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NUR 2502 EXAM 1/NUR2502 actual EXAM
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CORRECT ANSWERS with DETAILED
RATIONALES /MDC3 EXAM 1
/MULTIDIMENSIONAL CARE 3 EXAM 1
|ALREADY GRADED A+|RASMUSSEN COLLEGE
Which area of the skin would the nurse identify as providing a cushion between the
skin layers, muscles, and bones?
A) Dermis
B) Subcutaneous tissue
C) Epidermis
D) Stratum corneum
B) Subcutaneous tissue
A young student comes to the school nurse and shows the nurse a mosquito bite. As
the nurse expects, the bite is elevated and has serous fluid contained in the dermis.
How would the nurse classify this lesion?
A) Vesicle
B) Macule
C) Nodule
D) Wheal
D) Wheal
A BOMB 1
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A patient with an exceptionally low body mass index has been admitted to the
emergency department with signs and symptoms of hypothermia. The nurse should
know that this patients susceptibility to heat loss is related to atrophy of what skin
component?
A) Epidermis
B) Merkel cells
C) Dermis
D) Subcutaneous tissue
D) Subcutaneous tissue
A patient with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has sought care because of the
recent development of new skin lesions. The nurse should interpret these lesions as
most likely suggestive of what?
A) A reduction in the patients CD4 count
B) A reduction in the patients viral load
C) An adverse effect of antiretroviral therapy
D) Virus-induced changes in allergy status
A) A reduction in the patients CD4 count
Cutaneous signs may be the first manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV), appearing in more than 90% of HIV-infected people as immune function
deteriorates
Assessment of a patients leg reveals the presence of a 1.5-cm circular region of
necrotic tissue that is deeper than the epidermis. The nurse should document the
presence of what type of skin lesion?
A) Keloid
B) Ulcer
C) Fissure
D) Erosion
B) Ulcer
A BOMB 2
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A dermatologist has asked the nurse to assist with examination of a patients skin
using a Woods light. This test will allow the physician to assess for which of the
following?
A) The presence of minute regions of keloid scarring
B) Unusual patterns of pigmentation on the patients skin
C) Vascular lesions that are not visible to the naked eye
D) The presence of parasites on the epidermis
B) Unusual patterns of pigmentation on the patients skin
A patient presents at the dermatology clinic with suspected herpes simplex. The
nurse knows to prepare what diagnostic test for this condition?
A) Skin biopsy
B) Patch test
C) Tzanck smear
D) Examination with a Woods light
C) Tzanck smear
A nurse is providing care for a patient who has developed Kaposis sarcoma
secondary to HIV infection. The nurse should be aware that this form of malignancy
originates in what part of the body?
A) Connective tissue cells in diffuse locations
B) Smooth muscle cells of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tract
C) Neural tissue of the brain and spinal cord
D) Endothelial cells lining small blood vessels
D) Endothelial cells lining small blood vessels
A patient has just been told that he has malignant melanoma. The nurse caring for
this patient should anticipate that the patient will undergo what treatment?
A) Chemotherapy
B) Immunotherapy
C) Wide excision
D) Radiation therapy
A BOMB 3
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C) Wide excision
A nurse is leading a health promotion workshop that is focusing on cancer
prevention. What action is most likely to reduce participants risks of basal cell
carcinoma (BCC)?
A) Teaching participants to improve their overall health through nutrition
B) Encouraging participants to identify their family history of cancer
C) Teaching participants to limit their sun exposure
D) Teaching participants to control exposure to environmental and occupational
radiation
C) Teaching participants to limit their sun exposure
A nurse is caring for a patient whose chemical injury has necessitated a skin graft to
his left hand. The nurse enters the room and observes that the patient is performing
active range of motion (ROM) exercises with the affected hand. How should the
nurse best respond?
A) Liaise with the physical therapist to ensure that the patient is performing
exercises safely.
B) Validate the patients efforts to increase blood perfusion to the graft site.
C) Remind the patient that ROM exercises should be passive, not active.
D) Remind the patient of the need to immobilize the graft to facilitate healing.
D) Remind the patient of the need to immobilize the graft to facilitate healing.
A school nurse has sent home four children who show evidence of pediculosis
capitis. What is an important instruction the nurse should include in the note being
sent home to parents?
A) The childs scalp should be monitored for 48 to 72 hours before starting
treatment.
B) Nits may have to be manually removed from the childs hair shafts.
C) The disease is self-limiting and symptoms will abate within 1 week.
D) Efforts should be made to improve the childs level of hygiene.
B) Nits may have to be manually removed from the childs hair shafts.
