NSU Health Assessment Exam 1 Questions And Answers Graded A+

A client arrives with profuse menstrual bleeding. How can a nurse document the quantity/severity of this symptom? - profuse menstrual flow soaking 5 pads/hr A client can be assessed to have impaired judgement when... - they make impulse and/or unrealistic decisions A client does not make eye contact throughout the interview process. Do they have a mental illness? - No, could be cultural A client presence with vitiligo. Any area of discoloration measuring > 1 cm would be classified as a... - patch A client presents with a darkened area of excess scar tissue formation. The area is shiny, smooth and firm, and extends beyond the site of original injury. This lesion can be classified as a... - keloid A client presents with a erythematous pus filled region. Laboratory data reveals infection by staphylococcus. This can be classified as a... - Faruncle and/or abscess A client presents with a lesion that appears to be scooped out but shallow. The lesion is moist but there is no presence of bleeding. This lesion can be classified as... - erosion A client presents with a wart as a result of superficial thickening in the epidermis. This is classified as a... - papule A client presents with an irregularly shaped lesion that appears to contain free fluid. The lesion measures < 1 cm and released a clear serum when ruptured. This could be classified as a... - vesicle A client presents with areas of flaky skin, which is silver-white in color. These lesions can be classified as... - scalesA client presents with areas of rounded, patchy hair loss on scalp. Hairs appear to be broken off and there is evidence of scaling. This may be indicative of... - Tinea capitis A client presents with chest pain. Assuming this is related to their heart, this type of pain would be classified as... - visceral pain (involves larger internal organs) A client presents with chicken pox. The client has been intensely scratching their lesions causing self inflicted abrasions. These areas can be classified as... - excoriations A client presents with irregular shaped patches of balding with broken off stub like hair. You observe them compulsively twisting or plucking their hair throughout the interview. This can be classified as... - Trichotillomania A client presents with lesions that are superficially raised and slightly irregular in shape. The lesions also appear to be edematous. The nurse would classify these lesions as... - wheals A client presents with multiple horizontal ridges on their nails. The client states they constantly pick their cuticles with another finger on the same hand. This is is classified as... - Habit - Tic dystrophy A client presents with nits adherent to their hair shafts. This is accompanied by an intense itching of the scalp. This is classified as... - Pediculosis capitis aka head lice A client presents with red, swollen, tender nail folds. This can be classified as... - Paronychia A client undergoing chemotherapy presents with patch assymetric balding. This is classified as... - Toxic alopecia A client which continuously scratched beyond excoriation is at risk for the development of which secondary lesion? - lichenification