NCLEX 10000 INTEGUMENTARY
DISORDERS PREPARATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● The nurse reinforces instructions to a group of clients regarding
measures that will assist with the prevention of skin cancer. Which
statement by a client indicates the need for FURTHER teaching?
1. " i need to wear sunscreen when participating in outdoor activities"
2. " i need to avoid sun exposure before 10 a.m and after 4 p.m"
3." i need to wear a hat, opaque clothing, and sunglasses when in the
sun"
4. " i need to examine my body monthly for any lesions that may be
suspicious". Answer: 2. " i need to avoid sun exposure before 10 a.m and
after 4 p.m"
● The nurse inspects the skin of a client who is suspected of having
psoriasis. Which findings should the nurse note if this disorder is
present?
1. oily skin
2. silvery-white scaly lesions
3. patchy hair loss and round, red macules with scales
4. the presence of wheal patches scattered about the trunk. Answer: 2.
silvery-white scaly lesions
,● The nurse is reinforcing instructions about psoriasis to a client with a
high risk of the disorder. The nurse explains to the client the plaques of
psoriasis most often appear in which areas?SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
1. face
2. knees
3. elbows
4. abdomen
5. base of the spine. Answer: 2. knees
3. elbows
5. base of the spine
● The client recovering from a third-degree burn asks the nurse about
grafts. The nurse explains to the client that the best type of graft is
which?
1, allograft
2. autograft
3. xenograft
4. biosynthetic. Answer: 2. autograft
● The nurse inspects the skin of a client receiving external radiation
therapy and documents a finding as moist desquamation. The nurse
underdtands that moist desquamation is best described as which?
1. a rash
, 2. dermatitis
3. reddened skin
4. weeping of the skin. Answer: 4. weeping of the skin
● The nurse is assigned to care for a client with partial-thickness burns
to 60% of her body surfaces. On the fourth day after injury, tjr client's
vital signs include an oral temperature of 102.8 F, pulse of 98 beats per
minute, respiration's of 24 breaths per minute, and blood pressure of
105/64.Parental nutrition is infusing at 82mL/hr. Based on these data, the
nurse plans to initially perform which action?
1. recheck the vital signs in 1 hour
2. monitor the client for signs of infection
3. change the parenteral nutrition solution and IV tubing
4. determine when the client was last medicated for pain. Answer: 2.
monitor the client for signs of infection
● The nurse is assigned to care for a client with herpes zoster. Based on
an understanding of the cause of this disorder, the nurse determines that
this definitive diagnosis was made by which diagnostic test?
1. positive patch test
2. positive culture results
3. abnormal biopsy results
4. wood's light examination indicative of infection. Answer: 2. positive
culture results
DISORDERS PREPARATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● The nurse reinforces instructions to a group of clients regarding
measures that will assist with the prevention of skin cancer. Which
statement by a client indicates the need for FURTHER teaching?
1. " i need to wear sunscreen when participating in outdoor activities"
2. " i need to avoid sun exposure before 10 a.m and after 4 p.m"
3." i need to wear a hat, opaque clothing, and sunglasses when in the
sun"
4. " i need to examine my body monthly for any lesions that may be
suspicious". Answer: 2. " i need to avoid sun exposure before 10 a.m and
after 4 p.m"
● The nurse inspects the skin of a client who is suspected of having
psoriasis. Which findings should the nurse note if this disorder is
present?
1. oily skin
2. silvery-white scaly lesions
3. patchy hair loss and round, red macules with scales
4. the presence of wheal patches scattered about the trunk. Answer: 2.
silvery-white scaly lesions
,● The nurse is reinforcing instructions about psoriasis to a client with a
high risk of the disorder. The nurse explains to the client the plaques of
psoriasis most often appear in which areas?SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
1. face
2. knees
3. elbows
4. abdomen
5. base of the spine. Answer: 2. knees
3. elbows
5. base of the spine
● The client recovering from a third-degree burn asks the nurse about
grafts. The nurse explains to the client that the best type of graft is
which?
1, allograft
2. autograft
3. xenograft
4. biosynthetic. Answer: 2. autograft
● The nurse inspects the skin of a client receiving external radiation
therapy and documents a finding as moist desquamation. The nurse
underdtands that moist desquamation is best described as which?
1. a rash
, 2. dermatitis
3. reddened skin
4. weeping of the skin. Answer: 4. weeping of the skin
● The nurse is assigned to care for a client with partial-thickness burns
to 60% of her body surfaces. On the fourth day after injury, tjr client's
vital signs include an oral temperature of 102.8 F, pulse of 98 beats per
minute, respiration's of 24 breaths per minute, and blood pressure of
105/64.Parental nutrition is infusing at 82mL/hr. Based on these data, the
nurse plans to initially perform which action?
1. recheck the vital signs in 1 hour
2. monitor the client for signs of infection
3. change the parenteral nutrition solution and IV tubing
4. determine when the client was last medicated for pain. Answer: 2.
monitor the client for signs of infection
● The nurse is assigned to care for a client with herpes zoster. Based on
an understanding of the cause of this disorder, the nurse determines that
this definitive diagnosis was made by which diagnostic test?
1. positive patch test
2. positive culture results
3. abnormal biopsy results
4. wood's light examination indicative of infection. Answer: 2. positive
culture results