A BOMB 4
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NUR 2502 EXAM 1/NUR2502 actual EXAM
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RATIONALES /MDC3 EXAM 1
/MULTIDIMENSIONAL CARE 3 EXAM 1
|ALREADY GRADED A+|RASMUSSEN COLLEGE
Which area of the skin would the nurse identify as providing a cushion between the
skin layers, muscles, and bones?
A) Dermis
B) Subcutaneous tissue
C) Epidermis
D) Stratum corneum
B) Subcutaneous tissue
A young student comes to the school nurse and shows the nurse a mosquito bite. As
the nurse expects, the bite is elevated and has serous fluid contained in the dermis.
How would the nurse classify this lesion?
A) Vesicle
B) Macule
C) Nodule
D) Wheal
D) Wheal
A BOMB 1
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AND CORRECT ANSWERS with DETAILED
RATIONALES /MDC3
A patient with an exceptionally low body mass index has been admitted to the
emergency department with signs and symptoms of hypothermia. The nurse should
know that this patients susceptibility to heat loss is related to atrophy of what skin
component?
A) Epidermis
B) Merkel cells
C) Dermis
D) Subcutaneous tissue
D) Subcutaneous tissue
A patient with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has sought care because of the
recent development of new skin lesions. The nurse should interpret these lesions as
most likely suggestive of what?
A) A reduction in the patients CD4 count
B) A reduction in the patients viral load
C) An adverse effect of antiretroviral therapy
D) Virus-induced changes in allergy status
A) A reduction in the patients CD4 count
Cutaneous signs may be the first manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV), appearing in more than 90% of HIV-infected people as immune function
deteriorates
Assessment of a patients leg reveals the presence of a 1.5-cm circular region of
necrotic tissue that is deeper than the epidermis. The nurse should document the
presence of what type of skin lesion?
A) Keloid
B) Ulcer
C) Fissure
D) Erosion
B) Ulcer
A BOMB 2
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A dermatologist has asked the nurse to assist with examination of a patients skin
using a Woods light. This test will allow the physician to assess for which of the
following?
A) The presence of minute regions of keloid scarring
B) Unusual patterns of pigmentation on the patients skin
C) Vascular lesions that are not visible to the naked eye
D) The presence of parasites on the epidermis
B) Unusual patterns of pigmentation on the patients skin
A patient presents at the dermatology clinic with suspected herpes simplex. The
nurse knows to prepare what diagnostic test for this condition?
A) Skin biopsy
B) Patch test
C) Tzanck smear
D) Examination with a Woods light
C) Tzanck smear
A nurse is providing care for a patient who has developed Kaposis sarcoma
secondary to HIV infection. The nurse should be aware that this form of malignancy
originates in what part of the body?
A) Connective tissue cells in diffuse locations
B) Smooth muscle cells of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tract
C) Neural tissue of the brain and spinal cord
D) Endothelial cells lining small blood vessels
D) Endothelial cells lining small blood vessels
A patient has just been told that he has malignant melanoma. The nurse caring for
this patient should anticipate that the patient will undergo what treatment?
A) Chemotherapy
B) Immunotherapy
C) Wide excision
D) Radiation therapy
A BOMB 3
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C) Wide excision
A nurse is leading a health promotion workshop that is focusing on cancer
prevention. What action is most likely to reduce participants risks of basal cell
carcinoma (BCC)?
A) Teaching participants to improve their overall health through nutrition
B) Encouraging participants to identify their family history of cancer
C) Teaching participants to limit their sun exposure
D) Teaching participants to control exposure to environmental and occupational
radiation
C) Teaching participants to limit their sun exposure
A nurse is caring for a patient whose chemical injury has necessitated a skin graft to
his left hand. The nurse enters the room and observes that the patient is performing
active range of motion (ROM) exercises with the affected hand. How should the
nurse best respond?
A) Liaise with the physical therapist to ensure that the patient is performing
exercises safely.
B) Validate the patients efforts to increase blood perfusion to the graft site.
C) Remind the patient that ROM exercises should be passive, not active.
D) Remind the patient of the need to immobilize the graft to facilitate healing.
D) Remind the patient of the need to immobilize the graft to facilitate healing.
A school nurse has sent home four children who show evidence of pediculosis
capitis. What is an important instruction the nurse should include in the note being
sent home to parents?
A) The childs scalp should be monitored for 48 to 72 hours before starting
treatment.
B) Nits may have to be manually removed from the childs hair shafts.
C) The disease is self-limiting and symptoms will abate within 1 week.
D) Efforts should be made to improve the childs level of hygiene.
B) Nits may have to be manually removed from the childs hair shafts.
A BOMB 4
