ABCDE Correct Answers asymmetry, border, color, diameter,
evolving
alopecia nursing interventions Correct Answers Talk to patient
about wearing wigs/scarf
Anemia Correct Answers lack of a normal number of red blood
cells (erythopoiesis)
Aplastic anemia Correct Answers Bone marrow stops
producing RBC, WBC, and platelet count or failure of blood cell
production in the bone marrow
Atopic Dermatitis teaching Correct Answers (Eczema); Well
hydrate skin with moisturizer!!! and avoid hot baths
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia Correct Answers group of
disorders caused when the immune system misidentifies red
blood cells (RBCs) as foreign and creates autoantibodies that
attack them
(Antibodies attacking RBC's!!)
Bacterial infection management Correct Answers Warm
compresses
Bacterial infections of the skin Correct Answers Cellulitis,
furuncles, carbuncles
, basal vs squamous cell carcinoma Correct Answers B: small,
waxy nodule with pearly borders...most frequently on the face
S: rough, thickened & scaly that may involve bleeding
Best place to check for skin turgor on an older adult Correct
Answers Pinch chest/ clavicle area & normal is less than 5
seconds
Blood transfusion reaction Correct Answers stop infusion, then
hang normal saline (NS only solution that can be held)
blood urea nitrogen (BUN) lab value Correct Answers 10-20
mg/dL
Calcium (Ca) lab value Correct Answers 9.0-10.5 mg/dL
Calcium high or low in cancer treatments Correct Answers Low
Cancer patient has thrombocytopenia means obstruction in
blood flow, which lab value is expected to be low? Correct
Answers Low platelet count; PLT under 150,000
Cancer that is curable if treated early Correct Answers
lymphoma
CAUTION mnemonic for cancer: Correct Answers C change in
bowel or bladder habits
A area or sore that does not heal
U unusual bleeding or discharge
T thickening or a lump in the breast, testicles, or elsewhere