Exam 13: Skin, hair, and Nails

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

A patient tells the nurse that he was confined to his recliner chair for about 3 days with his feet down and would like the nurse to evaluate his feet.During the assessment,the nurse might expect to find:

A physician has diagnosed a patient with purpura. After leaving the room, a nursing student asks the nurse what the physician saw that led to that diagnosis. The nurse should say:

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

Because in humans hair is no longer needed for protection from cold or trauma,it is called:

A man has come in to the clinic because he is afraid he might have skin cancer. During the skin assessment, the nurse notices several areas of pigmentation that look greasy, dark, and "stuck on" on his skin. Which of the following is the best prediction?

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

A 22-year-old woman comes to the clinic because of severe sunburn and says,"I was just out in the sun for a couple of minutes." The nurse will assess the patient for the use of which one of the following medications that is known to cause an increase in sunlight sensitivity and may produce a burn response?

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

A patient's medical record describes a lesion that is confluent in nature. On examination, the nurse would expect to find:

A few days after a summer hiking trip,a 25-year-old man comes to the clinic with a rash.On examination,the nurse notes that the rash is red and circular with central clearing,and is located across his midriff and behind his knees.The nurse suspects:

During physical examination,the nurse finds that the patient has excess dryness of the skin.The best term to describe this condition is:

A 70-year-old woman who loves to garden has small, flat, brown macules over her arms and hands. She asks, "What causes these liver spots?" The nurse tells her:

The papule on the nose of a 52-year-old woman has rounded,pearly borders and a central red ulcer.She tells the nurse that it has been present for several months and is slowly growing larger.Which of the following conditions does the nurse suspect?

The nurse notices that the patient has a solid, elevated, circumscribed lesion that is less than 1 cm in diameter. When documenting this finding, the nurse would report this as a:

A patient has had a "terrible itch" for several months that he has been scratching continuously. On examination, the nurse might expect to find: