NR 509 WEEK 5 QUIZ -WITH DETAILED ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+| CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY
A patient comes in for a physical examination and complains of
"freezing to death" while waiting for her examination. The nurse
notes that her skin is pale and cool and attributes this finding to:
a. Venous pooling.
b. Peripheral vasodilation.
c. Peripheral vasoconstriction.
d. Decreased arterial perfusion. Correct Answer c. Peripheral
vasoconstriction.
A patient comes to the clinic and tells the nurse that he has been
confined to his recliner chair for approximately 3 days with his feet
down and he asks the nurse to evaluate his feet. During the
assessment, the nurse might expect to find:
a. Pallor
b. Coolness
c. Distended veins
d. Prolonged capillary filling time Correct Answer c. Distended
veins
,A patient is especially worried about an area of skin on her feet
that has turned white. The health care provider has told her that
her condition is vitiligo. The nurse explains to her that vitiligo is:
a. Caused by an excess of melanin pigment
b. Caused by an excess of apocrine glands in her feet
c. Caused by the complete absence of melanin pigment
d. Related to impetigo and can be treated with an ointment
Correct Answer c. Caused by the complete absence of melanin
pigment
A patient tells the nurse that he has noticed that one of his moles
has started to burn and bleed. When assessing his skin, the nurse
pays special attention to the danger signs for pigmented lesions
and is concerned with which additional finding?
a. Color variation
b. Border regularity
c. Symmetry of lesions
d. Diameter of less than 6 mm Correct Answer a. Color variation
A patient comes to the clinic and states that he has noticed that
his skin is redder than normal. The nurse understands that this
condition is due to hyperemia and knows that it can be caused by:
a... Decreased amounts of bilirubin in the blood
,b. Excess blood in the underlying blood vessels
c. Decreased perfusion to the surrounding tissues
d. Excess blood in the dilated superficial capillaries Correct
Answer d. Excess blood in the dilated superficial capillaries
During a skin assessment, the nurse notices that a Mexican-
American patient has skin that is yellowish-brown; however, the
skin on the hard and soft palate is pink and the patient's scleras
are not yellow. From this finding, the nurse could probably rule
out:
a. Pallor
b... Jaundice
c. Cyanosis
d. Iron deficiency Correct Answer b... Jaundice
A black patient is in the intensive care unit because of impending
shock after an accident. The nurse expects to find what
characteristics in this patient's skin?
a. Ruddy blue.
b. Generalized pallor.
c. Ashen, gray, or dull.
d... Patchy areas of pallor. Correct Answer c. Ashen, gray, or
dull.
, An older adult woman is brought to the emergency department
after being found lying on the kitchen floor for 2 days; she is
extremely dehydrated. What would the nurse expect to see during
the examination?
a. Smooth mucous membranes and lips
b. Dry mucous membranes and cracked lips
c. Pale mucous membranes
d. White patches on the mucous membranes Correct Answer b.
Dry mucous membranes and cracked lips
A 42-year-old woman complains that she has noticed several
small, slightly raised, bright red dots on her chest. On
examination, the nurse expects that the spots are probably:
a. Anasarca.
b. Scleroderma.
c... Senile angiomas.
d. Latent myeloma. Correct Answer c... Senile angiomas.
A 65-year-old man with emphysema and bronchitis has come to
the clinic for a follow-up appointment. On assessment, the nurse
might expect to see which finding?
a. Anasarca
b. Scleroderma
c. Pedal erythema
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+| CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY
A patient comes in for a physical examination and complains of
"freezing to death" while waiting for her examination. The nurse
notes that her skin is pale and cool and attributes this finding to:
a. Venous pooling.
b. Peripheral vasodilation.
c. Peripheral vasoconstriction.
d. Decreased arterial perfusion. Correct Answer c. Peripheral
vasoconstriction.
A patient comes to the clinic and tells the nurse that he has been
confined to his recliner chair for approximately 3 days with his feet
down and he asks the nurse to evaluate his feet. During the
assessment, the nurse might expect to find:
a. Pallor
b. Coolness
c. Distended veins
d. Prolonged capillary filling time Correct Answer c. Distended
veins
,A patient is especially worried about an area of skin on her feet
that has turned white. The health care provider has told her that
her condition is vitiligo. The nurse explains to her that vitiligo is:
a. Caused by an excess of melanin pigment
b. Caused by an excess of apocrine glands in her feet
c. Caused by the complete absence of melanin pigment
d. Related to impetigo and can be treated with an ointment
Correct Answer c. Caused by the complete absence of melanin
pigment
A patient tells the nurse that he has noticed that one of his moles
has started to burn and bleed. When assessing his skin, the nurse
pays special attention to the danger signs for pigmented lesions
and is concerned with which additional finding?
a. Color variation
b. Border regularity
c. Symmetry of lesions
d. Diameter of less than 6 mm Correct Answer a. Color variation
A patient comes to the clinic and states that he has noticed that
his skin is redder than normal. The nurse understands that this
condition is due to hyperemia and knows that it can be caused by:
a... Decreased amounts of bilirubin in the blood
,b. Excess blood in the underlying blood vessels
c. Decreased perfusion to the surrounding tissues
d. Excess blood in the dilated superficial capillaries Correct
Answer d. Excess blood in the dilated superficial capillaries
During a skin assessment, the nurse notices that a Mexican-
American patient has skin that is yellowish-brown; however, the
skin on the hard and soft palate is pink and the patient's scleras
are not yellow. From this finding, the nurse could probably rule
out:
a. Pallor
b... Jaundice
c. Cyanosis
d. Iron deficiency Correct Answer b... Jaundice
A black patient is in the intensive care unit because of impending
shock after an accident. The nurse expects to find what
characteristics in this patient's skin?
a. Ruddy blue.
b. Generalized pallor.
c. Ashen, gray, or dull.
d... Patchy areas of pallor. Correct Answer c. Ashen, gray, or
dull.
, An older adult woman is brought to the emergency department
after being found lying on the kitchen floor for 2 days; she is
extremely dehydrated. What would the nurse expect to see during
the examination?
a. Smooth mucous membranes and lips
b. Dry mucous membranes and cracked lips
c. Pale mucous membranes
d. White patches on the mucous membranes Correct Answer b.
Dry mucous membranes and cracked lips
A 42-year-old woman complains that she has noticed several
small, slightly raised, bright red dots on her chest. On
examination, the nurse expects that the spots are probably:
a. Anasarca.
b. Scleroderma.
c... Senile angiomas.
d. Latent myeloma. Correct Answer c... Senile angiomas.
A 65-year-old man with emphysema and bronchitis has come to
the clinic for a follow-up appointment. On assessment, the nurse
might expect to see which finding?
a. Anasarca
b. Scleroderma
c. Pedal erythema
