NURS 1100 exam 2 more practice questions with complete
solution 2026
1. c. Inspect
the palms How does the nurse recognize jaundice in a dark-skinned patient?
and a. Inspect the conjunctiva for ashen-gray color.
soles for b. Inspect the nail beds for a deeper brown or purple skin tone.
yellow-ish-
green color. c. Inspect the palms and soles for yellowish-green color.
d. Inspect the oral mucous membrane for yellow color.
2. a. Purplish-red
pinpoint When the patient's chart includes a notation that petechiae are present,
lesions what finding does a nurse expect during inspection?
a. Purplish-red pinpoint lesions
b. Deep purplish or red patches of skin
b. Deep purplish or red patches of skin
c. Small raised fluid-filled pinkish nodules
3. d. Return of d. Generalized reddish discoloration of an area of skin
skin to its
original When performing a skin assessment of an adult patient, the nurse
position expects what finding?
when pinched
up slightly a. Reddened area does not blanch when gentle pressure is applied
b. Indentation of the finger remains in the skin after palpation
c. Flaking or scaling of the skin
4. a. protection
d. Return of skin to its original position when pinched up slightly
b. temperature
regulation
c. Which of the following are functions of the skin? Select all that apply.
psychosocial, a. protection
sensation b. temperature regulation
e. c. psychosocial, sensation
immunological d. vitamin C production
e. immunological
5. d. "Coarse f. lipid reduction
dark hair
could re-sult A 45-year-old woman tells the nurse she is distressed by the presence
from hor-
of dark, coarse hair on her face that has recently developed. What is
the nurse's most appropriate response to this patient?
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monal
changes such a. "This is simple vellus hair and it will decrease in amount over time."
as from b."Some women in your cultural group normally have dark hair on their
menopause." faces."
c. "This is unusual; female hair distribution should be limited to arms,
legs, and pubis."
d."Coarse dark hair could result from hormonal changes
such as from menopause."
6. c. Clubbing As a nurse is inspecting the nails of a patient with chronic hypoxemia
and notices enlargements of the ends of the fingers and angles of the
nail base greater than a straight line (exceeding 180 degrees). How
does the nurse document these findings?
a. An expected finding
b. Koilonychia (spoon nail)
c. Clubbing
d. Leukonychia
7. a. Elevated While giving a history, a patient reports itching arms, legs, and chest
irreg-ularly
shaped ar-eas after using a new soap. What manifestations does the nurse expect to
of edema of find on the arms, legs, and chest when inspecting this patient's skin?
variable diameter a. Elevated irregularly shaped areas of edema of variable diameter
b. Elevated, firm, and rough lesions with flat surface greater than 1 cm in
diameter
c. Elevated circumscribed superficial lesions less than 1 cm in diameter
filled with serous fluid
d. Elevated, firm circumscribed areas less than 1 cm in diameter
8. c. Use a 9.
centime-ter
ruler to mea-
sure the lesion.
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,While inspecting the skin, a
nurse notices a lesion on
the patient's upper right
arm. What is the best
way to document the size
of this lesion?
a. Compare its size to the
size of a coin.
b. Estimate its size to the
nearest inch.
c. Use a centimeter ruler to
measure the lesion.
d. Trace the lesion onto a
piece of paper.
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d. Flat, well-de-
fined, small le- During shift report, a nurse learns that a patient has a macular rash. As the
sions less than nurse inspects the patient's skin, what finding will confirm the rash?
1 cm in a. Elevated, firm, well-defined lesions less than 1 cm in diameter
diameter b. Depressed, firm, or scaly, rough lesions greater than 1 cm in diameter
c. Elevated, fluid-filled lesions less than 1 cm in diameter
d. Flat, well-defined, small lesions less than 1 cm in diameter
10. a. a teenag-
er with multiple Which of the following patients would be considered at risk for skin
body piercings
c. a patient re- alterations? Select all that apply.
ceiving a. a teenager with multiple body piercings
radiation b. a homosexual in a monogamous relationship
therapy
c. a patient receiving radiation therapy
e. a patient
with diabetes d. a patient undergoing cardiac monitoring
mellitus e. a patient with diabetes mellitus
11. c. As three f. a patient with a respiratory disorder
pus-tules on
the up-per During inspection of a patient's upper back, the nurse notices three small,
back elevated superficial lesions filled with purulent fluid. How does the nurse
document this finding?
a. As three cysts on the upper back
b. As several bullae on the back
12. b. As multiple c. As three pustules on the upper back
vesicles on d. As three wheals on the upper back
the dorsum
of the left A nurse notices multiple lesions on the back of a patient's left hand that
hand
are 0.5 cm in width, elevated, circumscribed, and filled with serous fluid.
