NUR 309 EXAM #2 QUESTIONS AND CO
SOLUTIONS
A cman chas ccome cin cto cthe cclinic cfor ca cskin cassessment cbecause che cis cafraid che cmight chave
cassessment cthe cnurse cnotices cseveral careas cof cpigmentation cthat clook cgreasy, cdark, cand c"st
cbest cprediction? cHe cprobably chas:
A) cSenile clentigines, cwhich cdo cnot cbecome ccancerous
B) cActinic ckeratoses, cwhich care cprecursors cto cbasal ccell ccarcinoma
C) cAcrochordons, cwhich care cprecursors cto csquamous ccell ccarcinoma
D) cSeborrheic ckeratoses, cwhich cdo cnot cbecome ccancerous c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D
A cpatient ctells cthe cnurse cthat che chas cnoticed cthat cone cof chis cmoles chas cstarted cto cburn cand
cconcerned cwith cwhich cadditional cfinding?
A) cBorder cregularity
B) cColor cvariation c
C) cSymmetry cof clesions
D) cDiameter cless cthan c6 cmm c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B
An celderly cwoman cis cbrought cto cthe cemergency cdepartment cafter cbeing cfound clying con cthe cki
cis cextremely cdehydrated. cWhat cwould cthe cnurse cexpect cto csee cupon cexamination?
A) cWhite cpatches con cthe cmucous cmembranes
B) cPale cmucous cmembranes c
C) cSmooth cmucous cmembranes cand clips c
D) cDry cmucous cmembranes cand ccracked clips c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D
A c65-year-old cman cwith cemphysema cand cbronchitis chas ccome cto cthe cclinic cfor ca cfollow-up cap
cthe cnurse cmight cexpect cto csee cwhich cassessment cfinding?
A) cClubbing cof cthe cnails c
B) cPedal cerythema c
C) cScleroderma
D) cAnasarca c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A
The cnurse cis cassessing ca cpatient cwho chas cliver cdisease cfor cjaundice. cWhich cof cthese cassess
ctrue cjaundice?
A) cYellow cpatches cin cthe couter csclera
B) cYellow ccolor cof cthe csclera cthat cextends cup cto cthe ciris
SOLUTIONS
A cman chas ccome cin cto cthe cclinic cfor ca cskin cassessment cbecause che cis cafraid che cmight chave
cassessment cthe cnurse cnotices cseveral careas cof cpigmentation cthat clook cgreasy, cdark, cand c"st
cbest cprediction? cHe cprobably chas:
A) cSenile clentigines, cwhich cdo cnot cbecome ccancerous
B) cActinic ckeratoses, cwhich care cprecursors cto cbasal ccell ccarcinoma
C) cAcrochordons, cwhich care cprecursors cto csquamous ccell ccarcinoma
D) cSeborrheic ckeratoses, cwhich cdo cnot cbecome ccancerous c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D
A cpatient ctells cthe cnurse cthat che chas cnoticed cthat cone cof chis cmoles chas cstarted cto cburn cand
cconcerned cwith cwhich cadditional cfinding?
A) cBorder cregularity
B) cColor cvariation c
C) cSymmetry cof clesions
D) cDiameter cless cthan c6 cmm c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B
An celderly cwoman cis cbrought cto cthe cemergency cdepartment cafter cbeing cfound clying con cthe cki
cis cextremely cdehydrated. cWhat cwould cthe cnurse cexpect cto csee cupon cexamination?
A) cWhite cpatches con cthe cmucous cmembranes
B) cPale cmucous cmembranes c
C) cSmooth cmucous cmembranes cand clips c
D) cDry cmucous cmembranes cand ccracked clips c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D
A c65-year-old cman cwith cemphysema cand cbronchitis chas ccome cto cthe cclinic cfor ca cfollow-up cap
cthe cnurse cmight cexpect cto csee cwhich cassessment cfinding?
A) cClubbing cof cthe cnails c
B) cPedal cerythema c
C) cScleroderma
D) cAnasarca c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A
The cnurse cis cassessing ca cpatient cwho chas cliver cdisease cfor cjaundice. cWhich cof cthese cassess
ctrue cjaundice?
A) cYellow cpatches cin cthe couter csclera
B) cYellow ccolor cof cthe csclera cthat cextends cup cto cthe ciris
