NURS 1100 PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
c. Inspect the palms and soles for yellowish-green color.
How does the nurse recognize jaundice in a dark-skinned patient?
a. Inspect the conjunctiva for ashen-gray color.
b. Inspect the nail beds for a deeper brown or purple skin tone.
c. Inspect the palms and soles for yellowish-green color.
d. Inspect the oral mucous membrane for yellow color.
a. Purplish-red pinpoint lesions
When the patient's chart includes a notation that petechiae are present, what finding does a nurse
expect during inspection?
a. Purplish-red pinpoint lesions
b. Deep purplish or red patches of skin
b. Deep purplish or red patches of skin
c. Small raised fluid-filled pinkish nodules
d. Generalized reddish discoloration of an area of skin
d. Return of skin to its original position when pinched up slightly
When performing a skin assessment of an adult patient, the nurse expects what finding?
a. Reddened area does not blanch when gentle pressure is applied
b. Indentation of the finger remains in the skin after palpation
c. Flaking or scaling of the skin
d. Return of skin to its original position when pinched up slightly
,a. protection
b. temperature regulation
c. psychosocial, sensation
e. immunological
Which of the following are functions of the skin? Select all that apply.
a. protection
b. temperature regulation
c. psychosocial, sensation
d. vitamin C production
e. immunological
f. lipid reduction
d. "Coarse dark hair could result from hormonal changes such as from menopause."
A 45-year-old woman tells the nurse she is distressed by the presence of dark, coarse hair on her
face that has recently developed. What is the nurse's most appropriate response to this patient?
a. "This is simple vellus hair and it will decrease in amount over time."
b. "Some women in your cultural group normally have dark hair on their faces."
c. "This is unusual; female hair distribution should be limited to arms, legs, and pubis."
d. "Coarse dark hair could result from hormonal changes such as from menopause."
c. Clubbing
As a nurse is inspecting the nails of a patient with chronic hypoxemia and notices enlargements
of the ends of the fingers and angles of the nail base greater than a straight line (exceeding 180
degrees). How does the nurse document these findings?
, a. An expected finding
b. Koilonychia (spoon nail)
c. Clubbing
d. Leukonychia
a. Elevated irregularly shaped areas of edema of variable diameter
While giving a history, a patient reports itching arms, legs, and chest after using a new soap.
What manifestations does the nurse expect to find on the arms, legs, and chest when inspecting
this patient's skin?
a. Elevated irregularly shaped areas of edema of variable diameter
b. Elevated, firm, and rough lesions with flat surface greater than 1 cm in diameter
c. Elevated circumscribed superficial lesions less than 1 cm in diameter filled with serous fluid
d. Elevated, firm circumscribed areas less than 1 cm in diameter
c. Use a centimeter ruler to measure the lesion.
While inspecting the skin, a nurse notices a lesion on the patient's upper right arm. What is the
best way to document the size of this lesion?
a. Compare its size to the size of a coin.
b. Estimate its size to the nearest inch.
c. Use a centimeter ruler to measure the lesion.
d. Trace the lesion onto a piece of paper.
d. Flat, well-defined, small lesions less than 1 cm in diameter
During shift report, a nurse learns that a patient has a macular rash. As the nurse inspects the
patient's skin, what finding will confirm the rash?
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c. Inspect the palms and soles for yellowish-green color.
How does the nurse recognize jaundice in a dark-skinned patient?
a. Inspect the conjunctiva for ashen-gray color.
b. Inspect the nail beds for a deeper brown or purple skin tone.
c. Inspect the palms and soles for yellowish-green color.
d. Inspect the oral mucous membrane for yellow color.
a. Purplish-red pinpoint lesions
When the patient's chart includes a notation that petechiae are present, what finding does a nurse
expect during inspection?
a. Purplish-red pinpoint lesions
b. Deep purplish or red patches of skin
b. Deep purplish or red patches of skin
c. Small raised fluid-filled pinkish nodules
d. Generalized reddish discoloration of an area of skin
d. Return of skin to its original position when pinched up slightly
When performing a skin assessment of an adult patient, the nurse expects what finding?
a. Reddened area does not blanch when gentle pressure is applied
b. Indentation of the finger remains in the skin after palpation
c. Flaking or scaling of the skin
d. Return of skin to its original position when pinched up slightly
,a. protection
b. temperature regulation
c. psychosocial, sensation
e. immunological
Which of the following are functions of the skin? Select all that apply.
a. protection
b. temperature regulation
c. psychosocial, sensation
d. vitamin C production
e. immunological
f. lipid reduction
d. "Coarse dark hair could result from hormonal changes such as from menopause."
A 45-year-old woman tells the nurse she is distressed by the presence of dark, coarse hair on her
face that has recently developed. What is the nurse's most appropriate response to this patient?
a. "This is simple vellus hair and it will decrease in amount over time."
b. "Some women in your cultural group normally have dark hair on their faces."
c. "This is unusual; female hair distribution should be limited to arms, legs, and pubis."
d. "Coarse dark hair could result from hormonal changes such as from menopause."
c. Clubbing
As a nurse is inspecting the nails of a patient with chronic hypoxemia and notices enlargements
of the ends of the fingers and angles of the nail base greater than a straight line (exceeding 180
degrees). How does the nurse document these findings?
, a. An expected finding
b. Koilonychia (spoon nail)
c. Clubbing
d. Leukonychia
a. Elevated irregularly shaped areas of edema of variable diameter
While giving a history, a patient reports itching arms, legs, and chest after using a new soap.
What manifestations does the nurse expect to find on the arms, legs, and chest when inspecting
this patient's skin?
a. Elevated irregularly shaped areas of edema of variable diameter
b. Elevated, firm, and rough lesions with flat surface greater than 1 cm in diameter
c. Elevated circumscribed superficial lesions less than 1 cm in diameter filled with serous fluid
d. Elevated, firm circumscribed areas less than 1 cm in diameter
c. Use a centimeter ruler to measure the lesion.
While inspecting the skin, a nurse notices a lesion on the patient's upper right arm. What is the
best way to document the size of this lesion?
a. Compare its size to the size of a coin.
b. Estimate its size to the nearest inch.
c. Use a centimeter ruler to measure the lesion.
d. Trace the lesion onto a piece of paper.
d. Flat, well-defined, small lesions less than 1 cm in diameter
During shift report, a nurse learns that a patient has a macular rash. As the nurse inspects the
patient's skin, what finding will confirm the rash?
