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Maryville NURS 612 Exam 2 Questions And Answers
2026-2027 Graded A+
6 characteristics of skin assessment - ANSWER-color, uniformity, thickness,
symmetry, hygiene, and lesions
popliteal lymph nodes - ANSWERlymph nodes found by flexing the supine pt's
knee and wrapping your hand around it and palpate the fossa with your fingers
5 characteristics of the skin - ANSWERmoisture, temperature, texture, turgor, and
mobility documentation of skin lesion - ANSWER-size, shape, color, texture,
elevation, depression, attachment, exudate, configuration, location and distribution,
subtle details, transillumination, and shine a wood's lamp on it
nevi - ANSWER-normal skin lesions
macule - ANSWER-a flat, circumscribed area that is change in color of skin, less
than 1 cm (freckles, flat moles, measles)
papule - ANSWER-an elevated, firm, circumscribed area, less than 1 cm (wart,
elevated moles, lichen planus)
patch - ANSWER-a flat, nonpalpable, irregularly shaped macule greater than 1 cm
(vitiligo, port wine stains, mongolian spots, cafe au lait)
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plaque - ANSWER-an elevated, firm and rough lesion with flat top surface greater
than 1 cm (psoriasis, seborrheic, and actinin keratosis)
wheal - ANSWER-elevated, irregular shaped area of cutaneous edema; solid,
transient variable diameter (insect bites, urticaria, allergic rxn)
nodule - ANSWER-elevated, firm, circumscribed lesion; deeper in dermis than a
papule, 1 to 2 cm in diameter (erythema nodosum, lipoma)
tumor - ANSWER-elevated and solid lesion; may or may not be clearly
demarcated; deeper in dermis; greater than 2 cm in diameter (neoplasms, benign
tumor, lipoma)
vesicle - ANSWER-elevated,
circumscribed, superficial not into the dermis; filled with serous fluid; less than 1
cm in diameter (varicella, herpes zoster)
bulla - ANSWER-vesicle greater than 1 cm in diameter (blister, pemphigus
vulgaris)
pustule - ANSWER-elevated,
superficial lesion; similar to a vesicle but filled with purulent fluid (impetigo, acne)
cyst - ANSWER-elevated, circumscribed encapsulated lesion; in dermis or
subcutaneous layer, filler with liquid or semisolid material (sebaceous cyst or
cystic acne)
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telangiectasia - ANSWER-fine,
irregular, red lines; produced by capillary dilation
(rosacea)
scale - ANSWER-heaped up,
keratinized cells; flaky skin; irregular; thick and thin; dry or oily; variation in size
(flaking of the skin with seborrheic dermatitis, following drug rxn, dry skin)
lichenification - ANSWER-rough, thickened epidermis secondary to persistent
rubbing, itching, or skin irritation; often involves flexor surface of extremity
(chronic dermatitis)
keloid - ANSWER-irregularly shaped, elevated, progressively enlarging scar;
grows beyond the boundaries of the wound; caused by excessive collagen
formation during healing (keloid formation post surgery)
scar - ANSWER-thin to thick fibrous tissue what replaces normal skin following
injury or laceration to the dermis (healed wound or surgical incision)
excoriation - ANSWER-loss of the epidermis; linear hollowed out, crusted area
(scabies, abrasion or scratch)
fissure - ANSWER-linear crack or break from the epidermis to the dermis; may be
moist or dry (athlete's foot, cracks at the corner of the mouth)
Maryville NURS 612 Exam 2 Questions And Answers
2026-2027 Graded A+
6 characteristics of skin assessment - ANSWER-color, uniformity, thickness,
symmetry, hygiene, and lesions
popliteal lymph nodes - ANSWERlymph nodes found by flexing the supine pt's
knee and wrapping your hand around it and palpate the fossa with your fingers
5 characteristics of the skin - ANSWERmoisture, temperature, texture, turgor, and
mobility documentation of skin lesion - ANSWER-size, shape, color, texture,
elevation, depression, attachment, exudate, configuration, location and distribution,
subtle details, transillumination, and shine a wood's lamp on it
nevi - ANSWER-normal skin lesions
macule - ANSWER-a flat, circumscribed area that is change in color of skin, less
than 1 cm (freckles, flat moles, measles)
papule - ANSWER-an elevated, firm, circumscribed area, less than 1 cm (wart,
elevated moles, lichen planus)
patch - ANSWER-a flat, nonpalpable, irregularly shaped macule greater than 1 cm
(vitiligo, port wine stains, mongolian spots, cafe au lait)
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plaque - ANSWER-an elevated, firm and rough lesion with flat top surface greater
than 1 cm (psoriasis, seborrheic, and actinin keratosis)
wheal - ANSWER-elevated, irregular shaped area of cutaneous edema; solid,
transient variable diameter (insect bites, urticaria, allergic rxn)
nodule - ANSWER-elevated, firm, circumscribed lesion; deeper in dermis than a
papule, 1 to 2 cm in diameter (erythema nodosum, lipoma)
tumor - ANSWER-elevated and solid lesion; may or may not be clearly
demarcated; deeper in dermis; greater than 2 cm in diameter (neoplasms, benign
tumor, lipoma)
vesicle - ANSWER-elevated,
circumscribed, superficial not into the dermis; filled with serous fluid; less than 1
cm in diameter (varicella, herpes zoster)
bulla - ANSWER-vesicle greater than 1 cm in diameter (blister, pemphigus
vulgaris)
pustule - ANSWER-elevated,
superficial lesion; similar to a vesicle but filled with purulent fluid (impetigo, acne)
cyst - ANSWER-elevated, circumscribed encapsulated lesion; in dermis or
subcutaneous layer, filler with liquid or semisolid material (sebaceous cyst or
cystic acne)
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telangiectasia - ANSWER-fine,
irregular, red lines; produced by capillary dilation
(rosacea)
scale - ANSWER-heaped up,
keratinized cells; flaky skin; irregular; thick and thin; dry or oily; variation in size
(flaking of the skin with seborrheic dermatitis, following drug rxn, dry skin)
lichenification - ANSWER-rough, thickened epidermis secondary to persistent
rubbing, itching, or skin irritation; often involves flexor surface of extremity
(chronic dermatitis)
keloid - ANSWER-irregularly shaped, elevated, progressively enlarging scar;
grows beyond the boundaries of the wound; caused by excessive collagen
formation during healing (keloid formation post surgery)
scar - ANSWER-thin to thick fibrous tissue what replaces normal skin following
injury or laceration to the dermis (healed wound or surgical incision)
excoriation - ANSWER-loss of the epidermis; linear hollowed out, crusted area
(scabies, abrasion or scratch)
fissure - ANSWER-linear crack or break from the epidermis to the dermis; may be
moist or dry (athlete's foot, cracks at the corner of the mouth)
