the hands
c. the fingertips
d. the dorsal surface of the hands ✔Correct Answer-d
Assessing a patient's skin turgor is done to assess which clinical finding?
a. edema
b. dehydration
c. vitiligo
d. scleroderma ✔Correct Answer-b
You note a lesion during a skin assessment. Which is the best way to document this finding?
a. raised, irregular lesion the size of a quarter, located on dorsum of left hand
b. open lesion with no drainage or odor, approx. 1/4 inch in diameter
c. pedunculated lesion below left scapula with consistent red color and no drainage or odor
d. dark brown raised lesion, with irregular border, on dorsum of right foot, 3 cm in size, with no
drainage. ✔Correct Answer-d
you examine the nail beds of a patient. Which finding indicates a normal angle?
a. 60 degrees
b. 100 degrees
c. 160 degrees
d. 180 degrees ✔Correct Answer-c
You are assessing capillary refill. The room is warm. Which finding would be considered normal?
Nails) Multiple Choice with all Correct & 100% Verified
Answers |Already Graded A+
Select the best description of the secretion of the eccrine glands.
a. thick, milky
b. dilute saline solution
c. protective lipid substance
d. keratin ✔Correct Answer-b
To assess for early jaundice, you will assess:
a. sclera and hard palate
b. nail beds
c. lips
d. all visible skin surface ✔Correct Answer-a
checking for skin temperature is best accomplished by using:
a. the palmar surface of the hands
b. the ventral surface of the hands
c. the fingertips
d. the dorsal surface of the hands ✔Correct Answer-d
Assessing a patient's skin turgor is done to assess which clinical finding?
a. edema
b. dehydration
c. vitiligo
d. scleroderma ✔Correct Answer-b
You note a lesion during a skin assessment. Which is the best way to document this finding?
a. raised, irregular lesion the size of a quarter, located on dorsum of left hand
b. open lesion with no drainage or odor, approx. 1/4 inch in diameter
c. pedunculated lesion below left scapula with consistent red color and no drainage or odor
d. dark brown raised lesion, with irregular border, on dorsum of right foot, 3 cm in size, with no
drainage. ✔Correct Answer-d
you examine the nail beds of a patient. Which finding indicates a normal angle?
a. 60 degrees
b. 100 degrees
c. 160 degrees
d. 180 degrees ✔Correct Answer-c
You are assessing capillary refill. The room is warm. Which finding would be considered normal?
