NUR 257/ NUR257 Exam 4 – (New 2026/ 2027 Update) Concepts of Aging and Chronic Illness in Nursing Guide| Questions & Answers | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- Galen

NURl 257/l NUR257l Examl 4l –l (Newl
2026/l 2027l Update)l Conceptsl ofl Agingl
andl Chronicl Illnessl inl Nursingl Guidel |l
Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen
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QUESTION
Candidiasis



Answer:
Fungall infectionl causedl byl Candidal albicans




QUESTION
whol isl atl mostl riskl forl candidiasis


Answer:
obese,l malnourished,l receivingl antibiotics/steroidl therapy,l andl havel diabetics




QUESTION
Basall Celll carcinoma



Answer:
triggeredl byl extensivel sunl exposure,l chronicl irritationl andl chronicl ulcerationl ofl thel skin

mostl common

,QUESTION
Keyl conceptsl ofl basall celll carcinoma


Answer:
slowl growing,l lessl spreading,l andl leastl lethall

pearlyl papulel withl prominentl bloodl vesselsl orl canl lookl likel al scarl butl inl anl areal withl
nol historyl ofl trauma




QUESTION
squamousl celll carcinoma


Answer:
firm,l red,l irregularl spot

lesionsl arel fleshy,l pinkl coloredl nodulesl thatl becomel reddenedl andl scalyl

foundl onl thel head,l neck,l orl handsl

increasel rapidlyl inl sizel

higherl risk:l midl 60'sl orl older




QUESTION
melanoma


Answer:
multicoloredl asymmetrical/irregularl bordersl ofl anyl sizel

, metastasizesl veryl quicklyl

lessl thanl 2%,l butl accountsl forl mostl skinl cancerl deaths




QUESTION
pressurel ulcers



Answer:
localizedl damagel tol thel skinl orl underlyingl softl tissuel usuallyl overl al bonyl prominencel
orl relatedl tol al medicall orl otherl device




QUESTION
reddenedl areal onl sacrum:



Answer:
drawl labsl forl pre-albuminl (skinl breakdown)l andl lymphocytesl (infection)




QUESTION
redl spotl onl hips/sacrum:



Answer:
turnl Q2H




QUESTION
pressurel ulcerl keyl concepts