Exam 12: Skin, hair, and Nails

A patient comes in for a physical,and she complains of "freezing to death" while waiting for her examination.The nurse notes that her skin is pale and cool and attributes this finding to:

During a skin assessment,the nurse notices that a Mexican-American patient has skin that is yellowish-brown in color.However,the skin on the hard/soft palate is a pink in color.From this finding,the nurse could probably rule out:

The nurse just noted from a patient's medical record that the patient has a lesion that is confluent in nature.On examination,the nurse would expect to find:

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:

During the aging process,the hair can look gray or white and begin to feel thin and fine.The nurse knows that this is because of a decrease in the number of functioning:

MATCHING The nurse needs to be familiar with the various lesions that may be identified on assessment of the skin.Match each description given below with the appropriate term. -Vesicle

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:

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:

MATCHING The nurse needs to be familiar with the various lesions that may be identified on assessment of the skin.Match each description given below with the appropriate term. -Bulla

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

An Inuit visiting Nevada from Anchorage has come to the clinic in July during the hottest part of the day.It so happens that the clinic's air conditioning is broken and the temperature is very hot.The nurse knows that which of the following is true about the Inuit sweating tendencies?

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

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

A patient has been admitted for severe iron deficiency anemia.The nurse can expect to see what finding in the patient's fingernails?

MATCHING The nurse needs to be familiar with the various lesions that may be identified on assessment of the skin.Match each description given below with the appropriate term. -Nodule

A thorough skin assessment is very important because the skin holds information about:

The nurse notices that a 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:

The nurse is discussing epidermal appendages with a patient.Which of the following would be included in the discussion?

A 35-year-old pregnant woman comes to the clinic for a monthly appointment.During the assessment,the nurse notices that she has a brown patch of hyperpigmentation on her face.The nurse continues the skin assessment aware that another finding may be:

MATCHING The nurse needs to be familiar with the various lesions that may be identified on assessment of the skin.Match each description given below with the appropriate term. -Keloid