ELIOPOULOS TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS EXPERT VERIFIED STUDY
CONTENT
●● 2. The nurse assists in the surgical removal of eschar from a
trochanter pressure ulcer revealing the bone and tendons. The nurse
correctly stages this ulcer as what stage?
a. Stage 1
b. Stage 2
c. Stage 3
d. Stage 4
Answer: ANS: D
●● 3. The nurse describes various integumentary conditions to a group
of older adults. Which of the following descriptions best defines actinic
keratoses?
a. Gray or brown raised lesions located on sun exposed areas of the skin.
b. Irregular shaped, irregular colored lesions found in the scalp of older
adults.
c. These lesions are dark, wartlike projections on various parts of their
bodies.
,d. When located on the leg or abdomen, the lesions are dry and the size
of a penny.
Answer: ANS: A
●● 4. The nurse teaches a 65-year-old obese client who works as a
greeter in a store regarding care of the client's varicose veins. Which of
the following statements, if made by the client, indicates the need for
further teaching?
a. I can sit with my legs crossed at the knees.
b. I elevate my legs on breaks and in the evening.
c. I have joined weight watchers to help me lose my excess weight.
d. I will get some support stockings from the medical supply company.
Answer: ANS: A
●● 5. The nurse assesses a group of older adults for various
integumentary conditions. Which of the following descriptions correctly
identifies a seborrheic keratosis?
a. Gray or brown and located on sun exposed areas of the skin.
b. Irregular shaped, irregular colored lesion.
c. Redness and edema around the base of a lesion.
d. When located in the armpit, the lesion is dark and oily.
Answer: ANS: D
, ●● 6. Which of the following aspects of the integumentary system
would a gerontological nurse expect to increase, rather than decrease,
with the age of clients?
a. Pigmentation
b. Dermal thickness
c. Coarseness of collagen
d. Size of hair bulbs
Answer: ANS: C
●● 7. The nurse teaches a group of older adults about the benefits of
health promotion activities specific to the integumentary system. Which
of the following statements by a participant best reflects a sound
understanding of health promotion of the skin?
a. "I make sure that I take a bath each evening to keep my skin good and
clean."
b. "I have the best face cream, it removes wrinkles and lines."
c. "I know that any mole that is brown or raised can be sign of skin
cancer."
d. "I learned that moles that are irregular in shape can be associated with
melanoma."
Answer: ANS: D
SOLUTIONS EXPERT VERIFIED STUDY
CONTENT
●● 2. The nurse assists in the surgical removal of eschar from a
trochanter pressure ulcer revealing the bone and tendons. The nurse
correctly stages this ulcer as what stage?
a. Stage 1
b. Stage 2
c. Stage 3
d. Stage 4
Answer: ANS: D
●● 3. The nurse describes various integumentary conditions to a group
of older adults. Which of the following descriptions best defines actinic
keratoses?
a. Gray or brown raised lesions located on sun exposed areas of the skin.
b. Irregular shaped, irregular colored lesions found in the scalp of older
adults.
c. These lesions are dark, wartlike projections on various parts of their
bodies.
,d. When located on the leg or abdomen, the lesions are dry and the size
of a penny.
Answer: ANS: A
●● 4. The nurse teaches a 65-year-old obese client who works as a
greeter in a store regarding care of the client's varicose veins. Which of
the following statements, if made by the client, indicates the need for
further teaching?
a. I can sit with my legs crossed at the knees.
b. I elevate my legs on breaks and in the evening.
c. I have joined weight watchers to help me lose my excess weight.
d. I will get some support stockings from the medical supply company.
Answer: ANS: A
●● 5. The nurse assesses a group of older adults for various
integumentary conditions. Which of the following descriptions correctly
identifies a seborrheic keratosis?
a. Gray or brown and located on sun exposed areas of the skin.
b. Irregular shaped, irregular colored lesion.
c. Redness and edema around the base of a lesion.
d. When located in the armpit, the lesion is dark and oily.
Answer: ANS: D
, ●● 6. Which of the following aspects of the integumentary system
would a gerontological nurse expect to increase, rather than decrease,
with the age of clients?
a. Pigmentation
b. Dermal thickness
c. Coarseness of collagen
d. Size of hair bulbs
Answer: ANS: C
●● 7. The nurse teaches a group of older adults about the benefits of
health promotion activities specific to the integumentary system. Which
of the following statements by a participant best reflects a sound
understanding of health promotion of the skin?
a. "I make sure that I take a bath each evening to keep my skin good and
clean."
b. "I have the best face cream, it removes wrinkles and lines."
c. "I know that any mole that is brown or raised can be sign of skin
cancer."
d. "I learned that moles that are irregular in shape can be associated with
melanoma."
Answer: ANS: D
