NURS 190 MIDTERM ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
2026 TRUSTED ANSWERS SUPPLIED
⫸ Different types of equipment. Answer: -doppler: assess pulses
when they cant be palpated
-stadiometer: used to measure height of patient
-woodlamp: used to assess fungal infection on the skin
-goniometer: used to measure the degree of joint flexion and
extension
-transilluminator: instrument used to detect air, blood, fluid, or a mass
in the body cavity
⫸ Layers of the skin. Answer: -epidermis: first layer
-dermis: second layer (contains nerves, blood, and hair follicles)
-subcutaneous tissue: third layer
-last layer: muscle and bone
⫸ Grading of skin edema: push hard around bony prominences with
3 finger pads. Answer: 0=no edema
1+=2mm
2+=4mm
3+=6mm
4+=8mm
, ⫸ Bed sores/pressure sores stages. Answer: -Stage 1: 1 layer affected;
epidermis reddened
-Stage 2: 2 layer affected; open lesion
-Stage 3: 3 layers affected
-Stage 4: 4 layers affected, epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous,
muscle/bone
⫸ Annular vs. Target lesions. Answer: -Annular: only has one circle
-Target: has concentric circles, sometimes has a dot in the center
(bullseye)
⫸ Wheal lesion (primary). Answer: reddened with irregular borders
(insect bites/hives)
⫸ Macular lesion (primary). Answer: lesions that are flat, change in
color <1cm (freckles or petechiae)
⫸ Patch (primary). Answer: type of macule lesion that is >1cm
(mongolian spots, port wine stain, vitilligo)
⫸ Vessicle (primary). Answer: elevated, fluid filled, round or oval,
translucent wall, <0.5cm (chicken pox, poision ivy, and blisters)
⫸ Bulle (primary). Answer: type of vessivle that is >0.5cm (large or
blister)
2026 TRUSTED ANSWERS SUPPLIED
⫸ Different types of equipment. Answer: -doppler: assess pulses
when they cant be palpated
-stadiometer: used to measure height of patient
-woodlamp: used to assess fungal infection on the skin
-goniometer: used to measure the degree of joint flexion and
extension
-transilluminator: instrument used to detect air, blood, fluid, or a mass
in the body cavity
⫸ Layers of the skin. Answer: -epidermis: first layer
-dermis: second layer (contains nerves, blood, and hair follicles)
-subcutaneous tissue: third layer
-last layer: muscle and bone
⫸ Grading of skin edema: push hard around bony prominences with
3 finger pads. Answer: 0=no edema
1+=2mm
2+=4mm
3+=6mm
4+=8mm
, ⫸ Bed sores/pressure sores stages. Answer: -Stage 1: 1 layer affected;
epidermis reddened
-Stage 2: 2 layer affected; open lesion
-Stage 3: 3 layers affected
-Stage 4: 4 layers affected, epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous,
muscle/bone
⫸ Annular vs. Target lesions. Answer: -Annular: only has one circle
-Target: has concentric circles, sometimes has a dot in the center
(bullseye)
⫸ Wheal lesion (primary). Answer: reddened with irregular borders
(insect bites/hives)
⫸ Macular lesion (primary). Answer: lesions that are flat, change in
color <1cm (freckles or petechiae)
⫸ Patch (primary). Answer: type of macule lesion that is >1cm
(mongolian spots, port wine stain, vitilligo)
⫸ Vessicle (primary). Answer: elevated, fluid filled, round or oval,
translucent wall, <0.5cm (chicken pox, poision ivy, and blisters)
⫸ Bulle (primary). Answer: type of vessivle that is >0.5cm (large or
blister)
