NR 511 MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | NR 511
MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
The school nurse recognizes the signs of scabies when a child presents with - correct answer ✔✔wavy
threadlike lines on the body and pruritus
Which of the following are nursing interventions and patient teaching for the treatment of head lice and
scabies? (Select all that apply. - correct answer ✔✔Clothing, linens, and bath articles thoroughly cleaned
in hot water
b.
Stress nature and transmission of the disease
The nurse is caring for a patient with lesions on the skin. Which assessment finding should cause the
nurse to suspect scabies - correct answer ✔✔Short, wavy, brownish black lines
A client is experiencing a circular lesion with an advancing, red, scaly border on the abdomen.
The nurse recognizes this lesion as being - correct answer ✔✔tinea corporis
A client is diagnosed with tinea versicolor. Which of the following should the nurse instruct this client
regarding the care for this skin condition - correct answer ✔✔Utilize shampoo with selenium
A school nurse assesses a child who has an erythematous circular patch of vesicles on her scalp
with alopecia and complains of pain and pruritus. Why would the nurse use a Woods lamp - correct
answer ✔✔To cause fluorescence of the infected hairs
A client has what appears to be a bacterial infection or warts on her fingertips. This can be a sign
of - correct answer ✔✔herpetic whitlow
A school-age child is experiencing pruritic vesicles around the mouth. The lesions have a honey-
colored crust. The nurse realizes that the child is most likely experiencing - correct answer ✔✔impetigo
A
client is diagnosed with severe nodulocystic acne. The nurse should instruct the client on which
of the following types of treatments? (Select all that apply. - correct answer ✔✔Oral antibiotics
Intralesional injection
topical therapy
Which patient statement indicates that more teaching is needed regarding antibiotic therapy for the
treatment of cellulitis? - correct answer ✔✔My skin is cleared up. I dont think I need the medication
anymore
The nurse is participating in planning care for a patient with pemphigus. What nursing diagnosis
should the nurse recommend be used to guide this patients care? - correct answer ✔✔Risk for Infection
A patient is prescribed vitamin A acid (Retin-A) as treatment of acne vulgaris. What should the
, nurse instruct the patient about the purpose of this medication? (Select all that apply. - correct answer
✔✔it loosens pore plugs
it prevents occurrence of comedomes
A client is diagnosed with a viral skin infection. The nurse realizes that which of the following
medications may be prescribed for this client? (Select all that apply.) - correct answer ✔✔docosanol
(abreva)
pencivlovir (denavir)
acyclovir (zovirax)
A
client is diagnosed with genital herpes simplex virus. The nurse know that symptoms of the
primary infection occur: - correct answer ✔✔3 to 7 days after exposure.
What should a patient be assessed for upon the diagnosis of genital herpes - correct answer ✔✔Human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
The nurse is care for a patient with shingles. Which statement should the nurse include in patient
4.
teaching? - correct answer ✔✔Varicella zoster is the virus responsible for shingles
Which of the following should the nurse instruct a client who is prescribed a topical medication for a skin
condition? - correct answer ✔✔apply after bathing
A client is diagnosed with a dermatologic condition causing pruritis and inflammation. Which of
the following should the nurse instruct this client? - correct answer ✔✔Apply a body moisturizer to the
skin within 3 to 5 minutes after bathing
What is the initial intervention for relief of the pruritus of dermatitis venenata - correct answer ✔✔Wash
area with copious amounts of water
A patient developed a severe contact dermatitis of the hands, arms, and lower legs after spending
an afternoon picking strawberries. The patient states that the itching is severe and cannot keep from
scratching. Which instruction would be most helpful in managing the pruritus - correct answer ✔✔Use
cool, wet dressings and baths to promote vasoconstriction
A client is experiencing a circular lesion with an advancing, red, scaly border on the abdomen. The
nurse recognizes this lesion as being - correct answer ✔✔tinea corporis
.A middle-aged construction worker has a raised lesion with a pearly border on his arm that bleeds
easily. The nurse realizes that this client most likely is experiencing a(n - correct answer ✔✔basal cell
carcinoma
A client is experiencing elevated fluid-filled lesions on the skin. The nurse would document these
lesions as being - correct answer ✔✔vesicles
A client has a nonpalpable skin lesion that is causing a change in skin color greater than 1 cm in
diameter. The nurse would document this finding as being a(n) - correct answer ✔✔patch
MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
The school nurse recognizes the signs of scabies when a child presents with - correct answer ✔✔wavy
threadlike lines on the body and pruritus
Which of the following are nursing interventions and patient teaching for the treatment of head lice and
scabies? (Select all that apply. - correct answer ✔✔Clothing, linens, and bath articles thoroughly cleaned
in hot water
b.
