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NSG 521 EXAM 1 PREP ALL 150 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
NEW!!
QUESTION: When assessing skin lesions, it is important to take which measurements to judge
lesion size? - ANSWER-Height
Width
Diameter
QUESTION: Which features are important to describe when assessing a skin lesion? - ANSWER-
Attachment at base
Exudate
Color
Shape
QUESTION: What are the skin features that should be assessed as part of a comprehensive skin
examination? - ANSWER-Color
Thickness
Symmetry
Turgor
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QUESTION: As part of a thorough hair examination, the nurse inspects which features? -
ANSWER-COlor
DIstribution
Quantitiy
PResence of lice
QUESTION: Which aspects of nevi would the nurse instruct a patient to assess when teaching
the common method of distinguishing normal nevi from melanomas? - ANSWER-Symmetry
Border
COlor
Diameter
QUESTION: When assessing a skin lesion, which configurations are important for the nurse to
note? - ANSWER-Annular
Grouped
Linear
Arciform
QUESTION: When assessing the location and distribution of skin lesions, the nurse should look
for which features? - ANSWER-Whether the lesion is generalized or localized
On which region of the body the lesion appears
Patterns of lesion distribution
Whether the lesion is discrete or confluent
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On hospital admission, which elements of the skin should be assessed? - ANSWER-Tattoos
Scars
Under skin folds
Ear piercings
QUESTION: When inspecting the nails, it is important for the nurse to note which features? -
ANSWER-Color
Length
Shape
Symmetry
QUESTION: According to the American Cancer Society, the typical healthy adult may have as
many as 10 to _ nevi on the body. - ANSWER-40
QUESTION: Which areas of the body rarely have normal nevi? - ANSWER-Scalp
Breasts
Buttocks
QUESTION: Which features of the skin may be affected by dehydration? - ANSWER-Texture
Turgor
3
NSG 521 EXAM 1 PREP ALL 150 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
NEW!!
QUESTION: When assessing skin lesions, it is important to take which measurements to judge
lesion size? - ANSWER-Height
Width
Diameter
QUESTION: Which features are important to describe when assessing a skin lesion? - ANSWER-
Attachment at base
Exudate
Color
Shape
QUESTION: What are the skin features that should be assessed as part of a comprehensive skin
examination? - ANSWER-Color
Thickness
Symmetry
Turgor
1
,Page 2 of 19
QUESTION: As part of a thorough hair examination, the nurse inspects which features? -
ANSWER-COlor
DIstribution
Quantitiy
PResence of lice
QUESTION: Which aspects of nevi would the nurse instruct a patient to assess when teaching
the common method of distinguishing normal nevi from melanomas? - ANSWER-Symmetry
Border
COlor
Diameter
QUESTION: When assessing a skin lesion, which configurations are important for the nurse to
note? - ANSWER-Annular
Grouped
Linear
Arciform
QUESTION: When assessing the location and distribution of skin lesions, the nurse should look
for which features? - ANSWER-Whether the lesion is generalized or localized
On which region of the body the lesion appears
Patterns of lesion distribution
Whether the lesion is discrete or confluent
2
, Page 3 of 19
On hospital admission, which elements of the skin should be assessed? - ANSWER-Tattoos
Scars
Under skin folds
Ear piercings
QUESTION: When inspecting the nails, it is important for the nurse to note which features? -
ANSWER-Color
Length
Shape
Symmetry
QUESTION: According to the American Cancer Society, the typical healthy adult may have as
many as 10 to _ nevi on the body. - ANSWER-40
QUESTION: Which areas of the body rarely have normal nevi? - ANSWER-Scalp
Breasts
Buttocks
QUESTION: Which features of the skin may be affected by dehydration? - ANSWER-Texture
Turgor
3
