NURS5220 HEALTH ASSESSMENT ONE
ACTUAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ For which age group is a functional assessment the most critical?
A. Children
B. Adolescents
C. Adults
D. Older Adults
Answer: D. Older Adults
⩥ And insect bite that is the size of a dime would be considered what
type of common skin lesion?
Answer: Papule: a small, raised, solid bunk on the skin, typically less
than 1 cm in diameter
⩥ Hives are considered what type of skin lesion?
Answer: Wheals: a raised irregular shaped area of the skin that is often
reddish in color and may be itchy
⩥ What is the difference between a vesicle and a bulla?
,Answer: Vesicle: A small lesion less than 0.5 cm filled with serous fluid
(eg. herpes, chicken pox)
Bulla: More than 0.5 cm filled with serous fluid (eg. pemphigus)
⩥ Folliculitis is considered what type of common skin lesion?
Answer: Pustule: a small, inflamed pus-filled lesion that contains
purulent (pus) fluid which is often yellow or green in colir
⩥ Hemangiomas and spider veins are what type of common skin lesion?
Answer: Vascular Lesion: lesion involving blood vessels often appearing
red or purple
⩥ Cracked on the lips due to intense dehydration is consider what type
of skin lesion?
Answer: Fissure: a linear crack or split in the skin that extends into the
dermis
⩥ What areas of the body will you most likely find Squamous Cell
Carcinoma?
Answer: Scalp
Back of the hand
Lips
Tops of the ears
,⩥ What type of skin cancer is almost always located on the face
(particularly the nose), cheeks, and forehead?
Answer: Basal Cell Carcinoma
⩥ The BANS area (back, axilla, neck and scalp) is associated with what
type of skin cancer?
Answer: Malignant Melanoma
⩥ Chloe has a rash located superior to her naval. This rash occurs when
the skin comes in contact with the metal from her belt buckle or the
button on her jeans. This is an example of:
A. Tinea Versicolor
B. Actinic Keratosis
C. Lichen Planus
D. Contact Dermatitis
Answer: D. Contact Dermatitis
⩥ A lipoma is a malignant tumor of mature fat cells.
A. True
B. False
Answer: B. False
, ⩥ Describe Koebner phenomenon.
Answer: Koebner phenomenon is when physical skin pressure precedes
a psoriatic lesion at the same site of contact.
⩥ What is Auspitz sign?
Answer: In psoriasis, bleeding spots when scales are scraped off
⩥ Claudia's husband found a lesion that appeared on her back. The
distribution is similar to that of a Christmas tree, what could this be a
sign of?
Answer: Pityriasis Rosea
⩥ The Christmas tree shaped patch that appears first in Pityriasis Rosea
is known as:
Answer: Herald Patch
⩥ Herpes Zoster is caused by the activation of what virus?
Answer: Varicella Virus
⩥ Herpes zoster (shingles) is typically painless, True or False?
Answer: False, intense pain is a hallmark of herpes zoster, distinguishing
it from other rashes. If the rash is not painful, herpes zoster is less likely
ACTUAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ For which age group is a functional assessment the most critical?
A. Children
B. Adolescents
C. Adults
D. Older Adults
Answer: D. Older Adults
⩥ And insect bite that is the size of a dime would be considered what
type of common skin lesion?
Answer: Papule: a small, raised, solid bunk on the skin, typically less
than 1 cm in diameter
⩥ Hives are considered what type of skin lesion?
Answer: Wheals: a raised irregular shaped area of the skin that is often
reddish in color and may be itchy
⩥ What is the difference between a vesicle and a bulla?
,Answer: Vesicle: A small lesion less than 0.5 cm filled with serous fluid
(eg. herpes, chicken pox)
Bulla: More than 0.5 cm filled with serous fluid (eg. pemphigus)
⩥ Folliculitis is considered what type of common skin lesion?
Answer: Pustule: a small, inflamed pus-filled lesion that contains
purulent (pus) fluid which is often yellow or green in colir
⩥ Hemangiomas and spider veins are what type of common skin lesion?
Answer: Vascular Lesion: lesion involving blood vessels often appearing
red or purple
⩥ Cracked on the lips due to intense dehydration is consider what type
of skin lesion?
Answer: Fissure: a linear crack or split in the skin that extends into the
dermis
⩥ What areas of the body will you most likely find Squamous Cell
Carcinoma?
Answer: Scalp
Back of the hand
Lips
Tops of the ears
,⩥ What type of skin cancer is almost always located on the face
(particularly the nose), cheeks, and forehead?
Answer: Basal Cell Carcinoma
⩥ The BANS area (back, axilla, neck and scalp) is associated with what
type of skin cancer?
Answer: Malignant Melanoma
⩥ Chloe has a rash located superior to her naval. This rash occurs when
the skin comes in contact with the metal from her belt buckle or the
button on her jeans. This is an example of:
A. Tinea Versicolor
B. Actinic Keratosis
C. Lichen Planus
D. Contact Dermatitis
Answer: D. Contact Dermatitis
⩥ A lipoma is a malignant tumor of mature fat cells.
A. True
B. False
Answer: B. False
, ⩥ Describe Koebner phenomenon.
Answer: Koebner phenomenon is when physical skin pressure precedes
a psoriatic lesion at the same site of contact.
⩥ What is Auspitz sign?
Answer: In psoriasis, bleeding spots when scales are scraped off
⩥ Claudia's husband found a lesion that appeared on her back. The
distribution is similar to that of a Christmas tree, what could this be a
sign of?
Answer: Pityriasis Rosea
⩥ The Christmas tree shaped patch that appears first in Pityriasis Rosea
is known as:
Answer: Herald Patch
⩥ Herpes Zoster is caused by the activation of what virus?
Answer: Varicella Virus
⩥ Herpes zoster (shingles) is typically painless, True or False?
Answer: False, intense pain is a hallmark of herpes zoster, distinguishing
it from other rashes. If the rash is not painful, herpes zoster is less likely
