A patient's wife believes that a mole on her husband's forehead has been growing in recent weeks, though the patient himself denies this. What is the most accurate way for the nurse to gauge the suspected growth of this skin lesion?
A) Facilitate a biopsy of the patient's mole.
B) Ask the patient to measure the mole weekly.
C) Have photographs taken of the mole at regular intervals.
D) Outline the mole with ink once per week.
Question 2A patient has undergone testing in which a clinician has scraped a sample from the patient's skin lesion and fixed the sample to a slide. This patient most likely has which of the following integumentary health problems?
A) A viral skin disease
B) A neoplasm
C) A fungal infection
D) An allergy
Question 3The nurse is caring for a patient who has been diagnosed with genital herpes. When preparing a teaching plan for this patient, what general guidelines should be taught?
A) Good hand-washing is essential after touching lesions
B) Sunbathing assists in eradicating the virus.
C) Lesions should be massaged with ointment.
D) Self-infection cannot occur from touching lesions during a breakout.
Question 4A 29-year-old woman who gave birth to her first child yesterday had a particularly long labor but vaginally delivered a healthy infant. The nurse notes during this morning's assessment that the woman now has petechiae on her face.
The nurse should understand that these lesions are a result of what process?
A) Broken blood capillaries
B) Hormonal changes
C) Inflammation
D) A temporary autoimmune response
Question 5A patient has herpes simplex 2 viral infection (HSV-2). The nurse recognizes that which of the following should be included in teaching the patient:
A) The virus causes cold sores of the lips.
B) The virus may be cured with antibiotics.
C) The virus when active may not be contracted during intercourse.
D) Treatment is aimed at relieving symptoms.
Question 6A nurse's assessment of a newly admitted patient is remarkable for an area of erythema on the patient's upper thigh. The nurse is aware that erythema is the physiological result of:
A) Decreased oxygen saturation
B) Dilation and congestion of capillaries
C) The initiation of the clotting cascade
D) The presence of blood in the interstitial space
Question 7A nurse provides care in a large, urban hospital that serves a clientele of many different ethnicities and racial backgrounds. Which of the following statements is accurate regarding a patient's integumentary health?
A) Patients with darker skin have skin that is generally more resilient than that of lighter-skinned patients.
B) Patients with darker skin are largely immune to ultraviolet damage but have an increased risk of skin infections.
C) Patients with darker skin and patients with lighter skin have similar risks of most skin diseases.
D) Patients with darker skin have higher incidence of most skin disorders, but these are usually more difficult to diagnose.
Question 8A female patient tells the nurse that she thinks she has a vaginal infection because she has noted inflammation of her vulva and a yellow-green discharge.
The nurse recognizes that the clinical manifestations described are typical of what vaginal infections?
A) Trichomonas vaginalis
B) Candidiasis
C) Gardnerella
D) Chlamydial infection
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