Exam 12: Skin, Hair, and Nails

A newborn infant has Down syndrome.During the skin assessment,the nurse notices a transient mottling in the trunk and extremities in response to the cooler examination room temperature.The infant's mother also notices the mottling and asks what it is.The nurse knows that this mottling is called:

The nurse is assessing for inflammation in a dark-skinned person.Which is the best technique?

The nurse is assessing the skin of a patient who has AIDS and notices multiple patch-like lesions on the temple and beard area that are faint pink in color.The nurse recognizes these lesions as:

An elderly woman is brought to the emergency department after being found lying on the kitchen floor 2 days,and she is extremely dehydrated.What would the nurse expect to see upon examination?

A patient comes to the clinic and states that he has noticed that his skin is redder than normal.The nurse understands that this condition is due to hyperemia and knows that it can be caused by:

The nurse notices that a school-aged child has bluish-white,red-based spots in her mouth that are elevated about 1 mm to 3 mm.What other signs would the nurse expect to find in this patient?

A patient is especially worried about an area of skin on her feet that has turned white.The health care provider has told her that her condition is vitiligo.The nurse explains to her that vitiligo is:

While performing an assessment of a 65-year-old man with a history of hypertension and coronary artery disease,the nurse notices the presence of pitting edema in the lower legs bilaterally.The skin is puffy and tight but of normal color.There is no increased redness or tenderness over his lower legs,and the peripheral pulses are equal and strong.In this situation,the nurse suspects that the likely cause of the edema would be:

The nurse is examining a patient who tells the nurse,"I sure sweat a lot,especially on my face and feet but it doesn't have an odor." The nurse knows that this could be related to:

The nurse educator is preparing an education module for the nursing staff on the dermis layer of skin.Which of these statements would be included in the module? The dermis:

A black patient is in the intensive care unit because of impending shock after an accident.The nurse would expect to find what characteristics in this patient's skin?

A patient comes to the clinic and tells the nurse that he has been confined to his recliner chair for about 3 days with his feet down and he wants the nurse to evaluate his feet.During the assessment,the nurse might expect to find:

The nurse has discovered decreased skin turgor in a patient and knows that this is an expected finding in which of these conditions?

A 52-year-old woman has a papule on her nose that has rounded,pearly borders and a central red ulcer.She said she first noticed it several months ago and that it has slowly grown larger.The nurse suspects which condition?

The nurse is caring for a black child who has been diagnosed with marasmus.The nurse would expect to find the:

A mother brings her child in to the clinic for an examination of the scalp and hair.She states that the child has developed some places where there are irregularly shaped patches with broken-off,stub-like hair and she is worried that this could be some form of premature baldness.The nurse tells her that it is:

A 45-year-old farmer comes in for a skin evaluation and complains of hair loss on his head.He has noticed that his hair seems to be breaking off in patches and that he has some scaling on his head.The nurse would begin the examination suspecting:

A patient has been admitted to a hospital after the staff in the nursing home noticed a pressure ulcer in his sacral area.The nurse examines the pressure ulcer and determines that it is a stage II ulcer.Which of these findings are characteristic of a stage II pressure ulcer? Select all that apply.

The nurse is assessing a patient who has liver disease for jaundice.Which of these assessment findings is indicative of true jaundice?

A 22-year-old woman comes to the clinic because of a severe sunburn and states,"I was just out in the sun for a couple of minutes." The nurse begins a medication review with her,paying special attention to which medication class?