NR 576 Midterm Exam Questions with
correct answers
Impetigo |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-red, |crusty |rash |usually |located |on |the |face |or |on |the |extremities
Pityriasis |Rosea |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Presents |with |a |herald |patch, |Christmas-tree |pattern.
herpes |varicella |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-vesicular |skin |rash, |most |commonly |a |thoracic |or |lumbar
|dermatome. |The |rash |begins |as |erythema, |then |changes |to |papular |lesions |that |rapidly |forms |vesicles
,Psoriasis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-well-circumscribed, |raised, |erythematous |papules |and |plaques,
|covered |with |silvery-white |scales
contact |dermatitis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |irritated |or |allergic |
- |acute |presentation |of |contact |dermatitis |is |characterized |by |weeping |lesions |with |numerous |tiny
|vesicles |on |an |erythematous |base |that |is |pruritic |or |has |a |burning |or |stinging |sensation.
Atopic |Dermatitis |(Eczema) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Erythema |is |often |seen |before |pruritus, |and |the
|acute |lesions |are |excoriated, |maculopapular, |and |inflamed. |Later |the |rash |becomes |crusted, |scaly,
|thickened, |and |lichenified.
- |the |itch |occurs |before |the |rash |appears, |and |scratching |the |rash |worsens |it.
, The |school |nurse |recognizes |the |signs |of |scabies |when |a |child |presents |with:
A. |small |fluid |filled |blisters |that |sting |when |scratched.
B. |dry |scaly |patches |in |body |creases |that |itch.
C. |wavy |threadlike |lines |on |the |body |and |pruritus.
D. |cluster |of |papular |lesions |with |pruritus. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-ANS: |C
Scabies |is |manifested |by |brown |threadlike |lines |on |the |body, |especially |the |hands, |anus, |and |body
|folds. |Pruritus |is |severe.
Which |of |the |following |are |nursing |interventions |and |patient |teaching |for |the |treatment |of |head |lice
|and |scabies? |(Select |all |that |apply.)
A. |Clothing, |linens, |and |bath |articles |thoroughly |cleaned |in |hot |water
Stress |nature |and |transmission |of |the |disease
Special |carbohydrate |diet |to |promote |healing
Complete |isolation |from |the |public |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
herpes |simplex |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-"cold |sores"; |clear |vesicles |with |red |base |that |evolve |into
|pustules, |usually |at |lip-skin |junction
correct answers
Impetigo |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-red, |crusty |rash |usually |located |on |the |face |or |on |the |extremities
Pityriasis |Rosea |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Presents |with |a |herald |patch, |Christmas-tree |pattern.
herpes |varicella |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-vesicular |skin |rash, |most |commonly |a |thoracic |or |lumbar
|dermatome. |The |rash |begins |as |erythema, |then |changes |to |papular |lesions |that |rapidly |forms |vesicles
,Psoriasis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-well-circumscribed, |raised, |erythematous |papules |and |plaques,
|covered |with |silvery-white |scales
contact |dermatitis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |irritated |or |allergic |
- |acute |presentation |of |contact |dermatitis |is |characterized |by |weeping |lesions |with |numerous |tiny
|vesicles |on |an |erythematous |base |that |is |pruritic |or |has |a |burning |or |stinging |sensation.
Atopic |Dermatitis |(Eczema) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Erythema |is |often |seen |before |pruritus, |and |the
|acute |lesions |are |excoriated, |maculopapular, |and |inflamed. |Later |the |rash |becomes |crusted, |scaly,
|thickened, |and |lichenified.
- |the |itch |occurs |before |the |rash |appears, |and |scratching |the |rash |worsens |it.
, The |school |nurse |recognizes |the |signs |of |scabies |when |a |child |presents |with:
A. |small |fluid |filled |blisters |that |sting |when |scratched.
B. |dry |scaly |patches |in |body |creases |that |itch.
C. |wavy |threadlike |lines |on |the |body |and |pruritus.
D. |cluster |of |papular |lesions |with |pruritus. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-ANS: |C
Scabies |is |manifested |by |brown |threadlike |lines |on |the |body, |especially |the |hands, |anus, |and |body
|folds. |Pruritus |is |severe.
Which |of |the |following |are |nursing |interventions |and |patient |teaching |for |the |treatment |of |head |lice
|and |scabies? |(Select |all |that |apply.)
A. |Clothing, |linens, |and |bath |articles |thoroughly |cleaned |in |hot |water
Stress |nature |and |transmission |of |the |disease
Special |carbohydrate |diet |to |promote |healing
Complete |isolation |from |the |public |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
herpes |simplex |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-"cold |sores"; |clear |vesicles |with |red |base |that |evolve |into
|pustules, |usually |at |lip-skin |junction