Stress nature and transmission of the disease
The nurse is caring for a patient with lesions on the skin. Which assessment finding should cause the
nurse to suspect scabies - correct answer ✔✔Short, wavy, brownish black lines
A client is experiencing a circular lesion with an advancing, red, scaly border on the abdomen.
The nurse recognizes this lesion as being - correct answer ✔✔tinea corporis
A client is diagnosed with tinea versicolor. Which of the following should the nurse instruct this client
regarding the care for this skin condition - correct answer ✔✔Utilize shampoo with selenium
A school nurse assesses a child who has an erythematous circular patch of vesicles on her scalp
with alopecia and complains of pain and pruritus. Why would the nurse use a Woods lamp - correct
answer ✔✔To cause fluorescence of the infected hairs
A client has what appears to be a bacterial infection or warts on her fingertips. This can be a sign
of - correct answer ✔✔herpetic whitlow
A school-age child is experiencing pruritic vesicles around the mouth. The lesions have a honey-
colored crust. The nurse realizes that the child is most likely experiencing - correct answer ✔✔impetigo
A
client is diagnosed with severe nodulocystic acne. The nurse should instruct the client on which
of the following types of treatments? (Select all that apply. - correct answer ✔✔Oral antibiotics
Intralesional injection
topical therapy
Which patient statement indicates that more teaching is needed regarding antibiotic therapy for the
treatment of cellulitis? - correct answer ✔✔My skin is cleared up. I dont think I need the medication
anymore
The nurse is participating in planning care for a patient with pemphigus. What nursing diagnosis
should the nurse recommend be used to guide this patients care? - correct answer ✔✔Risk for Infection
A patient is prescribed vitamin A acid (Retin-A) as treatment of acne vulgaris. What should the
, nurse instruct the patient about the purpose of this medication? (Select all that apply. - correct answer
✔✔it loosens pore plugs
it prevents occurrence of comedomes
A client is diagnosed with a viral skin infection. The nurse realizes that which of the following
medications may be prescribed for this client? (Select all that apply.) - correct answer ✔✔docosanol
(abreva)
pencivlovir (denavir)
acyclovir (zovirax)
A
client is diagnosed with genital herpes simplex virus. The nurse know that symptoms of the
primary infection occur: - correct answer ✔✔3 to 7 days after exposure.
What should a patient be assessed for upon the diagnosis of genital herpes - correct answer ✔✔Human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
The nurse is care for a patient with shingles. Which statement should the nurse include in patient
4.
teaching? - correct answer ✔✔Varicella zoster is the virus responsible for shingles
Which of the following should the nurse instruct a client who is prescribed a topical medication for a skin
condition? - correct answer ✔✔apply after bathing
A client is diagnosed with a dermatologic condition causing pruritis and inflammation. Which of
the following should the nurse instruct this client? - correct answer ✔✔Apply a body moisturizer to the
skin within 3 to 5 minutes after bathing
What is the initial intervention for relief of the pruritus of dermatitis venenata - correct answer ✔✔Wash
area with copious amounts of water
A patient developed a severe contact dermatitis of the hands, arms, and lower legs after spending
an afternoon picking strawberries. The patient states that the itching is severe and cannot keep from
scratching. Which instruction would be most helpful in managing the pruritus - correct answer ✔✔Use
cool, wet dressings and baths to promote vasoconstriction
A client is experiencing a circular lesion with an advancing, red, scaly border on the abdomen. The
nurse recognizes this lesion as being - correct answer ✔✔tinea corporis
.A middle-aged construction worker has a raised lesion with a pearly border on his arm that bleeds
easily. The nurse realizes that this client most likely is experiencing a(n - correct answer ✔✔basal cell
carcinoma
A client is experiencing elevated fluid-filled lesions on the skin. The nurse would document these
lesions as being - correct answer ✔✔vesicles
A client has a nonpalpable skin lesion that is causing a change in skin color greater than 1 cm in
diameter. The nurse would document this finding as being a(n) - correct answer ✔✔patch
