NSG6001 Advanced Nursing Practice I –
dermatology UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Papule - CORRECT ANSWER - Elevated, firm, circumscribed area
< 1 cm
example: warts
Patch - CORRECT ANSWER - Flat, nonpalpable
Irregular shaped macula
> 1 cm
vitiligo
Macule - CORRECT ANSWER - skin color change w/out elevation. example: freckle
note: Macule < 1 cm flat
Patches are macules > 1 cm
Plaque - CORRECT ANSWER - Elevated, Firm
Rough lesion
> 1 cm
Ex: Psoriasis
Wheal - CORRECT ANSWER - Elevated
Irregular shaped
Insect bite
Allergic reaction
, MGRADES
Nodule - CORRECT ANSWER - Firm
Circumscribed
Deeper in the dermis than a papule
1-2 cm
Tumor - CORRECT ANSWER - Evaluated
Solid
> 2 cm
Vesicle - CORRECT ANSWER - Elevated
Circumscribed
Superficial
< 1 cm
Chicken pox
Bulla - CORRECT ANSWER - Blister
1.0 cm or larger
pustule - CORRECT ANSWER - Acne
Similar to a vesicle but filled with purulent fluid
scale - CORRECT ANSWER - Heaped-up
Keratinized cells
Flaky
Seborrheic dermatitis
lichenfication - CORRECT ANSWER - Rough, thickened