NURS 5220 Health Assessment Exam

NURS 5220 Health Assessment Exam
with correct answers 2025




FrecklesvarevexamsvofvwhatvtypevofvcommonvskinvLesion?v-vcorrect-
answersMacule:vflatvdiscoloredvareavofvthevskinvthatbisvusualluvlessvthanv1vcmvinvdiameter



Forvwhichvagevgroupvisvavfunctionalvassessmentvthevmostvcritical?



A.vChildrenv

B.vAdolescentsv

C.vAdultsv

D.vOldervAdultsv-vcorrect-answersD.vOldervAdults



Andvinsectvbitevthatvisvthevsizevofvavdimevwouldvbevconsideredvwhatvtypevofvcommonvskinvlesion?v-
vcorrect-


answersPapule:vavsmall,vraised,vsolidvbunkvonvthevskin,vtypicallyvlessvthanv1vcmvinvdiameter



Hivesvarevconsideredvwhatvtypevofvskinvlesion?v-vcorrect-
answersWheals:vavraisedvirregularvshapedvareavofvthevskinvthatvisvoftenvreddishvinvcolorvandvmayvb
evitchy

,Whatvisvthevdifferencevbetweenvavvesiclevandvavbulla?v-vcorrect-
answersVesicle:vAvsmallvlesionvlessvthanv0.5vcmvfilledvwithvserousvfluidv(eg.vherpes,vchickenvpox)

Bulla:vMorevthanv0.5vcmvfilledvwithvserousvfluidv(eg.vpemphigus)



Folliculitisvisvconsideredvwhatvtypevofvcommonvskinvlesion?v-vcorrect-
answersPustule:vavsmall,vinflamedvpus-
filledvlesionvthatvcontainsvpurulentv(pus)vfluidvwhichvisvoftenvyellowvorvgreenvinvcolir



Hemangiomasvandvspidervveinsvarevwhatvtypevofvcommonvskinvlesion?v-vcorrect-
answersVascularvLesion:vlesionvinvolvingvbloodvvesselsvoftenvappearingvredvorvpurple



Crackedvonvthevlipsvduevtovintensevdehydrationvisvconsidervwhatvtypevofvskinvlesion?v-vcorrect-
answersFissure:vavlinearvcrackvorvsplitvinvthevskinvthatvextendsvintovthevdermis



WhatvareasvofvthevbodyvwillvyouvmostvlikelyvfindvSquamousvCellvCarcinoma?v-vcorrect-
answersScalp

Backvofvthevhandv

Lipsv

Topsvofvthevears



Whatvtypevofvskinvcancervisvalmostvalwaysvlocatedvonvthevfacev(particularlyvthevnose),vcheeks,vandv
forehead?v-vcorrect-answersBasalvCellvCarcinoma



ThevBANSvareav(back,vaxilla,vneckvandvscalp)visvassociatedvwithvwhatvtypevofvskinvcancer?v-vcorrect-
answersMalignantvMelanoma



Chloevhasvavrashvlocatedvsuperiorvtovhervnaval.vThisvrashvoccursvwhenvthevskinvcomesvinvcontactvwi
thvthevmetalvfromvhervbeltvbucklevorvthevbuttonvonvhervjeans.vThisvisvanvexamplevof:v

, A.vTineavVersicolor

B.vActinicvKeratosis

C.vLichenvPlanus

D.vContactvDermatitisv-vcorrect-answersD.vContactvDermatitis



Avlipomavisvavmalignantvtumorvofvmaturevfatvcells.v



A.vTrue

B.vFalsev-vcorrect-answersB.vFalse



DescribevKoebnervphenomenon.v-vcorrect-
answersKoebnervphenomenonvisvwhenvphysicalvskinvpressurevprecedesvavpsoriaticvlesionvatvthevsa
mevsitevofvcontact.



WhatvisvAuspitzvsign?v-vcorrect-answersInvpsoriasis,vbleedingvspotsvwhenvscalesvarevscrapedvoff



Claudia'svhusbandvfoundvavlesionvthatvappearedvonvhervback.vThevdistributionvisvsimilarvtovthatvofv
avChristmasvtree,vwhatvcouldvthisvbevavsignvof?v-vcorrect-answersPityriasisvRosea



ThevChristmasvtreevshapedvpatchvthatvappearsvfirstvinvPityriasisvRoseavisvknownvas:v-vcorrect-
answersHeraldvPatch



HerpesvZostervisvcausedvbyvthevactivationvofvwhatvvirus?v-vcorrect-answersVaricellavVirus



Herpesvzosterv(shingles)visvtypicallyvpainless,vTruevorvFalse?v-vcorrect-
answersFalse,vintensevpainvisvavhallmarkvofvherpesvzoster,vdistinguishingvitvfromvothervrashes.vIfvth
evrashvisvnotvpainful,vherpesvzostervisvlessvlikely