How does the nurse document these lesions?
a. As multiple macules on the dorsum of the left hand
13. a. Tumor b. As multiple vesicles on the dorsum of the left hand
c. As several patches on the left hand
d. As several bullae on the dorsum of the left hand
solution 2026
1. c. Inspect
the palms How does the nurse recognize jaundice in a dark-skinned patient?
and a. Inspect the conjunctiva for ashen-gray color.
soles for b. Inspect the nail beds for a deeper brown or purple skin tone.
yellow-ish-
green color. c. Inspect the palms and soles for yellowish-green color.
d. Inspect the oral mucous membrane for yellow color.
2. a. Purplish-red
pinpoint When the patient's chart includes a notation that petechiae are present,
lesions what finding does a nurse expect during inspection?
a. Purplish-red pinpoint lesions
b. Deep purplish or red patches of skin
b. Deep purplish or red patches of skin
c. Small raised fluid-filled pinkish nodules
3. d. Return of d. Generalized reddish discoloration of an area of skin
skin to its
original When performing a skin assessment of an adult patient, the nurse
position expects what finding?
when pinched
up slightly a. Reddened area does not blanch when gentle pressure is applied
b. Indentation of the finger remains in the skin after palpation
c. Flaking or scaling of the skin
4. a. protection
d. Return of skin to its original position when pinched up slightly
b. temperature
regulation
c. Which of the following are functions of the skin? Select all that apply.
psychosocial, a. protection
sensation b. temperature regulation
e. c. psychosocial, sensation
immunological d. vitamin C production
e. immunological
5. d. "Coarse f. lipid reduction
dark hair
could re-sult A 45-year-old woman tells the nurse she is distressed by the presence
from hor-
of dark, coarse hair on her face that has recently developed. What is
the nurse's most appropriate response to this patient?
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monal
changes such a. "This is simple vellus hair and it will decrease in amount over time."
as from b."Some women in your cultural group normally have dark hair on their
menopause." faces."
c. "This is unusual; female hair distribution should be limited to arms,
legs, and pubis."
d."Coarse dark hair could result from hormonal changes
such as from menopause."
6. c. Clubbing As a nurse is inspecting the nails of a patient with chronic hypoxemia
and notices enlargements of the ends of the fingers and angles of the
nail base greater than a straight line (exceeding 180 degrees). How
does the nurse document these findings?
a. An expected finding
b. Koilonychia (spoon nail)
c. Clubbing
d. Leukonychia
7. a. Elevated While giving a history, a patient reports itching arms, legs, and chest
irreg-ularly
shaped ar-eas after using a new soap. What manifestations does the nurse expect to
of edema of find on the arms, legs, and chest when inspecting this patient's skin?
variable diameter a. Elevated irregularly shaped areas of edema of variable diameter
b. Elevated, firm, and rough lesions with flat surface greater than 1 cm in
diameter
c. Elevated circumscribed superficial lesions less than 1 cm in diameter
filled with serous fluid
d. Elevated, firm circumscribed areas less than 1 cm in diameter
8. c. Use a 9.
centime-ter
ruler to mea-
sure the lesion.
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,While inspecting the skin, a
nurse notices a lesion on
the patient's upper right
arm. What is the best
way to document the size
of this lesion?
a. Compare its size to the
size of a coin.
b. Estimate its size to the
nearest inch.
c. Use a centimeter ruler to
measure the lesion.
d. Trace the lesion onto a
piece of paper.
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d. Flat, well-de-
fined, small le- During shift report, a nurse learns that a patient has a macular rash. As the
sions less than nurse inspects the patient's skin, what finding will confirm the rash?
1 cm in a. Elevated, firm, well-defined lesions less than 1 cm in diameter
diameter b. Depressed, firm, or scaly, rough lesions greater than 1 cm in diameter
c. Elevated, fluid-filled lesions less than 1 cm in diameter
d. Flat, well-defined, small lesions less than 1 cm in diameter
10. a. a teenag-
er with multiple Which of the following patients would be considered at risk for skin
body piercings
c. a patient re- alterations? Select all that apply.
ceiving a. a teenager with multiple body piercings
radiation b. a homosexual in a monogamous relationship
therapy
c. a patient receiving radiation therapy
e. a patient
with diabetes d. a patient undergoing cardiac monitoring
mellitus e. a patient with diabetes mellitus
11. c. As three f. a patient with a respiratory disorder
pus-tules on
the up-per During inspection of a patient's upper back, the nurse notices three small,
back elevated superficial lesions filled with purulent fluid. How does the nurse
document this finding?
a. As three cysts on the upper back
b. As several bullae on the back
12. b. As multiple c. As three pustules on the upper back
vesicles on d. As three wheals on the upper back
the dorsum
of the left A nurse notices multiple lesions on the back of a patient's left hand that
hand
are 0.5 cm in width, elevated, circumscribed, and filled with serous fluid.
How does the nurse document these lesions?
a. As multiple macules on the dorsum of the left hand
13. a. Tumor b. As multiple vesicles on the dorsum of the left hand
c. As several patches on the left hand
d. As several bullae on the dorsum of the left hand
