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The nurse is bathing an 80-year-old man and notices that his skin is
wrinkled, thin, lax, and dry. This finding would be related to which factor?
a. Increased vascularity of the skin in the elderly
b. Increased numbers of sweat and sebaceous glands in the elderly
c. An increase in elastin and a decrease in subcutaneous fat in the elderly
d. An increased loss of elastin and a decrease in subcutaneous fat in the
elderly - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An increased loss of elastin and a decrease in
subcutaneous fat in the elderly
, A patient comes to the clinic and tells the nurse that he has been confined
to his recliner chair for about three days with his feet down and he wants
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. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔distended veins
The nurse notices that a school-aged child has bluish-white, red-based
spots in her mouth that are elevated about 1 mm to 3 mm. What other
signs would the nurse expect to find in this patient?
a. A pink, papular rash on the face and neck
b. Pruritic vesicles over her trunk and neck
c. Hyperpigmentation on the chest, abdomen, and the back of the arms
d. A red-purple, maculopapular, blotchy rash behind the ears and on the
face - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A red-purple, maculopapular, blotchy rash behind the
ears and on the face